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…
Updated August 16, 2026, with announcements from Disney’s Horizons: A Carousel of Progress presentation at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. There is a lot of construction at Walt Disney World in 2026. Some of it is good. Big Thunder Mountain is back after a substantial refurbishment. Buzz Lightyear finally has blasters that don’t feel…
In the mid-1980s, Walt Disney World’s EPCOT Center unveiled one of its most ambitious and innovative pavilions: The Living Seas. This ocean-themed pavilion invited guests to explore the wonders of marine life and future technology by taking them on a journey to an underwater research base named SeaBase Alpha. Blending education with imaginative storytelling, The…
Updated: May 2026 Before Disney transportation became mostly buses, boats, monorails, gondolas, parking trams, and the occasional argument about whether the Skyliner counts as a ride, Walt Disney had a bigger idea. He did not just want transportation inside the parks. He wanted to demonstrate how people could move through cities. That is where WED…