Guests staying at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort are about to notice a significant transportation change that could make arriving and departing the resort much smoother. For years, Disney transportation buses and guest vehicles have shared many of the same traffic patterns around the popular Magic Kingdom-area resort. While the system generally worked, congestion during busy travel periods could create bottlenecks, ...

For years, EPCOT guests have shared a running joke that almost every Disney fan understands immediately: the trash cans around World Showcase double as tables. Need a place to set down a festival snack? Trash can. Looking for somewhere to balance a drink while checking the My Disney Experience app? Trash can. Trying to split a food item with friends ...

Planning a Walt Disney World vacation isn’t exactly cheap these days. Between park tickets, food, Lightning Lane purchases, and hotel costs, families are always looking for ways to cut expenses without sacrificing the experience. That’s especially true for teachers, who spend most of the year in classrooms before finally getting a chance to enjoy a well-earned summer break. Now, Disney ...

EPCOT has been through more changes over the past several years than most Disney parks see in a decade. New rides, new pavilions, new entertainment, a full reimagining of what the park is supposed to be. A lot of it has been genuinely exciting. Some of it has been complicated. And one piece of it, a project announced in 2019 ...

Magic Kingdom in July is its own specific experience. The heat is real, the crowds are peak summer, and the park operates with an energy that you either love or you plan carefully around. If you are heading to Walt Disney World next month, you already know that July requires more preparation than most other times of year. But beyond ...

A difficult day unfolded at Walt Disney World’s flagship park today. On a typical day, guests can move between dozens of attractions spread across Magic Kingdom’s themed lands, with ride closures usually limited to isolated technical issues or brief weather-related interruptions. That wasn’t the case today. As crowds poured into the park, reports began emerging that several of Magic Kingdom’s ...

Disney has filed yet another construction permit tied to the heart of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and while fans shouldn’t expect the park’s iconic Tree of Life to disappear anytime soon, the latest filing is adding another layer of intrigue to the ongoing transformation of the Walt Disney World theme park. According to newly filed paperwork from Walt Disney Imagineering, construction ...

Disney World fans have watched many familiar attractions disappear over the past several years. Entire lands have changed themes, classic rides have vanished, and longtime EPCOT fans especially have seen the park move further away from its original identity in favor of movie franchises and recognizable characters. Now, one attraction keeps popping up in conversations about what Disney could target ...

A Disney World ferryboat was quickly sent off, as another boat was stopped in its tracks, and security ran on board. Disney World Ferryboat Rushed off as Incident Unfolds Near Magic Kingdom For millions of families, the journey home from Magic Kingdom is supposed to be the final chapter of a carefully planned day. The fireworks have ended, tired children ...

Teachers occupy a specific and somewhat underappreciated position in the conversation about who deserves a Disney vacation and when. The profession runs on a calendar that aligns perfectly with the Disney summer season, with summer break arriving at the end of May or early June and extending through August in most school districts across the United States and Canada. The ...