Walt Disney World & Disney Cruise Line News

• Expedition Everest Drops Single Rider on September 21, and Odd-and-Even Queue Sorting Is Why — Walt Disney World has confirmed that Expedition Everest ends its Single Rider line beginning Monday, September 21, 2026, removing the signage and the attractio…
• Savi's Workshop Has Its Lightsaber Parts Menus Back, Two Weeks After They Started to Crack — The printed parts menus are back in guests' hands at Savi's Workshop at Disney's Hollywood Studios, after being pulled in early September when the old ones beg…
• Walt Disney World is testing an AI planner that turns a prompt into ticket and hotel prices — Walt Disney World has put a Google Cloud-built AI planning tool in front of randomly selected guests in the US and Canada. Type a description of the trip you w…
• Walt Disney World's costume shop runs 900 designs and 746 hat styles, and prints Cruella's car on the parking crew — Walt Disney World's costuming operation, which Disney calls the largest working wardrobe in the world, keeps about 900 operational costume designs and 746 hat…
• The Disney Believe's first gigablock has floated out, and Disney Cruise Line posted three photos from the shipyard — Disney Cruise Line posted three photos of the Disney Believe under construction on September 18 and pointed to a Disney Parks Blog update confirming the milest…
• The Swan, Dolphin and Swan Reserve are keeping their $50-a-night resort credit past summer, now tied to upgraded rooms — The Walt Disney World Swan, Dolphin and Swan Reserve are offering a $50 resort credit for every night of an upgraded-room stay booked with promo code E6469. Th…
• EPCOT's DuckTales World Showcase Adventure Is Under Refurbishment and May Run in a Limited Format — Walt Disney World has flagged Disney's DuckTales World Showcase Adventure as under refurbishment, warning that the free Play Disney Parks treasure hunt may be…
• The Diamond Horseshoe Takes Its First Bookings at 8 p.m. ET on September 29 — Walt Disney World has posted the booking window for the Diamond Horseshoe's limited-time return, and it is an evening one: reservations open September 29, 2026…
• Disney Cruise Line maps 117 San Diego sailings through spring 2028, with a maiden call at Fuerte Amador — Disney Cruise Line has published its full San Diego schedule: 117 sailings on the Disney Wonder and Disney Magic, running from September 21, 2026 to a voyage t…
• Casey's Corner has a new pianist, and she has been playing Walt Disney World since 1990 — Carol, a cast member of 36 years, has taken over the ragtime piano at Casey's Corner on Main Street U.S.A. Her Disney career started in 1990 at Pleasure Island…
• Make-A-Wish Ireland held its first wish gathering aboard the Disney Dream at Cork — More than 30 wish children and their families spent a multi-day experience with Disney Cruise Line and Make-A-Wish Ireland, built around an afternoon aboard th…
• Toy Story 5's Lilypad takes over the Alien Swirling Saucers soundtrack on September 25 — Starting Friday, September 25, Alien Swirling Saucers in Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios switches to Lilypad's Jams, a new soundtrack hosted by th…
• Walt Disney World opens Disney University to cameras as it plans 5,000 new jobs over five years — Walt Disney World brought Orlando TV crews inside Disney University on September 16, the orientation campus where all 80,000 cast members start with the Tradit…
• Disney names all six Off the Page! character meets at The Magic of Disney Animation — A Disney Parks video posted September 17 walks through Off the Page!, the character greeting area inside The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood St…
• The Cake Bake Shop Sets Four Santa Dinners at Disney's BoardWalk at $200 Per Adult — The Cake Bake Shop is taking reservation requests for Dinner With Santa Claus at Disney's BoardWalk on four Tuesday evenings: November 24, December 1, December…
• Lightning stopped an EPCOT-bound monorail for 90 minutes, and riders removed windows for air — A Walt Disney World monorail headed to EPCOT stopped on the beam for about 90 minutes on September 8 after passengers were told lightning had struck the line.…
• Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month at Walt Disney World: Luis Fonsi's visit, Encanto and Coco photo ops in all four parks, and three shops for the Coco collection — Walt Disney World is marking Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 with Luis Fonsi as its celebrity guest, five Latin acts…
