Disney Filed a Permit in Adventureland That Doesn't Expire Until 2028
Orange County document 20260523344 describes the work in two words and runs to August 2028. Here is what it actually says, what it does not, and what we think it is.
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We Re-Checked 15,623 Disney World Food Prices. 2,364 of Them Went Up.
We take a snapshot of every Disney World menu price and keep it. Between 13 August and 11 October, 2,364 items went up, 91 came down, and just under half of what moved was outside the parks entirely.
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Twelve Years of Boo To You: What Changed, What Didn't, and What We Miss
We watched a 2014 recording of Mickey's Boo To You Halloween Parade against our own footage from September, float for float. About a third of the parade has been rebuilt, one float is gone entirely, and the ending is not the ending anymore.
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The Magic of Disney Animation Is Open at Hollywood Studios: Every Room, in Photos
The Magic of Disney Animation opened September 14 in Hollywood Studios' original animation building. We walked every room the day before it opened: the gallery where the art moves, Olaf Draws, a Mary Blair playground, the Once Upon a Studio theater, and plenty of covered stroller parking.
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Disney Finally Added the Props It Promised to Remy's Ratatouille Adventure — Ten Months Later
Two new props appeared on Remy's Ratatouille Adventure on 4 September, hiding the screen seams the 3D glasses used to disguise. Disney promised them in October 2025. Paris got new projectors and a whole new queue scene.
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Only One New Disney World Hotel Has a Confirmed Opening Date — Here's What That Tells You
Ask what hotels are opening at Walt Disney World and you get a long answer full of maybes. The honest version is short: one hotel, one date, and three booking windows in October.
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Disney Gave a Look Behind the Construction Walls — and One Detail Everyone Is Getting Wrong
A construction update across five Walt Disney World expansion projects, one opening date three weeks away, and a correction on a land name that several outlets have reported incorrectly this week.
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Disney Just Showed the Inside of Lakeshore Lodge — All 967 Rooms, and When You Can Book
Disney released the first look inside Lakeshore Lodge, and this one comes with the numbers attached: 967 rooms, ten room categories with sleeping capacities, a 1 July 2027 opening, and three booking dates in October.
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Every Single Thing Disney Announced at the D23 Parks Showcase - Figment, Villains Land, and 20 More
Disney faked the ending, then brought back Dreamfinder. Plus Villains Land's two rides, Monstropolis opening early, Harrison Ford's animatronic face, a fixed Yeti, and everything else from Saturday night's Experiences showcase.
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Walt Disney World Crowd Calendar: The Rest of 2026
Our month-by-month breakdown of Disney World crowds from July through December 2026, color-coded from Calm to Peak, with the big dates called out.
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Disney Gift Cards Quietly Stopped Working at Some Disney Springs Stores
Vera Bradley and Zara no longer take Disney Gift Cards - here's which stores still do, and why the change only hits third-party retailers.
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First Real Look at Villains Land: Disney Shows a Model of Magic Kingdom's "Dark Forest"
A 19-foot model and sculpted trees straight out of Snow White's 1937 nightmare forest - Disney's first physical reveal of the largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history.
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Disney Put Walt Himself in the New Carousel of Progress - and Moved the Whole Timeline Forward
Revealed at D23: the rotating theater and the song stay, but every act jumps decades forward - and an Audio-Animatronic Walt Disney now opens the show.
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Everything That's Happened at Disney Parks in 2026 (So Far)
A new CEO from the parks, four headline reopenings, two classic closures, a $60 billion buildout, and a D23 with Walt himself - the whole year, in one place.
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We Tracked 15,665 Disney World Menu Prices for Three Weeks. Here's Every One That Changed.
We saved every price on every Disney World menu on July 20 and again on August 13 — 15,665 matched items. 46 changed. Here's the full list.
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Disney World Is Offering Up to 40% Off Hotel Rooms Through October 3 — Here's Who Actually Qualifies
Disney quietly rolled out room discounts for late summer and early fall 2026. The best rates go to Passholders and Florida residents, but there's a general-public deal too. Here's the breakdown.
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EPCOT's Food & Wine Festival Returns August 27 — Here's What's Worth Planning Around
The longest festival on the EPCOT calendar runs nearly three months this year, with a stacked Eat to the Beat concert lineup and the usual eat-around-the-world marketplaces. Here's the plan.
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Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress Goes Dark for Its Biggest Overhaul Since 1975
The Magic Kingdom classic closed July 6 and won't reopen until 2027, when all four scenes will be replaced and a Walt Disney audio-animatronic will open the show.
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Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Returns August 7 — Here's the 2026 Lineup
Magic Kingdom's after-hours Halloween party is back for 38 select nights, with a new Stitch dance party joining the Boo-to-You Parade and the Not-So-Spooky fireworks.
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EPCOT's Canada Pavilion Just Got Its Biggest Menu Change in Years — Poutine, Canadian Beer, and a New Name
Refreshment Port is gone. La Poutinerie opened July 1 in its place with a full poutine menu, Canadian craft beer, and boozy slushies — here's exactly what's on it and what it costs.
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