The Darth Vader meet-and-greet at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has moved again, with the character now appearing at the former Jedi Training Academy stage near Star Tours. Darth Vader had been greeting guests near the Star Tours – The Adventures Continue queue,...
Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World is saying goodbye to Muppetvision 3-D after June 7th. To fill the missing attraction, Disney is opening a Villain's show in the theater where Lightning McQueen Racing was vacated earlier. Yes, that's two shows gone and...
As Universal prepares to welcome crowds for the grand opening of Epic Universe on May 22, Disney has quietly marked the same day as a “good to go” day at Walt Disney World — meaning no park reservations are required for guests to attend any of Disney’s four Orlando theme parks. It’s a subtle move, but one that signals a notable shift in Disney’s approach to crowd management amid mounting competition.
Walt Disney World has quietly updated its Disability Access Service (DAS) program once again, extending its eligibility period to up to one year for qualifying guests. While this longer validity may sound like good news for Annual Passholders, the move does little to address the ongoing criticism surrounding how the service is implemented—and who is now being denied.
MuppetVision 3D, Jim Henson’s final work will hold its final showing within days. Yet Disney is determined to block fans from enjoying a historic moment, and perhaps out of fear for protests and negative PR.
As Universal prepares to open its most ambitious theme park yet, Epic Universe, Disney’s top park executive (and future Disney CEO hopeful) Josh D’Amaro is pushing back against concerns over competition, stating that Disney has been “on the offensive” for years in the battle for Orlando tourism dominance. But while Universal is launching a massive new resort with multiple lands and hotels, Walt Disney World has no new attractions scheduled to open in 2025—only closures of longstanding guest favorites.
Disney CEO-Of-The-Near-Future Josh D’Amaro, currently in charge of the company’s only money-making division (albeit less and less of it all the time) involved with “Experiences” is an experienced man, business man, and manager. So he’s got to know an age-old adage we’ve all heard since childhood: “You can’t get blood out of a turnip.”
Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney Experiences, made headlines this week for expressing supreme confidence in Walt Disney World’s staying power — even in the face of the most ambitious theme park expansion in decades: Universal’s Epic Universe.
But as much as D’Amaro wants to spin the competition as a benefit, reality suggests otherwise. With Universal preparing to shake up the Orlando tourism market in 2025, Disney may be standing at the edge of a cliff while pretending it’s just another ride.
There has been yet another fire-related incident inside EPCOT—this time not behind the scenes, but in a popcorn cart right in the middle of a guest area. Onlookers watched as flames visibly erupted from the popping chamber with smoke pouring into the air. This monorail-themed popcorn cart was stationed in World Celebration, dangerously close to the Imagination! Pavilion.
One of the things we've been paying attention to since the Disney Earnings Call last week is whether or not Disney is counting their after-hours ticketed events as attendance. They're clearly very popular, and they're clearly a locals-driven sell-out machine in...
There’s a video making the rounds on TikTok right now that perfectly captures everything wrong with what EPCOT has become. Nine full-grown adults, drinks in hand, shouting the Star-Spangled Banner in front of the American Adventure pavilion as though they were frat boys on a bender—culminating in one of them leaping into the decorative fountain and sloshing around like it’s a Vegas pool party.
The Magic Kingdom is getting a new lounge—a Pirates Bar. Disney is calling it a “unique new experience” for fans of Pirates of the Caribbean. However, longtime visitors view it as the latest step in Disney’s slow but steady push to normalize alcohol in its most iconic and traditionally family-focused park.
Today, May 7, 2025, Disney presented its regular live earnings call. That Park Place was following along and posting updates LIVE throughout the call. Watch and listen along live with the Valliant Renegade YouTube Channel in the player below. ...