Commentary Archive
It has been several years since a night parade performed at Walt Disney World. In this post, we’ll address the rumors of a new night parade at Magic Kingdom or Disney’s Hollywood Studios, our thoughts on the loss of SpectroMagic (etc.), and more. (Updated March 17, 2024.) More than any change at Walt Disney World
In a new filing with the SEC, the Walt Disney Company has offered a breakdown on the allocation of its planned $60 billion investment in Parks & Resorts as part of a 10-year investment plan. This post shares the latest details, as the future of Walt Disney World and Disneyland start to come into focus.
Barbara Bouza, the President of Walt Disney Imagineering, has announced that she’s leaving the company. This post shares the news of her departure and offers commentary about what this could mean for the future of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and beyond. Bouza joined The Walt Disney Company in Summer 2020, a few months into the
Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in March 2024. It’s the second consecutive year he’s done an interview at the event, which features trends in the media industry–that was Iger’s primary focus, but he also said a few newsworthy things about Walt Disney World and Disneyland. During
Walt Disney World is planning a mystery celebration for Summer 2024. We’ve been speculating about the likelihood of a new special event at EPCOT for the last several months, and now there’s at least partial confirmation of something happening via a casting call for Encanto entertainment. Our suspicions of this began back when Walt Disney World announced the start
I’m not going to tell you that Walt Disney World is not a rip-off. What I am going to tell you is that the recent survey ranking Walt Disney World as the #1 rip-off of United States tourist attractions is, itself, a rip-off. That’s right, the survey is the rip-off. It’s possible that you’ve seen
We have been begging for a Disney Afternoon or 90s Nostalgia Nite at Walt Disney World or Disneyland. That is the theme we know would “speak to” the infamous Childless Millennials–or Disney Adults of the parental or kid-free variety–with disposable income and sentimentality for their formative years. Well, it seems like Disney has heard us (kinda, sorta)
“When will Walt Disney World release 2024 dates for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party?” and “will tickets for MNSSHP go on sale soon?” are common reader questions. We’ll try to answer based on what we know based on historical announcement dates, past demand, and more. As with all of these speculative posts, we’ll start
Disney has launched a dazzling drone spectacular that pays tribute to Main Street Electrical Parade. This shares a first look at the awe-inspiring nighttime light parade in the sky, along with our list of 6 reasons why something similar is likely on the horizon at Walt Disney World. (Updated February 22, 2024.) Disney Symphony of
With the opening of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Summer 2024, Magic Kingdom is set to have the two newest attractions at Walt Disney World in that and TRON Lightcycle Run. This post runs through arguments for and against the new Princess and the Frog water ride getting boarding groups. If Tiana’s Bayou Adventure gets a
To paraphrase the lead actor of the American Adventure, nothing is certain in life except death, taxes and fan controversy surrounding every change made by Walt Disney World. It could be the replacement of Primeval Whirl or Electric Umbrella and you’re still going to find a certain subset of fans who are upset. Nostalgia is