Walt Disney World is being uncharacteristically generous with park hours extensions right now, a trend that’s continuing into the not-so-popular start of Party Season. This opens doors for our favorite zig when they zag savvy strategies, especially at Magic Kingdom. Here’s what we’re seeing, recommendations for beating crowds and visiting when the parks are dead. Let’s begin at the end…of the day. From now through August 6, 2026, Magic Kingdom’s closing time…

Walt Disney World has added another hotel refurbishment for 2026 and 2027 to the construction calendar, this time at Coronado Springs Resort. As presently announced, the project probably won’t concern most guests, as appears confined to the convention center. However, the work will likely continue beyond what’s currently calendared, with room refreshes into 2028. In the last few years, Walt Disney World has done a pretty good job of ‘catching up’…