Walt Disney World’s Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party on August 30, 2026, failed to sell out. The result ended a stretch of four completed seasons in which every scheduled party night eventually sold out. The August 30 event took place at Magic Kingdom as...
The DeLorean may be revving up for another Back To The Future Universal adventure—this time in Bedfordshire.
Universal Studios’ upcoming UK theme park project just got a lot more interesting thanks to a newly discovered trademark filing for Back to the Future in the United Kingdom. The application, filed in late December 2024 and entered into the UK register in March 2025, specifically includes theme park attraction and live show services under Class 41.
Disney Parks Blog has just released new design plans and concept art for changes coming to Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. While the alterations aren't as controversial as when The Polynesian lobby was reworked, online chatter has been somewhat mixed. Before...
Central Florida once had a rock-solid reputation as the top international destination for U.K. tourism. But that’s beginning to crack just as Universal’s ambitious new theme park project, Epic Universe, prepares to open its gates next month.
New data from VisitFlorida reveals that just 1.1 million tourists from the U.K. visited Florida in 2024, down 1% from the previous year and a steep 14.8% decline from pre-health crisis highs in 2019. That’s a troubling trend for the Sunshine State, especially considering that British travelers are the second-largest group of international visitors, trailing only Canada.
Somewhere deep in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, a young boy’s life just peaked — and the internet was lucky enough to witness it. During the Dollywood season-opening parade in Pigeon Forge, one kid had a full-on emotional supernova when none other than Dolly Parton herself locked eyes with him. Not a cardboard cutout. Not a distant impersonator. The Dolly Parton. The moment was caught on video, and it’s everything your heart didn’t know it needed.
Walt Disney World has just unveiled a new summer hotel discount for Disney+ subscribers that feels less like a celebration and more like a signal flare on two fronts.
Starting June 29 through July 31, 2025, Disney+ subscribers can book rooms at select Disney Resorts for as low as $99 per night. But behind the magical marketing lies something more serious: Disney is scrambling to retain its grip on family vacations as Universal’s Epic Universe prepares to dominate the summer travel season.
While Universal Studios only recently announced its plans to open a massive 476-acre theme park resort in the United Kingdom by 2031, a new discovery has fans buzzing—and it’s all about Halloween. As it turns out, Universal trademarked the name “Halloween Horror Nights” in the UK back in 2022, About two and a half years before the official reveal of the resort. The move has some wondering: was Universal laying the groundwork for their British invasion much earlier than anyone realized?
A curious development is unfolding at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Despite Walt Disney World’s previous statement that construction walls would go up around the Muppets Courtyard before the end of March, no such progress has materialized as of early April. The project in question? A controversial new Monsters, Inc.-themed land that’s set to cause the closing of MuppetVision 3D, Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano, and PizzeRizzo.
While many feel that magic has been hard to come by in Walt Disney World in recent years, there are still a few precious magical moments to be found. One of those just happened at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, where the team welcomed a new baby giraffe named Tucker to Kilimanjaro Safaris.
Universal Studio's new Epic Universe theme park is indeed incredible. It eclipses, by far, anything Disney has to offer. But thoughts that Disney could begin building a response for the next five years may all be dashed away by the new Chinese tariffs. For Bob Iger,...
In a game-changing move for global tourism, Universal Studios has officially announced plans to build its first-ever European resort in Bedfordshire, England. The ambitious 476-acre development, located just an hour north of London, is scheduled to open by 2031 and promises to redefine theme park experiences across the continent.
Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger is sounding the alarm about the potential consequences of newly implemented tariffs from President Donald Trump’s administration. During a surprise appearance at ABC News’ daily editorial meeting, Iger offered candid and unfiltered remarks about the likely fallout from what the White House is calling “Liberation Day” tariffs—a sweeping policy that imposes a 10% blanket tariff on all imports, with even steeper levies on major trading partners.
In June of 2024, Danny Elfman—the legendary talent behind classic spooky soundtracks like The Nightmare Before Christmas and the original 1989 Batman—was announced as the composer for Universal Studios’ Dark Universe. He finally shared his thoughts on the matter earlier this March.