Permits filed: Mama Melrose's becomes Harryhausen's, with a tentacled sushi chef animatronic. PizzeRizzo becomes Archie's Scare Pig Pizza. Monstropolis starts opening in 2027. Via @WDWNT#monstersinc#hollywoodstudios#grownupmagic
runDisney Virtual 12Ks of Stitchmas: three virtual 4Ks, run or walk anywhere Dec 1-31. Full challenge $185, down from $267 last year, with four medals and a Stitch Santa hat. Registration opens Oct 6, 10am ET. Via WDWInfo. #rundisney#stitch#disneyadults#grownupmagic
Disney's biggest ship is also its cheapest. Disney Adventure just cut guests 3 and 4 to half price, 96 Singapore sailings Jan 4-Dec 16 2027, book by Dec 20. A 3-night inside starts at $958 for two. #disneycruise#disneyadventure#grownupmagic
Three more Moonlight Magic nights: EPCOT Oct 15, Animal Kingdom Nov 30 and Dec 22. Disney says Members can register even if they already attended in 2026. Early reg Sept 24 11 AM ET, general Oct 1. #dvc#moonlightmagic#grownupmagic
Atlantic Dance Hall ends regular weekend operations Oct 1, thirty years after opening with Disney's BoardWalk. It stays for private events and Fairy Tale Weddings. Hurly-Burly opens the same day, 21+ live music at 9pm. Reported by DVC Fan. #disneyparks#grownupmagic
France's last Disney Store closed in January after 30+ years. Disney Wonders opened at Disney Village today: four zones, two chandeliers with 40+ character illustrations. Fans are calling it blandification and Apple Store core. Photos: WDWNT. #disneylandparis#grownupmagic
Crane is up at Piston Peak. Crews are grading a new waterway where Rivers of America was, the old trees are staged to be replanted, and the model hides Tom Sawyer tributes. No opening date. Via WDWNT. #magickingdom#pistonpeak#grownupmagic
Magic Kingdom Lightning Lane: $20 on Oct 1, $39 on Oct 10. Hollywood Studios $20 to $37. Disney raised tickets, passes and parking on Oct 8 last year. Mickey Visit predicts Oct 6 or 7, unconfirmed by Disney. #disneyworld#grownupmagic
Expedition Everest ends single rider Monday, Sept 21. Animal Kingdom will have no single rider lines. Disney cites a new loading process that cut average waits. It continues at Hollywood Studios and EPCOT. #disneyparks#expeditioneverest#grownupmagic
Spider-Man: Brand New Day passed The Force Awakens on day 47 as the biggest movie ever at the domestic box office, $936.7 million. $900 million in 36 days; Force Awakens took 50. Lucasfilm's reply: Impressive. Most impressive. #spiderman#starwars#boxoffice#grownupmagic
The Disney Believe's first gigablock floated out at Meyer Werft on September 18. The midship section, Moana Grand Hall already inside. Forward and aft next. Late 2027 debut, details October 7. #disneybelieve#grownupmagic
Disney World Lightning Lane prices jump October 4. Magic Kingdom Multi Pass $23 to $35. EPCOT $28, Hollywood Studios $29, Animal Kingdom $19 on Oct 5. Premier Pass up to $399 a day. #disneyworld#lightninglane#disneyparks#grownupmagic
The Disney Believe is taking shape! 🚢✨
Take a look inside the construction of the Disney Believe, where we are bringing the newest Disney Cruise Line ship to life.
Alien Swirling Saucers becomes Lilypad's Jams on Sept 25 at Hollywood Studios. Toy Story 5's frog tablet DJs a Nashville soundtrack: 3 remixes, 2 originals, more Partysaurus Rex, and queue doodle games. Toy Story 5 hits Disney+ Sept 23. #toystory5#disneyparks#grownupmagic
The DVC walking ban went live Sept 17. Modify is switched off until your original check-out is inside 11 months. Guest names and cancels still work. 7-night limit unchanged. Via DVCinfo. #dvc#disneyvacationclub#grownupmagic
Disney is testing an AI trip planner for Walt Disney World, built with Google Cloud and Gemini. Best offer per room type, a price calendar, refurb alerts. Catch: 2+ rooms still means a phone call. #disneyworld#disneynews#grownupmagic
Six songs, assigned at random. On Sept 21 Cosmic Rewind plays Earth, Wind and Fire's September all day. Connections Cafe has the Supernova Sip that day only: spicy hot honey, lemon, edible glitter, orange cotton candy, with a Maker's Mark option. #epcot#grownupmagic
2027 EPCOT festival dates: Festival of the Arts Jan 15 to Mar 1, a week longer. Flower and Garden Mar 10 to May 31, a week shorter and six days later than 2026. March 2 through 9 EPCOT has no festival at all. #epcot#disneyworld#grownupmagic
Tabasco packets are out at Walt Disney World, replaced by Tapatío. Spotted by WDW News Today at ABC Commissary and The American Adventure. It comes from Disney's July Kraft Heinz deal, and Kraft Heinz doesn't own Tapatío, it just distributes it. #disneyworld#grownupmagic
Three Mickey's Not-So-Scary nights left out of 38: Sept 24 $174, Sept 29 $184, Sun Oct 25 $224. Fifteen of October's sixteen nights are gone. Halloween sold out in May. #disneyworld#magickingdom#grownupmagic