Disney Parks has released an Annual Passholder magnet that combines characters from the Toy Story franchise with a visual style associated with animator Paul Rudish. The design reflects a broader pattern in Disney Parks merchandise, where known characters appear in...
Disney has officially announced Soarin Across America, a brand-new version of its “Soarin” attraction, coming to both Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World in the summer of 2026. The new experience will replace the current Soarin Around the World film at Disney California Adventure and EPCOT’s The Land pavilion, marking a return to the skies with an all-new flight across the United States.
The animatronics of Frozen Ever After are getting an update, going from their current projection-face style to sculpted faces, like those on the Frozen animatronics at Hong Kong Disneyland.
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.
Reservations for the “Behind the Seeds” tour at EPCOT are opening October 9th. The one-hour walking tour will run from November 28th through December 30, 2025 as a part of EPCOT’s 2025 International Festival of the Holidays. There will be three nightly sessions at 6 PM, 7 PM, and a new addition for this year, 8 PM.
Beginning in late September 2025, EPCOT has been observed testing new crowd management methods in the pre-show areas of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. The adjustments aim to improve guest flow between Lightning Lane (paid queue) and standby (regular queue) groups by reducing congestion and clarifying movement patterns.
Walt Disney World Resort has expanded its schedule of “Disney After Hours” events, a fuller calendar for 2026 at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Guest purchase windows for 2026 open October 9, 2025 for the Swan and Dolphin and Shades of Green...
Walt Disney World has confirmed that Spaceship Earth, one of EPCOT’s primary attractions, will reopen on Saturday, October 25, 2025. This information appeared in the park’s official operating calendar update, which now reflects the attraction’s scheduled hours starting that day, including availability during Early Entry beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Disney World is driving the cost of hotel reservations for normal family vacations down more than $1,000 through half of all of 2026! Although Disney frames a new, gigantic cost-cut for hotels as a generous “save up to” promotion, the magnitude and terms of the...
For 2026, Disney After Hours events are scheduled at Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and EPCOT.
For the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, Santa Claus will relocate his meet‑and‑greet location from the Odyssey Pavilion to CommuniCore Hall.
EPCOT announced the Narrator List for its 2025 Christmas Candlelight Processional. Many new names are on the list. Notably, Neil Patrick Harris and Whoopi Goldberg will not be participating this year. Both have been repeat narrators in previous years.
It’s September 10, 2025, and Walt Disney World is experiencing something the company surely wishes fans wouldn’t notice: historically low crowds.