Labor Day weekend is officially your last chance to experience Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon before it closes its gates indefinitely. Starting Wednesday, September 9, 2026, the popular tropical water park will shut down for an extended seasonal refurbishment. With Disney’s Blizzard Beach remaining open as the sole water park at the resort, Typhoon Lagoon’s future is temporarily going dark—with no 2027 ...

Walt Disney World has spent the past few years proving that even longtime attractions aren’t guaranteed to survive forever. Disney is replacing and modernizing experiences across its four theme parks. Some classics have disappeared, while others are getting major updates. Disney hasn’t announced closures for the five attractions below, so their futures remain speculative. However, their age, location, or nearby ...

Disney vacations booked years in advance can come with an unexpected problem: the resort you choose today might look a little different by the time you arrive. That will be the case for some Disney guests in early 2028. Disney has already confirmed a lengthy refurbishment that will take a major recreational area away from guests for several months. The ...

The Mickey waffle is arguably one of the most recognizable breakfast items in the theme park industry. It has been served at Walt Disney World for decades; it shows up on merchandise; people buy the waffle maker to use at home; and there is a genuine argument to be had about which resort food court makes the best. For a lot of ...

Trash cans are not something most people plan a vacation around. But at Walt Disney World, they have always mattered more than they should. The classic cans were designed to disappear into whatever land you were standing in, painted and shaped to match Adventureland, Tomorrowland, or the Africa section of Animal Kingdom. Guests noticed them without noticing them, which was ...

Another closure is hitting the Walt Disney World Resort, and it’s coming soon. Across the Walt Disney World Resort, closures are being made left and right. Not only are attractions shutting down–some permanently–but so too are locations at the many hotel resorts across the property. A Longtime French Quarter Favorite Scat Cat’s Club – Café and Scat Cat’s Club – ...

Guests staying near Magic Kingdom have been dealing with a noticeable absence at one of the resort’s most famous hotels this summer. The change arrived in July, taking away a longtime option that many vacationers had worked into their trips for years. Disney offered guests alternatives, but that didn’t necessarily make the loss any easier for those who had already ...

A Walt Disney World vacation has never exactly been cheap, but the price of staying inside the Disney bubble continues to move in one direction. Up. Guests already looking ahead to 2027 are beginning to see what Disney Resort hotel stays could cost next year, and some of the numbers are enough to cause sticker shock. This isn’t necessarily a ...

Theme park fans are fiercely protective of Disney history, but even the most cherished traditions eventually face the reality of a changing world. At Magic Kingdom, a growing consensus among parkgoers suggests that it might finally be time for Walt Disney World to retire The Hall of Presidents. Once considered the crown jewel of Audio-Animatronics engineering, this opening-day attraction is ...

One of the biggest missing attractions at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is finally back. After an unexpected three-day shutdown that stretched from the end of August into September, Slinky Dog Dash reopened Thursday morning at Walt Disney World. The Toy Story Land roller coaster returned with Early Theme Park Entry on September 3. Around 8:55 a.m., the attraction was operating with ...