Walt Disney World guests are encountering an unusually sluggish ticket market for Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party this season. The beloved Magic Kingdom hard-ticket event, famous for its exclusive Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade and Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular, typically sells out months in advance. However, 2026 is painting a very different picture. According to BlogMickey, rare same-day tickets were widely available ...

Florida residents navigating state assistance programs are facing a massive shift in what public funds can legally be used to buy. Governor Ron DeSantis recently enacted sweeping restrictions on Florida’s Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) program, officially banning the use of state welfare benefits for theme park admission, entertainment subscriptions, tattoos, and vaping products. Credit: Inside the Magic However, the political ...

Walt Disney World is preparing to make 2027 one of its biggest expansion years in recent memory. Two major lands are officially scheduled to open next year, bringing significant new additions to Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Construction is already underway, and Disney used its 2026 D23 event to offer another look at what’s coming. But one major ...

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance is widely regarded as one of the most impressive attractions Disney has ever built – and judging by its consistently long lines, it’s still popular over half a decade after it first opened. However, some fans are also incredibly enthusiastic about the idea of its replacement. Right now, Rise of the Resistance takes guests ...

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party comes with a hefty ticket price, but Disney World guests can get a few things without spending anything extra once they’re inside. Magic Kingdom’s popular Halloween event is back, bringing costumes, candy, rare characters, special entertainment, and plenty of reasons to stay until midnight. With so much happening in five hours, it’s easy to focus entirely ...

A Walt Disney World attraction is now at the center of a new negligence lawsuit. The resort sees a steady stream of guest injury reports each year, ranging from falls to medical emergencies. Some lead to lawsuits, although the existence of an injury does not itself establish that Disney was responsible. Recent cases have involved attraction queues, Main Street, U.S.A., ...

Three and a half months is a long time for a signature restaurant to sit dark. Yachtsman Steakhouse closed on May 10 for refurbishment, and for most of the summer, guests staying around Crescent Lake lost one of the better dinner options in that pocket of Walt Disney World. That area is dense with dining, between the BoardWalk, the Beach ...

Disney World could be looking to make some major, historically altering changes to its classic Haunted Mansion attraction after a new permit has revealed even more work to be done at this 1971 location. Haunted Mansion at Magic Kingdom Could Shut Down for Even Longer: Here’s Why Disney has filed another Haunted Mansion construction permit just as the Liberty Square ...

Frontierland still exists at Walt Disney World, but the version longtime Magic Kingdom guests remember is disappearing fast. More than 30% of the land’s classic experiences have now been removed or permanently closed, leaving several pieces of old Frontierland behind. Some were replaced, while others became casualties of Disney’s much larger plans for Magic Kingdom. And Disney isn’t finished. Construction ...

Permits are usually the first honest signal you get about what Disney is planning. Announcements come with concept art and a stage. Permits come with an address, a contractor, and a scope of work, and they get filed months before anyone at Disney says a word publicly. That is why people who follow Walt Disney World closely watch county filings ...