Walt Disney World News

• Heinz Is Headed for the Parks: Disney Signs a Multiyear Kraft Heinz Alliance — The Walt Disney Company and Kraft Heinz have signed a multiyear strategic alliance covering 10 brands, including Heinz, Philadelphia and Kraft Mac and Cheese,…
• Your Guide to Shopping at D23 2026: Every Store, Exclusive, and How to Get In — D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event returns to Anaheim from August 14 to 16, 2026, with its biggest shopping lineup yet. Returning favorites like the D23 Market…
• Five Walt Disney World Chefs on What Actually Makes a Park Meal Memorable — Walt Disney World spotlighted five chefs for National Culinary Arts Month, from a Be Our Guest sous chef leading nearly 100 cast members to a chocolatier at Th…
• Disney Store Opens Its Mickey Family Halloween Collection July 27 — Disney Store launches the Mickey Family Halloween Collection on July 27, with select pieces reaching Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort shops. The…
• Alice in Wonderland Afternoon Tea Returns to the Grand Floridian's Garden View Lounge — The Garden View Lounge at Disney's Grand Floridian has reopened with an Alice in Wonderland themed afternoon tea, pairing eight Twinings blends with a three-ti…
• Air Taxis at MCO: Orlando's Airport Is Building a Landing Pad, and Disney Travelers Are Watching — Orlando International Airport is building a temporary "vertistop" for electric air taxis, with demonstration flights possible by the end of the year pending FA…
• The Vine Finally Fights Back: Lorcana's Attack of the Vine Closes a Year-Long Story and Rotates the Format — Ravensburger's next Disney Lorcana set, Attack of the Vine!, caps a year-long storyline and introduces glimmers from Pixar's Up, Monsters, Inc., and Turning Re…
• Marvel Comics Is Leaving New York for Burbank After Nearly 90 Years — Marvel told staff at a New York town hall that its comics publishing division is relocating to Burbank, California, moving just over 100 employees by July 2027…
• Darth Vader Drafted by the Raiders: Inside the Disney and Champion NFL Collection — Disney, the NFL, Champion, and Fanatics unveiled the Disney | Champion NFL Collection at Fanatics Fest NYC, pairing eight teams with characters including Darth…
• Mickey and friends tennis plush take the court in Disney Store's new video — Disney Store staged a plush tennis match in a new video on X, sending its Mickey and friends tennis plush through a full rally under the caption "Game. Set. Cu…
• ColourPop's Little Mermaid makeup collection lands at Disney Store — Disney Store now carries the ColourPop x Disney's The Little Mermaid collection, an under-the-sea makeup line themed to Ariel. The lineup includes an Under the…
• Disney and Dole debut new DOLE Whip treats for DOLE Whip Day and their 50th anniversary — Disney and Dole are marking National DOLE Whip Day on July 16 with a run of new pineapple and peach creations across both U.S. resorts. Disneyland gets an excl…
• Disney Store puts a $99 Partners figure on shelves July 14 — Disney Store's new Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse Partners Figure recreates the hub statue from the Disney parks at desktop size. Priced at $99 with a copper-ton…
• The Muppets Studio Signature Collection heads to Mickey's of Glendale for D23 2026 — The Muppets Studio Signature Collection is coming to the Mickey's of Glendale pop-up at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, running August 14 to 16, 2026, in A…
• Disney Store brings the parks' castles home with Light-Up Snow Globes — Disney Store's new Sleeping Beauty Castle and Cinderella Castle Light-Up Snow Globes turn the Disneyland and Magic Kingdom landmarks into illuminated display p…
• Where to Find Disney PhotoPass at Walt Disney World, From the Parks to Disney Springs — Disney PhotoPass photographers are stationed at more than 175 spots across Walt Disney World's four theme parks, plus resort-hotel portrait sessions and a walk…
• Alice in Wonderland Urupocha-chan Plush Hop to Disney Store on July 14 — Disney Store will release its Alice in Wonderland Urupocha-chan plush on July 14, announcing the date with a stop-motion garden teaser on X. The palm-sized Jap…
