Walt Disney World News

• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• Walt Disney World brings a Disney Princess celebration to Give Kids The World for World Princess Week — Walt Disney World hosted a Disney Princess celebration for wish kids at Give Kids The World Village during World Princess Week, with lantern crafting led by Ra…
• Disney's Airport Luggage Transfer sends your bags between Orlando International and your resort — Walt Disney World's Airport Luggage Transfer service moves checked bags between Orlando International Airport and participating Disney Resorts Collection hotel…
• D23 Showcase Puts Walt Disney World Front and Center: Yeti Revival, Monstropolis in 2027, and a New Journey Into Imagination — The Horizons: Disney Experiences Showcase at D23 delivered a run of Walt Disney World announcements, including the return of a fully animated Yeti inside Exped…
• Signature Portrait Sessions Bring $399 Private Photo Shoots to the Grand Floridian and Polynesian — Walt Disney World is taking online bookings for Signature Portrait Sessions, private 40-minute shoots with Disney PhotoPass photographers at Disney's Grand Flo…
• Scaffolding Moves to the Contemporary's Bay Lake Side as the Refurbishment Stretches Toward 2027 — New scaffolding and green construction walls have appeared on the Bay Lake side of Disney's Contemporary Resort, near the southern end of the A-frame tower by…
• Piston Peak's 19 Foot Model Headlines Four Walt Disney World Lands at Imagineering's D23 Pavilion — Walt Disney Imagineering built its largest D23 pavilion yet, and Walt Disney World takes up a big share of it. Imagineering: Horizons puts a 19 by 19 foot Pist…
• Passholders Line Up for a Free Kermit Magnet as Disney World Stretches Its Perks Into Fall — Walt Disney World is giving Annual Passholders a free Kermit the Frog magnet, a free PhotoPass Magic Shot and a key lime milkshake at Disney's Hollywood Studio…
• Disney's D23 'Horizons' showcase streams live Saturday with four Walt Disney World Imagineers — Disney Parks confirmed that Horizons: A Carousel of Progress streams live on Disney+ on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. PT, 10 p.m. ET, hosted by Neil Patrick Harr…
• Cool KIDS' SUMMER Returns to Walt Disney World With a Free Water Park Day and Discounted Tickets — Walt Disney World is running Cool KIDS' SUMMER from May 26 through September 8, 2026, with attraction refreshes and limited-time family experiences. The offers…
• A Quiet Permit Approval Points to More Parking at Disney's Grand Floridian — The South Florida Water Management District has approved Disney's plan to modify the parking lots at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. The permit covers a…
• Warrior Games Return to ESPN Wide World of Sports in August 2027 With Nearly 200 Competitors — The Warrior Games, the national adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill and injured service members, will return to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at W…
• Disney counts down five hidden details in the refurbished Treehouse Villas — Disney Vacation Club's Details We Dig series has posted an official walkthrough of the refurbished three-bedroom Treehouse Villas at Disney's Saratoga Springs…
• Disney Says Disney World Had a Standout Quarter as Domestic Park Attendance Rises 3 Percent — Disney's third-quarter earnings report put domestic theme park attendance up 3 percent and singled out Walt Disney World as a standout, crediting domestic tour…
• A fifth Disney World park is now allowed on paper: what the district actually approved — The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District approved the land development regulations behind its 2045 comprehensive plan on July 24, clearing the way for on…
• Three restaurants and a fireworks lounge: the first look inside Disney's Lakeshore Lodge — New interior concept art for Disney's Lakeshore Lodge reveals a Pocahontas-inspired lobby with a fiber-optic river floor, three opening restaurants, and Dandel…
• More than 50 dishes for one causeway: the Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic sets its 2026 menus — The 17th annual Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic returns Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21 with more than 50 dishes and ove…
• ESPN8: The Ocho Returns to Walt Disney World August 7 With 10 Live Events and Free Admission — ESPN8: The Ocho comes back to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on Friday, August 7, with 10 live competitions running from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Donk Toss, Roofba…
• Disney names Dandelion Terrace, the fireworks lounge coming to Lakeshore Lodge — Disney Parks named the Bay Lake room built for fireworks watching: Dandelion Terrace, a two-story lounge at Disney's Lakeshore Lodge. Despite the Magic Kingdom…
• Six More Resorts Join Disney World's Construction Calendar, and Guests Are Rechecking Their Plans — Animal Kingdom Lodge, Beach Club, Coronado Springs, Fort Wilderness, Old Key West and Yacht Club have all been added to Walt Disney World's hotel refurbishment…
• Meet Joe Schott, the Jungle Cruise Skipper Now Running Walt Disney World — Joe Schott is president of Walt Disney World Resort, the largest single site employer in the United States, with roughly 80,000 cast members across four theme…
• Extended Evening Theme Park Hours Will Run Through 2027: Every Eligible Hotel and Attraction — Walt Disney World has confirmed that extended evening theme park hours, the after-hours benefit for guests staying at Disney Deluxe and Deluxe Villa resorts, w…
• Cool KIDS' SUMMER Makes Check-In Day Worth Arriving Early For at Walt Disney World — Four Walt Disney World resorts are running Cool KIDS' SUMMER through September 8, 2026, with hosted pool parties, a lobby library, pajama story time and kids-o…
• Booking Opens March 21 for The Cabins at Disney's Fort Wilderness, With the First Loop Opening July 1 — Reservations for the new one-bedroom cabin villas at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort open to all guests on March 21, following a two-day head start for Disney…
