Halloween has completely taken over the theme parks, and we are only in late August. Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party has been running at Magic Kingdom for weeks now, with multiple nights already sold out. Oogie Boogie Bash is underway at Disney California Adventure. Halloween Time officially kicked off at Disneyland Resort on August 21, which means Main Street, U.S.A. is ...

Last week, I wrote about what is happening to Walt Disney World’s hotels. The short version is that the whimsy is going. One resort at a time, the heavily themed rooms are being replaced with something cleaner, calmer, and considerably more neutral. Muted palettes. Simple lines. A framed character silhouette where a full mural once stood. It looks nice. It ...

Most of what makes a Walt Disney World vacation work happens somewhere guests never see. Nobody thinks about where the monorails sleep. Nobody wonders where the parade floats go when the parade ends, or where the buses get serviced, or where the fireworks shells are stored between shows. The resort runs on an enormous backstage operation that exists purely so ...

Arriving at a Walt Disney World theme park by car has always involved a small, familiar moment of decision making, picking a lane at the parking booths and hoping it moves faster than the one next to it. That little bit of flexibility is quietly disappearing across the resort, and the latest park to join the trend is Magic Kingdom. ...

For years, Disneyland fans have been looking toward the eastern side of the park and wondering when the “future” would finally arrive. Last weekend at the D23 Ultimate Disney Fan Event, The Walt Disney Company gave us the answer we have been waiting for: Tomorrowland is officially getting a massive reimagining to restore Walt Disney’s original vision of optimism and ...

Most Walt Disney World vacations get planned around sunshine, park hopper strategies, and dining reservations, not the possibility of getting stuck dangling above the resort in a gondola during a tropical storm. That’s exactly what happened to one guest recently, and the video he shared afterward has quickly become one of the more unsettling storm stories to come out of ...

Slow, peaceful boat rides are supposed to be the calm middle of a busy theme park day, the kind of attraction guests choose specifically to catch their breath between bigger thrills. That’s exactly what makes a recent video from Living with the Land at EPCOT so entertaining, since it captured the exact opposite of a relaxing moment. A fire alarm ...

For families dreaming of a picture-perfect vacation to Walt Disney World, sunshine and blue skies are usually part of the fantasy. However, frequent visitors to Central Florida know the weather can take a severe turn in the blink of an eye. Yesterday, a massive, relentless rainstorm swept through the Walt Disney World Resort, bringing torrential downpours, severe lightning, and heavy ...

Disney World will quietly dismiss regular ticketed guests throughout September as 4 major updates change the vacation experience. Disney World Bringing in New Updates to Hollywood Studios: Regular Ticketed Guests Beware! Walt Disney World guests planning a September visit to Disney’s Hollywood Studios will find a park split between a major new opening and several forms of after-dark access that ...

For decades, Walt Disney World and Disneyland have been the ultimate destinations for celebrating life’s biggest milestones. From romantic castle proposals to family reunions, the Disney Parks are synonymous with capturing picture-perfect memories. However, a completely different type of milestone is now making its mark on Main Street, U.S.A. Credit: Disney Parks Blog Collegiate Greek life recruitment—widely known across the ...