Walt Disney World Resort is making some big changes in Toy Story Land. While Toy Story Land is a firm fixture at Disney’s Hollywood Studios today, it’s still less than 10 years old. The area was first announced at the D23 Expo in 2015, marking a major shift in the park’s transformation away from its original working studio concept. The ...
Read More »Disney Finally Gets It Right: New Look at Teagan Croft’s ‘Tangled’ Breaks the Live-Action Remake Curse
Disney has spent years trying to convince audiences that its animated classics can work just as well in live action. Sometimes, that gamble has paid off. Other times, fans have wondered why Disney bothered touching a movie that already worked. That history gives Tangled (2028) a difficult job. It isn’t enough to recreate Rapunzel’s tower, give her extremely long blonde ...
Read More »Disney World Monorail Trouble Escalates After Backup Option Also Goes Down
Getting around Walt Disney World can already require a little patience, especially when guests are moving between Magic Kingdom, nearby resorts, and the Transportation and Ticket Center. On September 16, that trip became considerably more complicated. Credit: Disney Walt Disney World experienced problems with two of its major Monorail routes, leaving guests without the usual transportation option between Magic Kingdom ...
Read More »Official: Disney & Hulu Confirm End for ‘Chad Powers’ TV Series
For a show built around a fake identity, Chad Powers has managed to create one very real question heading into its future: How much longer can this story actually continue? Season 2 certainly didn’t provide an ending. Instead, Hulu’s football comedy pushed Glen Powell’s character into an even more complicated situation, left several major storylines unresolved, and set the stage ...
Read More »Confirmed: Universal Removes More U.S. Rides, Announces Big Move to China
It would appear that, in the midst of massive closures throughout the United States, Universal theme parks — one park on the other side of the world — are preparing for something new, big, and a much-needed upgrade, some are saying. What do we mean? Let’s dig in. Credit: Universal Universal Parks Across the World to Get Major Upgrades as ...
Read More »Disney World Drops Major Spring 2027 News for EPCOT: 4 Additions Revealed
Walt Disney World is already giving guests another reason to start looking ahead to spring 2027. While much of the attention around the resort remains focused on major construction projects and new attractions, EPCOT has now locked in plans for one of its biggest stretches of the year. The announcement gives vacation planners a firm window to work with, along with ...
Read More »After Five Decades, Disney World Files Permit To Update Enchanted Tiki Room Attraction
Nearly 55 years after debuting at Magic Kingdom Park, Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room is the subject of a newly filed construction permit, though the scope of the project appears far more routine than the attraction’s long history might suggest. A Look Back at Walt’s Original Vision Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room has been part of Magic Kingdom Park‘s Adventureland ...
Read More »Disney Company Reportedly Warns Remote Staff of Termination Over Office Policy
The return-to-office fight has been running for six years now, and it keeps ending the same way. The Walt Disney Company is now telling certain employees that they have to return to office instead of remaining remote. Remote work went from emergency measure to normal operating procedure in 2020. Companies discovered that a large share of knowledge work genuinely did ...
Read More »Disney Veteran of 36 Years Takes Over New Role at Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom has changed quite a bit over the years, but some of the park’s most memorable experiences have never needed a massive attraction or elaborate special effects. Sometimes, all it takes is a piano, a familiar melody, and someone who knows how to turn a passing moment into something guests remember. Now, a longtime Walt Disney World musician is ...
Read More »A Fan Favorite Disney Pavilion at EPCOT Adds New Theming Amid Construction
The Germany Pavilion at EPCOT has a joke built into its premise that most guests never think about. It is always Oktoberfest there. Not during October. Always. The Biergarten has been running an Oktoberfest buffet with live polka every single day of the year for decades, which means a family visiting in March gets the same accordion, the same communal ...
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