When Disney debuts a new festival or special event, the company typically hopes for picture-perfect weather that encourages guests to stroll leisurely through the park, sampling food and beverages while soaking in the atmosphere. The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, which celebrates creativity through culinary offerings, visual art displays, and live entertainment, has enjoyed relatively mild opening weekends since ...

Walt Disney World Resort is installing new themed dividers around the EPCOT World Showcase. The new barriers help Disney Park guests identify when they’re passing from one country to the next as they’re walking around the World Showcase Lagoon. EPCOT World Showcase Dividers Credit: Disney On January 8, BlogMickey reported that Walt Disney World Resort is quietly expanding on a project ...

For a lot of guests, the night at Disney’s Hollywood Studios doesn’t really begin until the lights dim and the crowd slowly funnels toward one place. There’s a reason people time dinner reservations, Lightning Lane returns, and even park exit plans around a single show. When that rhythm changes—even slightly—it can quietly shift the entire feel of an evening. That’s ...

Disney World has reversed its decision on Starbucks within the parks, signaling a new direction for the coffee company and the theme parks for 2026. Credit: Jess Colopy, Inside the Magic Disney World Reverses Decision With Starbucks: New Direction Confirmed for 2026 At first glance, nothing seemed unusual. Guests booking 2026 vacations simply noticed fewer familiar names when reviewing Dining ...

Disney is making a bold statement with EPCOT’s culinary direction in 2026. With the release of the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts Foodie Guide, the company has confirmed 59 new food items, marking one of the most extensive single-festival menu refreshes the park has seen in years. This is not a light seasonal update or a modest expansion—it is ...

A night that began inside one of Walt Disney World’s most recognizable resort areas ended far from the music, lights, and late-night atmosphere guests typically associate with Disney’s BoardWalk. In the early morning hours of January 5, 2026, a woman was removed from a popular nightlife venue at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn for disorderly behavior. Hours later, she was in custody ...

Walt Disney World security and local law enforcement responded late Tuesday morning after reports of an unauthorized individual entering a restricted area near Disney’s Magic Kingdom. The incident was logged at approximately 11:39 a.m. on January 6, with authorities identifying a trespasser in the area surrounding the Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC) or Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort—both of which serve ...

Construction crews are making headway on demolition in the former Animation Courtyard area at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and, as part of the overhaul, Mickey Mouse iconography has been removed from the Walt Disney World Resort theme parks. Here’s what Disney Parks fans need to know. Animation Courtyard Overhaul In 2025, Walt Disney World Resort announced that the Animation Courtyard area ...

There’s a particular kind of tension that settles over Disney Springs when everything is supposed to feel effortless—but suddenly doesn’t. Cars inch forward. Tempers rise. Families circle garages that are already full. What should feel like a carefree evening of dining and shopping quietly turns into a logistical maze, and guests can sense it the moment they arrive. That uneasy ...

An act of “criminal mischief” reportedly interrupted the serene, designer environment in the Disney Golden Oak neighborhood on Sunday, January 4. This community, designed by Walt Disney Imagineers, is less than four miles from Magic Kingdom Park, and its high upfront price tag (plus HOA fees) comes with perks straight out of any Disney Parks fan’s wildest dreams. Criminal Mischief ...