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Cars Ridge Run Rally announced for Piston Peak National Park, name confirmed at D23 2026
Miss Fritter's Daredevil Spin-Along announced for Piston Peak National Park, name and concept revealed at D23 2026
Maleficent coaster announced for Villains Land at Magic Kingdom
Magic Mirror dark ride announced for Villains Land at Magic Kingdom
Trick-or-treat in costume at Magic Kingdom with exclusive Halloween parades, fireworks, and villain meet-and-greets.
Aug 7, 2026 — Oct 31, 2026
Celebrate the holidays with exclusive Christmas parades, fireworks, snowfall on Main Street, and complimentary treats.
Nov 8, 2026 — Dec 22, 2026
Frozen-themed nighttime castle show at Magic Kingdom.
Nov 13, 2026 — Dec 30, 2026 (est.)
The Express monorail is playing an updated onboard track, and the courtesy announcement now asks guests not to vape. Tom Kane had voiced the monorail since April 2012, and he died in May. It is not clear how the new recording was made.
Haunted Mansion Fans spent months wondering whether the small structure beside the Haunted Mansion was a bar or lounge. The Piston Peak National Park model at D23 Expo 2026 settles it, and it kills the theory that Villains Land would link straight into the mansion.
Big Top Souvenirs Disney has set Friday, August 21 as the reopening date for Big Top Souvenirs, the circus tent shop in Storybook Circus that has been closed since February. The teaser image shows a Mickey Churro Caramel Apple, a Dumbo Caramel Apple, a Dumbo Sandwich Cookie, marshmallow pops, cupcakes and Circus Chips.
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Three more nights are off the calendar: August 23, October 8 and October 15, taking the 2026 total to sixteen nights gone out of 38. Two of those three were still on sale on Tuesday morning. August is down to the 25th, 28th and 30th, remaining nights run $144 to $224, and WDWmagic says the season is now moving faster than 2025, which sold out completely on September 24.
Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress WDW News Today reports Disney Legend Bob Gurr is advising on the reimagined ride, and Imagineers spent a year hunting down three books just to dress one shelf beside the new Walt Disney animatronic.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Walt Disney Imagineering put its 19-by-19-foot Piston Peak National Park model on the D23 show floor, and WDW News Today found four tributes to Tom Sawyer Island and the Rivers of America built into it: Fort Langhorn, the Mike Fink Keel Boat dock, Harper's Mill with a giant tire for a water wheel, and the barrel bridge. Imagineers say they intend to reuse parts of the real bridge, if the law allows it.
