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Marvel's First Family Is Finally Coming to Avengers Campus — And We Know Exactly When

The Fantastic Four make their first-ever Avengers Campus appearance starting November 20, plus Disney's full 2027 EPCOT Festival of the Arts concert lineup.

General Nov 10

Disney's Holiday Season Just Landed in Orlando — and a 100-Year Parade Milestone Is Next

Disney kicked off Jollywood Nights and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, Universal's holiday season starts November 14, and Disney revealed its 100th Macy's Parade plans.

General Nov 6

Disney Just Set Typhoon Lagoon's Reopening Date — Here's When the Water Park Returns

Disney set Typhoon Lagoon's reopening for January 27, 2027, after its seasonal refurbishment, plus new $89 Water Park Seasonal Pass pricing and holiday gift cards.

General Nov 5

Disney Is Exploring Autonomous Robots to Run Its Theme-Park Parking Lots

At its 2026 Accelerator Demo Day, Disney spotlighted an early-stage robotics collaboration with FieldAI aimed at parking operations and a more consistent experience for guests. Here's what Disney actually revealed, and what it signals for the future of the parks.

General Nov 3

Disney World Just Asked to Keep Its Biggest Road Project Tearing Up the Magic Kingdom Approach Until 2029

Disney's governing district wants until Dec. 2, 2029 to finish the World Drive road project—plus an electric Autopia reveal and a Palo kids-dining first.

General Oct 30

Disney World Just Quietly Expanded Its Free Airport Luggage Perk—And Two Fan-Favorite Resorts Finally Made the Cut

Disney World's free Airport Luggage Transfer now covers every Value and Moderate resort after adding Coronado Springs and both Port Orleans hotels Oct. 29.

General Oct 29

Disney Just Cut Up to 200 Jobs at Imagineering — Even as Its Parks Mint Billions

Disney laid off up to 200 Experiences employees—mostly at Imagineering—on Oct. 28, and "it's a small world" closes today for its holiday makeover.

General Oct 28

Magic Kingdom Still Reigns as the World's Busiest Park — and Epic Universe Just Crashed the Rankings

Magic Kingdom stayed the world's busiest park in 2025 as Epic Universe debuted, plus Disney Cruise Line accessibility upgrades and ABC holiday special dates.

General Oct 27

The Bulldozers Reach Mythos: Universal's Lost Continent Keeps Falling as Volcano Bay Goes Dark for the Winter

Universal's demolition of The Lost Continent reaches Mythos Restaurant and Volcano Bay closes for a 5-month winter reset, plus extended Disney World November park hours.

General Oct 23

Universal's Theme-Park Profit Just Dropped 17%—and Comcast Pointed Straight at Epic Universe

Comcast's theme-park profit fell 17% to $780M in Q3 as execs flagged Epic Universe capacity woes—plus new Disney World passholder days and a Shutterfly PhotoPass deal.

General Oct 22

Tiana's Bayou Adventure Goes Dark for Its First-Ever Refurbishment — And It's About to Collide With Your Holiday Plans

Disney just set a reopening date for Tiana's Bayou Adventure's first refurbishment since opening, Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party keeps selling out, and EPCOT's holiday hours are quietly shrinking. Here's what changed at Walt Disney World this week.

General Oct 21

Disney's 2027 Pipeline Comes Into Focus: A Close-Up at the Jade Serpent Temple, Plus a Longer Polynesian Refurb

Josh D'Amaro shared Oct 20 photos of the Jade Serpent temple at Animal Kingdom and Monstropolis at Hollywood Studios; plus the Polynesian refurb slips into 2027.

General Oct 20

Disney Cruise Line Just Opened the Believe to Everyone—And a Scary Weekend Hit Epic Universe

Disney Believe bookings opened to the general public October 19; a ceiling fan fell into the Stardust Racers queue at Epic Universe on October 18; and Disneyland quietly retired two character meet-and-greets. Your Oct 16-20 parks and cruise digest.

General Oct 16

Disneyland's Characters Are Rallying This Weekend—and Disney World Just Quietly Confirmed Two Big 2027 Surprises

Our October 16 digest covers Disneyland's character and parade performers planning a Saturday rally over a stalled first contract, the Banana Ball Open coming to Walt Disney World April 15–18, 2027 (lottery open now), and a rare Disney Lorcana 'Hyperia City' virtual queue at Disney Springs.

General Oct 15

Parks News Digest: Universal Nights Returns to Epic Universe This Weekend, Plus Winnie the Pooh Turns 100

Our October 15 parks digest covers Universal's limited-capacity Universal Nights after-hours event at Epic Universe on Saturday, October 17, and Disney marking the 100th anniversary of Winnie the Pooh across Walt Disney World and Disneyland.

General Oct 7

Disney World Just Raised Annual Pass Prices Again—And One Tier Jumped $120 Overnight

Walt Disney World raised all four Annual Passes on October 6—the Incredi-Pass now costs $1,749 (+$120). Here's that hike, Disneyland's smaller ticket move, and new Jollywood Nights details.

General Oct 6

Disney Just Quietly Upgraded Every Lightsaber at Savi's Workshop—Here's What Changed

Disney debuted a new 'Protection and Defense' lightsaber at Savi's Workshop on October 5 and upgraded every build with thermal-cutting, spinning, and deflection effects—plus a new celebrity series filmed on Disneyland's Mad Tea Party.

General Oct 2

Disney Just Gave Us Our First Look Inside Its Newest Resort—and the Lobby Has a River of Light

Disney revealed the first look inside Lakeshore Lodge's Grand Lobby and its new Branch & Brush lounge, while Universal confirmed a DreamWorks Land favorite is going dark at Universal Studios Florida.

General Oct 1

Disney Quietly Pulled the Plug on a 30-Year BoardWalk Icon—Here's What Took Its Place

Disney's BoardWalk loses a nightlife landmark as Hurly-Burly opens, Disney World starts an AI booking beta with Google Cloud, and Annual Passholders get a free Mickey magnet for renewing. Here's the latest park news.

General Sep 30

Disney Just Announced a Beloved Animal Kingdom Tiger Is Leaving—Here's the Bittersweet Reason

Bakso the Sumatran tiger leaves Disney's Animal Kingdom this fall for AZA conservation breeding, an AI Haunted Mansion PhotoPass test sparks backlash, and Disney Cruise Line runs a rare wide discount slate.