• Cosmic Rewind will play "September" on every ride on September 21 — Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT will play Earth, Wind and Fire's "September" all day on September 21. Star-Lord will greet guests, Connections…
• EPCOT will play "September" all day on Cosmic Rewind this Monday — Disney Parks says Earth, Wind and Fire's "September" will play all day at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT on Monday, September 21. The announce…
• EPCOT's Holiday Kitchens Open November 27 With Turkey Poutine, Eggnog and Macarons on the Preview List — Disney has posted the Holiday Kitchens page for the 2026 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, confirming a November 27 to December 30 run and naming f…
• Monstropolis' Door Coaster Puts Up Its Two Lift Towers as Dark Avenue Trenches a New Fountain — Two vertical lift structures now stand at the Monsters, Inc. Door Coaster site at Disney's Hollywood Studios, with the M-shaped arches of the load station visi…
• Test Track's Exit Showroom Swaps In Six New GM Models, Led by a 2027 Cadillac Vistiq — Most of the General Motors display cars on the right side of the Test Track exit showroom at EPCOT have been replaced with 2026 and 2027 models, including a 20…
• Behind the Seeds: Glimmering Greenhouses Books September 24 and Holds at $59 — The after-dark Behind the Seeds: Glimmering Greenhouses tour returns to The Land Pavilion at EPCOT from November 27 to December 30, 2026, with departures at 6,…
• EPCOT's Festival of the Holidays Runs November 28 to December 30, With Ten World Showcase Storytellers and Olaf Hidden in 13 Spots — The 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays runs November 28 through December 30, opening the day after Thanksgiving. Disney has confirmed the Candle…
• Vacation Fun closes again October 28, a month after returning to the Mickey Shorts Theater — Vacation Fun: An Original Animated Short with Mickey & Minnie will be temporarily closed at Disney's Hollywood Studios from October 28, according to Disney's a…
• Five toy cars and a Lightning McQueen: Test Track's gear shop adds a free kids' play table — A metal play table with five toy cars, one of them a Lightning McQueen, has appeared inside EPCOT's Test Track Gear Shop. It is free to use, needs no purchase,…
• A $29.99 junk journal and a $16.99 park-day checklist land at Riverside Depot — Walt Disney World has put a Disney junk journal and a "My Disney Day" checklist notepad on sale at Riverside Depot in Animal Kingdom, priced $29.99 and $16.99.…
• Mariachi Cobre now plays inside the Mexico pyramid, and Kidcot has taken the spot by the door — Mariachi Cobre, EPCOT's resident mariachi ensemble since 1982, has moved from its outdoor stage near La Cantina de San Angel to inside the Mexico Pavilion pyra…
• How Disney Live Entertainment programmed Solara's show on the Disney Destiny — Disney Cruise Line has released behind the scenes footage of Solara, the pumpkin tree in the Disney Destiny's Grand Hall, being programmed overnight and rehear…
• Disney Springs Turned Six of Its 19 Christmas Trees Interactive for the 2023 Stroll — The 2023 Disney Springs Christmas Tree Stroll presented by AdventHealth put 19 decorated trees across the district and made six of them respond to a wave of a…
• Disney's CFO Says Walt Disney World Attendance Beat Expectations and Defends the $219 Magic Kingdom Ticket — Speaking at a Goldman Sachs investor conference, Disney CFO Hugh Johnston said Orlando park attendance came in stronger than the company forecast last quarter…
• The Magic of Disney Animation is open at Hollywood Studios with augmented-reality photos, Olaf's drawing class, six character meets and a Wonderland playground — The Magic of Disney Animation opened September 14, 2026 at Disney's Hollywood Studios, inside the Sorcerer Hat building where Florida animators once drew Mulan…
• It's Tough to be a Bug! Closed After 26 Years in the Tree of Life Theater, and Zootopia Took Its Place — Walt Disney World set March 17, 2025 as the permanent final day for It's Tough to be a Bug!, the 3D show that had run inside the Tree of Life Theater since Dis…
• Two dry park days at Walt Disney World, then a 70 to 80 percent storm weekend — Rain chances at Walt Disney World sit at 20 to 30 percent on Thursday and Friday, the tail of the dry stretch that came in with a rare mid September Saharan du…
