Some of the most unforgettable moments in Disney history were created by people whose names most guests never learned. When visitors step into a theater at EPCOT and find themselves completely surrounded by soaring footage of mountains and coastlines, or when audiences watch Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke dance through an animated countryside in Mary Poppins, they are experiencing ...

The Walt Disney World Resort has reportedly set its sights on the next big closure and rebuild: Space Mountain. Magic Kingdom is already in the middle of the most aggressive construction stretch in its 50-plus-year history. Piston Peak is rising in Frontierland, a sprawling Villains Land expansion looms, and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad just wrapped a year-long track replacement. Now, ...

For nearly four decades, The Walt Disney Company has kept its most controversial piece of cinematic history securely under lock and key. Song of the South, the 1946 live-action and animation hybrid, has been conspicuously missing from store shelves and streaming queues since its last theatrical run in 1986. Widely criticized for its idealized, racially insensitive portrayal of the post-Civil ...

Another longtime corner of Walt Disney World is changing. Disney has spent much of the past year refreshing hotels across its Florida resort, from guest room refurbishments to large-scale construction projects. Many of those updates are still underway, with work continuing at several value, moderate, and deluxe resorts. Disney’s Contemporary Resort remains in the middle of a refurbishment affecting the ...

Gone are the days when alcohol was a rarity at Disney parks. Over the years, alcoholic beverages have become increasingly available across the company’s theme parks worldwide. At one location, however, guests must follow a surprising policy. While other non-castle parks have sold alcohol for a while, it took over 60 years for stiff drinks to hit menus at Disneyland ...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe could be gearing up for one of its biggest theatrical wins in years. Months ahead of its theatrical debut, Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) is already generating enormous excitement, with early box office tracking suggesting Tom Holland’s next outing as Peter Parker could become the biggest movie opening of 2026. According to Deadline, the latest projections ...

Walt Disney World has spent decades carefully constructing an image of seamless magic. The attention to detail is legendary, the cast member training is extensive, and the overall experience is engineered to feel effortless in a way that very few places on earth can match. For most guests, a day at Disney World goes exactly as planned, maybe even better. ...

Walt Disney World is undergoing a historic era of expansion. With bulldozers actively clearing Frontierland for a new Cars-themed area and a massive Villains Land taking shape beyond the berm, the Magic Kingdom is transforming before our eyes. Now, fresh off the triumphant May 2026 reopening of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Imagineers are reportedly looking to Tomorrowland for their next ...

Magic Kingdom guests may have noticed some changes to the park’s most iconic attraction. Following the completion of Cinderella Castle’s extensive repainting project earlier this summer, crews have now begun refurbishing and replacing the paint on the Cinderella Castle Forecourt Stage (per WDWNT)–the performance venue located directly in front of the iconic castle. The project marks the latest phase in ...

For many Walt Disney World fans, it’s the little traditions that end up becoming the most memorable. It’s not always the headline attractions or the newest rides that define a vacation. Sometimes it’s a quiet boat ride at sunset, the breeze rolling across the water as Disney Springs slowly comes into view after a long day spent relaxing at the ...