As of August 25, 2025 Spaceship Earth, the iconic “giant golfball” of EPCOT, closed down temporarily for a refurbishment. While all attractions at Walt Disney World need regular maintenance, there is a question as to whether this closure is simply for regular, ongoing maintenance, or will the attraction that has us “thanking the Phoenicians” be getting an upgrade or two?
On August 21, 2025 Disney made the announcement for the opening date of Zootopia: Better Zoogether at the Tree of Life Theater. The new 4D Experience will open on Friday, November 7th, 2025.
While they have not been announced yet, there will likely be cast member and annual passholder previews of the show prior to it’s public debut. While the original Zootopia is now nine years old, this opening date, similar to it’s predecessor, sees it’s debut prior to the release of Zootopia 2, which hits theaters on November 26th.
Marvel is bringing back Kate Bishop, Kamala Khan, and Ironheart for Marvel Zombies despite there being virtually no demand for them.
With Disney’s Marvel Zombies series on the horizon, fans are asking whether Marvel Studios is doubling down on the so-called “M-She-U”—a wave of female-led superhero projects that general audiences seem increasingly unwilling to support.
Pokémon is finally coming to a theme park. An entire land named PokéPark Kanto is coming to Yomuiriland, a Theme Park in Kachizaka, Japan, about 13 miles from Tokyo.
In Orlando the locals know the Halloween / Harvest Season begins the moment the kiddos return to school: the second week of August. The Spirit Halloween Shops open up, Universal Orlando prepares for Halloween Horror Nights, and over at Walt Disney World Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party has already begun.
Seth MacFarlane, famously the voice behind Peter Griffin and Quagmire of Family Guy, believes much of today’s Hollywood television landscape is, well… depressing. MacFarlane appeared on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast and shared his candid thoughts on Hollywood’s current offerings.
Disney has removed the iconic Adventureland sign in Magic Kingdom. Is this just a refurbishment or have “modern sensibilities” struck again?
Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World is changing—dramatically. Big Thunder Mountain remains under refurbishment, construction walls are up around Pirates of the Caribbean and Frontierland, and the only remaining nod to America’s frontier history seems to be the Country Bears, which now highlights modern Disney songs. The Rivers of America is nearly drained, leading some to wonder if current Disney leadership has little reverence for America’s frontier-era history.
Netflix and Sony’s KPop Demon Hunters has exploded in popularity, absolutely shredding many big budget Disney animation projects in recent years.
Are you—or maybe your kids—fans of Disney’s Descendants? Over the past decade, a group of stylish, singing, teenaged villains-in-training has quietly (and now loudly) taken the Disney fandom by storm. And the timing couldn’t have been more perfect.
In recent years, the theme park industry has been on a roller coaster ride of its own. From Disney’s controversial changes and closures to the long-awaited debut of Epic Universe at Universal Orlando, fans have experienced a whirlwind of emotions. But amid corporate shifts and rising guest frustration, one announcement in 2023 promised a new kind of magic: a $2 billion “Disneyland-like” theme park in the heart of America — Vinita, Oklahoma.
Buc-ee’s giant convenience store gas stations have become something of a phenomenon in recent years across the United States. At the same time, there’s been a noticeable resurgence in the classic family road trip.