EPCOT is a park that has always asked guests to believe in something bigger than a single ride. Credit: Erica Lauren, Inside the Magic The original vision behind Walt Disney World’s second gate was not about thrill counts or character meet-and-greets. It was about ideas, progress, and the kind of optimism that turns a geodesic sphere into a symbol recognizable ...

Multiple videos circulating on social media appear to show a half-naked man using a large suitcase to force his way into a family’s hotel room at Walt Disney World Resort. The incident occurred sometime this weekend at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, a Value Resort hotel connected to Disney’s Pop Century Resort and the Disney Skyliner. Man Tries Breaking Into ...

EPCOT is a park built on a single, audacious idea: that the future is worth getting excited about. Credit: Erica Lauren, Inside the Magic When Walt Disney World opened its second gate in October 1982, EPCOT Center was unlike anything else in the theme park world. It was not built around rides and characters. It was built around ideas — ...

Magic Kingdom is the most visited theme park on earth. That is not a marketing claim or a rough estimate — it is a title the park has held for decades, consistently drawing more guests through its gates annually than any other single attraction destination in the world. Credit: Inside the Magic The reasons are easy enough to understand. Cinderella ...

On March 17, Walt Disney World Resort filed a permit for construction on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Here’s everything we know about the project and how it could impact your family’s next visit to the Central Florida Disney parks. Construction Permit for The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Credit: Inside the Magic Walt ...

The impact of COVID-19 on Disney World didn’t just come and go—it reshaped the entire experience in ways that are still being felt today. When the parks shut down in 2020, it marked one of the most dramatic pauses in Disney history. But the bigger story wasn’t just the closure itself. Everything changed when the gates reopened. At first, most guests ...

The ill-fated Star Wars hotel has entered a very different chapter. Credit: Ryaninc, Flickr The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser once stood as one of Disney’s most ambitious theme park experiments. Designed as a two-night immersive “voyage” aboard the Halcyon, the experience invited guests to step into their own Star Wars storyline through role-playing, interactive missions, and themed dining. Although the ...

Getting to Walt Disney World requires a level of logistical planning that most vacations do not. Flights, transfers, resort check-in, park reservations, dining bookings — the pre-trip checklist for a Disney vacation is substantial, and most families build it carefully over months. The flight is usually the part that feels most locked in, the one piece of the puzzle that, ...

A “strong to severe” weather warning takes effect in the Walt Disney World Resort area on Monday afternoon, affecting visitors at Magic Kingdom Park, EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, and Disney Springs. The upcoming storm is also expected to impact families visiting Disney’s largest competitor in Central Florida: Universal Orlando Resort. Here’s everything we know. Weather ...

Florida weather has a way of making itself the main character of any Walt Disney World vacation. Anyone who has spent time at the resort knows the drill: the morning starts clear and hot, the afternoon builds toward something dark on the horizon, and by mid-afternoon the sky opens up in the particular way that only Central Florida can manage. ...