Disney World fans have spent months watching Cinderella Castle slowly transform behind construction equipment, cranes, drained water, and repainting crews. While the castle itself has remained open throughout most of the work, the project noticeably changed the entire look of the Magic Kingdom hub area for guests walking into the park every day. Credit: Disney Now, though, one of the ...

Some music is so deeply tied to a specific place and moment that hearing it anywhere else stops you cold. For a generation of EPCOT guests, Gavin Greenaway’s score for IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth is exactly that kind of music. It played over the World Showcase Lagoon for 20 years. It soundtracked thousands of final nights at the park, thousands ...

Disney’s Animal Kingdom may already be preparing for the next phase of Bluey’s Wild World, and if longtime Disney fans know anything about how the parks operate today, it is that popular experiences rarely stay completely free from the Lightning Lane system for very long. The brand-new Bluey experience just debuted at Conservation Station on May 26 and initially launched ...

Although it wasn’t scheduled to open until May 26, the new Walt Disney Studios Lot courtyard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios soft-opened to guests on May 20. Now that the area is officially open, the reception from Walt Disney World Resort guests has been overwhelmingly positive, with families enjoying the random character encounters and the new “Disney Jr. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ...

Disney World just wrapped up one of the busiest weeks the resort has seen in years. Between the launch of Cool KID SUMMER, the opening of Bluey’s Wild World, the debut of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets, new entertainment inside Hollywood Studios, and the return of Soarin’ Across America, it suddenly feels like Disney dropped half a decade’s ...

Disney Springs has changed a lot over the years. What used to feel mostly like a place to grab dinner after a park day has slowly turned into a full-day destination on its own. Between the restaurants, entertainment, shopping, and seasonal events, plenty of guests now carve out entire afternoons or evenings just to explore the massive district. That’s especially ...

Disney World vacations have become expensive enough that even longtime fans now spend months searching for the best possible hotel deal before they book a trip. Between rising ticket prices, Lightning Lane costs, dining, transportation, and resort rates, families are looking everywhere for ways to save money without completely giving up the Disney bubble experience. That is exactly why many ...

Flying to Walt Disney World is supposed to feel like the beginning of something. You have spent weeks, maybe months, building an itinerary. Dining reservations locked in, Lightning Lane passes mapped out, resort check-in timed to the hour. By the time you get to the airport, the hardest work is supposed to be behind you. Credit: Southwest Airlines For larger ...

Planning a Walt Disney World vacation requires more preparation than most destination trips, simply because of the scale of the resort. Four theme parks, two water parks, Disney Springs, and a collection of resort hotels spread across 40 square miles of Central Florida real estate create a logistical planning challenge that experienced guests approach with spreadsheets, crowd calendars, and dining ...

A United States veteran visiting Walt Disney World had several taser guns pulled on him by police as a situation unfolded inside EPCOT. Disney World Guest Behavior: When Taser Guns Are Pulled For many Disney World fans, summer represents the ultimate vacation season. It’s when families save up all year for a week inside the parks, when kids are finally ...