• Disney's own planning guide puts Walt Disney World's cheapest ticket dates in August and September — Disney has published its own answer to the most common Walt Disney World planning question, and it points at late summer: the lowest-priced days on the theme p…
• Drawn to Wonderland is built for ages 6 months to 5 years, Disney says — Disney has put a number on who Drawn to Wonderland is for: children from 6 months to 5 years old. The indoor Alice in Wonderland playground inside The Magic of…
• EPCOT's 2027 Flower & Garden Festival Runs March 10 to May 31, With Garden Rocks Back at America Gardens Theatre — Walt Disney World has set the 2027 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival for March 10 through May 31, an 83-day run that is a week shorter than 2026. Th…
• Disney gathers 60 characters for a picture day to open The Magic of Disney Animation — Disney Parks marked the September 14 opening of The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood Studios with a three-minute video of 60 characters assembli…
• Baymax Sipper Filled With Ani-Made Arrives in Animation Courtyard at Disney's Hollywood Studios — Disney's Hollywood Studios is selling a Baymax Sipper in the reimagined Animation Courtyard, served with Ani-Made, a mix of Minute Maid Premium Lemonade, DOLE…
• Jazzy Holidays at the Brown Derby Books September 17, With Bison Sliders and a Cranberry-Jalapeño Margarita on the Jollywood Nights Menu — Disney has posted the Jazzy Holidays page for Disney Jollywood Nights 2026 at The Hollywood Brown Derby: live jazz, craft cocktails and an event-exclusive smal…
• Walt Disney World's spring 2027 offers open today: rooms up to 35% off for Passholders, $250 a night off packages, and every After Hours night, price and ride through August 25 — Walt Disney World opened booking on September 10 for its 2027 winter and spring offers: up to 25% off Disney Resorts Collection rooms, up to 30% for Disney Vis…
• EPCOT's 2027 Festival of the Arts Runs January 15 to March 1, a Week Longer, With More Than 20 Food Studios and Lorcana's Scavenger Hunt Back — The 2027 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts presented by Disney Lorcana Trading Card Game runs January 15 through March 1, 2027, one week longer than the…
• Disney posts a full walkthrough of The Magic of Disney Animation, five days before it opens — Disney Parks has posted a six and a half minute point of view tour of The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood Studios, five days before the attract…
• Imagineers name the Easter eggs hidden inside The Magic of Disney Animation — Walt Disney Imagineering's WED Walks series has toured The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood Studios room by room, with Imagineers naming the det…
• Baymax Is the Decorator and Olaf Teaches the Drawing Class Inside The Magic of Disney Animation, Opening September 14 — Disney walked Orlando media through The Magic of Disney Animation at Disney's Hollywood Studios ahead of its September 14, 2026 opening. The walk-in recreation…
• Robin Roberts, Jason Kelce and Lacey Chabert Join EPCOT's 2026 Candlelight Processional Narrator Lineup — Disney has released the celebrity narrator schedule for the 2026 Candlelight Processional at EPCOT, running nightly from November 27 through December 30 during…
• Typhoon Lagoon Closes, the Railroad Goes Down September 28, and Tiana's Bayou Adventure Follows November 2 — Four things guests plan around close at Walt Disney World between September 9 and November 2: Disney's Typhoon Lagoon, the Walt Disney World Railroad, Scat Cat…
• Spilled Noodles and a Rat Trap: New Props Land in Two Scenes of Remy's Ratatouille Adventure — New set dressing has appeared in Remy's Ratatouille Adventure at EPCOT: an oversized box of spilled noodles and a rat trap in the extended kitchen scene, and a…
• A Tower Crane Now Stands Over Piston Peak, and Part of Cars Ridge Run Rally Will Sit Underground — The tower crane at the Piston Peak National Park construction site in Magic Kingdom now stands at full height, on the base and foundation poured back in July,…
• Candlelight Processional returns to EPCOT on November 27: narrators announced, packages book October 14 from $43 — Disney Parks confirmed on X that the Candlelight Processional opens November 27 with the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays presented by AdventHealth…