The event took place on Thursday, June 25, in the EPCOT resort area. A fire broke out Thursday in the kitchen of Bourbon Steak, the upscale steakhouse located inside the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort — prompting an evacuation of the lobby and sending plumes of smoke billowing from the building that quickly alarmed onlookers on the property. According to ...

For decades, the holiday season at Walt Disney World featured a beautiful loophole for local residents and budget-conscious families: holiday resort hopping. This entirely free tradition allowed anyone to tour the deluxe hotel lobbies, marvel at towering Christmas trees, and take in the magnificent gingerbread displays without spending a single cent on a theme park ticket. Credit: Disney But a ...

The executive suites of The Walt Disney Company have hosted their fair share of Shakespearean power struggles, but none have ended with the icy, calculated finality of the war between the two Bobs. For years, the collapse of the relationship between Bob Iger and his short-lived successor, Bob Chapek, was managed by slick PR statements and polite corporate deflections. Credit: ...

There’s a particular kind of chaos that takes over Disney fan circles every June, right around the moment the parks start teasing what the holiday season will look like five months out. It usually plays out the same way every time. A cryptic graphic shows up on social media, fans dissect every pixel, and by the time the actual announcement ...

Animal Kingdom is a unique park. You never know what you’ll stumble upon while exploring the theme park. Many visitors claim Animal Kingdom is a half-day park, but if you truly take your time to enjoy each animal experience, it could be a full-day park. One of the best ways to start your day at this park is to take ...

The layout of the classic Magic Kingdom is changing faster than a racecar at Daytona. As Walt Disney World aggressively pushes forward with its massive “Beyond Big Thunder” expansion, the nostalgic 1971 version of Frontierland is being systematically dismantled to clear a path for the future. Credit: Inside the Magic On Monday, June 22, 2026, another beloved neighborhood fixture vanished. ...

If your dream blueprint for celebrating America’s monumental 250th birthday involved watching red, white, and blue fireworks burst over Cinderella Castle, you might be out of luck. The countdown to the U.S. Semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026, has triggered an unprecedented wave of theme park demand, culminating in a total standstill for Disney’s most loyal fanbase. Credit: Kevin Davis Photography, ...

A premium summer vacation at a Walt Disney World Deluxe Resort is supposed to offer a crisp, cool sanctuary from the brutal Florida sun. Instead, for hundreds of families stranded at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, the trip has turned into a slow-cooking nightmare. The resort’s catastrophic, hotel-wide air conditioning failure is officially entering its third consecutive day. With a fierce National ...

For travelers shelling out top dollar to stay at a Walt Disney World Deluxe Resort, few perks offer as much value as Extended Evening Theme Park Hours. This premium late-night benefit grants high-end resort guests exclusive, low-wait access to headliner attractions for two hours after the general public is cleared. Historically, the crown jewel of this benefit has been Wednesday ...

Disney quietly retired one of its longest-running operational tools last week, and the person who helped launch it marked the occasion with a reflection that is worth reading in full. Credit: Wally Gobetz, Flickr Jonathan Reuel, OpSheet Ecosystems Product Director at Walt Disney World, confirmed that Disney has completed the conversion of the last FLIK location in a Disney theme ...