Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at Magic Kingdom is scheduled for a grand reopening in early May 2026 after closing in early January 2025 for an extensive refurbishment project. The resort has not released a specific reopening date beyond the general early May...
The Walt Disney World Resort continues to claim the only Michelin Star Restaurant at a theme park resort. Victoria & Albert's has, once again, captured the very prestigious award. Disney Parks Blog celebrated it with a press release featured below. Victoria &...
Disney's Hollywood Studios is set to premiere an new stage production, "Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After," on May 27, 2025, at the Sunset Showcase Theater—formerly home to Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy. This live musical show spotlights iconic Disney villains...
Once upon a time, Walt Disney World was the gold standard of family vacations. It was the crown jewel of American escapism—a place where children and adults alike could step into a world of imagination, wonder, and charm. But that era is over. The magic is gone. And no matter how much Disney’s marketing machine tries to sprinkle pixie dust over the numbers, the truth is unavoidable: there’s simply no longer any value in a Walt Disney World vacation.
This week, Disney Parks Blog released new concept art and design plans for a reimagined Grand Floridian Resort lobby. The changes are being sold as a “refurbishment,” a light refresh meant to breathe new life into the resort. But what’s really happening is far more insidious: Disney is dismantling one of its most elegant, timeless spaces and replacing it with something entirely ordinary that’s soaked in alcohol.
The Minecraft Movie just made $80 million in its second weekend and the race to get it into theme parks is on. At the same time, companies are proverbially licking their chops at the idea of using game properties in expansions to take a bit out of Disney. But if The...
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.
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.
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,...
Something peculiar is happening at Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort when it comes to Easter celebrations. For whatever reason, the company has decided to offer only a Thumper-themed popcorn bucket inside the parks as the sole culinary offering for the holiday. That’s bizarre if you’ve ever paid attention to the huge number of food items often associated with any day of note. Disney typically loves adding seasonal and holiday food items at the parks since they drive news articles, publicity, attendance and more. But for Easter in 2025, there’s just Thumper with an Easter Egg in the parks.