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I go to Walt Disney World and sail Disney Cruise Line with my family at least once a year. GenieGrove began as the thing I kept looking for and never found: something to watch resort prices for me, manage Lightning Lanes while I was in the park, and work out when to go and what order to ride in. An assistant, not another blog. Nothing out there did it well, so I built one.
I write the news here, and I built what sits under it: the collector that records ride waits, the price tracker, and the planning tools. Every story on GenieGrove carries this byline, and when one quotes an average wait or a fare, that number came from data the site gathered itself.
Most of what GenieGrove publishes is news first reported elsewhere: by Disney's own channels, or by another outlet. Those stories are rewritten rather than reprinted, and each one names and links the sources it was built from, at the foot of the article. Our editorial policy sets out what that commits us to, and corrections and questions are welcome.
What entgrove covers
782 stories across 8 sections.
- Walt Disney World — 242 stories
- Disney Cruise Line — 212 stories
- Magic Kingdom — 117 stories
- EPCOT — 74 stories
- Hollywood Studios — 62 stories
- Animal Kingdom — 40 stories
- Disney Springs — 29 stories
- Water Parks — 6 stories
Latest stories by entgrove
- Be Our Guest's chef de cuisine started at EPCOT's Mexico pavilion and returned with four suitcases — Gerardo "Jerry" Quijada Gonzalez now leads the kitchen at Be Our Guest Restaurant in Magic Kingdom as chef de cuisine. His Disney story began more than 20 year…
- Tiana's Bayou Adventure at Magic Kingdom: a 50-foot drop, three bayou bands and Tiana's beignets nearby — Disney's attraction page for Tiana's Bayou Adventure, the Frontierland log flume at Magic Kingdom, describes a musical bayou trip that ends with a 50-foot drop…
- Crystal Arts at Disney Springs opens a built-in Silhouette Studio and moves its wand counter beside it — Construction walls are down inside Crystal Arts by Arribas Brothers at Disney Springs, revealing a permanent Silhouette Studio where a single artist's table us…
- Disney Believe will serve Inside Out emotion cupcakes and a color-changing Snow White cocktail — Disney Cruise Line has previewed the food and drink coming to the Disney Believe, which sets sail in December 2027. Inside Out: Joyful Sweets brings emotion-th…
- Alien Swirling Saucers gets a holiday playlist from DJ Lilypad, November 4 to January 6 — From November 4 through January 6, DJ Lilypad spins a holiday playlist at Alien Swirling Saucers in Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios. It mixes holi…
- Santa's Holiday Grove brings snow flurries and Santa to Animal Kingdom for Christmas 2026 — Animal Kingdom's holiday season runs November 13, 2026 through January 6, 2027, and its one new addition is Santa's Holiday Grove, a walk-through trail with sn…
- Fort Wilderness Holiday Sleigh Rides open for booking at $80 a sleigh — Holiday Sleigh Rides at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground are now bookable for December 1 to 30, 2026, skipping December 24. Each 25-minute horse-dr…
- Imagineering files signage permits for all four Walt Disney World parking plazas — Walt Disney Imagineering recorded four matching Notices of Commencement on October 8 to install signage at addresses tied to the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywoo…
- A Pua towel animal turns up on the Disney Believe, a night after Pascal — Media guests on the Disney Believe preview sailing found a towel animal of Pua, Moana's pet pig, in their staterooms, one night after a Pascal towel animal hin…
- From the overnight custodial crew to Holiday Services manager: a 23-year Walt Disney World career — Dacia joined Walt Disney World's overnight custodial team in the early 2000s and is now an Area Manager with Holiday Services, whose teams work with Walt Disne…
- Olivia's Cafe at Disney's Old Key West Resort serves island comfort food from breakfast to dinner — Olivia's Cafe, the table-service restaurant at Disney's Old Key West Resort, serves island-inspired dishes and traditional American fare at breakfast, lunch an…
- Disney Believe sets sail December 18, 2027, from Fort Lauderdale with Encanto, Oaken's Table and a Magic Kingdom tower suite — The Disney Believe, Disney Cruise Line's fourth Wish-class ship, sails its maiden voyage December 18, 2027, on four- and five-night Bahamas and Caribbean cruis…
