Disney Tips Your Guide To A Great Disney Vacation

After almost three weeks, the Main Street Cinema at Disneyland Park has reopened. The historic entertainment venue on Main Street, U.S.A., is no longer showing the Sherman Brothers Tribute, So Much That We Share, and has instead returned to showing older Mickey Mouse cartoons. Main Street Cinema Reopens at Disneyland Park Credit: Disney Main Street Cinema reopened on August 31 ...

Stage shows have always played a bigger role in the Disney park experience than a lot of guests realize, offering a chance to sit down, cool off, and watch genuinely impressive storytelling unfold without the wait times attached to a headline attraction. For fans of Disneyland Paris specifically, one of the resort’s most celebrated shows is about to disappear from ...

Guests staying near EPCOT this week may want to prepare for a much later night than they originally planned. Walt Disney World has issued an official warning about upcoming fireworks testing at EPCOT that will stretch well beyond the park’s normal nighttime spectacular. While the notice currently appears at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, the noise could potentially reach several hotels ...

Magic Kingdom is in the middle of one of the biggest periods of change Frontierland has seen in decades. Guests have already watched longtime pieces of the land disappear as Walt Disney World prepares the area for its future. Now, another familiar Frontierland location has temporarily joined the closure list. The Diamond Horseshoe has closed its doors as Disney prepares ...

Walt Disney World has spent the last several years watching one of its biggest seasonal events become increasingly difficult to get into. Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party dates would disappear from the calendar. More nights would sell out. Eventually, Disney would have nothing left to sell. That pattern became so consistent that a complete sellout almost felt inevitable. Not anymore. Credit: ...

Guests staying at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT resort area can finally enjoy a much smoother commute to the theme parks this week. After unexpected maintenance delays stretched a brief closure past its target completion date, Disney has officially reopened the FriendShip Boat dock at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort. The return of full water transportation provides immediate convenience to resort guests, ...

When country music legend Dolly Parton passed away, fans around the world lost a beloved icon and an unmatched storyteller. But for those visiting her namesake theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, there is a quiet, hidden sanctuary offering a profoundly personal way to pay their respects. Nestled among the thrill rides and bustling pathways of Dollywood, this historic gathering ...

Guests heading to Magic Kingdom later this year will want to keep two upcoming closures in mind, especially if their vacation falls during the busy fall or holiday season. Walt Disney World has scheduled refurbishments for both Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and the Walt Disney World Railroad. The attractions won’t close on the same day, but their refurbishment schedules could overlap ...

When fans think of Star Wars: A New Hope (1977), Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), C-3PO (Anthony Daniels), R2-D2 (Kenny Baker), Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness), and Darth Vader (James Earl Jones) are among the characters who immediately come to mind. However, the 1977 movie is about to become considerably more ...

For decades, the ultimate Walt Disney World vacation hack was waiting until late August or September to visit. Once the back-to-school bell rang, the Florida theme parks transformed into ghost towns, offering walk-on wait times for the biggest attractions. Today, that legendary off-season is entirely extinct. Disney realized that empty walkways meant lost revenue, and executives systematically engineered a year-round ...