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• Disney Dreamlight Valley Summer Showcase: Honeyglow Woods Adventure Pack, Ralph, and the Road Ahead — Disney Dreamlight Valley's 2026 Summer Showcase revealed Honeyglow Woods — the game's first-ever paid Adventure Pack, launching July 8 and built around Winnie…
• A Festive First Look at 2026 Disney Holiday Merchandise — Disney has revealed a first look at its 2026 holiday merchandise, spanning festive apparel, jewelry, ornaments, bag charms, and pins. The preview includes the…
• Disney Eats: Where to Find Ice Cream, Slushies, and Cold Treats at Disneyland This Summer — A complete guide to staying cool at the Disneyland Resort, from classic Mickey ice cream bars and Flo’s milkshakes to DOLE Whip, the reimagined Black Caf Slush…
• Disney Fans Rush to Plan Holiday Trips as Disney World Unveils New Discounts for Disney+ Subscribers and Passholders — Walt Disney World has announced new 2026 holiday discounts that open for booking June 25, headlined by a free Park Hopper add-on for Disney+ subscribers and ro…
• Hallmark and Walt Disney World Team Up for Their First-Ever Original Christmas Movie — Hallmark Channel and Walt Disney World are collaborating on their first original movie together: Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True, starring La…
• Radiator Springs Reunion: 'Cars: Lightning Racers' Brings Back the Original Voice Cast as the Franchise Turns 20 — Disney Jr.'s upcoming series Cars: Lightning Racers is reuniting the original Radiator Springs voice cast, with Bonnie Hunt, Jenifer Lewis, and Paul Dooley ret…
• Festive PhotoPass Magic Shots and Holiday Photo Ops Across Walt Disney World — Disney PhotoPass photographers add holiday magic to portraits all season long at Walt Disney World, with festive props, seasonal Magic Shots, and party-exclusi…
• Marvel Rivals June 25 Update: Summer Beach Event, Daredevil and Black Widow Bundles, and Hero Fixes — Marvel Rivals' June 25, 2026 update arrives with no downtime, headlined by the Summer Uplifting Welcome beach event at Hellfire Bay, new Daredevil and Black Wi…
• Disney+ July 2026: X-Men '97 Season 2, The Devil Wears Prada 2, and Everything Else Streaming — Disney+ and Hulu close out July 2026 with X-Men '97 Season 2 (premiering July 1), the streaming debut of The Devil Wears Prada 2, and Descendants: Wicked Wonde…
• Disney Jollywood Nights 2026: Dates, Tickets, and a First Look at the Glam Holiday Party — Disney Jollywood Nights returns to Disney’s Hollywood Studios on select nights from November 7, 2026 to January 5, 2027 — extending into January for the first…
• Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2026: Dates, Tickets, Parades, and Festive Surprises — Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party returns to Magic Kingdom on select nights from November 8 to December 22, 2026. The separately ticketed event brings holida…
• 2026 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays: Dates, Storytellers, and Festive Eats — The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays presented by AdventHealth returns November 27 through December 30, 2026, included with park admission. Guests…
• Holidays at Disney World 2026: Park-by-Park Guide to Christmas Lights, Shows, Santa, and New Deals — Walt Disney World’s 2026 holiday season runs November 13 through January 6, 2027, with festive entertainment, decor, and food across all four parks, Disney Spr…
• Marvel Fans Buzz as Disney Rebrands Premium Screens “Infinity Vision” and Retitles the Endgame Re-Release “Avengers: Endgame Encore” — Disney is rolling out Infinity Vision, a new premium large-format screen standard, for the re-release of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame — now titled Avenger…
• A Festive Disneyland: Every Holiday Ride Overlay Coming to the Resort This Season — Disneyland Resort transforms several fan-favorite attractions with festive seasonal overlays each holiday season. From Haunted Mansion Holiday and “it’s a smal…
• Disney Experiences Says Its U.S. Economic Impact Now Reaches All 50 States — As America turns 250, Disney Experiences says it generates nearly $67 billion in annual U.S. economic impact, supports 403,000-plus jobs, and partners with sma…
• Bob Iger Breaks His Silence on the Chapek Era — and Disney Fans Can't Stop Talking — In a candid new Financial Times interview surfaced by Deadline, former Disney CEO Bob Iger says successor Bob Chapek moved 'too much too fast,' dismisses claim…
• Happy Ice Brings Rainbow-Swirled Italian Ice to the Downtown Disney District — Happy Ice, the colorful Philadelphia-born water-ice brand known for its rainbow-swirled cups, has opened a walk-up location in the Downtown Disney District at…
• ESPN and Disney Jr. Expand Youth-Sports Access as 'Me & Mickey: Let's Play Sports' Debuts June 29 — ESPN and Disney Jr. are renewing their youth-sports initiative with national nonprofit Every Kid Sports for a second year, funding registration-fee grants for…
• The Deals That Got Away: Bob Iger Reveals Disney Chased James Bond, Twitter, and an Apple Merger — In a candid Financial Times exit interview surfaced by Variety, former Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed that 007 sat on his acquisition wish list alongside Pixar,…
• Disney Store Pilots an AI Personal Shopping Assistant in Its iOS App — Disney Store is piloting an AI Personal Shopping Assistant inside its iOS app, giving select guests a conversational way to find gifts, style Disney Parks outf…
• Your Summer Guide to Spotting Animals at Disney's Animal Kingdom — Disney's Animal Kingdom is home to more than 250 species, and this summer the park's Animal Care cast members are sharing tips on where and when to spot them.…
• Disney's $67 Billion Footprint: How the Parks Power the U.S. Economy — The Walt Disney Company says Walt Disney World and Disneyland generate nearly $67 billion in total U.S. economic impact and support roughly 403,000 jobs nation…
• Disneyland Paris Closes Outdoor Attractions and Pulls Fireworks as a Heatwave Grips France — A severe heatwave under a red alert across France has pushed Disneyland Paris to temporarily close several outdoor attractions across both gates, while an orde…
• Level99 Sets a June 29 Opening for Its 60-Plus-Challenge Disney Springs Venue — Level99, the multi-level interactive gaming venue, will open its Disney Springs location to the public on June 29, with tickets on sale June 22. The 45,000-squ…
• Diamonds, Corsets, and Can-Can: 25 Years of Moulin Rouge! Costume Design — Twenty-five years after Moulin Rouge! reinvented the movie musical, the Walt Disney Archives revisits the film's Oscar-winning wardrobe. Costume designer Cathe…
• Fans Get a Streaming Date as The Devil Wears Prada 2 Struts onto Disney+ and Hulu July 29 — The billion-dollar sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2 begins streaming on Disney+ and Hulu on July 29, following a June 28 digital and physical release and a June…
• Podracing Returns: Hands-On With Star Wars: Galactic Racer, the Burnout Devs' High-Speed Roguelite — Lucasfilm's Star Wars: Galactic Racer is an arcade racer from Fuse Games, a studio packed with Burnout-series veterans. An IGN hands-on reveals a roguelite Out…
• Teen Hospitalized After Climbing Out of Disneyland's Tiana's Bayou Adventure on the Final Drop — A 13-year-old boy climbed out of his vehicle on Disneyland's Tiana's Bayou Adventure and fell down the ride's roughly 50-foot final drop on June 21, 2026. A ca…
• Meet the Brothers Keeping Big Thunder Mountain and Walt Disney World Running — Brothers Michael and Bob have built more than a decade of careers behind the scenes at Walt Disney World Resort under Facility & Operations Services. Michael,…