Reading Time: 5 minutesMillennium Falcon: Smugglers Run gets a complete overhaul on May 22, 2026 — the same day Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu hits theaters. The new mission brings a full Mandalorian storyline, three selectable destinations, expanded engineer controls, and a hidden Grogu Mode that replaces the old Chewie Mode. Here is your complete guide to…
Reading Time: 4 minutesBluey’s Wild World opens at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on May 26, 2026, and Disney has now revealed the operating hours for opening day. The experience runs from 8:30am to 3:45pm — shorter than a full park day — and it operates via virtual queue only with no standby line during the initial opening period. If…
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe construction walls are down at the Walt Disney Studios courtyard at Hollywood Studios, and the finished space is finally visible ahead of the May 26 opening. The photos reveal a transformed area with a genuine studio-lot identity — think brick gateways, lamp posts, vintage murals, movie posters, and character handprints in the concrete. This…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWalt Disney Imagineering has pulled back the curtain on one of the most carefully crafted elements of the new Walt Disney Studios courtyard at Hollywood Studios: the background music. A new behind-the-scenes video features Brett, Senior Creative Director of Music at WDI, walking through the recording process and explaining exactly how music becomes a storytelling…
Reading Time: 3 minutesA small but genuinely useful update has arrived in the My Disney Experience app. Disney World theme park reservations can now be made entirely within the MDE app — no website redirect, no re-entering your email and password. If you have ever been annoyed by getting kicked out to a browser mid-process just to make…
Reading Time: 3 minutesDisney World has launched a new premium photography experience that takes things well beyond a standard PhotoPass photo stop. Signature Portrait Sessions offer private 40-minute shoots with professionally trained Disney photographers at the Grand Floridian and Polynesian resorts, complete with professional lighting equipment, props, and fully retouched photos. If you have been looking for a…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you rely on the single rider line at Expedition Everest to cut your wait time, you need to know about the latest change at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. A new boarding process in the red room — the final holding area before the loading platform — is affecting how often the single rider queue gets…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWalt Disney World has a new president. Disney Experiences has officially named Joe Schott as the resort’s next leader, taking over from Jeff Vahle following Vahle’s retirement announcement after 36 years with the company. Schott’s appointment is part of a wider leadership shuffle announced by Disney Experiences Chairman Thomas Mazloum — one that reshuffles top…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you fly American or United Airlines to Orlando, Disney World just made your trip a lot easier. Starting May 19, 2026, Disney World’s Airport Luggage Transfer service is expanding to include American Airlines and United Airlines — adding two of the country’s largest carriers to a service that was previously limited to Southwest Airlines….
Reading Time: 3 minutesPlanning a Fourth of July trip to Walt Disney World this year? Good news: the fireworks showtimes for 2026 are officially posted, and there is something notably different about this year’s schedule. For the first time, both Magic Kingdom and EPCOT are hosting their Independence Day fireworks across three nights — July 3, 4, and…