• Behind the Build: How Disney's 350 New Fort Wilderness Cabins Come Together — Disney is building more than 350 new cabins at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort for Disney Vacation Club members and guests, prefabricated off-site in an Orland…
• Disney Sets Its Comic-Con 2026 Slate: Percy Jackson Opens Hall H, Hulu Animayhem Takes Over the Gaslamp — Disney Entertainment Television has locked in its San Diego Comic-Con 2026 plans. Percy Jackson and the Olympians opens Hall H on Thursday, July 23, Hulu Anima…
• Spy School Is Becoming a Disney+ Series From Chuck Creator Chris Fedak and Ryan Reynolds' Maximum Effort — Disney+ is developing Spy School, a drama based on Stuart Gibbs' bestselling middle-grade books about a kid recruited into a CIA academy disguised as a science…
• Fort Wilderness Expands Its Meadow Swimmin' Pool and Refreshes the Reception Outpost — Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground has expanded its Meadow Swimmin' Pool with a new zero-entry pool and more deck space, and refreshed the Receptio…
• Disney Store Teases an Alice in Wonderland 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Doll, Revealing July 14 — Disney Store has teased an Alice in Wonderland 75th Anniversary Limited Edition Doll, with a full reveal set for July 14 to mark 75 years of the 1951 animated…
• Josh Gad Grills Disney's Josh D'Amaro on His First 100 Days — With the Questions Fans Actually Want — Actor Josh Gad — the voice of Olaf — turned interviewer to mark Disney's Josh D'Amaro's first 100 days, trading corporate talk for fan-first questions. In the…
• Star Wars: The Experience Exhibition Sets World Premiere at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute — The Franklin Institute has announced STAR WARS: The Experience – A Journey Through the Galaxy, a new exhibition making its world premiere in Philadelphia on Fe…
• planDisney's 2027 Panel Search Opens July 10: How Fans Can Apply — Disney's annual hunt for its next class of planDisney panelists is here. Applications for the 2027 panel open at noon EST on July 10, 2026, and close July 15,…
• Toy Story x Crocs Styles Land at Disney Store on July 13 — Disney Store is bringing the Toy Story collection from Crocs to shopDisney on July 13. The lineup turns Sheriff Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, and the Aliens i…
• GANNI x Disney Send Daisy Duck and Minnie Mouse to Paris in Final Capsule Drop — GANNI and Disney have released the third and final chapter of their Daisy Duck collaboration: a 12-piece Parisian capsule co-starring Minnie Mouse. The drop cl…
• Duffy & Friends Collection Heads to Mickey's of Glendale at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event — Disney Parks has teased a whimsical, pastel Duffy & Friends collection debuting at Mickey's of Glendale during D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, August 14-16…
• Hallmark and Walt Disney World Team Up for "Holiday Ever After," a First-Ever Christmas Movie Filmed at the Resort — Disney Parks teased "Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True," the first original movie created jointly by Hallmark Channel and Walt Disney World. La…
• The Bradford Exchange Unveils a Light-Up, Musical Alice in Wonderland Glitter Globe — The Bradford Exchange has unveiled the Disney Alice in Wonderland Illuminated Musical Glitter Globe, an officially licensed collectible whose Cheshire Cat ligh…
• Air Force Flyover Salutes America's 250th Over Magic Kingdom and EPCOT — With Toy Story Stars Aboard — Disney Parks has released an official recap of the U.S. Air Force Reserve flyover that soared over Magic Kingdom and EPCOT on July 4, 2026, honoring America's…
• Up to 60% Off: Disney Store's Twice Upon a Year Sale Deepens Its Summer Markdowns — Disney Store's biannual Twice Upon a Year sale now offers up to 60% off when shoppers stack an extra 25% off with the code EXTRA25, plus free shipping on order…
• Old Favorites, New Magic: The Walt Disney World Attractions Fans Most Want Refreshed Next — After recent reinvestments in Big Thunder Mountain, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, and Animation Courtyard, we look at the Walt Disney World attractions a…
• Mickey's of Glendale Returns to D23 2026 With a New Walt Disney Imagineering Color Block Collection — The Imagineers-only campus shop Mickey's of Glendale is heading back to D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event this August with multiple new collections. First up…
