Walt Disney World news

Spa and wellness veteran Shannon Malave has been named spa director at iconic US spa destination Mohonk Mountain House. Based in New York’s verdant Hudson ... More

Connected fitness equipment supplier, Echelon Fitness, has signed a multi-year deal with Run Disney, the road race division of Disney Sports Enterprises. The Run Disney ... More

The row between Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, and The Walt Disney Company has escalated, leading to Orlando's Walt Disney World losing its special tax ... More

Disney has filed a planning application that kickstarts the group's plans to create a future regional campus and HQ in Florida, US. The application also ... More

The Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser experience at Walt Disney World, Orlando, is among the winners of this year's Thea Awards. The awards – which were ... More

Disney has opened its long-awaited, Star Wars-themed Galactic Starcruiser resort. The ambitious new attraction at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, US, is ​​a ... More

North America and Japan-based visitor attractions and businesses picked up 14 of the 19 Thea Awards this year. Organised by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), ... More

The Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida has changed some of its messaging as part of a strategy to become more inclusive to all ... More

Disney has released concept designs for its plans to transform the Spaceship Earth attraction at EPCOT theme park at the Walt Disney World in Orlando, ... More

Disney has released the first visuals of its Star Wars -themed Galactic Starcruiser resort, which is set to open at Walt Disney World Resort in ... More

Three visitor attraction veterans – Tony Baxter, Greg Hale and Mats Wedin – have been inducted into the IAAPA Hall of Fame, regarded as the ... More

Walt Disney is set to stop paying more than 100,000 of its theme park and hotel workers as the entertainment giant struggles with coronavirus closures. ... More

Following the temporary closures of Disney's parks and resorts worldwide, Disneyland Paris, the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, and the Walt Disney World Resort in ... More

Disney has announced the closure of its remaining theme parks as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, with Universal also announcing the closure of ... More

Disney CEO Bob Iger has stepped down from the role to concentrate on directing the company's creative output, with Disney veteran Bob Chapek taking the ... More

Disney's Star Wars : Galactic Starcruiser vacations are to begin in 2021 at Walt Disney World Resort, the company announced in December, as it released ... More

Happy New Year to all our readers! After a year that was packed with new attractions developments (see our 2019 review articles over the last ... More

A new Cirque du Soleil show is set to open next year at Disney Springs, part of the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Drawn ... More

Expenses associated with the establishment of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attractions at Walt Disney parks have been more than offset by higher average ticket prices ... More

Almost 2,000 delegates from 23 countries had the chance to take part in a comprehensive educational programme at the 2019 World Waterpark Association (WWA) Show, ... More

Disney has announced a number of high profile executive moves, with Disneyland Resort head Josh D'Amaro taking on leadership at Walt Disney World Resort, while ... More

Disney has unveiled new details for its hotly-anticipated Star Wars hotel at Disney World in Florida, revealing plans to host guests for two nights in ... More

The NBA Experience, an immersive and interactive new attraction at Disney Springs in Florida, has celebrated its grand opening, with Disney CEO Bob Iger and ... More

Walt Disney World in Florida is to start operating its new cable car transit system from 29 September, with several of the gondola cabins sporting ... More

Disney's new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attraction at its Anaheim, California resort, has proved so popular since opening on 31 May that a virtual queuing ... More