• First Look at the 2024 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend Merchandise — runDisney has revealed the official merchandise for the 2024 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend, returning to Walt Disney World Resort February 22 through 2…
• Five Things to Know Before Your First runDisney Race Weekend — A planDisney podcast episode walks first-timers through what a runDisney weekend actually involves, from free Jeff Galloway training programs to the Health & F…
• First Look at the 2024 runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend Merchandise — runDisney has shown off the official merchandise for the 2024 Springtime Surprise Weekend, the final race weekend of the 2023-2024 season. The lineup covers pe…
• runDisney Marks Global Running Day With Printable Bibs, Virtual 5Ks and 16 Miles of Resort Trails — runDisney is marking Global Running Day on June 5 with free printable race bibs and mile markers, open spots in the snack-themed 2024 Virtual Series, and a rem…
• runDisney Unwraps the 2024 Virtual 12Ks of Christmas Medals, With Registration Opening July 9 — runDisney has revealed the medals for the 2024 Virtual 12Ks of Christmas, a series of three festive 4K races plus a challenge medal. Each medal doubles as a Ch…
• Tiana's Bayou Adventure Opens at Magic Kingdom, With New Wallpapers to Match — Tiana's Bayou Adventure is now open to all guests at Magic Kingdom Park, bringing New Orleans styling, live jazz influence and new Audio-Animatronics to Fronti…
• National DOLE Whip Day: Three New Wallpapers and 40 Years of a Walt Disney World Staple — National DOLE Whip Day falls on July 18, and Disney has released three new tropical wallpapers to mark it. The soft-serve has been on Disney park menus for mor…
• First Look: The 2025 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Finisher Medals — runDisney has revealed the finisher medals for the 2025 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, running January 8 through 12, 2025. The set leans on vintage athlet…
• Disney Vacation Club Sales for the Polynesian Island Tower Open Oct. 1 for Members, Oct. 29 to the Public — Disney Vacation Club has set its sales calendar for Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows: current members can buy in starting October 1, with…
• Island Tower Opens Dec. 17 at Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows, 58 Years After the First Sketch — Island Tower at Disney's Polynesian Villas & Bungalows opens December 17 on the shores of Seven Seas Lagoon, finishing an idea Imagineers first drew in the 196…
• MagicBand+ and Early Theme Park Entry: What planDisney Panelists Tell First-Time Guests — Two of the most common questions planDisney receives are what MagicBand+ actually does and what Early Theme Park Entry covers. Panelists Kay and Wes worked thr…
• Guests Do the Math on 2027 as Magic Kingdom Peak-Day Tickets Push a Family of Four Past $900 — Walt Disney World's 2027 calendar prices a peak-day Magic Kingdom ticket at $219 for guests 10 and older, bringing a family of four to $932 with tax. That is t…
• Imagineer That! asks Walt Disney Imagineering how you actually become an Imagineer — The newest episode of Walt Disney Imagineering's YouTube series Imagineer That! answers its most-asked question, and the answer is that more than 150 disciplin…
• Cutie Ghost Halloween Collection Returns in Pastel Pink, Hitting Walt Disney World August 3 — The Cutie Ghost collection is back for a second Halloween with a pastel pink and orange palette across apparel, ear headbands, bags, jewelry and home decor. It…
• Disney's official Caribbean Beach Resort tour: rooms, pools, dining and the Skyliner hub — Disney Parks released a full tour of Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, walking through a king bed room, a two queen room with a pull-down fifth sleeper, the Fue…
• Halloween Town Carved in Ice: The Nightmare Before Christmas Joins ice!'s Biggest Holiday Lineup Yet — Marriott International is expanding ice!, the hand-carved frozen Christmas walkthrough, to eight resorts this holiday season with three new themes, including D…
• Imagineering turns Tom Morrow 2.0 into merch with a new Imagineer That! collection at D23 — Disney Parks revealed an Imagineer That! merchandise collection inspired by Tom Morrow 2.0, the robot host of Walt Disney Imagineering's explainer series, comi…
• Coast to Coast Disney Deals for 2026: Every Offer on the Table at Walt Disney World, Disneyland and Disney Cruise Line — Disney has refreshed its 2026 offer lineup with four-park Walt Disney World tickets from $109 a day, up to 30 percent off resort hotels, a free water park day,…
• Disney Store's 2026 Mickey Family Halloween Collection Arrives July 27 — Disney Store drops its Mickey Mouse Family Halloween collection on July 27 at midnight Pacific, three months ahead of the holiday. The roughly 25-piece range s…
• Inside the BDX droids' droidspeak: a look from Walt Disney Imagineering — Walt Disney Imagineering shared a short behind-the-scenes clip on how the BDX droids' droidspeak is voiced and sound-designed. The free-roaming robots currentl…
• Meet the California Grill Lead Sushi Chef Who Reads the Table Before He Builds the Roll — Jose Fernandez Daboin covered a sushi station on short notice years ago and never went back to the hot line. Now lead sushi chef at California Grill, he studie…
• 850 Acres and a 400-Acre Blank Space: Why the Fifth-Gate Rumor Is Back — A 600 page Walt Disney World development agreement headed to the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District sets aside up to 850 acres and leaves room for a fi…
• Disney and Kraft Heinz Strike a Multi-Year Alliance Spanning Parks, Cruises, and Streaming — The Walt Disney Company and Kraft Heinz have announced a long-term strategic alliance that brings ten Kraft Heinz brands, including HEINZ and Kraft Mac & Chees…