Disney World In August, Sephora was one of the Disney Springs stores still taking Disney Gift Cards. Now it has stopped, and so has The LEGO Store, and both also turn away Disney Rewards redemption cards and resort room charges. Vuori, which opened October 16, will not take them either.
Disney World Disney's Hollywood Studios closes to regular guests at 5pm on Tuesday, October 20, four hours early, for a private event for Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo attendees. EPCOT also opens late, at 10am, on October 23 and 25 for Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend.
Universal Orlando Universal has published the Halloween drink lists for nine hotel bars, plus food at two of them, including a Prosecco served with a syringe at Royal Pacific's Universal Monsters Laguna Lounge, a shot in an ice glass at Portofino Bay, and a cocktail made with color-changing lemon vodka at Terra Luna. Universal did not list prices.
Disney World Disney says Vuori, the Encinitas, California performance apparel brand, opens Friday, October 16, in the Town Center space Shore vacated in May. It comes 17 days after Cole Haan opened in Town Center, and Disney says Kawaii Slime Company opens soon, with no date yet.
Disney World Blaze Pizza at Disney Springs has swapped out its old signature pies for a new lineup that starts at $13.50 and tops out at $16.58. Build-your-own pizzas and Cheesy Bread cost more too, and among the build-your-own options only the $7.95 Simple Pie is listed without an increase.
SeaWorld Orlando SeaWorld Orlando has raised the online price of its All-Day Dining Deal from $59.99 to $64.99 for adults and from $29.99 to $34.99 for kids ages 3-9. Two adults and two kids now pay $199.96, up $20, but a single-day ticket bundle adds it for $40.
Disney World The Banana Ball Open will be played at ESPN Wide World of Sports April 15-18, 2027, with all six teams on hand and four competing. Tickets go through a lottery list at BananaBall.com that closes October 31 at 11:50 p.m. Eastern.
Legoland Florida Legoland Florida has added dates for its new Christmas drone show featuring LEGO Santa: December 5, 12 and every night from December 19 to 30. That is 14 of Christmas Bricktacular's 26 dates, with no show in November, on New Year's Eve or in January.
Disney World Walt Disney World has posted an official page for Basin on the BoardWalk, the 1920s apothecary-style shop with stations for blending bath tea, making your own soap and embossing a bar. There is still no opening date.
SeaWorld Orlando SeaWorld Orlando sent six rescued manatee calves to Ohio on October 14 for the next stage of their rehab: Celine, Poplin and Gingham to the Columbus Zoo, and Smidge, Tuglet and Zimomo to the Cincinnati Zoo. Four manatees rescued earlier headed the other way, back to Florida ahead of releases anticipated this winter.
Disney World A Notice of Commencement recorded October 14 names Coastal Steel as contractor on general construction work at the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular's theater in Disney's Hollywood Studios, with an expiration date of October 5, 2027. Disney has not announced any closure.
SeaWorld Orlando SeaWorld Orlando's picnic page promotes a Sunday, November 15 picnic at Ports of Call, now titled the Military & Pass Member Picnic and presented by Navy Federal. Tickets are $10 online or $15 on the day, and both ticket types are marked Available Soon.
Disney World Basic embroidery at Curtain Call Collectibles on Main Street, U.S.A. now costs $7.99 for one line, up from $4.99 in April. Premium and Deluxe each rose $2 a line, and the thread color choices have been trimmed.
Legoland Florida Legoland Florida has added October 4, 7, 8, 10 and 11 to its Guest Experience Promise list, the days Legoland says it activated the promise, so your ticket is good for one more visit within a year. Three of them were Brick or Treat days, and September 12 and 13 are on the list now too.
Disney World The Guerlain shop in EPCOT's France pavilion reopened Wednesday, October 14, after closing June 29 for a complete interior remodel. Out went the white cabinets and glass shelves; in came light wood, gold scrollwork and crystal chandeliers. In-store lipstick and perfume engraving is on hold for now.
Disney World Gideon's Bakehouse's savory spinoff has been serving Coffyns since an August 3 soft opening. Now it has a proper party: a Grand Opening Congregation at 10:00am on Saturday, October 17, with a collectible pin gifted with purchase and extra treasures for early arrivals while supplies last.
SeaWorld Orlando SeaWorld Orlando's Bronze Pass and Fun Card blockout list for the rest of 2026 is down to four December dates. Saturday, October 17 and Saturday, October 24, both blocked on SeaWorld's pages in September, are gone, so lower-tier pass holders can now plan a visit on either.
Universal Orlando Some of the walls, scaffolding and scrim around Finnegan's Bar & Grill are gone, revealing a freshly painted brown Regal Cafe corner with new striped awnings. The pub's own entrance is repainted in its old blue-green but still has no Finnegan's sign or awning, and the latest closure listings still point to a Winter 2026 return.
Legoland Florida Legoland Florida edited its LEGOLAND Express ticket page on Tuesday afternoon, removing the Disney Springs pickup and its 9 a.m. departure. ICON Park on International Drive is the only stop left, though Legoland's own shuttle blog guide still lists both.
Disney World Disney has rewritten its Rose & Crown closure notice. The Dining Room now closes January 11, five weeks earlier than first announced, the Pub closes with it, and both are expected to reopen later in 2027 instead of early spring.
SeaWorld Orlando Mako, Orlando's tallest coaster, was still closed Tuesday afternoon. WESH reports SeaWorld told it the ride stays down while engineers and safety experts inspect its restraints and the rest of the ride, a day after a rider was killed on Goliath, another B&M hyper coaster, at Six Flags Over Georgia.
Disney World A Notice of Commencement filed October 13 names Landscape Structures, a Minnesota maker of commercial playground equipment, as contractor for general construction in Monstropolis at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Disney has not announced a play area, but the same firm is building the Tropical Americas playground.
Disney World Nomad Lounge, currently walk-up only, adds reservations from November 8, with booking opening October 28 per WDWMagic and WDW News Today. From October 20 to December 18, Passholders can get 2 small plates and 2 drinks for $49 plus tax and gratuity.
SeaWorld Orlando A new perk on both parks' October Pass Member pages gives each Annual Pass Member two free bonus guest tickets, redeemable October 12 to 18. Fun Card holders get one, and SeaWorld added a $42.99 Howl-O-Scream ticket for Pass Members.
Disney World Mando and Grogu now meet guests at a fixed spot next to the Millennium Falcon in Galaxy's Edge, with times in the My Disney Experience app. Chewbacca has swapped over to Mando's old spot at the end of the Marketplace.
SeaWorld Orlando SeaWorld's 14-day Four Parks ticket went from $219.99 to $249.99 between October 4 and 6, the highest price we have found for it this year. The Two-Day Two Park ticket rose $6 to $106, while the $59.99 single-day ticket held its price.
Legoland Florida LEGO NINJAGO The Ride, which Legoland pitches as a great option on rainy days, is listed as closed November 2 to 20. The same update added a week to Merlin's Challenge's closure, so it now misses three more Brick or Treat dates.
Universal Orlando The Universal Orlando Resort app has 28 new character icons for your profile, from a Niffler to Shrek. There is no Mario and no Harry Potter himself, though.
Disney World runDisney revealed all six 2027 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend medals. For the Half Marathon's 30th anniversary, Disney is making its original mascot, Donald Duck, the star of the January 6-10 weekend, which is already sold out.
Disney World Reservations are open for all three meals at the Grand Floridian Cafe starting November 2, 2026. Before its July refresh closure it served brunch and dinner, and brunch has been running at Cítricos ever since.
