There is a particular kind of connection that Disney Channel builds with its audience. The movies arrive when you are young enough that they become part of how you remember a summer. You learn the songs. You watch the same film enough times that the dialogue becomes shorthand with your friends. And the actors on screen, most of them barely ...

Star Wars has decided to remake its Mandalorian universe. The Rise and Wobble of Disney+ Star Wars The Mandalorian premiered in 2019 and, for a moment, looked like it had solved Star Wars television. Pedro Pascal’s Din Djarin, Grogu, and beskar armor became cultural shorthand almost overnight, and Lucasfilm leaned in hard, building out a slate of spinoffs on the ...

Guests braving the sweltering Florida heat this week are experiencing a version of Walt Disney World that many thought was gone forever. Just days before the Labor Day holiday weekend, the notoriously congested Orlando theme parks have transformed into virtual ghost towns, offering wide-open walkways and historically low wait times across all four parks. Credit: Disney A video tour recently ...

One of the toughest attractions to lose at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has now been unavailable for multiple days. Slinky Dog Dash remains closed at Walt Disney World, extending what initially looked like a temporary interruption into a much more significant stretch of downtime. The popular Toy Story Land roller coaster did not operate at all on August 31 or September ...

Disney’s Hollywood Studios tested an unexpected change last night. A lot has changed at Disney’s Hollywood Studios over the last few years. Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy was replaced by Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After, while The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure debuted in Animation Courtyard. Last year, Muppet*Vision 3D and PizzeRizzo also permanently closed to make way for Monstropolis, ...

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party season is in full swing at Walt Disney World, but guests who haven’t purchased tickets are quickly running out of opportunities. Another large group of party dates has officially sold out, leaving only seven dates available for the remainder of the 2026 season. That’s a pretty dramatic change for an event that still has nearly two ...

The Walt Disney World Resort has seemingly acknowledged its “ghost town” season, dropping the pricey Lightning Lane Premier Pass options from its most visited theme park: Magic Kingdom. This weekend, guests at the Walt Disney World Resort will celebrate Labor Day. In 2026, Labor Day falls on Monday, September 7, 2026, with many Americans celebrating the holiday over the prior ...

HBO is preparing to send audiences back to Hogwarts, but fans shouldn’t expect the Wizarding World to look exactly as they remember it. The upcoming Harry Potter television series is giving the franchise a visual overhaul as Warner Bros. Discovery attempts something particularly difficult: adapting J.K. Rowling’s seven novels again while separating the new series from eight movies that remain ...

One of the toughest attractions to miss at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has suddenly disappeared from the park’s operating lineup. Slinky Dog Dash has now remained closed for an unusually long period, leaving guests without one of Toy Story Land’s signature experiences. The roller coaster failed to open at all on August 31. When Disney’s Hollywood Studios welcomed guests back on ...

Disney’s Hollywood Studios has been an ever-changing park at Walt Disney World this year, and it is not finished. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster reopened with the Muppets. The Mandalorian and Grogu joined Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run. Monstropolis got a partial 2027 opening timeline at D23. That is a substantial amount of change for one park in a single year, and ...