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EPCOT Candlelight Processional 2026: Narrators and Dining Packages

Sep 10, 2026

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6 min read

EPCOT Candlelight Processional 2026: Narrators and Dining Packages

The 2026 Candlelight narrators are set, dining packages book October 14, and DVC just ended reservation walking.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Disney Cruise Line

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Disney Cruise Line Returns to New York in Fall 2027

Aug 27, 2026

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4 min read

Disney Cruise Line Returns to New York in Fall 2027

Seven Wish sailings out of Manhattan, three Wish-class ships at Port Canaveral, and Food & Wine opens today.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Rides & Attractions

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EPCOT Food & Wine Festival 2026: Every Menu Is Out

Aug 20, 2026

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5 min read

EPCOT Food & Wine Festival 2026: Every Menu Is Out

Every 2026 Food & Wine menu is out for the festival's 30th, plus which D23 projects got opening years and which didn't.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Rides & Attractions

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D23 2026 Parks Panel: How to Watch Horizons

Aug 13, 2026

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5 min read

D23 2026 Parks Panel: How to Watch Horizons

Disney's parks keynote streams live Saturday, plus Barbossa's Not-So-Scary takeover and a Wilderness Lodge water outage.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Rides & Attractions

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Lakeshore Lodge Reveals Three Restaurants and a Fireworks Lounge

Aug 6, 2026

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5 min read

Lakeshore Lodge Reveals Three Restaurants and a Fireworks Lounge

Halloween season opens tomorrow at Magic Kingdom, the Mansion sheds its scrim, and a shelved resort resurfaces on Bay Lake

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Rides & Attractions

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Disney Believe Reveal Set for October 7

Jul 30, 2026

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5 min read

Disney Believe Reveal Set for October 7

Disney Cruise Line finally set a date, plus every Not-So-Scary treat and a fifth gate on paper.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Rides & Attractions

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Six Ravens Menu Revealed Ahead of Disney Springs Opening

Jul 23, 2026

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4 min read

Six Ravens Menu Revealed Ahead of Disney Springs Opening

Gideon's Bakehouse reveals its savory spinoff's menu, Kraft Heinz stakes a claim on Disney's menus, and Halloween party nights keep vanishing.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Rides & Attractions

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Disney Springs Locks Down Resort Transportation

Jul 2, 2026

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5 min read

Disney Springs Locks Down Resort Transportation

A new reservation rule locks down Disney Springs transportation, plus EPCOT's new poutine spot and a Fourth of July game plan.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Holidays at Disney World

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Disney World 2026 Holiday Season: Dates & Prices

Jun 25, 2026

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4 min read

Disney World 2026 Holiday Season: Dates & Prices

Plus: a beloved Grand Floridian tradition says goodbye.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Rides & Attractions

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Disney World Cool Kids' Summer 2026: Every Opening Date

Mar 19, 2026

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4 min read

Disney World Cool Kids' Summer 2026: Every Opening Date

Five opening dates, a new four-park ticket, and Buzz Lightyear back in three weeks.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Rides & Attractions

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Disney World Free Dining 2026: Dates & Eligibility

Mar 5, 2026

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4 min read

Disney World Free Dining 2026: Dates & Eligibility

Early access to Free Dining, a fresh cruise-to-hotel discount, and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster's Aerosmith era ends.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Rides & Attractions

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The Magic of Disney Animation Opens at Hollywood Studios

Feb 26, 2026

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3 min read

The Magic of Disney Animation Opens at Hollywood Studios

Plus EPCOT's Flower & Garden menu drops, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster's final week, and Robert Downey Jr.'s new cruise ship title.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Rides & Attractions

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Disney World Construction Update 2026: Every Park In Motion

Feb 19, 2026

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4 min read

Disney World Construction Update 2026: Every Park In Motion

From DinoLand's replacement to Big Thunder's comeback, here's what's moving at every Disney World park this week.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Rides & Attractions

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EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival 2026: What's New

Feb 12, 2026

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4 min read

EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival 2026: What's New

Plus: Frozen Ever After's animatronic face-lift and Disney Cruise Line's Summer 2027 itineraries to Europe.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Rides & Attractions

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DinoLand Closing at Disney's Animal Kingdom: What's Next

Jan 29, 2026

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3 min read

DinoLand Closing at Disney's Animal Kingdom: What's Next

DINOSAUR's last ride, Cinderella Castle's repaint, and the Disney World food we'd actually order again this week.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Festivals & Events

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How Afternoon Tea at the Grand Floridian Fits Its New Dining Lineup

Jan 22, 2026

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4 min read

How Afternoon Tea at the Grand Floridian Fits Its New Dining Lineup

Garden View Lounge returns March 19 with an Alice-inspired tea service, just as the Grand Floridian wraps a multi-year dining refresh from lobby bars to MICHELIN-starred splurges.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Festivals & Events

Epcot Festival of the Arts 2026: What It Is and Who It’s For

Jan 15, 2026

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9 min read

Epcot Festival of the Arts 2026: What It Is and Who It’s For

A fast guide to Epcot’s most relaxed festival, from what to eat to which shows to catch

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Trip Planning & Crowd Calendars

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Your 2026 Epcot Festival of the Arts guide to dates, Broadway shows, and Lorcana

Dec 11, 2025

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9 min read

Your 2026 Epcot Festival of the Arts guide to dates, Broadway shows, and Lorcana

How to plan an Epcot winter day around Disney on Broadway sets, Food Studios, Figment’s scavenger hunt, and new Disney Lorcana quests.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Holidays at Disney World

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Disney Just Gave You a 2026 Walt Disney World Calendar

Dec 4, 2025

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9 min read

Disney Just Gave You a 2026 Walt Disney World Calendar

Breaking down Disney’s new year ahead announcement into real trip timing advice

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Rides & Attractions

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The Epcot Tune-Up: What’s New for Remy, Soarin’, and Frozen

Oct 23, 2025

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8 min read

The Epcot Tune-Up: What’s New for Remy, Soarin’, and Frozen

What’s changing (and when) across EPCOT’s headliners, plus Spaceship Earth’s return.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Walt Disney World News

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Disney After Hours Is Back: What You Need to Know for 2026

Oct 2, 2025

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7 min read

Disney After Hours Is Back: What You Need to Know for 2026

Your guide to the returning night-time events, price comparisons, character shifts, and what’s new around the parks

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Disney Cruise Line

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What’s New at Disney: Food & Wine, 2027 Closures & Cruise Flash Sale

Sep 25, 2025

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8 min read

What’s New at Disney: Food & Wine, 2027 Closures & Cruise Flash Sale

From new festival booths to long-range refurb closures and last chance for a cruise promo, here’s your weekly roundup.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Walt Disney World News

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Disney Starlight Shifts Earlier as EPCOT Food & Wine Kicks Off

Aug 28, 2025

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6 min read

Disney Starlight Shifts Earlier as EPCOT Food & Wine Kicks Off

What to know about parade times, party-night gaps, and this week’s park changes.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

Walt Disney World News

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Dining Outage, Minnie Van Airport Service, and Villains in Sight

Aug 14, 2025

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9 min read

Dining Outage, Minnie Van Airport Service, and Villains in Sight

From a bumpy morning of Disney dining reservations to a $199 ride from MCO and new Villains Land chatter, here’s what’s happening around the Kingdom.

Gabe Travers
Gabe Travers

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