Universal Orlando Universal Orlando added a #UOFistBump tile to the Helpful Tools section of its resort app, a feature Universal Parks Blog reported would arrive July 28, letting guests recognize a Team Member by name without leaving the app. The hashtag itself is not new, but the in-app shortcut is.
Disney World The new Walt Disney World president started Monday and marked day one with a public message that opens on the Jungle Cruise, where he says he took a part-time job nearly 45 years ago.
Universal Orlando Crews spent the weekend planting Halloween Horror Nights 35 set pieces around Universal Studios Florida, including a grinning clown face beside the Tribute Store and new carnival stages past Revenge of the Mummy.
SeaWorld Orlando United Parks & Resorts reported second quarter attendance of 6.1 million on Tuesday, down 2.9 percent, with revenue off 1.4 percent to $483.3 million and net income down 21 percent. CEO Marc Swanson pointed to two bright spots: Discovery Cove advance booking revenue up double digits, and early Howl-O-Scream ticket sales pacing ahead of last year, with a new Sony Pictures horror deal joining the event this fall.
Disney World Disney's August 4 Letters from Lakeshore update names Moonglade, Bay Lake Provisions, Paint Out Point Bar & Grill and Dandelion Terrace, the first food and drink spaces revealed for the 967 room resort opening in summer 2027.
Disney World Disney posted the Disney Springs Halloween foodie guide on August 4. More than two dozen locations are involved, most starting August 11, five holding off until September or October, and one running its menu through December 31. Prices are missing again.
Universal Orlando Aerial video posted Saturday shows crushed stone laid down and infrastructure staged on the old Eighth Voyage of Sindbad site, while the Poseidon's Fury temple facade and the entire plaza in front of it are now gone. Universal still has not said what is going there.
Disney World Blog Mickey caught the Pueblo Esperanza entrance frame mid-build at Disney's Animal Kingdom on Monday, with one steel beam still suspended from the crane hook as crews maneuvered it into place. Elsewhere on the site, fresh steel columns now stand on a poured concrete wall near the green Encanto show building, and Blog Mickey believes they are the start of Casa Madrigal itself. Tropical Americas is still slated for 2027.
Universal Orlando Aerial photographer bioreconstruct reported the last pieces going in before sunrise Monday morning at Universal Studios Florida. The tall inversion that was still missing its highest segments on Sunday is now closed up, which means every section of Hollywood Drift track is in place. The coaster is due to open in 2027, and the park's other Fast & Furious ride, Supercharged, runs its final day on August 16.
Disney World A Reddit user posted video of a Sunday morning brawl in the Avatar Flight of Passage queue at Disney's Animal Kingdom and said the two groups had been arguing for the entirety of the 80 minute wait. A second angle went up on TikTok overnight, and a public Orange County Sheriff's Office entry logs an 11:21 a.m. battery call on a road that Inside the Magic says matches the approximate address for the attraction.
Universal Orlando New aerials show metal decking across nearly the whole upper surface of the most developed section of the P915 multipurpose building. WDWNT reads the site as suggesting that section may serve Universal Orlando Team Members first, with the private event hall possibly debuting later.
Disney World Herbert Ryman, Robert McCall and six other artists painted them for the pavilion opening in 1982. They are back on the rotunda walls now that the Portraits of Courage exhibit has ended.
Disney World Six Ravens begins service at 10:00 AM on Monday, August 3, in the former Art of Shaving space in The Landing. Per the Orlando Sentinel, founder Steve Lewis and his team built five sister concepts to present to Disney. The breakfast Coffyn will not be ready on day one.
Universal Orlando Five Halloween Spirit Jerseys have landed at the Universal Studios Store in CityWalk at $85 each, covering Hello Kitty, Scooby-Doo, How to Train Your Dragon, The Simpsons and the Minions. Every one glows in the dark except the Minions design.
Legoland Florida Ahead of the wooden coaster's August 16 return, Legoland Florida tech services director Cory Lytle has laid out what the rebuild involved: extensive structural wood replacement, upgraded control systems, and a deliberate decision to preserve the ride experience.
Disney World Disney announced an exclusive Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets novelty cup on Saturday morning. By roughly 5:30 p.m. the same day it was gone from FØØD by Swedish Chef, and Cast Members say they do not know whether it is coming back.
