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Disney World Makes Major Construction Progress at Polynesian Resort, But Big Impacts Are Ongoing.

Disney World Makes Major Construction Progress at Polynesian Resort, But Big Impacts Are Ongoing.

Disney’s Polynesian Resort is finally winding down one of the largest hotel construction projects at Walt Disney World, reaching a major milestone over the weekend on the new ‘arrival experience’ that re-routes the entrances for buses and other vehicles. However, plenty of other work around the grounds is growing in scale and size. Here are […]

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New Rare Character Costumes Debut at Disney World’s Best Kept Secret

New Rare Character Costumes Debut at Disney World’s Best Kept Secret

If you visited Walt Disney World in the 1990s or 2000s, you undoubtedly saw advertisements on buses, in-room televisions, around the resorts, and even in the parks for “Disney’s Best Kept Secret.” This was the original marketing slogan for Disney Vacation Club until it became a punchline because it was so poorly-kept. The jump-the-shark moment

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Disney World’s Stealth Tomorrowland Transformation

Disney World’s Stealth Tomorrowland Transformation

Walt Disney World’s Trouble with Tomorrowland has been an ongoing issue for decades, as the Magic Kingdom had one foot in the past and dated-but-popular attractions and an aesthetic that no longer felt futuristic. Imagineering has been quietly fixing this over the last few years, beginning with placemaking in the lead-up to TRON Lightcycle and

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The Writing is On the Wall for MagicBands at Disney.

The Writing is On the Wall for MagicBands at Disney.

It’s the end of yet another era for MagicBands, which have been slowly fading away at Walt Disney World for a few years despite still being pretty popular (comparatively). It’s a different story at Disneyland, where the MagicBand+ is as good as dead. This discusses the device’s decline, what led to this, and more. Let’s

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Our #4 Favorite Third Party Resort at Disney World Gets “Gateway” Hotel Designation

Our #4 Favorite Third Party Resort at Disney World Gets “Gateway” Hotel Designation

There are many great third party hotels that are on-site or adjacent to Walt Disney World. Some are actually closer to the parks than Disney-owned properties, offer perks that are on-par with their official counterparts, along with accommodations, amenities, or service that are superior to WDW resorts. The top two hotels are ones we’ve discussed

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We Went Inside Monstropolis at Disney World for a Monster’s Eye Construction View.

We Went Inside Monstropolis at Disney World for a Monster’s Eye Construction View.

Work is well underway on Monstropolis and the Monsters, Inc. Doors Coaster at Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World. We had the chance to go inside the construction walls and hear new details from Imagineers about the concept for the new land; we’ll cover that progress plus new on-the-ground and aerial photos, and more. As

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Disney Invites Humans Into Monsters, Inc. World with Monstropolis Land Backstory

Disney Invites Humans Into Monsters, Inc. World with Monstropolis Land Backstory

Walt Disney World is pulling back the curtain on the backstory for Monstropolis at Hollywood Studios, sharing the narrative framing for the land and why humans are being invited into the Monster world. Here are full details, plus our take on the potential good & bad of the animating idea for the new land based

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Disney World’s New Culinary Crime Is Cornbread-Gate.

Disney World’s New Culinary Crime Is Cornbread-Gate.

About once per year, Walt Disney World has a culinary controversy so contemptible that it borders on criminal. We thought that might’ve shifted to the other coast for 2026, as Disneyland was embroiled in its own French Fry Fiasco, but we guess not. It’s actually been a relatively uneventful couple of years for Walt Disney

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Free FastPass Successor Ending at Tokyo Disney Parks

Free FastPass Successor Ending at Tokyo Disney Parks

Priority Pass, which is the spiritual successor to free FastPass, will soon end at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea. This is the only complimentary line-skipping service that remains available at any of the global parks post-COVID, and that will seemingly soon come to an end. Here’s the latest, along with our commentary. As basic background, Oriental Land

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Halloween at Disneyland 2026 Ultimate Guide

Halloween at Disneyland 2026 Ultimate Guide

Our guide to Halloween Time 2026 at Disneyland, California Adventure & Downtown Disney features tips & tricks for the event, throughout August, September & October. Info includes Oogie Boogie Bash party dates, decorations, food, Haunted Mansion Holiday, and more! Disney has now announced the dates and details for spook season! Halloween Time at Disneyland starts

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