If Early Theme Park Entry starts at 8:30 a.m., leaving your Disney hotel room at 8:00 is not a rope-drop strategy. At several Walt Disney World parks, guests are already through security, inside the gates and moving toward attraction queues well before the official Early Entry time. The practical target is to reach park security…
At Walt Disney World, “we arrived at the park” can mean very different things. If you are stepping off a Disney bus at Hollywood Studios, you may be inside in a few minutes. If you have just parked at Magic Kingdom, you still have a tram or walk, the Transportation and Ticket Center, security, and…
X2 did not suddenly become controversial when Six Flags Magic Mountain stopped running it in July 2026. Years earlier, lawsuits and court records had already connected the coaster to allegations of serious head injuries, including two deaths. Six Flags has maintained that X2 consistently passed its safety tests. When the park permanently retired the ride…
Rain at Walt Disney World is not exactly an exotic occurrence. You can spend months planning park reservations, dining and Lightning Lanes, only to have the weather forecast produce a row of thunderstorm icons just before the trip. That forecast does not necessarily mean much. A Florida storm can be intense and relatively short, while…
Disney World has managed to turn the smartphone from a useful thing to bring into something perilously close to required equipment. Between My Disney Experience, Lightning Lane, mobile ordering, wait times, maps, photos and communicating with the rest of your group, it is remarkably easy to arrive at Magic Kingdom with a full battery and…
There is a peculiar moment that happens on Disney World vacations. Your six-year-old has not used a stroller at home in two years. You would never dream of putting this perfectly capable walking child into a stroller for a trip to the supermarket. Then it is 8:30 at night in EPCOT. You have been walking…
Disney World packing lists have a tendency to metastasize. Start following every recommendation online and pretty soon you are carrying a family pharmacy, a small electronics store, three changes of clothing and enough emergency supplies to cross the Everglades. Then you get to carry all of it around Walt Disney World. A good Disney park…
Disneyland Resort has a lot coming. The problem, if you are deciding whether to take an expensive trip now, is that most of it is not coming in 2027. Disney has two new Avengers Campus attractions under construction. There is a Coco ride being built near Pixar Pier. Tomorrowland is finally getting a major reimagining.…
Updated August 2026 following Disney’s announcements at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. Disneyland in 2026 is in a strange position. The resort has plenty happening. Soarin’ has a new film. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run has a new mission. Avengers Campus is ripped open for a major expansion. Work has begun on the first Coco…
Walt Disney World is open in 2026. That is not quite the same thing as saying Walt Disney World is finished in 2026. If you walk through the parks right now, you will find some genuinely good new and refurbished attractions. You will also find construction walls, missing rides, entire demolished areas and several major…