News & Rumors Archive
June is the huge month of the year at Walt Disney World, but May 2024 is no slouch. While the “be fair to Florida” crew is currently out in full force, envious of all the characters and everything else coming to California for Pixar Fest, it’s actually shaping up to be a decently big summer at
Disney announced that a new attraction based on the world of Wreck-It Ralph will debut at Tomorrowland in Tokyo Disneyland during fiscal year 2026 or later. This shares full details and concept art, plus extensive commentary–including the “Walt Disney World Connection” (and there are a couple big ones) for those who don’t have plans to
This Walt Disney World ride refurbishment calendar lists the closure schedule for 2024 and 2025 at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios & Animal Kingdom. Attractions close for routine maintenance, safety upgrades, improvements, and reimaginings. (Updated April 26, 2024.) While no one wants attraction downtime during their trip to Walt Disney World, refurbishments are necessary to
Pixar Fest is a celebration featuring fireworks, a brand-new daytime parade, dance parties, and other entertainment at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure–plus a huge lineup of seasonal snacks, merchandise & more. Now we know that the “and more” includes a variety of new characters from some of the studio’s more recent movies that previously haven’t
For the first time in 5 years, it’s going to be a blockbuster summer at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea. Not only are the parks finally getting back to 2019 normalcy, but there’s also a bunch of new offerings–including the opening of the biggest expansion in Disney history–that debut in the coming months. This offers a
Walt Disney World has filed a long construction permit for a location corresponding with the Imagination Pavilion. This post covers details of the permit and reasons both for and against it being for Journey into Imagination 4.0, along with possible alternative projects for the permit. Some words of warning: the rumor mill is going to
Walt Disney World announced details & dates for the 2024 EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, which is the park’s flagship foodie event of the year. This shares all of the news and our commentary about certain interesting changes for this year’s popular celebration of the culinary arts. Let’s start with the basics. The 2024
Walt Disney World has announced a new reimagined stage show will replace Country Bear Jamboree at Magic Kingdom. This post shares everything we know about changes to the iconic attraction: CBJ’s opening timeframe, and concept art. Plus comprehensive commentary and our conflicted feelings about the Bear Band doing a new act. (Updated April 22, 2024.)
Walt Disney World has revealed details about some of the new perks and freebies during V.I.PASSHOLDER Days, including a return of the fan-favorite lounge at EPCOT, discounts, magnet details & more. This covers everything we know so far, plus some speculation, and thoughts on the lounge moving to Morocco from Sunshine Seasons. (Updated April 22,
Walt Disney World has announced a new interactive experience called “Smellephants on Parade.” Coming to Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom, “Smellephants on Parade” will be a family-friendly “search and sniff” adventure in Storybook Circus. (Updated April 22, 2024.) No need to check the calendar, it’s not April 1st. Yes, this is real. As you can see from
In its third year, the Michelin Guide Florida has awarded Stars to 9 new restaurants in the Orlando, Tampa and Miami areas. For the first time ever, one of the Michelin-Starred restaurants is at Walt Disney World! This post covers the restaurants in around around WDW that received recognition, Bib Gourmand distinctions, or snubs from