- Encanto gets its first stage adaptation, only aboard the Disney Believe — Lin-Manuel Miranda announced the first stage adaptation of Encanto, which will play starting in 2027 only aboard Disney Cruise Line's Disney Believe. The show…
- Oaken's Table: a Frozen Family Feast brings theatrical dining to the Disney Believe — Oaken's Table: a Frozen Family Feast, a new theatrical dining experience on the Disney Believe, seats guests in the courtyard of Oaken's summer house with live…
- Walt Disney World now takes bookings for November and December 2027 — Walt Disney World theme park tickets, resort rooms and vacation packages can now be booked through the end of 2027, adding November and December to a calendar…
- Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets gets a holiday overlay with four new songs — From November 4 through January 6, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets at Disney's Hollywood Studios becomes the Obligatory Holiday Overlay. The Elect…
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind adds three holiday songs at EPCOT this season — From November 25 through January 6, 2027, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT shuffles three holiday songs into the ride, from Andy Williams, Trans…
- Monstropolis dining: an eight-armed sushi chef at Harryhausen's and frozen Blort at Archie's — Disney's culinary team has previewed the food planned for Monstropolis, the Monsters, Inc. land opening at Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2027. Harryhausen's wi…
- Disney World's peak one-day ticket rises to $229 as every annual pass goes up — Walt Disney World has raised prices on peak-date tickets, all four annual passes and the Lightning Lane Premier Pass. The top one-day, one-park ticket reaches…
- Cyndi Lauper and The Electric Mayhem bring "Silver Bells" to the Muppets coaster on November 4 — Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets at Disney's Hollywood Studios will play "Silver Bells," recorded by Cyndi Lauper and The Electric Mayhem, starting…
- Savi's Workshop at Hollywood Studios debuts white and gold High Republic hilts and new blade effects — Savi's Workshop: Handbuilt Lightsabers in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge added a new series of its Protection and Defense hilt theme on October 5, 2026, finished in…
- Cosmic Rewind's pre-show at EPCOT now glitches past the question guests kept heckling — Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind's first pre-show at EPCOT has been edited so the video feed glitches straight past Centurion Tal Marik's question about…
- Debi Derryberry, once Patricia, returns as Grandmother in Magic Kingdom's reimagined Carousel of Progress — Debi Derryberry, who voiced the daughter Patricia in Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress, will voice Grandmother in the reimagined show, Walt Disney Imagineerin…
- RSVLTS opens its first-ever pop-up shop at Disney Springs on October 17 and 18 — Clothing brand RSVLTS will hold its first pop-up shop at Marketplace Co-Op in Disney Springs on October 17 and 18, 2026, with all-new Disney Parks exclusive bu…
- Hallmark's holiday pop-up shop opens at Disney Springs on October 7 — A limited-time Hallmark pop-up shop opens at Disney Springs on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, built around Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True, the…
- Walt Disney World's October 2026 closures: Carousel of Progress, the Railroad, La Signature and Typhoon Lagoon — Four closures affect Walt Disney World trips in October 2026: Carousel of Progress and the Walt Disney World Railroad at Magic Kingdom, the La Signature shop a…
- Disney Believe lays its keel as a Disney Wish puzzle hunt teases the October 7 reveal — Disney Cruise Line has laid the keel of the Disney Believe, hull number 723 at Meyer Werft, with a Tinker Bell coin welded to the keel block for luck. The news…
- Disney's All-Star Music family suites sleep six for a value-resort price — Disney's All-Star Music Resort is the most budget-friendly way to put a large family under one Walt Disney World roof, with renovated family suites that sleep…
- Walt Disney World turns 55 with Villains Land, Monstropolis and Lakeshore Lodge on the way — Walt Disney World marked 55 years on October 1, 2026, counting more than 70 new or refreshed experiences in the past five years and two cast members who have w…
- Two cast members from Walt Disney World's opening day are still working there 55 years later — Disney spotlighted Frank and Earliene, two cast members who started at Walt Disney World on its opening day, October 1, 1971, and still work there 55 years on.…