There is a specific kind of EPCOT experience that regulars hold onto tightly, the kind that feels personal, slightly off the beaten path, and reliably excellent in a way that the more famous spots in the park can never quite replicate. For years, Les Halles Boulangerie-Patisserie in the France Pavilion at World Showcase was exactly that kind of place. Guests ...
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Disney World Announces Free Meals for Select Families as Prices Climb Beyond Understanding
Disney World is further enhancing the guest experience for families this summer, as certain meals are now free for select guests. Disney World Summer: Kids Eat Free Parents spend months coordinating schedules, booking hotel rooms, purchasing park tickets, and building the kind of vacation memories their children will talk about for years. Yet as many guests know, one of the ...
Read More »Disney World Moves to Upgrade Classics: Spaceship Earth Set to Receive Next-Gen Tech Overhaul
Walt Disney World is in the middle of one of its most ambitious transformation periods in years. Across the resort, construction projects, reimagined lands, and brand-new experiences are changing the guest experience at a rapid pace. What makes the current wave of changes especially interesting, however, is that Disney is no longer focusing only on adding new attractions. Some of ...
Read More »Disney Changes the Game for Families at Its Most Popular Halloween Event in Orlando
Planning a night at Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Magic Kingdom is one of those Disney vacation decisions that rewards guests who do their homework. The event runs on select nights from early August through Halloween. Tickets range from $119 to $229 per person, depending on the date, and the entertainment lineup is dense enough that walking into the party ...
Read More »Disney World Officially Alters Animal Kingdom Location’s Indefinite Closure
Disney’s Animal Kingdom is in the middle of one of the most transformative periods in its history. Credit: Steven Miller, Flickr Across the park, construction walls, new entertainment offerings, and major expansion projects are reshaping the guest experience. The biggest of those changes can be found in the former DinoLand U.S.A., where crews continue work on the massive Tropical Americas ...
Read More »After 32 Years, Disney Removes Tomorrowland Feature From Magic Kingdom
This week, Walt Disney World Resort removed a feature from Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom Park that dated back to 1994. This update comes amid other refurbishment projects in the futuristic-themed land at the original Central Florida Disney park, including rock repainting. Tomorrowland Removal at Magic Kingdom Park Credit: Justin Callaghan, Flickr On June 10, WDWNT reported that Disney cast members had removed ...
Read More »Disney World Confirms Removal at EPCOT Theme Park, Effective Immediately
The EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival may have ended June 1, but guests arriving at the park on Wednesday got their first real look at what EPCOT looks like in its absence. The Festival Blooms Are Coming Out On Wednesday, WDWNT shared a photo of the grassy stretch along the World Showcase Lagoon where the Festival Blooms flowerbeds had ...
Read More »Disney Confirms July 14 EPCOT Private Takeover With $349 Admission Price
EPCOT guests are used to seeing private events pop up throughout the year, but Disney has now confirmed one of its most exclusive offerings yet—and it comes with a price tag that is turning heads. The event isn’t a buyout of an entire pavilion, nor does it appear to be one of the large corporate gatherings that occasionally take over ...
Read More »Confirmed: Walt Disney World Retires 4 Elements from the ‘Aging’ 90s Era
For many Disney fans, the 1990s and early 2000s represent a golden era of Walt Disney World. It was a time when family vacations felt a little different, park maps were tucked into every pocket, and certain experiences became traditions that guests assumed would always be there. Credit: Lee, Flickr Of course, Disney is constantly evolving. New attractions arrive, lands ...
Read More »Video Shows Disney’s PeopleMover Ride on Fire at Magic Kingdom
The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover is usually one of the calmest attractions in all of Magic Kingdom. Guests board the continuously moving ride to enjoy a relaxing tour above Tomorrowland, taking in views of attractions like Space Mountain, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, and TRON Lightcycle / Run. For many Disney fans, it is more than just a ride. It ...
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