A newly published Disney patent application describes technology that could use cameras, AI, and automated notifications to monitor animal behavior. The notifications could alert guests to animal activity and Cast Members to potentially concerning behavior. The filing...
Terra Treats at Disney's Animal Kingdom is now serving ice cream. In early February 2026, Disney’s Animal Kingdom quietly announced a shift at one of its quick-service snack kiosks, Terra Treats. For years a modest yet popular stop for Colombian-style hot dogs and...
Walt Disney World has added several Good-to-Go days for Annual Passholders to its February 2026 calendar, specifically February 2nd, 3rg, and 4th. This allows to enter theme parks without a required park reservation. The updates were published by the resort on late...
Actor Jason Bateman, who voices Nick Wilde in the Zootopia films, recently appeared to learn — for the first time — that his character features in Better Zoogether, a new theme-park show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The show debuted in early November 2025.
Is Bluey coming to Disney World? That’s a question being asked by parents around the world whose kids are endlessly entertained by the little Australian puppy on Disney+.
As the holiday season begins at Walt Disney World, visitors arriving over Thanksgiving weekend in 2025 will find a notable update: Santa Claus will start greeting guests at Magic Kingdom during regular park hours beginning on Thanksgiving Day (November 27th). Santa’s daytime meet-and-greet in Storybook Circus will operate under normal operating hours of the park. This will continue through Christmas Eve, December 24th.
Disney recently announced the launch of its latest rollout for discounted admission to three of the Walt Disney World theme parks. This Walt Disney World discount is available exclusively to Disney+ subscribers, and will be a 3-Day, 3-Park Ticket Offer for Spring 2026 at Walt Disney World.
The themed land known as Pandora – The World of Avatar at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is once again open after dark, allowing visitors to experience its bioluminescent ambiance after sunset. This started November 1st and is likely till continue through at least November...
I saw Zootopia: Better Zoogether and wrote a review so that you don’t have to sit through this. And, yes, there will be spoilers.
Retired Walt Disney Imagineer Jim Shull stirred online discussion this weekend after questioning whether the new Zootopia: Better Zoogether show in Disney’s Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World carries what he described as a “woke vibe.” The show, housed in the Tree of Life theater, recently started cast member previews and videos quickly hit the internet.
Located in the Africa section of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the quick‑service window known as Kusafiri Coffee Shop & Bakery (often simply “Kusafiri”) has modified its offerings to include lunch and dinner, in addition to its traditional breakfast and snack items.
According to a new Forbes analysis by Caroline Reid, Walt Disney World theme parks have seen a staggering 26% drop in popularity over the last five years — a trend that raises serious questions about the health of Disney’s once-unbeatable parks division.
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.