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Big Thunder Mountain Reopening Pushed Back? New Permits Extend Refurbishment Window Despite Vehicle Testing
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, the flagship attraction of Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, has been down for nearly a year. Having closed at the tail end of last year’s holiday season on January 6, 2025 this extended Big Thunder Mountain refurbishment was scheduled to last for about a year, but it’s now looking like it could go quite a bit longer before reopening.
Zootopia 2 Could Stampede Wicked: For Good And Rewrite the Holiday Box Office
Disney is entering Thanksgiving weekend with a showdown for the ages: Zootopia 2 versus Wicked: For Good, two mega-budget films that couldn’t be more different in tone competing for the same family audience.
Reported Disney World Monorail Fire Forces System Shutdown Near Grand Floridian
A reported Disney World monorail fire early Sunday morning forced the entire monorail system offline after witnesses reported smoke billowing from Monorail Silver near Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort.
Wicked: For Good Box Office Sees Record-Breaking Debut — But Trouble Could Be Coming in Second Weekend
Universal Pictures is celebrating a monster opening as Wicked: For Good stormed into theaters with a record-breaking box office start that instantly places it among the biggest musical debuts in history.
RUMOR: Nintendo Developing Yoshi Movie as Part of Nintendo Cinematic Universe
The Super Mario Bros. Movie was such a hit that more films are already in the works. Fans are already excited for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie set to release April 3, 2026. The hype has increased after Pillsbury accidentally released a cookie box showing what Yoshi will potentially look like in the movie, as well as Rosalina’s observatory and Bowser Jr.s signature graffiti.
EPCOT Christmas Tree Arrives in Walt Disney World Ahead of Thanksgiving
With the arrival of Thanksgiving week, Walt Disney World is preparing resort wide for Christmas season. Festive decor is going up across the 43 square mile property, and as Epcot winds down it’s last week of the 2025 International Food and Wine Festival, the park is being prepared for the upcoming 2025 International Festival of the Holidays.
Nate Bargatze’s Nateland Begins Feasibility Study For Nashville Theme Park
Comedian Nate Bargatze has publicly announced that his company, Nateland Entertainment, is conducting a feasibility study for a proposed theme park in the greater Nashville, Tennessee, area. The project, also named Nateland, is being developed in partnership with Storyland Studios, a Southern California–based design firm.
New Warner Bros. Bids Reportedly Undercut Zaslav’s $30 Goal
The first round of Warner Bros. bids has officially landed, and the early numbers reportedly don’t come close to the “$30 per share” that CEO David Zaslav hoped to command.
Disney CFO Confirms Theme Parks Prioritize High-Income Guests Over Average American Families
Disney finally said the quiet part out loud, admitting that it values high-income guests at its theme parks over average American families
For decades, Walt Disney World and Disneyland were synonymous with the dream American vacation — a place where families saved, planned, and counted down the days to that once-in-a-lifetime trip. But according to Disney’s own financial team, those days are slipping further into the past. And now, the company isn’t even pretending otherwise.
Paramount Cancels The Last Ronin — Rebooting TMNT Live Action Movie Franchise With Sonic Producer
Paramount Pictures is officially shifting course with its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles strategy, shelving the darker R-Rated Last Ronin adaptation in favor of launching a new TMNT live action movie series aimed squarely at a broader, all-ages audience.
Disney Reportedly Paying $60 Million Salaries to Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, and Idina Menzel for Frozen 3 & 4
Disney’s reported salaries for the Frozen franchise’s three central stars have set a new benchmark in animation history. According to reporting from The Wrap, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, and Idina Menzel have signed deals for salaries worth more than $60 million apiece to return for Frozen 3 and 4 combined.
RUMOR: Disney Says Sabrina Carpenter “Too Pretty” To Play Rapunzel in Live Action Tangled Remake
Disney’s live-action remake of Tangled hasn’t even entered production yet, and it’s already generating drama for the Mouse House. The latest wave of speculation centers on rumors that Sabrina Carpenter was in talks to play Rapunzel.