Disney announced the reopening date for Big Thunder Mountain, with a lower height requirement. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Magic Kingdom will reopen on May 3, 2026, following a lengthy refurbishment. The attraction has remained closed since January 2025 for a...
The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Magic Kingdom has recently undergone a wave of changes—not just to its prices and packages, but to the overall experience and even the costumes worn by Cast Members. This once-beloved “princess makeover” destination has long delivered magical transformations for young girls dreaming of becoming Disney princesses, as well as for boys hoping to become valiant knights or princes.
The biggest upgrades across all domestic Disney parks right now including Disneyland and Walt Disney World involve something Walt himself famously wanted to keep out: alcohol. In a Saturday Evening Post article from 1956, Disney stated, “No liquor, no beer, nothing. Because that brings in a rowdy element. That brings people that we don’t want, and I feel they don’t need it.”
There are few discounts offered at Walt Disney World each year, so when one of them actually increases, it’s a big deal.
The Walt Disney Company’s new fiscal year has begun, and as we’ve seen in past years, this has meant price increases across the board. Everything from food and parking to hotel stays, Lightning Lane passes, park tickets, and annual passes have gone up in price.
One glaring exception, however, is the cost to renew your Walt Disney World Annual Pass if you’re already a member. Disney has long provided an incentive for current passholders to renew at the end of their yearly term in the form of a discount. This year, that renewal discount has actually increased.
A tragic death has shaken Walt Disney World this week. Summer Equitz, a 31-year-old Illinois woman and devoted Disney fan, was found dead by apparent suicide at Disney’s Contemporary Resort on Tuesday, October 14th. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the incident as an “apparent suicide,” while the medical examiner later identified the cause of death as multiple blunt impact injuries.
Things might be getting a little desperate for Disney looking to fill hotel rooms this holiday season. In one of those rather rare moves for the Magic Kingdom, Georgia residents are now getting in on some serious discounts. Yes, you read that right... Georgia...
LEVEL99, an interactive gaming and entertainment company, has begun hiring staff for its upcoming Disney Springs venue. Job listings published on Level99’s careers site reveal the initial leadership roles are now open.
Walt Disney World has announced that Mickey’s PhilharMagic at Magic Kingdom will close temporarily beginning November 1, 2025, for a refurbishment. The downtime is expected to last approximately three weeks. The calendar already lists showtimes again on November 23rd, indicating the plan is to have the attraction back online ahead of Thanksgiving.
The animatronics of Frozen Ever After are getting an update, going from their current projection-face style to sculpted faces, like those on the Frozen animatronics at Hong Kong Disneyland.
Recently, The Muppets have appeared in a series of online videos discussing the new overlay for the Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster attraction at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Disney has announced new prices for its Walt Disney World Annual Passes, marking another round of price hikes as the company begins its new fiscal year. While annual increases are nothing new for the Florida resort, this year’s changes come at an especially challenging time. Attendance has dropped noticeably compared to previous years, and large sections of the parks remain closed or obstructed due to ongoing construction.
On October 8, 2025, Walt Disney World announced a record-setting price increase for its “skip-the-line” service, Lightning Lane.
While price hikes are nothing new at Disney—especially at the start of the company’s fiscal year—this round of increases comes at a time when attendance across the Florida parks has dropped to some of the lowest levels in years.
The new pricing takes effect on October 29, 2025, raising costs by up to $6 per person per park for Lightning Lane Multi Passes, and between $1 and $3 per person for Single Pass selections. Notably, last year the New Lightning Lane system replaced “Genie+”, which in 2021 replaced the pre-lockdown FastPass+, a complimentary perk included with every ticket and annual pass.
Reservations for the “Behind the Seeds” tour at EPCOT are opening October 9th. The one-hour walking tour will run from November 28th through December 30, 2025 as a part of EPCOT’s 2025 International Festival of the Holidays. There will be three nightly sessions at 6 PM, 7 PM, and a new addition for this year, 8 PM.