Bakso, a rare Sumatran tiger, turned one at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. To observe Bakso’s first birthday on September 26, 2025, cast members provided enrichment items including ice treats and goat’s milk.
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Significant Changes Coming to Upper Levels of Disney
It's been a massive day for entertainment news. I already had one thing planned for an article today, but then Disney released a "memo" from CEO, Bob Chapek, and that threw all my plans right out the door. I've been hearing all about changes coming to Disney, some of...
New Tickets: Disney World Tries to Increase Attendance in Spring
Today, The Walt Disney World Resort announced new Weekday Magic Passes only available for Florida residents. This follows Disney having provided Florida residents with a new annual pass structure that has been criticized by some, as well as a new annual pass for...
Disney World Raises Prices for Food and Drinks: Five Buck Soda Bottles
Prices at Walt Disney World are going up while services seem to be going down. You can read about Disney running out of packaging and putting high-cost items in plastic bags now, or how they are charging for drinks at a hotel experience that already costs $6,000 for...
WDW Marathon Features Entertainers We’re Missing at the Parks
A special thank you to Disney Food Blog and Bioreconstruct for the images used in this article. Since the pandemic began, Walt Disney World has been missing many of the entertainment options that we greatly enjoyed at the theme parks and beyond. Even when some...
Hidden Costs at Walt Disney World
You may be planning a trip to Walt Disney World soon, but if you're not fully aware of all the hidden costs, your budget could be very far from accurate. Have you considered the fees associated with parking at the hotel? What about the minimum $25 for parking at the...
New Internal Tests Coming for Star Wars Hotel
Disney Parks is preparing for a new rollout of internal testing at the Star Wars Galactic Starcrusier hotel. According to That Park Place scooper, WDW Pro, there are practice runs either underway or to begin shortly that will attempt to smooth out some of the weak...
Another Scoop by That Park Place Confirmed: Disney Discounts Hotels
Early last week, one of our writers at That Park Place, WDW Pro, wrote about a rumor that Disney World is experiencing lower bookings for the spring. Now it appears that new information is verifying that scoop. From Pro's article: One of the issues may be that the...
What’s Really Going On with Star Wars Hotel Reservations
I've been holding off on writing this article because I feel like I've written about the Galactic Starcruiser ad nauseum. A quick check of my recent writings will show that it's mostly been Boba Fett and Star Wars hotel stuff... but more stuff just keeps coming out...
Disney World Goes Back to Old Lightning Lane Lineup
After a nice Christmas gift from Walt Disney World executives, in which Lightning Lane options were improved, the parks have reverted back to the old plan. While disappointing (it saved guests money), it isn't a surprise. Although the parks continue to seem fairly...
Disco Yeti to Stay After Lengthy Expedition Everest Closure
Today is the last day of operation for Expedition Everest at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom theme park and zoo. The attraction is closing for work on ride systems that will result in downtime all the way until mid-April. During this time, you're likely to hear...
Potential for New Project Delays at Walt Disney World
Due to the Omicron variant and workers being sent home, upcoming projects underway at Walt Disney World Resort may struggle to hit their deadlines once again. Construction crews for both Tron and Cosmic Rewind are reportedly having difficulty maintaining the schedule....
Typhoon Lagoon Finally Reopens, Baptisms Ensue
Today marks the first time back at Typhoon Lagoon since the pandemic began, but crowds did not suddenly appear. Instead, the park was reopened to be a sparse group of dedicated fans. Bad weather and cold temperatures made the triumphant return of Disney World's...