Disney Tips Your Guide To A Great Disney Vacation

For many Disney fans, the pandemic era left a visible mark on Walt Disney World. Park reservations, limited entertainment, modified experiences, and subtle visual changes across the parks all became reminders that the resort was operating in a very different world. Over the past few years, Disney has slowly peeled back those changes. Character meet-and-greets returned. Parades came back to ...

One of Magic Kingdom’s most playful scavenger hunts has received a small but noticeable update. Guests visiting Storybook Circus recently discovered that the free “Smellephants on Parade” activity now uses a slightly different map than before. The change might seem minor at first glance, but it reflects a much larger construction project taking place in this corner of the park. ...

Mickey Mouse has always been the heart of Walt Disney World. No matter how many new attractions, lands, or characters arrive, the famous mouse remains the face of the entire resort. From meet-and-greets on Main Street, U.S.A. to stage shows across the parks, Mickey continues to evolve with every generation of guests. That evolution is about to continue again. Disney ...

For the last decade, walking into a movie theater for a Disney live-action film felt like a trip through a CGI-heavy time machine. From The Lion King to Aladdin, the formula was simple: recreate the 2D magic in 3D, change as little as possible, and wait for the billion-dollar box office. But as of March 2026, the “remake machine” has ...

For generations of Disney fans, Frontierland at Magic Kingdom represented one of the most peaceful corners of Walt Disney World. The gentle water of the Rivers of America flowed past Tom Sawyer Island, the Liberty Square Riverboat glided through its route, and guests could step away from the chaos of the park for a few minutes to take in the ...

Getting to Walt Disney World requires a level of logistical planning that most vacations simply do not demand. Park reservations, dining bookings, resort check-ins, Lightning Lane selections, transportation arrangements from the airport to the resort — the planning starts months out and the schedule is often tight from the moment the plane lands. For most Disney-bound guests, the flight is ...

In May 2025, The Walt Disney Company did the unthinkable: it finally officially announced its seventh global theme park destination, Disneyland Abu Dhabi. Planned for the shimmering waterfront of Yas Island, the park was envisioned as a futuristic, “authentically Disney and distinctly Emirati” oasis. For fans who had spent decades tracing rumors of a “Disney Dubai,” the 2025 reveal—complete with ...

March at Walt Disney World has a reputation for being one of the more pleasant times of year to visit the resort. The summer humidity has not arrived yet, the holiday crowds have cleared out, and the Flower and Garden Festival is in full swing at EPCOT. Guests who have timed their trips around the March sweet spot have come ...

Spring break season has officially arrived at Walt Disney World, and the crowds are already making their presence felt across the parks. If recent trends are any indication, the coming weeks could be some of the busiest of the year—and one of Disney’s most popular line-skipping options has already started disappearing for many guests. Credit: Disney Dining Lightning Lane access ...

The Skywalker Saga has long been the center of gravity for Star Wars in film. The Original Trilogy The franchise launched with George Lucas’ Star Wars in 1977 (later titled A New Hope), which introduced Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), R2-D2 (Kenny Baker), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), ...