Walt Disney World Planning News

Planning 10 months ago · Dec 23, 2025 | 11:!5am ET

Peak Pricing Fails to Slow Lightning Lane Premier Pass Demand During Disney World's Busiest Days

Lightning Lane Premier Pass sellouts continue to stretch across the Christmas and New Year's holiday period, with availability now exhausted for extended runs at multiple Walt…

Planning 10 months ago · Dec 19, 2025 | 11:00am ET

Magic Kingdom Lightning Lane Premier Pass Sold Out for Eight Consecutive Holiday Dates

The Magic Kingdom Lightning Lane Premier Pass has now sold out for eight consecutive days, beginning tomorrow, Saturday, December 20, 2025 . The sellout streak runs through…

Planning 10 months ago · Dec 18, 2025 | 7:30am ET

Lightning Lane Premier Pass Prices Hit Holiday Highs at Disney World Over Christmas Week

Lightning Lane Premier Pass pricing climbs sharply over the Christmas holiday peak period, with data from Thursday, December 18, 2025 through January 8, 2026 showing sustained…

Planning 10 months ago · Dec 12, 2025 | 11:03am ET

Disney World Extends Park Hours for Holiday Week, New Year's Eve, and Early January

Disney has updated park hours across the end of the year, including New Year's Eve, with longer operating days, earlier entry for resort guests, and later nights at Magic Kingdom…

Planning 11 months ago · Nov 20, 2025 | 12:15pm ET

Disney CFO Highlights Strength of Higher-Income Guests as Key Driver Behind Parks Performance

Disney CFO Hugh Johnston says higher-income guests remain a core driver of Disney's parks business, helping stabilize demand and support per-cap spending even without major new…

Planning 11 months ago · Nov 19, 2025 | 11:19am ET

Disney CFO Says Dynamic Pricing Could Be Coming to Walt Disney World and Disneyland

Disney CFO Hugh Johnston says the company is preparing to bring dynamic pricing to the domestic parks, following early results from a test underway at Disneyland Paris . Speaking…

Planning 11 months ago · Nov 19, 2025 | 7:25am ET

Lightning Lane Premier Pass Selling Out Fast for Thanksgiving Week at Disney World

Lightning Lane Premier Pass availability at Walt Disney World is tightening as Thanksgiving week approaches . Several dates across Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and…

Planning 11 months ago · Nov 18, 2025 | 10:25am ET

Disney World Dining Mobile Ordering Outage Hits My Disney Experience App Today

Mobile Ordering is currently unavailable in the My Disney Experience app, according to a new in-app pop-up alert. Disney hasn't given a timeframe for its return, and the message…

Planning 11 months ago · Nov 17, 2025 | 6:45am ET

Extended Evening Hours Move to Disney's Hollywood Studios in January 2026

According to newly posted park hours , Extended Evening Hours on Monday, January 26, 2026, will take place at Disney's Hollywood Studios instead of EPCOT . This is a change from…

Planning 11 months ago · Nov 11, 2025 | 7:35am ET

EPCOT and Magic Kingdom Hit Capacity for Annual Passholder Reservations on Veterans Day 2025

EPCOT and Magic Kingdom are both fully booked for Annual Passholder theme park reservations today, November 11 2025, Veterans Day. Reservation availability remains open for…

Planning 11 months ago · Nov 07, 2025 | 8:35am ET

New Disney's Animal Kingdom Guide Map Features Zootopia: Better Zoogether! on the Cover

Disney has released an updated version of the in-park paper guide map for Disney's Animal Kingdom, now featuring the newly opened Zootopia: Better Zoogether! attraction. The…

Planning 11 months ago · Nov 04, 2025 | 10:00am ET

New My Disney Experience Feature Lets You Check In-Store Merchandise Availability at Disney World

A new feature is in limited testing in the My Disney Experience app, giving users the ability to check product availability at World of Disney in Disney Springs. Feature Overview…

Planning 1 year ago · Oct 28, 2025 | 9:19am ET

Magic Kingdom Brings Back Extended Evening Hours in January 2026

Extended Evening Hours return to Magic Kingdom on January 7, 2026, following a seasonal break during Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party…

Planning 1 year ago · Oct 27, 2025 | 9:50am ET

New Peak Lightning Lane Prices Hit Walt Disney World for the First Time This Week

Walt Disney World is reaching new peak Lightning Lane prices across all parks this week, with both Single Pass and Multi Pass options hitting their highest levels since the system…

Planning 1 year ago · Oct 24, 2025 | 12:10pm ET

Disney World Releases December 2025 Park Hours Including Christmas and New Year's Eve

