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 ...

Former The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek has officially broken his four-year silence. In an exclusive preview of his forthcoming memoir reported by The New York Times, Chapek settles corporate scores, defends his most controversial decisions, and aims at the predecessor who helped bring about his downfall. Credit: Inside the Magic Chapek’s tell-all, Behind the Castle Walls: My Thirty ...

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 ...

Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is in the middle of its most aggressive expansion since opening in 1971. While theme park fans have spent recent months tracking the heavy earth-moving equipment and drained waterways in Frontierland, a new public filing confirms that Disney’s construction footprint is officially spreading into neighboring Adventureland. Credit: Disney On September 21, 2026, Disney recorded a ...

Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is currently undergoing its most dramatic transformation since opening day in 1971. Major construction equipment is reshaping vast sections of the park, but while theme park fans have been glued to high-profile announcements for Piston Peak National Park and Villains Land, an unexpected project has quietly begun rising behind the scenes. Credit: Disney Recent aerial ...

Walt Disney World guests keeping an eye on resort activity got an unexpected alert this morning. A fire was reported at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, one of the property’s most recognizable and heavily themed hotels. Details are still limited, and there’s no confirmation yet of where exactly on property the fire occurred or whether it caused any lasting damage. ...