The latest Walt Disney World news from Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Disney Springs, and the resort hotels.
Disney is accepting online submissions through July 20 for EPCOT Festival of the Holidays performers, including Candlelight Voices of Liberty vocalists and World Showcase storytellers.
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party 2026 tickets now run from $189 to $229, with child savings and select Annual Passholder and Disney Vacation Club discount nights.
Mickey's Magical Friendship Faire has no posted Magic Kingdom showtimes July 7-14, and Disney has not given a public reason for the gap.
The American Red Cross sheltered several families after the Buena Vista Place apartment fire near Walt Disney World, and five units remained uninhabitable.
CrowdLevels recorded 420 minutes of Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress downtime in the two weeks before the Magic Kingdom attraction's July 6 closure.
The August 11 Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party date is sold out, removing the last $119 event night from Magic Kingdom's 2026 Halloween party calendar.
Winnie the Pooh is meeting guests in The Crystal Palace atrium at Magic Kingdom while other Hundred Acre Wood characters continue moving through the dining rooms.
The 2026 AAU Boys Basketball World Championships runs July 2-9 at ESPN Wide World of Sports, with about 43,650 attendees expected in Central Florida.
Walt Disney Imagineering released a behind-the-scenes video on The American Adventure at EPCOT, showing the show system that moves large scenes behind the stage.
Magic Kingdom Disney After Hours is sold out for the rest of 2026, while EPCOT and Disney's Hollywood Studios still have summer dates available.
Walt Disney Imagineering extended a set-installation Notice of Commencement tied to the future Indiana Jones ride at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Vans is now open at Disney Springs Town Center at Walt Disney World, with shoes, apparel, accessories, and posted daily operating hours.
A new waterbuck calf has been born at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge at Walt Disney World.
Disney says a guest phone charger caused the small fire at Magic Kingdom's Small World ride on July 1, not the attraction system.
A guest TikTok video shows smoke aboard the Magic Kingdom Small World ride, and CrowdLevels recorded the ride down from 10:30 a.m. to 12:55 p.m. EDT on July 1.
Guests were allowed back inside Disney's Wilderness Lodge after a July 1 evacuation that brought fire trucks and ambulances to the Walt Disney World resort hotel.
Walt Disney Imagineering filed an amended Notice of Commencement for general construction at 4975 C Caribbean Way, the former Aunt Polly's address at Magic Kingdom.
Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop is open at its temporary Disney Springs Town Center location while the Marketplace shop undergoes a remodel.
The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing will fly over Cinderella Castle around 10:30 a.m. July 4, then continue over EPCOT shortly after.
The U.S. Air Force Band of the West plays free Disney Springs concerts July 3 and 4, with 7:15, 8:15, and 9:15 p.m. sets each night.
EPCOT closes at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, with a special-ticketed event running from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at Walt Disney World.
Teams of 2 to 4 can register for Puzzlehop at Disney's Hollywood Studios on October 17, 2026, with a $250 team fee and separate park admission.
Disney now says the traditional large Grand Floridian gingerbread house will not be offered in 2026, with miniature displays planned throughout the resort.
Bakari, a male western lowland gorilla, has joined the family troop on Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Coral Reef Restaurant will temporarily close September 8 at EPCOT, with Walt Disney World expecting the dining room to reopen later in 2026.
Morimoto Asia will host Sushi Showdown on September 21 at Disney Springs, with two sessions, $125 general admission, $700 VIP booths, and a Give Kids the World auction.
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon will temporarily close September 9 at Walt Disney World, with Blizzard Beach listed as the alternate water park during the closure.
Yachtsman Steakhouse remains under refurbishment at Disney's Yacht Club Resort, with dinner hours now scheduled to return August 28.
La Signature closes June 29 in EPCOT's France pavilion, with Guerlain merchandise moving to Plume Et Palette until the shop reopens later in 2026.
A Reddit video shows a child jumping from the guest side of a rock wall outside Sanaa at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge on June 25.