News & Rumors Archive
Walt Disney World has introduced new special offers on two different discounted multi-Day ‘Magic’ tickets for Spring to Fall 2024 available for the general public to purchase that don’t require reservations. This shares details about the deal and whether it’s too good to be true, plus our commentary about why it’s being offered and if
DisneylandForward took a crucial step towards becoming reality, with the City of Anaheim Planning Commission approving the proposal by a 5-1 vote after almost three years of reviews and analysis. This covers highlights of the meeting and what Disney has promised as part of its 10-year plan that will bring new theme park, retail, and
Disney has announced more upgrades to the Advance Dining Reservations systems at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland, which will simplify and improve the search for restaurant availability. Here we’ll share the news and offer commentary about these updates, and the potential impact on ADR availability. (Updated March 11, 2024.) This is actually the third
Walt Disney World has announced the ‘Play Pavilion’ will replace Wonders of Life at EPCOT. This post shares basic info, concept art, construction progress (or lack thereof), and commentary about this news related to the overhaul of the former Future World. (Updated March 11, 2024.) This new pavilion will replace the defunct Wonders of Life,
Walt Disney World has extended hours at Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios & Animal Kingdom for the peak of Spring Break season through Easter week in late March 2024. This covers the additions plus zig when they zag strategy for the parks and everything else you should know. We’ll start with the latest release of new
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
Walt Disney World has announced a pool closure of Stormalong Bay at Yacht & Beach Club Resorts in 2025. This covers dates & details, plus other info about ongoing & upcoming construction work around Crescent Lake, recommendations for those planning vacations during this timeframe, and more. (Updated March 8, 2024.) Let’s start with the big news,
Walt Disney World’s springtime event, the 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, is now underway. With this, the Live Entertainment and WDW Horticulture teams have shared a few secrets about the latest additions. We thought this was fun and fascinating, so we wanted to share this look behind the seeds, if you will, at new
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
Disney has announced new characters and destinations coming to Star Tours – The Adventures Continue at Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and Paris. This post shares a look at who, what, and where you’ll soon encounter on the Star Wars ride. Imagineer Scott Trowbridge first teased new stories and characters for Star Tours during Star Wars