Legoland Florida The Legoland Express picks up at Disney Springs and ICON Park, runs round trip from $8 a person, and has been quietly operating since May. Here is how the little known shuttle works.
Disney World The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District's planning board unanimously recommended Resolution No. 686 on July 24, writing the 2045 Comprehensive Plan's growth ceilings into the zoning code that Disney's building permits are reviewed against. The caps leave room for one more major theme park, two more minor parks, 18 more golf holes, and a jump in hotel keys from 28,267 to 39,801.
Universal Orlando Construction walls now wrap parts of the yellow-beige arches that have greeted Universal Studios Florida guests since the park opened in 1990. The work is a repaint, not a teardown, and the arches are expected to match the brighter white-and-brown palette the rest of the entrance plaza already wears. That crisp white arch rendering circulating on social media is a fan edit, not an official Universal image.
SeaWorld Orlando From July 27 to August 1, SeaWorld Orlando puts the spotlight on sharks with daily Aquarist Talks at Shark Shallows, a run of shark-themed snacks, and a milestone nod to Mako as the hypercoaster turns 10. Park tickets start at $59.99, and a $5 Guy Harvey commemorative card sends 100 percent of its net proceeds to shark conservation.
Disney World After roughly six months behind scaffolding and scrim, Magic Kingdom's Haunted Mansion is starting to reappear, and it does not look the way it did before the work began. The cupola dome is green, the brick is noticeably darker, and the stone trim has been lightened, undoing the even-toned look the building had settled into by 2011. Disney has said nothing about the work, and one wall near the exit is still visibly half-finished.
Universal Orlando Warner Bros. Discovery has finally said what Universal Orlando is actually doing for Back to Hogwarts, and it starts in nine days. Running August 1 through September 1, the celebration brings a limited-edition Butterbeer mug stamped "25 Years of Magic," a park-exclusive Build-A-Bag collection from luggage brand Lug, and special food and beverage offerings at Universal Orlando. All eight films also return to theaters worldwide from August 27, and the 25th anniversary re-release of Sorcerer's Stone carries 12 minutes of never-before-seen footage.
Disney World Disney's 2026 foodie guide lists 58 food and drink items across 19 Magic Kingdom locations for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, 17 of them new, including three Haunted Mansion themed items at Sleepy Hollow. Disney did not attach a price to any of them, and the party allergen guide is still listed as coming soon.
Disney World Construction walls now wrap the closed Westward Ho Refreshments kiosk in Magic Kingdom's Frontierland, and WDW News Today reports the walls will eventually be moved forward into the existing riverwalk area, with a temporary pedestrian pathway installed along the promenade for parade viewing during years of expected construction for Piston Peak National Park. The churro cart has already relocated near Frontier Trading Post, and WDW News Today counted two popcorn stands in new spots.
Universal Orlando On Comcast's second quarter earnings call Thursday morning, co-CEO Mike Cavanagh said attendance across the broader Orlando market began to soften in June and that the trend has continued into the third quarter, while CFO Jason Armstrong said growth in Orlando came in below expectations. Executives described a strong guest response to Epic Universe. Theme Parks revenue rose 2.7% to $2,413 million for the quarter while adjusted EBITDA fell 5.1% to $609 million.
Universal Orlando Universal announced FORTNITEMARES on Wednesday, dropping guests into a battleground called Freaky Fields where the Battle Bus turns up and the Storm closes in. It debuts August 28 in Orlando, in what FOX 35 Orlando reports is a first for the event.
Disney World Leslie Iwerks directed it and nine of Disney's top filmmakers and executives sit for it, but the line that matters is the promise of rare glimpses at new lands still hidden behind construction walls. It reaches Disney+ in August, after a debut screening at D23 on August 16.
SeaWorld Orlando Howl-O-Scream runs select nights from September 11 through October 31. SeaWorld has named its first house, Everything Must Stay, and its first new scare zone, Just One More Chapter, with four rides running after dark.
Disney World Average posted wait times across Walt Disney World fell to 27 minutes in June and 26 minutes in July, down roughly 13 percent from last year. July already matches the 26 minute Septembers of 2024 and 2025, the stretch that normally marks the quietest time of the year.
