Walt Disney World News

Stitch Lands at Walt Disney World With Nine Themed Treats, Two Magic Shots and a Tomorrowland DJ Party — Walt Disney World and Disney Cruise Line pick up a Lilo & Stitch overlay beginning May 23, 2025, led by nine themed dishes and drinks across Magic Kingdom, Hol…
More Than a Dozen Rides and the Monorail Went Down at Once Across Walt Disney World on August 29, 2025 — Around 6 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2025, My Disney Experience showed attractions across Walt Disney World flipping to "temporarily closed" at the same time: R…
California Grill's $99 Prix Fixe, Dish by Dish: A New Honeycomb Fizz, Wagyu Strip Loin and a Terrace Seat for Happily Ever After — Disney Parks Blog's Disney Eats writers walked through a full dinner at California Grill on the top floor of Disney's Contemporary Resort: the $99 three-course…
Port Orleans Riverside's Royal Guest Rooms Trade Their Ornate Headboards for a Black-Light Bayou Mural — Disney's Port Orleans Resort Riverside has reopened its Royal Guest Rooms with a complete redesign that adds Princess Tiana artwork, a letter from Tiana set in…
Four Disney Villain Her Universe Athletic Dresses Arrive at $69.99, With a Crown Sewn Into the Hood — Her Universe athletic dresses inspired by the Evil Queen, Maleficent, the Queen of Hearts and Cruella de Vil have arrived at Once Upon a Time at Disney's Holly…
Grand Floridian Cafe Reservations Open for November 2, and the Calendar Says Dinner Only — Advance Dining Reservations for Grand Floridian Cafe are now bookable from November 2, 2026, with the restaurant's calendar updated to show 5pm to 9pm hours fr…
A Main Street Mickey Plush and a Four-Park Patch Backpack Join the 55th Anniversary Line — Disney has previewed two more pieces of Walt Disney World 55th Anniversary merchandise: a Mickey Mouse plush dressed as a citizen of Main Street, U.S.A. holdin…
Mickey Waffles Get Five New Flavours as Disney Adds Churro Fries and a 21-Piece Churro Box This Fall — Walt Disney World is adding five new Mickey waffle and pancake flavours across its value resort food courts, ten new churro items including maple bacon churro…
Disney Skyliner Closes for Refurbishment January 24–30, 2027, With Buses Covering the Gap — Walt Disney World's aerial gondola system will shut down for refurbishment from January 24 through January 30, 2027, with complimentary bus service replacing i…
Walt Disney World wait times in August 2026, hour by hour — Across 283,892 wait-time readings in August 2026, the average posted wait at Walt Disney World ran 11.1 min at 11 pm and 27.6 min at noon. The hour you arrive…
Walt Disney World hotel prices in August 2026, by resort — The cheapest four consecutive nights at a Walt Disney World hotel in August 2026 cost $117.51 a night at Disney's All-Star Sports Resort, and $580.50 at Disney…
Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels Extend Their $125 Fall Rate Through December 18 — The seven Official Walt Disney World hotels next to Disney Springs have extended their fall promotion: rates from $125 per night plus tax, bookable through Nov…
Three Villains Take the Number 71 on New $69.99 Jerseys at the Emporium — The Headless Horseman, Maleficent and Darth Maul each headline a new villain football jersey at Magic Kingdom's Emporium, all priced at $69.99 and all built ar…
DVC's First Wave Preview Puts Members Inside Lakeshore Lodge a Week Before It Opens — Disney Vacation Club has unveiled the Member "First Wave" Experience at Disney's Lakeshore Lodge, a four-day, three-night preview stay running June 24-27, 2027…
Disney Sets October 1 for Hurly-Burly at the BoardWalk and Publishes the Full Menu, With Prices — Hurly-Burly, the seaside-theater lounge taking over the former Jellyrolls space at Disney's BoardWalk, opens October 1 as a walk-up-only room with no reservati…
How to plan a Walt Disney World trip in 2026: every booking window that matters — Walt Disney World planning runs on a few hard windows: dining opens 60 days out, Lightning Lane Multi Pass seven days out for resort guests, and hotel and tick…
Disney Vacation Club sets a member 'First Wave' stay at Lakeshore Lodge for June 2027 — Disney Vacation Club will let eligible members stay at Disney's Lakeshore Lodge on June 24 to 27, 2027, four days before the Walt Disney World resort hotel ope…
Disney Lakeshore Lodge Will Open on Bay Lake in Summer 2027 With 967 Rooms and Waterfront Lake Houses — Disney Vacation Club has shared the first real detail on Disney Lakeshore Lodge, the nature-inspired resort proposed for the shores of Bay Lake. The 967-room p…
Emile's Fromage Montage adds three cheesecakes to EPCOT's eight-stop cheese stroll — The 2025 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival cheese hunt now spans eight qualifying dishes: five savory plates and three cheesecakes that are new this yea…
Timber Pilings Are In at the Magic Kingdom Ferry Dock as Disney Builds Room for a Fourth Boat — Wooden pilings have been cut and installed along the concrete section of the expanding ferryboat dock outside Magic Kingdom, with joists now reaching toward th…
A Crane Has Arrived at Disney's Contemporary Resort, Closing Most of the Fourth Floor Observation Deck — A large crane was spotted on the north side of Disney's Contemporary Resort on August 26, with the majority of the fourth floor observation deck blocked off by…
The Mad Hatter's Hat Is Unwrapped at the Grand Floridian Splash Pad, but the Water Is Still Off — The giant Mad Hatter hat water bucket at the Alice in Wonderland-themed splash pad at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa has been uncovered after being wrap…
The Turf Club Lounge reopens at Disney's Saratoga Springs on Aug. 31, and the Bar and Grill closes next — Disney Parks has confirmed that The Turf Club Lounge at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa reopens Aug. 31 after a refurbishment that began in early Apri…
Imagineering goes behind the walls at Piston Peak, Monstropolis and Tropical Americas — The newest episode of Walt Disney Imagineering's We Call It Imagineering series takes cameras inside four Walt Disney World construction projects: a second bal…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 names Villains Land, casts an Audio-Animatronic Walt into Carousel of Progress, and confirms the Everest Yeti will move again — At the D23 Experiences panel, Disney confirmed Villains Land as the official name of the Magic Kingdom expansion, named both Piston Peak attractions, revealed…
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…
From Skeptics to Believers: The Piston Peak Model That Has Magic Kingdom Fans Buzzing — A massive scale model of Piston Peak National Park at the 2026 D23 Expo is winning over fans skeptical of the Cars land replacing the Rivers of America at Magi…
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 five Walt Disney World projects have their own displays inside it. Imagineering: Horizons puts…
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…