Construction activity is picking up speed at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Recent documents filed by Walt Disney Imagineering indicated that work was advancing in the area formerly occupied by Muppets Courtyard, a section of the park that has undergone dramatic changes over the past year. While Disney has remained selective about revealing specific details, these permits provide another glimpse into what ...

There are attractions at Disneyland that function as landmarks in the truest sense of the word. Structures so iconic and so permanently woven into the visual and emotional identity of the park that their presence on the skyline is part of what makes Disneyland feel like itself. The Matterhorn is one of those ride structures, and it has been since ...

Disney is preparing to unveil its Toy Story ride as the fifth movie in the franchise gets ready to drop. Walk through Tomorrowland at Disneyland these days, and something feels off. One of the land’s most familiar experiences has been sitting dark since April, tucked behind construction walls and scrim while crews worked through what Disney has described in absolutely ...

Disney’s Animal Kingdom looked ready for absolute chaos when Bluey’s Wild World officially dropped its virtual queue system this week. For days, many Disney World fans assumed the new Bluey experience would become one of the hardest things to do anywhere on property once standby officially launched. The attraction had already generated massive attention after opening on May 26, especially ...

For decades, the standard playbook for theme park growth was simple: bring out the wrecking ball. To keep attendance numbers high and convince families to shell out thousands for a vacation, parks relied on building massive attractions from the ground up. Credit: Disney But clearing land and spending half a billion dollars on an E-ticket ride is an expensive, multi-year ...

Yesterday was not a fluke. That is the most important thing to understand about what happened at Disney’s Animal Kingdom this morning and what is almost certainly going to keep happening for the foreseeable future. When the 7:00 a.m. virtual queue drop for Bluey’s Wild World filled in literal seconds on May 26, the opening day of the experience, there ...

For theme park travelers, Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kickoff to the chaotic summer vacation season. Tens of thousands of holiday crowds packed into Magic Kingdom yesterday, expecting a world-class resort operating at peak performance. Instead, those flocking to the back of Frontierland were greeted by structural planters, warning signs, and a completely silent mountain. Credit: Inside the Magic ...

Disney’s Hollywood Studios is only days away from officially debuting one of the biggest attraction changes Walt Disney World has seen in years. On May 26, Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster officially reopens with The Muppets taking over the high-speed attraction that Aerosmith called home for more than two decades. For many Disney fans, that change has brought mixed emotions. The ...

There are certain experiences at Disneyland that fall into a category entirely separate from the rides, food, entertainment, and seasonal offerings that define most guests’ visits. They are experiences built for a specific kind of Disney fan, the kind who wants to understand not just what the park is but how it came to be, who built it, what he ...

Disneyland Resort is preparing to add another experience to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, this time putting one of the franchise’s most popular characters directly at the center of the action. Beginning May 16, guests visiting Batuu will be able to watch The Curious Child, a brand-new nighttime projection show starring Grogu ahead of the theatrical debut of The Mandalorian and ...