Nobody needs to be told that a Walt Disney World vacation is expensive. The cost of tickets alone is enough to give most families pause, and when you factor in the hotel, the food, the parking, the Lightning Lanes, and all the other ways money moves out of your wallet during a Disney trip, the total can climb to a ...

DinoLand U.S.A. is officially extinct, and in its place, the vibrant, lush world of Tropical Americas is rapidly rising from the Florida dirt. For months, fans have watched from a distance as massive, warehouse-like show buildings were erected, but the project has finally reached a major milestone: the “magic” is going vertical. Credit: Disney Parks Blog According to recent reports ...

Florida has a nickname for a reason. The Sunshine State produces more solar energy potential per square mile than almost anywhere else in the country, and for years Walt Disney World has been quietly building the infrastructure to take advantage of that. Not as a press release strategy. Not as a marketing talking point. As an actual, measurable operational commitment ...

Disney has suddenly announced it will extend its theme park hours into the evening after closing a section of Galaxy’s Edge and raising the cost of a Disney vacation in 2027. What Is Going on at Walt Disney World Resort? For years, a Walt Disney World vacation has been more than just a getaway—it’s been a tradition, a milestone, and ...

There is something particularly bittersweet about a theme park attraction closing just shy of a milestone anniversary, and that is exactly the situation unfolding right now at Tokyo DisneySea. Aquatopia, one of the park’s original opening-day attractions, has been carrying guests on its spinning, twirling hydro-glider journey through the waters of Port Discovery since September 4, 2001, making it a ...

Planning a Disney vacation has always required some tolerance for complexity. Park reservations, Lightning Lane strategy, dining windows that open 60 days out, resort hotel comparisons that could occupy a full weekend of research. Most experienced Disney travelers have made peace with the planning load because the payoff is worth it. What they are less prepared for is the part ...

Walt Disney World’s BoardWalk Resort was designed to be a bustling, nostalgic hub. Themed to a 1930s Atlantic coastal village, the promenade offers breathtaking views of Crescent Lake and is just a short stroll from EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. However, despite its unbeatable location, the district has recently struggled with a troubling “dead mall” reputation. A mass exodus of ...

Walt Disney World has two water parks, and right now only one of them is open. That sounds like a minor detail until it is not, and for families who built a vacation day around Typhoon Lagoon’s massive wave pool or its tropical theming, arriving to find the gates closed is exactly the kind of thing that turns a great ...

Sunday mornings at Walt Disney World have a rhythm to them. Guests wake up, check wait times, grab a coffee from the resort lobby, and start calculating whether they can make rope drop if they leave in the next fifteen minutes. It is a familiar routine for anyone who has done this more than once. Credit: Erica Lauren, Inside the ...

A monorail will be closing this summer for an extended period, requiring Disney guests to reset their itineraries to ensure they can make it to the parks on time and without issues.  Here’s what you need to know and what is going on. The Disney Monorail Is Closing? For How Long? There’s a certain kind of magic that begins long ...