In a heartwarming show of grace under pressure, a Walt Disney World cast member has been praised by a guest for their calm and respectful handling of a tense situation outside the Festival of the Lion King attraction. The incident, which occurred earlier this week, involved two visibly intoxicated adults who attempted to bring alcoholic beverages into the theater, disregarding ...

Guests should take note of these warnings while visiting the Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in Orlando, Central Florida. On May 21, a momentous occasion occurred at the Walt Disney World Resort as all six theme parks opened to guests. This was the first time Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water ...

New Coaster Set to Transform Hollywood Studios Disney announced the upcoming debut of the Monsters, Inc. Door Coaster at Hollywood Studios, an attraction set to transform the park’s landscape and guest experiences significantly. This new ride will stretch over 10 acres and feature a building size of more than 103,000 square feet. This makes it the largest structure at Hollywood ...

What started as a joke on social media has turned into a larger conversation about the culture war brewing inside the gates of Disney World—and this time, locals are at the center of it. The now-viral post from theme park personality Jake Coasters simply said, “I feel attacked,” but that brief statement has sparked a heated debate among theme park ...

Large sections of land were cleared and bulldozed as the Magic Kingdom expansion continues, removing the legacy and iconic locations we have all come to love. Magic Kingdom Expansion Sees Expedited Work as Large Amounts of Land Cleared In just a matter of days, two iconic Magic Kingdom attractions—Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island—will close their gates for good. ...

It’s not every day you see a meme go viral for capturing the emotional rollercoaster of Disney World fans, but that’s exactly what happened this week, featuring President Donald Trump. The video, posted by @Cynical_Disney, cuts to Trump with an emphatic declaration in response to Disney’s latest round of Magic Kingdom changes. Of course, it’s not a real quote about ...

Just weeks before Tom Sawyer Island closes for good at the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World Resort has filed new demolition permits for the original Frontierland area. At D23 Expo 2024, Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro revealed that Walt Disney Imagineering was building two all-new Cars (2006) attractions in Frontierland at Magic Kingdom Park. This expansion will take over much ...

It’s a well-known fact that Walt Disney did not want alcohol in his theme parks. He believed that it would invite “rowdy” visitors and potentially ruin the family-friendly atmosphere he was aiming for. And for the first few decades, his theme parks retained an alcohol-free environment, but that all changed when EPCOT opened in 1982. Over the years, drinking at ...

Walt Disney World Resort announced its plans for a fifth gate, and Governor Ron DeSantis’ Central Florida Tourism Oversight District (CFTOD) has announced its verdict on not only whether or not this will happen but when this could take place. Governor DeSantis’ Disney District Gives Final Verdict on Fifth Gate Just weeks after Universal Orlando opened the gates to its groundbreaking ...

The Disney World monorail system is getting a 2025 upgrade as Disney continues to enhance the guest experience throughout its parks. The Disney World Monorail Is Changing Soon Guests visiting Walt Disney World this week are noticing something strange after sunset—something subtle yet undeniably striking. It’s not a new firework show, a parade, or even a character debut. It’s something ...