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We recently reported that guests using the walkways at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort were forced through an active construction zone. Now, Disney has announced that the path between the resort and the Magic Kingdom will be closing on February 13 due to ongoing refurbishments. A reopening date has not...

A new Fantasyland ball cap, skirt, and pants are available at Walt Disney World, matching the Fantasyland varsity cardigan we found a few days ago. The ball cap is dark distressed blue. A symbol on the front has two pink branches curving around the façade of “it’s a small world.”...

Disney has announced the return of full housekeeping to all Walt Disney World Resort Hotels this month. “We’ve heard from many of you about how much you love and have missed the more regular housekeeping services we offered prior to the pandemic, and I’m excited to share that we’ve been ramping them back up across Walt Disney World Resort hotels! By the end of February, full housekeeping room cleanings will once again be available at all of our Resort hotel rooms, with services provided daily or every other day depending on where you are staying. These full cleanings include everything you’d expect – from replacing towels and amenities to cleaning the bathrooms, making the beds, emptying trash and recycling, tidying the room and vacuuming.”

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a new year of the rabbit Minnie ear headband by Loungefly available at Walt Disney World. We found the headband at Fantasy Faire in Magic Kingdom. Year of the Rabbit Minnie Ear Headband – $44.99. The headband is black, and the bow is...

A new pin featuring Mickey and Minnie is available at Disney’s Blizzard Beach water park. The rectangular pin is split into blocks. Mickey is on the right, in swim trunks, sandals, and a scarf. Minnie is in the bottom left, wearing a teal bow and shirt. Summit Plummet is...

This beginning of the year has had some important casualties in the world of acting, entertainment, and sports. One of the most mentioned unexpected deaths was that of Lisa Loring, the actress who played the original Wednesday Addams that the famous television series "The Addams Family" from 1964.

Walt Disney World has two new Disney100 items: a platinum Mickey figure and a glass mug by Arribas Brothers. The large mug is available at Crystal Arts in Magic Kingdom. The Disney100 logo — reading “Disney 100 Years of Wonder” in a Mickey head against an art deco background — is frosted on one side of the glass. “Walt Disney World” is below the logo.

Universal’s Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval is running now through April 16. Each night, guests can let the good times roll with a boisterous Mardi Gras parade. About half of the floats return every year, such as the classic Riverboat and King Gator. The others get new designs...

New “stages cards” are on display in the lobby of Universal’s Great Movie Escape at Universal Orlando Resort. The cards list four different titles for the different “stages” guests can reach in each escape room, i.e. their points total. Guests who come back and play again can get more points.

A Xiaohongshu user has shared a new photo of the skyline of Shanghai Disneyland’s upcoming “Zootopia” land. Shanghai Disney Resort shared photos of the skyline coming together last summer but it now looks more like an actual city. Several tall colorful buildings tower over the rest of...

As WDWNT continues to grow, we are looking for additional local reporters to expand our Disneyland News Today staff. This position requires a specific time commitment and availability each week, and the start date is immediate. Qualified applicants will reside in the southern California area. Work hours will be variable,...

More than a dozen crew members ascended to the top of Space Mountain’s exterior today in Magic Kingdom, following a lengthy cleanup process. While it is unclear what work the crew may have been completing today, their climb was noticed by Cast Members and park guests who were waiting to preview TRON Lightcycle / Run nearby.

A fan-made Mardi Gras Bead Tree tradition has been banned at Universal Orlando Resort following a reported incident. Fans, and particularly Annual Passholders who visit multiple times during the season and receive a large amount of beads, have been adorning a tree outside the parking garages for years. A specific tree, as pictured above, to the right of the moving walkways when exiting the park has been home to hundreds of bead necklaces thrown by passing guests.

Good morning! We’re back at Magic Kingdom today. The park closes at 4:30p.m. for a Cast Member event tonight, so we’re going to make the best of the time we have here today. We plan on checking on construction updates around the park and doing some shopping. As always we will share all the new things we find. We also plan on stopping by Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa today. Let’s get started!

From the misspelling of “Lightning Lane” on Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway preview signage to a number of incorrectly dated Disney100 banners in the Esplanade, the Disneyland Resort has been on quite the roll recently with signage mishaps within the parks. Now, new signage informing guests about the continued closure of Indiana Jones Adventure has joined that streak.

Visit Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe at Magic Kingdom for all your holiday decoration needs, including this new light-up Walt Disney World ornament. This Sketchbook ornament is a blue orb with a gold cap and ribbon. It’s open on one side, showing the four Walt Disney World theme park icons (Cinderella...

NBC Sports Grill & Brew at Universal CityWalk Orlando will host their 7th annual Super Bowl experience for Super Bowl LVII. Seating for the experience will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 12. The fun will continue until midnight. NBC Sports Grill & Brew will have live Super Bowl coverage playing on their 100+ HD screens.

Universal’s Mardi Gras: International Flavors of Carnaval 2023 has begun, and there’s a new Coke Freestyle Cup to celebrate. The cup gives the buyer free refills all day at Coke Freestyle machines across the resort, as well as ICEEs. The cup is white with a purple lid. It...

In light of today’s new proposed bill to change the Reedy Creek Improvement District under the control of the Florida government, Walt Disney World President Jeff Vahle has issued a statement. “We are monitoring the progression of the draft legislation, which is complex given the long history of the...

Join us live tonight, Sunday, February 5th at 9:00 p.m. ET or watch ParksCenter anytime on our new home, WDWNT.TV. We’re back from Disneyland and ready to talk about Runaway Railways, Lightcycles, and the struggle to get a virtual queue!. We’re back with more news and discussing the latest...