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Latest News Mazloum's D23 recap: the Expedition Everest Yeti moves again and Dreamfinder returns to EPCOT — Disney Parks has posted Thomas Mazloum's D23 stage recap to YouTube, and two of the announcements in it are Walt Disney World's. The Yeti audio-animatronic ins…Walt Disney World opens its 50th anniversary with Enchantment, Harmonious and an 18-month celebration — Walt Disney World marked 50 years on October 1 by launching an 18-month celebration across all four parks, premiering Harmonious at EPCOT and Disney Enchantmen…Disney World's new solar trash compactors drop the flat lid guests used as a table — Walt Disney World is swapping some park trash cans for solar powered compactors that hold more garbage between emptyings, and the new design drops the flat lid…Four More Not-So-Scary Nights Sell Out, Leaving One August Date at Magic Kingdom — Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party has sold out August 25, August 28, October 16 and October 22, taking the season's total to 21 of 38 nights. Only August 3…Disney Files to Expand the Bay Lake Marina Where Magic Kingdom's Fourth Ferryboat Is Being Built — Walt Disney World has applied to the South Florida Water Management District to enlarge the docks at its North Service Area Marina on Bay Lake, the backstage y…Aristocats, Three Caballeros and a Spinning Mary Poppins Medal Lead the 2026 Wine & Dine Weekend at Walt Disney World — runDisney has revealed the 2026 Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend medals. The 5K carries Marie, Toulouse and Berlioz under an Eiffel Tower, the 10K is…The Disney Wish Sails from New York in Fall 2027, and Disney Destiny Home Ports at Port Canaveral for the First Time — Disney Cruise Line has released its Fall 2027 and Spring 2028 itineraries. The Disney Wish moves to New York for seven voyages after its first European season,…Five Walt Disney World s'mores, from a made-to-order Ganachery bar to a Soarin' milkshake — The Ganachery at Disney Springs toasts its marshmallows to order and finishes every s'more with a powdered sugar Mickey, and a new Pumpkin Spice S'more has joi…EPCOT's Food & Wine Festival opens Aug. 27 with new marketplace dishes and raclette on the cheese stroll — EPCOT's International Food & Wine Festival runs Aug. 27 through Nov. 21, 2026, with dozens of new dishes across the Global Marketplaces, two new cheeses on Emi…The Walt Disney World website cuts its top menu to four categories and adds tabbed restaurant menus — DisneyWorld.com has rolled out a redesign. The top navigation bar is down to four categories, Parks, Tickets and Passes, Places to Stay and Dining, with a tran…Railing tables go up in EPCOT World Showcase days before Food and Wine opens — Five shelf tables have been installed on World Showcase railings at EPCOT ahead of the 2026 International Food and Wine Festival, three near Mexico and two nea…Walt Disney World's last 2026 discount drop runs October 4 to December 24 — Walt Disney World has released its final full round of 2026 discounts: up to 25 percent off rooms for the general public from October 4 to December 24, a Disne…Haunted Mansion's facade returns to its 1971 colors after seven months behind scrim — Haunted Mansion at Magic Kingdom is out from behind scrim with a restored 1971 exterior: darker red-brown brick, gray cornerstone trim and a green cupola dome…Disney Cruise Line Adds Alaska to Its Back-to-School Giving for the First Time — Disney Cruise Line crews packed classroom supplies for Brevard County teachers, expanded school support in The Bahamas and, for the first time, ran a back-to-s…Disney's Food and Wine guessing game confirms five 2026 EPCOT dishes and the booths serving them — Disney Parks has posted a first look at the 2026 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival menu as a Disney Eats Name It episode, with Brook Lopez, Robin Lope…EPCOT lists every Food & Wine Global Marketplace, with three opening waves to know — Disney has published the full Global Marketplace lineup for the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival: 28 booths spanning World Showcase, the Creations Shop…Emile's Fromage Montage returns with 14 cheese dishes, and only six open August 27 — EPCOT's cheese stroll is back for the 2026 Food & Wine Festival, running August 27 through November 21. Buy five qualifying dishes, collect five Festival Passp…Welcome, Foolish Gourds: Disney's Pumpkin Pals Tour a Not-So-Scary Party Night — Disney Parks has released a new short film starring pumpkin pals Gourdo, Lil Jack and Slushie, who decide that more friends means more candy and set out to pro…Hollywood Studios Takes Over Extended Evening Hours This Fall, Starting September 16 — Extended Evening Theme Park Hours move from Magic Kingdom to Disney's Hollywood Studios this fall, with five dates published so far: September 16, 23 and 30 an…Disney names Villains Land and confirms Expedition Everest's Yeti will move again — At the D23 Experiences panel, Disney confirmed the official name of Magic Kingdom's Villains Land, named both Piston Peak attractions, revealed Harrison Ford w…Heat advisory covers Walt Disney World as afternoon storms pack 55 mph gusts — A heat advisory is in effect across East Central Florida, including Walt Disney World, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with mid-90s highs and dangerous heat…Big Top Souvenirs reopens at Magic Kingdom on August 21 — Big Top Souvenirs, the circus tent shop in Storybook Circus at Magic Kingdom, reopens Friday, August 21 after closing for refurbishment on February 20. Disney…Nearly 80 cast members install Walt Disney World's Halloween decor overnight — Disney's Holiday Services put nearly 80 cast members on overnight shifts to turn Magic Kingdom and Disney Springs over to Halloween, including the second year…Airport Luggage Transfer reaches its first Moderate resort as Caribbean Beach joins the list — Walt Disney World's free Airport Luggage Transfer service added Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort effective August 18, 2026, making it the first Moderate resort…Animal Kingdom's solar-powered trash cans reach Asia and the Discovery Island Trails — Two more sets of solar-powered trash cans and recycling bins have been installed in Asia at Disney's Animal Kingdom, carrying a red triangle with a tiger, alon…The Muppet Show 50th anniversary collection lands at Hollywood Studios with a plush-trimmed cardigan — Three pieces marking the 50th anniversary of The Muppet Show are now available at Rock Around the Shop at Disney's Hollywood Studios: a $99.99 sage green satin…Waterview Park reopens at Disney Springs with shade canopies over its stage and seating — Construction walls have come down at Waterview Park in The Landing at Disney Springs, revealing permanent shade canopies over the arched wood pillars that fram…EPCOT's Food and Wine booth signs reveal which marketplaces get the 30th anniversary treatment — Global Marketplace signage is up across EPCOT ahead of the 2026 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, confirming booth names and positions. A teal Cheers…EPCOT's Harvest Hollow playground gets its fall theming back ahead of Food and Wine — The EPCOT playground behind Refreshment Port has been re-dressed for the 2026 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, with pillars wrapped as tree trunks,…EPCOT's 2026 Food and Wine Festival menus bring back 30 items from past festivals, including a 1996 Poland pierogi — The 2026 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival runs August 27 to November 21 and marks the event's 30th year with 30 returning or reimagined items, some p…