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News - WDW   Free Disney Dining Plan Returns For Disney+ Subscribers In The US A free Disney dining plan has returned for the first time since the 2020 shutdowns for US guests starting today. Disney+ subscribers can purchase a 4-night hotel and ticket package and receive fr...   Read more >

News - WDW   The Top 8 Things Coming To Walt Disney World In 2024 Happy New Year! 2024 will see plenty of updates throughout the Disney Parks, and here we've listed the biggest already announced updates. There could be more in store as the year passes by, but f...   Read more >

News - WDW   Disney Warns Guests That Purchases Within My Disney Experience Requires Real Money Disney is letting guests know that when you make purchases within the My Disney Experience app, you are in fact, spending real money. A new popup now appears when you first open My Disney Experie...   Read more >

News - WDW   Voyage of the Little Mermaid To Be Replaced And Opening Autumn 2024 "Voyage of the Little Mermaid" - the show at Disney's Hollywood Studios - was one of the casualties of pandemic lockdowns. The show has yet to reopen following the closures but today that changes...   Read more >

News - WDW   Disney Shares How Virtual Queues Will Work When Park Reservations Are Scrapped Disney announced earlier in the year that theme park reservations will finally be scrapped for date-based tickets - the UK-Exclusive Disney 7-day and 14-day Magic Tickets are date based tickets -...   Read more >

News - WDW   The Company Behind The Disneyland Paris Drones Opens New Office In Orlando Dronisos - the company behind the incredible Disneyland Paris drone shows during the 30 anniversary celebrations - has announced they have opened an office in Windermere, Florida (just outside o...   Read more >

News - WDW   Disney Announces 2024 EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival Dates Disney has announced the return of the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival for 2024! It will return to Walt Disney World on February 28th, 2024. Experience this festival with the UK-...   Read more >

News - WDW   Disney Acquired H20 Product Formula And Will Continue Offer The Products To Guests It was announced last year that the company behind the much-loved popular H20 products were discontinuing the brand leaving the toiletry options at Walt Disney World, Disney Cruise Line, and more...   Read more >

News - WDW   World Celebration Now Appearing On The EPCOT Park Map Disney has updated the online EPCOT map which now shows the completed World Celebration area. You can see in the middle the new green areas and EPCOT floor design, as well as Walt The Dream statu...   Read more >

News - WDW   Hatbox Ghost Arrives At The Haunted Mansion Disney has released official photos of the Hatbox ghost now featuring at the Haunted Mansion at Magic Kingdom Park. Guests will be able to enjoy the Hatbox ghost and his head switching shenanigan...   Read more >

News - WDW   EPCOT Walt Statue Installed But Changed From Original Concept Art The "Walt the Dreamer" statue has been installed (still begins walls) at EPCOT. Disney Parks shared a video showcasing the installation, however it does appear to have been altered from the orig...   Read more >

News - WDW   Disney Announces EPCOT International Festival of the Arts Dates Disney has announced the 2024 International Festival of the Arts at EPCOT will run from January 12th through February 19th, 2024. The festival will feature 15 food studios that will offer delecta...   Read more >

News - WDW   Select Cirque du Soleil Drawn To Life Tickets 25% Off If you're planning to see CIRQUE DU SOLEIL - DRAWN TO LIFE at Disney Springs this year or in 2024, now might be a good time to get your tickets. For Black Friday, you can get up to 25% off ticket...   Read more >

News - WDW   Journey Of Water - Inspired By Moana Soundtrack Now Streaming The newest walkthrough attraction at EPCOT, Journey Of Water - Inspired By Moana, now has opened. The soundtrack for the attraction is now available to stream online. The soundtrack is availab...   Read more >

News - WDW   Disney Parks Investments To "Ramp Up" Towards The End Of 10-Year Period Disney announced recently that the Disney Parks division will $60 Billion in a investment over the next 10 years. The most recent Walt Disney Company earnings call, Disney CFO Kevin Lansberry sa...   Read more >

News - WDW   Direct Guest To Cast Pin Trading Returns To Disney Springs Direct guest to cast pin trading has returned to Disney Springs! Since the pandemic, most stores had pin boards where guests could trade pins, but now cast members will once again be wearing lany...   Read more >

News - WDW   Sneak Peek At The "Luminous The Symphony of Us" Soundtrack Disney has revealed a first listen to some of the soundtrack for the upcoming nighttime spectacular at EPCOT, Luminous The Symphony of Us. The new nighttime show will debut around World Showcase ...   Read more >

News - WDW   Disney Debuts Wish Character "Asha" Meet And Greet At EPCOT Asha - from the upcoming Disney Animation Studios movie 'Wish' - has a new meet and greet starting today near the entrance of World Showcase at EPCOT. Disney has released an official photo of Ash...   Read more >

News - WDW   Disney Shares Stunning Thunderbirds Flyover Photos At Magic Kingdom And EPCOT Disney has the shared official and stunning photos of the annual tradition of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flying over Magic Kingdom and EPCOT today. This morning, the U.S. Air Force Thund...   Read more >

News - WDW   Disney Skyliner To Close For Routine Maintenance In Early 2024 The Disney Skyliner at Walt Disney World will be closing for routine maintenance in early 2024. See the dates below for the dates each station will be closing. January 16th - 21st - Pop Cent...   Read more >

News - WDW   EPCOT Festival Of The Arts Begins January 12th, 2024 Disney has announced that the first EPCOT festival of 2024 - The Festival Of The Arts - will debut January 12th, 2024. The festival will run through February 19th, 2024.   Read more >

News - WDW   DO NOT PANIC - Disney Enchantment Returning To Magic Kingdom In 2024 Disney has released the separately ticketed "After Hours" dates for early 2024, and within that news Disney announced that the nighttime spectacular "Disney Enchantment" will be returning on thos...   Read more >

News - WDW   Frozen Holiday Surprise To Debut At Magic Kingdom Park This Holiday Season Disney has announced a new castle stage show coming to Magic Kingdom called "Frozen Holiday Surprise". Olaf and more than 100 of his Snowgie siblings decorate Cinderella Castle with festive touch...   Read more >

News - WDW   New Concept Art And Description For The Upcoming Luminous: The Symphony of Us Disney has updated their website showcasing the upcoming EPCOT nighttime spectacular - Luminous: The Symphony of Us - which is due to debut on December 5th, 2023. replacing EPCOT Forever. Fea...   Read more >

News - WDW   Disney's Blizzard Beach To Reopen November 6th Disney has announced that Disney's Blizzard Beach will reopen November 6th, 2023. This means that Disney's Typhoon Lagoon will have its final day of operation on November 5th, 2023.   Read more >