Universal Orlando A Notice of Commencement filed in Orange County lists Garmendale Engineering Limited of Ilkeston, England for an Equipment Install at Universal City. Every Lost Continent update so far has been about tearing things down. This one might point the other way, though the filing never names the land.
Disney World Walt Disney Imagineering posted a short clip from inside the Lakeshore Lodge site on Tuesday, showing a large wooden-like structure next to a water slide before an Imagineer shooed the camera away. The full episode of Pardon Our Pixie Dust premieres August 25, and it should be a closer look at The Wetlands, the pool and play complex anchoring the Bay Lake resort ahead of its summer 2027 opening.
Universal Orlando The new 5-House Halloween Horror Nights R.I.P. Tour starts at $299.99 and sends you down a fixed North or South route instead of all ten houses. The South route lists four named houses plus one still to be announced.
Disney World Imagineering has put its name on a lifestyle brand, Disney .YNSD, a design-first line of tees, crewnecks and outerwear that hides its Disney references in tonal embroidery and sun-activated ink. It debuts at D23 in Anaheim on August 14.
Universal Orlando Universal announced on Tuesday that the newest Evil Dead film is becoming a haunted house at Halloween Horror Nights 35, with the event running select nights from August 28 through November 1 and merchandise hitting the parks the same day.
Disney World Kraft Heinz and Disney announced a multi-year alliance on Tuesday that puts HEINZ, Philadelphia and Kraft Mac & Cheese into new menu offerings at hundreds of Disney dining locations, with the rollout starting this summer.
Universal Orlando Universal Orlando put the four Halloween Horror Nights 35 multi-night passes on sale Tuesday, the ones it promised were still coming after pulling Express Pass from all of them. Prices run $229.99 to $449.99 online, at least three of the four make you lock in a start date, and Premier Passholders can claim their free night starting after noon.
Universal Orlando Universal said in May that Thunder Falls Terrace would close this summer to become the new signature restaurant at Islands of Adventure, but never named a date. WDW News Today reports it seems the Jurassic Park counter-service spot quietly served its last guests on Sunday, July 19.
Disney World The Convention Center at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort undergoes a refurbishment from August 10, 2026 through late September 2027, and the El Centro Corridor at the heart of the resort gets a refurbishment tied to it. Disney is phasing the work and doing it overnight, so the building stays open.
Disney World The plush and toy shop in EPCOT’s Germany Pavilion is selling merchandise again for the first time since 2020. Disney did not announce it, the shelves hold Steiff plush and German candy, and nobody has said whether it is here to stay.
Legoland Florida Knock on the doors of the Wacky Witch’s Cottage, Spider Lady’s Castle and Plant Monster’s Greenhouse. Legoland Florida’s new walkthrough area, Brick or Treat Street, joins Brick or Treat across 18 dates from September 5 through October 31, and it is still included with regular park admission.
Disney World Walt Disney World listed Six Ravens as open from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM on Monday, and the full menu surfaced with hand pie Coffyns at $10.99. Six Ravens did not open, and WDW News Today reports the opening has been delayed.
Disney World New aerial photos show most of the recently built Monstropolis entrance columns cut into sections and carted off site, with one still standing, at the same moment the land's first monster-themed concrete is going down nearby.
Disney World Aerial photographer bioreconstruct shared fresh overhead views of the Monsters, Inc. door vault coaster at Hollywood Studios, and the timing matters: crews are laying corrugated floor decking over the framework, so the clear overhead sightlines into the show building are starting to close before floors, walls, and scenery hide the structure.
Universal Orlando An audio ad that surfaced on Reddit describes a Halloween Horror Nights house "based on the music of Ozzy Osbourne," which would fill one of the last two unannounced slots in the 10-house lineup. Universal has not confirmed it, and the house does not appear on the official event page.
Disney World Rhonda Smith said she caught her foot on the embedded rails on Main Street, U.S.A. in October 2025 and sued for more than $50,000. Disney called the tracks open and obvious. Now she has dismissed the case with prejudice, which means it cannot come back.
Disney World Disney rearranged the family plot beside the Haunted Mansion queue at Magic Kingdom. Uncle Theodore and Cousin Algernon moved up, Dorothea shifted toward guests, and the grave of a man named Martin is no longer visible from the same angle.
