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 Disney added a zero entry pool beside the original at Fort Wilderness in April 2026, roughly doubling the space at The Meadows. Here is what is there now, how the resort's two pools differ, the towel and lifeguard details nobody mentions, and the River Country nod parked alongside.
Disney World Memory Maker runs $185 in advance and $210 once your trip starts, single downloads run $16.95, and one hard ticket party includes the photos free. Here is how PhotoPass actually works, including the ride photo trap that catches anyone carrying only a plastic ticket card.
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.
Disney World Opening night of Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party 2026 has sold out, leaving six of the season's 38 nights unavailable before the party has even started. August 7, 11, 14 and 18 are gone, along with October 13 and Halloween night itself. The first August date you can still buy is the 21st, and remaining nights run $139 to $224.
Universal Orlando A power outage at Universal Orlando on Saturday afternoon stopped an attraction with roughly 70 guests aboard, and the Orlando Fire Department brought every one of them down individually by ladder and safety harness. Nobody was hurt and nobody was taken to a hospital. Universal has not said what caused the outage.
Universal Orlando Universal confirmed on July 16 that the 1988 cult classic is coming to the streets of Halloween Horror Nights 35, ending a seven year absence from the Orlando event. The teaser opens with "Klown around and find out" and promises more details soon. Universal has not said whether it is a scare zone, and no name or description has been released.
SeaWorld Orlando The SeaWorld Orlando Rescue Team released nine rehabilitated green sea turtles back into the Atlantic this week at River to Sea Preserve in Marineland. Most had arrived suffering from cold stress and severe malnutrition after an unusually cold Florida winter, and one needed extensive repair to its shell. SeaWorld Orlando's 2026 totals now stand at 38 turtles rescued and 27 returned to the wild.
Disney World Animal Kingdom began testing a new morning routine early this week, one that walks non-resort guests out of the Oasis and onto Discovery Island before the 8 a.m. opening, then fans them out through three checkpoints toward Pandora, Expedition Everest, and the former DinoLand U.S.A. bridge. Cast Members told WDW News Today the procedures are still a test and may not look the same from one day to the next.
Universal Orlando Universal Orlando has discontinued every multi-night Fear pass that included Express Pass for Halloween Horror Nights 35, ending an add-on it had sold since 2003. Rush of Fear, Frequent Fear, Frequent Fear Plus, and Ultimate Frequent Fear are all affected. Multi-night passes without Express are still coming, and single-night Express Passes remain on sale starting at $170.
Disney World Dole Whip has escaped Adventureland. The cult pineapple soft-serve now turns up in every Walt Disney World theme park, both water parks, Disney Springs, and nine more stops across five resort hotels, in flavors from orange and watermelon to lime, plus rum floats and frozen margaritas. Here is where to find every version.
Disney World Disney has confirmed The Magic of Disney Animation opens September 14, 2026 at Disney's Hollywood Studios, taking over the former Star Wars Launch Bay building and rebranding Animation Courtyard as The Walt Disney Studios. The reveal covers five experiences: Once Upon a Studio Theater, Olaf Draws!, Off the Page!, Drawn to Wonderland, and an Enchanted Art Gallery.
