Reading Time: 4 minutesWalt Disney Imagineering just gave us the best look yet at what’s being built behind the construction walls at Hollywood Studios. A new video features Senior Creative Director of Concept Design Scott Mallwitz walking through the Monstropolis land design, the story behind it, and some specific details that haven’t been shared before — including a…
Reading Time: 4 minutesCalifornia Grill at Disney’s Contemporary Resort has refreshed its menu for June 2026, and the updates are worth knowing before you book. The 15th-floor restaurant still operates on a three-course prix-fixe format, priced at $99 per adult — and the new menu brings seasonal California-inspired ingredients throughout. Here’s the full California Grill June 2026 menu…
Reading Time: 3 minutesEverglazed Donuts & Cold Brew at Disney Springs has two new limited-edition donuts on the menu for June 2026 — and one of them is a Passholder exclusive you won’t find anywhere else. Here’s what’s new at Everglazed Donuts Disney Springs this month. Quick Summary The Two New June Donuts Pride Donut — Available Through…
Reading Time: 3 minutesA new permit filing at Disney’s Animal Kingdom has confirmed playground construction inside the Tropical Americas expansion area — and the contractor named in the filing tells us exactly what’s being built. Here’s what the new permit reveals about the Tropical Americas playground at Animal Kingdom. Quick Summary What the Permit Shows Walt Disney Imagineering…
Reading Time: 4 minutesDisney has finally pulled back the curtain on what the Monstropolis land at Hollywood Studios will actually feel like as a guest. The company revealed the storyline behind the land, and it’s more thought-out than a simple “walk through the movie.” The concept centers on H.U.M.A.N. Day — a historic in-world event that explains why,…
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisney’s popcorn bucket game just leveled up for the Cars 20th anniversary. A Lightning McQueen popcorn bucket is arriving at Walt Disney World and Disneyland starting June 9, 2026 — and this one has working headlights. Here’s everything confirmed about the Lightning McQueen Cars 20th anniversary popcorn bucket at Walt Disney World. Quick Summary What…
Reading Time: 3 minutesDisney’s BoardWalk Resort has been sitting on a string of vacant spaces and unexplained permit filings for over a year, and a new Notice of Commencement just added another data point to the mystery. Walt Disney Imagineering filed a signage permit at a BoardWalk address, naming a contractor that WDI regularly uses for signage projects….
Reading Time: 4 minutesDisney has filed a patent for something that doesn’t exist in any theme park yet — a physical projection surface that can rise from nothing, display visual effects on itself, and then fully retract out of sight. Patent application US 2026/0153748 A1 describes a 3D extendable projection surface that extends, transforms, and disappears on demand….
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’re staying at Disney’s Contemporary Resort or passing through on your way to Magic Kingdom, Contempo Cafe just got a bit more interesting. The quick-service location has added new items to its lunch and dinner menus — a seafood basket and two signature rice bowls — all priced under $15. Here’s what’s new at…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’re an Annual Passholder at Walt Disney World and you like coffee, this one’s for you. Joffrey’s Passholder Coffee Crawl is now live as part of V.I.PASSHOLDER Summer Days — and it runs through July 31, 2026. Five exclusive drinks. Five locations across all four parks and Disney Springs. Collect every stamp and you…