Operating hours are now posted for Walt Disney World through the end of 2025, covering Christmas week and New Year's Eve . You should expect Disney to extend operating hours…

Planning 1 year ago · Oct 20, 2025 | 4:25pm ET

Disney World Dining Reservations Offline as AWS Outage Impacts Website and App

UPDATE - October 20, 2025 | 10pm - Disney Digital Services appear to be back online and operating as normal. PREVIOUSLY: Walt Disney World's website and My Disney Experience app…

Planning 1 year ago · Oct 14, 2025 | 6:25am ET

Disney Adds Detailed Video Chat Guidelines to DAS Program at Walt Disney World

Disney has updated the Disability Access Service (DAS) page on the Walt Disney World website, expanding details on the live video registration process and clarifying several…

Planning 1 year ago · Oct 08, 2025 | 2:25pm ET

Disney Ends $10 MagicBand Discount for Annual Passholders and Resort Hotel Guests

It appears that Walt Disney World has removed the $10 discount previously offered on MagicBands for Annual Passholders and pre-arrival Resort Guests. Until recently, Disney's…

Planning 1 year ago · Oct 08, 2025 | 10:45am ET

Walt Disney World Raises Parking Prices to as Much as $60 in 2025

Parking at Walt Disney World just got more expensive. The resort has increased parking fees across all four theme parks - Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and…

Planning 1 year ago · Oct 08, 2025 | 6:45am ET

Disney Raises Lightning Lane Prices to New Record Highs at Walt Disney World

Disney has raised prices for Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass options at Walt Disney World, setting new record highs across all four parks . The latest…

Planning 1 year ago · Oct 06, 2025 | 2:25pm ET

Disney Premier Pass Sellouts Return: Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios dates gone for Columbus Day weekend

For the first time since spring break, the Walt Disney World Premier Pass has sold out in advance on multiple days, based on increased demand heading into the busy Columbus Day…

Planning 1 year ago · Sep 02, 2025 | 8:30am ET

Disney Updates Animal Kingdom Map After Boneyard Closure and Walkway Changes

Following the permanent closure of The Boneyard starting September 2, 2025, Disney's Animal Kingdom has released an updated park map with the latest changes in the DinoLand U.S.A…

Planning 1 year ago · Aug 20, 2025 | 10:30am ET

Early Entry Eliminated at Disneyland - Will Walt Disney World Be Next?

Disneyland Resort announced today that its Early Entry program for hotel guests will end on January 5, 2026 , to be replaced by a one-time Lightning Lane Multi Pass entry benefit…

Planning 1 year ago · Aug 18, 2025 | 6:50am ET

Disney's Animal Kingdom Replaces EPCOT for Late October 2025 Extended Evening Hours

Disney World has made another adjustment to its Extended Evening Hours schedule, with the newly updated calendar showing Disney’s Animal Kingdom hosting the after-hours event on…

Planning 1 year ago · Aug 14, 2025 | 10:00am ET

Disney Dining System Back Online, But Beak and Barrel Tavern Still Unavailable

Following this morning’s Walt Disney World dining reservation system outage , the system is now back online. Guests can once again make dining reservations through both the Walt…

Planning 1 year ago · Aug 14, 2025 | 8:55am ET

Disney World Dining System Outage Hits on Beak and Barrel Reservation Launch Day

Guests hoping to book a table at The Beak and Barrel Tavern this morning have been met with an unexpected roadblock - the entire Walt Disney World dining reservation system has…

Planning 1 year ago · Jul 28, 2025 | 10:00am ET

New EPCOT Paper Map Features Reopened Test Track on Front Cover

Walt Disney World released a new EPCOT guide map last week, highlighting the reopening of Test Track . The updated map features the attraction on the front cover, marking its…

Planning 1 year ago · Jul 19, 2025 | 7:15am ET

Disney World Hits Passholder Capacity Across All Parks on July 19 Amid Test Track Preview and Starlight Parade

Walt Disney World annual passholders have filled every available park reservation today, July 19 2025, marking a rare instance where all four theme parks are fully booked for…

Planning 1 year ago · Jul 07, 2025 | 1:40pm ET

Disney Unveils New Magic Kingdom In-Park Map with Attraction Closures and Starlight Parade

Disney has rolled out a newly updated in-park paper map today for Magic Kingdom, with several major changes following the July 6 closures of Tom Sawyer Island, the Liberty Square…

Planning 1 year ago · Jun 30, 2025 | 11:30am ET

Disney Updates Lightning Lane Tiers at EPCOT with Return of Test Track

With the reimagined Test Track set to reopen at EPCOT on July 22, 2025, Disney has made changes to the Lightning Lane Multi Pass tiers, adding Test Track to the top selection…