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Disneyland Shutting Down Almost a Dozen Rides This January for Refurbishment

Disneyland Shutting Down Almost a Dozen Rides This January for Refurbishment

Disneyland Resort has scheduled a series of 11 ride closures and maintenance projects for January 2026 as part of its annual refurbishment period. The updates affect attractions at both Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure. Each closure coincides with the traditional post-holiday maintenance window that follows high-volume winter travel.

Harry Potter Fan Fiction Novel Gets Massive Seven Figure Movie Deal

Harry Potter Fan Fiction Novel Gets Massive Seven Figure Movie Deal

Legendary Entertainment has acquired the film adaptation rights to Alchemised, a novel by SenLinYu that originated from a Harry Potter fan fiction, in a deal reported to be worth seven figures. The agreement, reached before the book’s publication, is understood to exceed $3 million and is considered one of the more notable pre-publication movie rights sales in recent industry reporting.

Disneyland Paris Enhances Frontierland Waterway as Walt Disney World Destroys Rivers of America

Disneyland Paris Enhances Frontierland Waterway as Walt Disney World Destroys Rivers of America

Disneyland Paris has announced plans to add new scenes to its Rivers of the Far West attraction in Frontierland in 2026. These new scenes come from sketches from the legendary Marc Davis. Meanwhile Walt Disney World in Florida has permanently closed the Rivers of America at Magic Kingdom as part of a large-scale park transformation.

EDITORIAL: Holiday Memories Are About The WHO, NOT the Where, When, or Whats

EDITORIAL: Holiday Memories Are About The WHO, NOT the Where, When, or Whats

Tis the season to be jingling and all that fa-la-la-la-lah-ing is in there somewhere, too. We all treasure these times of family, feasting, ending one year and renewing the promise of the next new one, and no matter our particular faith, creed, or traditions, it is a good bet that more family photos are taken, more recipes exchanged, more laughter heard and more loving embraces enjoyed now that at any other time of the year.