SeaWorld Orlando Two behind-the-scenes Mako tours run on National Roller Coaster Day, 50 spots each. Sign up in person at the SkyTower Tour Desk on the day, pass members only, and no guests are allowed along.
Legoland Florida No press release and no trade coverage, just a new block on the park dining page, a nav link, a help center article and a quiet guide post. Legoland Florida is now selling Standard, Deluxe and Ultimate Dining Packages from $44 plus tax for adults, and the Ultimate tier moves dinner to the pirate-themed Shipwreck Restaurant inside Pirate Island Hotel.
Universal Orlando A build-your-own Hogwarts bag collection by Orlando company Lug is on sale now at Universal Orlando, Universal Studios Hollywood and shopUniversal.com. Four bag styles run $55 to $90, and the house straps, charms, zipper pulls and coin pouches that actually make it yours are all sold separately.
Universal Orlando Fyre Drill at Universal Epic Universe closes January 25 to February 4, 2027, and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey follows February 8 to February 19. Stack those on Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges going down January 4 and Volcano Bay closed into spring, and early 2027 is shaping up as a heavy maintenance winter.
Disney World September 4 has sold out, the first September date to go this season and the eighth night gone overall. Disney also confirmed most of the party's 2026 showtimes: the first showing of Mickey's Boo-To-You Halloween Parade at 8:15pm, Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular at 9:05pm, 10:35pm and midnight, and Disney's Not-So-Spooky Spectacular fireworks at 10pm. Opening night is August 7.
Disney World Disney Eats has previewed a dozen Disney Princess treats for World Princess Week at Walt Disney World. Three are brand new: a pistachio and orange dessert at Amorette's Patisserie, a caramel éclair at Disney's Port Orleans Resort, and a Rapunzel inspired entremet at Disney's Riviera Resort. No prices were listed.
Disney World Jeff Vahle closed out 36 years at Disney on Friday. He sent a farewell letter to the Central Florida community, posted a career reflection on Instagram, and handed the resort to Joe Schott, who starts next week.
Universal Orlando The black and red Halloween Horror Nights sign is up on a truss at the front of Universal Studios Florida, four weeks out from opening night. Elsewhere in the park, crews installed a WSQK booth themed to the Stranger Things radio station, plus the returning Meetz Meats.
Disney World A new name went up in a second-floor window near the Casting Agency door on Main Street, U.S.A. Retired operations chief Maribeth Bisienere joins the "faculty" of the Academy of Talent Education, and the ceremony put Disney World's outgoing and incoming presidents in the same photo.
Disney World Magic Kingdom's Haunted Mansion is visible again. The scaffolding and most of the scrim were down by Friday morning, capping an exterior project that traces back to a December 2025 permit, and the building underneath has a new roof, ashy black detailing near the chimney tops and a dome finial that has gone from gold or bronze to a green patina. The shrubs and trees cleared to make room for the scaffolding have not been replanted yet.
SeaWorld Orlando SeaWorld announced Friday morning that Sony's slasher franchise is coming to Howl-O-Scream as a haunted house called I Know What You Did Last Summer: The Final Catch, opening September 11 in Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio. SeaWorld says the house is based on the first film, the 1997 original, and walks guests through recreations of movie scenes and the events of the Southport massacre, with the vengeful Fisherman waiting around every corner.
Disney World On Monday, August 10, drivers at Walt Disney World move onto a newly built stretch of Floridian Way, putting all guest traffic into the southbound lanes between the Magic Kingdom parking lot and the Grand Floridian entrance. Two of the project's three roundabouts are already in, and temporary driveways will keep the Grand Floridian, the Polynesian's Island Tower and the wedding pavilion reachable.
Universal Orlando The leaked Pandora ad was real. Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness is coming to Halloween Horror Nights 35, but Universal split the concept between coasts: Orlando sends guests through ancient ruins and dungeons into worlds drawn from four album covers, while Hollywood walks his life story from Birmingham forward.
Disney World A Test Track car struck the wall of breakaway foam doors during Cast Member previews on June 30, 2025, and the effect stayed switched off for 13 months. WDW News Today rode the EPCOT attraction on July 30 and found the doors operating again, opening much earlier in the acceleration sequence than they used to.
