A heart-stopping moment at Walt Disney World’s Polynesian Village Resort was narrowly averted thanks to the extraordinary reflexes of a fellow parkgoer. In a viral video shared on X by user @AKrause55, a male guest riding down the resort’s signature volcano water slide was forced to execute an emergency mid-slide rescue after spotting an unsupervised toddler climbing up the water ...

Disney World has announced a new dining option for families seeking healthier choices during their time at the theme parks, amid a gargantuan number of closures and overhauls across all the parks. Credit: Lee (myfrozenlife), Flickr Disney World Adds New Dining Option for Families: A Minor Distraction From All the Closures Walt Disney World is adding a new chicken-tender option ...

Disney theme park security is drawing a firm line in the sand regarding ride safety at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Following a string of dangerous incidents—including one in which a teenager stepped out of his log flume and slid down the attraction’s 50-foot final drop—Disney has implemented aggressive new safeguards. Beyond installing 12 high-visibility warning signs, the resort has introduced continuous, ...

Planning a Walt Disney World vacation is supposed to be about creating fairy-tale memories, but managing ride reservations in the My Disney Experience app often feels like an endless digital chore. Disney leadership has even recognized that excessive screen time is one of the biggest points of frustration for parkgoers. To combat screen fatigue and stay present with their families, ...

There is a specific sequence Disney follows before an attraction opens, and people who follow the parks closely know it by heart. Construction walls come down. Signage goes up. Landscaping appears seemingly overnight. Then, at some point in the final stretch, cast members start walking inside. That last step is the one that matters, because cast member previews are not ...

Walt Disney World is executing a property-wide crackdown on unauthorized resort hopping, and hotel swimming pools are the latest target. Cast Members at Disney’s BoardWalk Resort have confirmed a renewed, aggressive push to enforce the resort’s long-standing “no pool hopping” policy, turning away unregistered guests at pool entrances across the property. Credit: Michael, Flickr Stopped at the Gate at Luna ...

The best theming at Walt Disney World is the kind you find rather than the kind you are shown. That is what makes the Walt Disney Studios Lot at Disney’s Hollywood Studios work as well as it does. Since the courtyard opened in May, Imagineering has been quietly filling it with character statues tucked into places most guests would walk ...

Labor Day weekend is officially your last chance to experience Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon before it closes its gates indefinitely. Starting Wednesday, September 9, 2026, the popular tropical water park will shut down for an extended seasonal refurbishment. With Disney’s Blizzard Beach remaining open as the sole water park at the resort, Typhoon Lagoon’s future is temporarily going dark—with no 2027 ...

For years, buying paid line-skipping passes like Lightning Lane Multi Pass felt like a non-negotiable expense for a Walt Disney World vacation. But this September, buying those passes is officially a money-wasting trap. Theme park attendance across all four parks has plummeted, bringing standby wait times down to historic multi-year lows. If you are visiting Disney World this month, keeping ...

The Mickey waffle is arguably one of the most recognizable breakfast items in the theme park industry. It has been served at Walt Disney World for decades; it shows up on merchandise; people buy the waffle maker to use at home; and there is a genuine argument to be had about which resort food court makes the best. For a lot of ...