Three days ago, this was a report regarding Brightline. Bloomberg said Brightline was preparing a Chapter 11 filing, possibly within the week. Brightline had not confirmed anything. The reporting relied on unnamed sources, and the honest advice at the time was that travelers with tickets had no reason to panic because the filing was structured to keep trains moving. That ...

A trip to Walt Disney World is supposed to be filled with seamless magic, but thousands of parkgoers faced an operational nightmare yesterday when over 30 rides across all four theme parks unexpectedly closed. Credit: Disney A compounding mix of severe afternoon weather holds, computer sensor resets, and mechanical breakdowns created massive bottlenecks across the resort. With major thrill rides ...

Walt Disney World vacations this winter could face a slew of uncertainties as a “super” system moves in, potentially leading to park closures in the coming months. Here’s what we know. Credit: Inside the Magic Disney World Winter Trips Could Be Delayed, Canceled as ‘Super’ System Approaches Walt Disney World guests planning a winter vacation may have another variable to ...

Before anyone panics, this is a week over Walt Disney World closures. Seven days, in the back half of January, more than a year from now. The Disney Skyliner is not going anywhere, nothing is wrong with it, and Disney has already published the dates for the year after that too. This is scheduled maintenance on a piece of machinery ...

Walt Disney World is dominating the theme park industry at the moment, and it’s all thanks to those sweet, sweet discounts and deals that ran all summer long. Now, with Fall here and Winter around the corner, you can expect more from the House of Mouse in terms of getting you and your family into the parks at a lower ...

When Brightline finally connected Miami to Orlando, South Florida Disney fans reacted like the commute had been solved. And for a lot of people, it had been. Families in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, and Aventura had spent decades doing the same miserable drive up the Turnpike, three and a half hours in the best case, considerably ...

Alien Swirling Saucers has had a strange couple of months. For most of its existence, the ride was the most predictable thing in Toy Story Land. It opened with the land in 2018, it spins for about ninety seconds, the height requirement is 32 inches, and the Aliens dangle from the claw while The Claw plays overhead. Families use it ...

In July, we wrote about another round of Disney layoffs for 2026. At the time, that felt like the story. Three rounds in twelve months, hitting marketing, corporate functions, ESPN, the film studios, and Disney Entertainment Television, with Pixar absorbing the largest number of studio cuts and National Geographic hit hardest within DET. Familiar names went with it, including longtime ...

Oga’s Cantina should be the easiest recommendation at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It is a functioning cantina inside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, with a droid DJ, exotic drinks, and the kind of theming that made people cry when the land opened. For a certain kind of Star Wars fan, walking into that room is the whole reason to visit the park. ...

Walt Disney World’s BoardWalk Resort is undergoing its biggest transformation in decades. Across Crescent Lake, sweeping updates have systematically refreshed the waterfront promenade’s dining, retail, and nightlife options. Now, Disney has officially confirmed another major change: Atlantic Dance Hall will end its regular public operations. Credit: Mom2amara, Flickr Starting October 1, 2026, the historic nightclub will close its doors to ...