• Kitchen Fire at Disney World's Dolphin Hotel Forces Evacuation, Shutters Bourbon Steak Indefinitely — A kitchen fire at the Walt Disney World Dolphin hotel sent smoke over the resort Thursday, prompting a brief evacuation of the lobby and several guest-room flo…
• Pixar’s Jay Ward Marks 20 Years of “Cars” With a Walt Disney Family Museum Talk This July — The Walt Disney Family Museum is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Disney and Pixar’s Cars with a July 25 theater talk featuring franchise creative director…
• Bourbon Steak Closed After Small Kitchen Fire Prompts Brief Evacuation at the Walt Disney World Dolphin — A small fire broke out Thursday in the kitchen of Bourbon Steak at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort, briefly forcing an evacuation of the lobby and some gu…
• "Aquamarine" Is Becoming a Disney+ Series — and Emma Roberts Is Returning — The 2006 cult-favorite mermaid movie "Aquamarine" is getting a series adaptation at Disney+ and Disney Channel, with original star Emma Roberts returning to gu…
• Disney Fans Rush to Plan Holiday Trips as Disney World Unveils New Discounts for Disney+ Subscribers and Passholders — Walt Disney World has announced new 2026 holiday discounts that open for booking June 25, headlined by a free Park Hopper add-on for Disney+ subscribers and ro…
• Holidays at Disney World 2026: Park-by-Park Guide to Christmas Lights, Shows, Santa, and New Deals — Walt Disney World’s 2026 holiday season runs November 13 through January 6, 2027, with festive entertainment, decor, and food across all four parks, Disney Spr…
• Disney Store Pilots an AI Personal Shopping Assistant in Its iOS App — Disney Store is piloting an AI Personal Shopping Assistant inside its iOS app, giving select guests a conversational way to find gifts, style Disney Parks outf…
• D23 Returns to Walt's Hometown: Bill Farmer to Host "Marceline Magic" This September — D23 is heading back to Marceline, Missouri — Walt Disney's boyhood home — for a two-day "Marceline Magic" event on September 18–19, 2026, hosted by Disney Lege…
• Disney Store Times Square Launches Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes Event With Exclusive NYC Plush, Pins, and Snow Globes — Disney Store Times Square is celebrating the launch of Magic: The Gathering | Marvel Super Heroes with an in-store event on June 19 featuring welcome decks, ar…
• New Experiences Coming to Disney's BoardWalk: Hurly-Burly Lounge and Basin Shop Debut in Late 2026 — Disney's BoardWalk at Walt Disney World is getting two new experiences starting in late 2026 — Hurly-Burly, a day-to-night seaside theatre lounge, and Basin on…
• Collectors Are Buzzing Over Disney and Starbucks' New 'Disney Parks Series' Tumblers and Their 36 Mystery Pins — Disney and Starbucks have reunited for the Disney Parks Series, a limited run of six 24-ounce travel tumblers — one for each U.S. theme park — each bundled wit…
• Muppet Mayhem Brings Kermit to Disney's Hollywood Studios: Every Walt Disney World Passholder Perk Right Now — Walt Disney World's Annual Passholder board now leads with a Kermit the Frog magnet, a Key Lime Kermit Milk Shake and an exclusive PhotoPass Magic Shot at Disn…
• Grand Floridian Cafe to Close for Refurbishment Through Fall 2026, Brunch Moves to Cítricos — Walt Disney World's Grand Floridian Cafe will temporarily close from mid-July through October 2026 for refurbishment, with brunch relocating to Cítricos. The c…
• Disney's Decade-Long Tax Fight Hits the Streets as Union Members Knock on 40,000 Orange County Doors — Disney union members are canvassing Orange County to spotlight the company's long-running property tax lawsuits, which they argue threaten funding for public s…
• Walt Disney World Hotels Roll Out a 2026 Teacher Discount — Plus a “Cool Kids’ Summer” of New Attractions — The seven Disney Springs Resort Area Hotels are offering U.S. and Canadian teachers up to 25% off best available rates for summer 2026 stays, bookable May 11–A…
• Walt Disney World Lightning Lane Passes Explained: Multi, Single & Premier — Walt Disney World's Lightning Lane system lets guests plan shorter waits before they arrive through three options: Multi Pass (up to 3 experiences), Single Pas…