Despite operating multiple flagship destinations across both Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort, not a single Disney park managed to crack the fan-voted USA Today Top 10 U.S. theme parks list. Even more surprising—none of the parks from Universal Destinations...
Memorial Day Weekend crowds were shockingly low at Walt Disney World in 2025. Editor-in-Chief of That Park Place, Marvin Montanaro, took a stroll through Magic Kingdom on May 26th and was amazed at how empty the world's most-visited theme park had become....
Walt Disney Co. has begun placing Florida-based Venezuelan employees under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) on unpaid leave after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to move forward with ending legal protections for these migrants. In an internal...
As Universal’s Epic Universe officially opened to the public on May 22, a noticeable calm settled over Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Despite the summer season ramping up and Memorial Day Weekend just a day away, midday crowd levels at Disney’s flagship park appeared unusually light.
The Walt Disney World Affordable Housing project, first announced in April 2022, has encountered further delays as the company continues navigating the permitting process with Orange County, Florida. Initially projected to break ground in late 2024, the timeline has now shifted, with Disney most recently indicating that groundbreaking is expected sometime in 2025.
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.