While most eyes are on the thrilling rides and massive park expansions coming to Walt Disney World, an entirely different multi-million-dollar transformation is quietly underway outside the park gates. The Disney resort hotels are a core part of the Central Florida vacation experience, and the company is making sure its accommodations remain as magical as ever. Credit: Steven Miller, Flickr ...

Bring up AI in almost any group right now and watch the room split. Some people have folded it into their daily routine and cannot imagine working without it. Others want nothing to do with it and are actively frustrated watching it get bolted onto products they already liked. In between, there is an enormous middle group that does not ...

If you have visited Walt Disney World recently, you already know that the resort is undergoing a historic transformation. Imagineers are actively working on massive, landscape-altering expansions across three of the four theme parks. Credit: Disney Disney’s Hollywood Studios is rapidly moving ahead with Monstropolis, which will feature a suspended-door coaster. Over at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, DinoLand U.S.A. is officially ...

Walt Disney World has once again adjusted its operating calendar, and this round of changes makes clear that Magic Kingdom isn’t just planning around Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party — it’s actively working to keep the park appealing to everyone else visiting that day, too. Disney Extends Hours Across Multiple Parks The latest update continues a pattern Disney has leaned into ...

Every Disneyland guest has a mental list of things that can go wrong on a park day. Rain in the forecast. A favorite attraction down for refurbishment. Lightning Lane is selling out before you get to it. A stroller parking situation that eats up twenty minutes. These are the normal frustrations, and most regulars have made peace with all of ...

There is a particular kind of confidence that comes with booking a Disney cruise. Guests who would think twice about a week at sea on another line will book the Disney Wish without hesitating, and it is not hard to understand why. Disney has spent decades building a reputation for control. The parks run on precision. The resorts run on ...

If you’ve spent any time in Disney fan groups over the past week, you’ve probably seen the debate. Credit: Anna Fox, Flickr Guests riding Haunted Mansion at Magic Kingdom started reporting that something felt off in the stretching rooms, specifically that the hanging corpse, a small but memorable detail that’s been part of the attraction for decades, seemed to have ...

Disneyland Park has already made a major change involving one of its most recognizable characters, and now another classic experience is about to become unavailable. Tinker Bell was recently hit with a removal announcement, beginning next week. While Pixie Hollow remains part of Disneyland Park, the area will also be dealing with a limited operating schedule, closing on Tuesdays and ...

August is days away, and for a certain kind of Disneyland fan, that means the countdown has officially started. Halloween Time at Disneyland Resort has grown into one of the most anticipated stretches of the entire year. It is the season when Main Street, U.S.A. fills up with pumpkins, when Cars Land turns into Haunted Slide, when Haunted Mansion gets ...

EPCOT in the late summer and fall is a different park from the one guests experience in the spring or early winter. The crowds shift. The energy shifts. And starting on a date that comes around reliably every year, the park itself physically transforms. Food booths appear along World Showcase Lagoon. Festival decor fills spaces that were empty the day ...