Bluey's Wild World
Start Date
May 26, 2026 (est.)
End Date
September 8, 2026 (est.)
Day by day
The festival runs every day for 106 days. Highlighted dates are festival days.
Start Date
May 26, 2026 (est.)
End Date
September 8, 2026 (est.)
The festival runs every day for 106 days. Highlighted dates are festival days.
For the second consecutive morning, the 7 a.m. virtual queue for Bluey's Wild World at Conservation Station filled almost instantly. Families across the country tapped through to "This virtual queue is closed to guests not already in a group." If you can get into Disney's Animal Kingdom for park open, the 10 a.m. in-park drop is the calmer alternative on Day 2 since fewer guests are competing for it. Here's how to plan around it.
The Aerosmith-to-Muppets retheme officially opens to the public today, Tuesday May 26, 2026, and the opening-day demand was exactly as ridiculous as Disney probably hoped: posted standby hit 110 minutes before 8:30 a.m., the queue spilled out behind the Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After construction gate next to Tower of Terror, Lightning Lane sold out, and the Electric Mayhem opened the morning with a courtyard concert featuring John Stamos on bongos. Three other major attractions also opened today (Soarin' Across America, Bluey's Wild World, FØØD by Swedish Chef), but the Muppets coaster is the story.
Disney Experiences chairman Thomas Mazloum named Joe Schott as the next President of Walt Disney World Resort this morning, with Natacha Rafalski moving to lead Disney Signature Experiences and Christophe Murphy taking over Disneyland Paris. Schott, a 40-plus-year Disney veteran who started as a Magic Kingdom Jungle Cruise skipper, returns to Florida after presidencies at Shanghai Disney Resort and Disney Signature Experiences. He succeeds Jeff Vahle by the end of July.
A loaded week at Walt Disney World: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad reopens Sunday, Magic Kingdom adds its first new ferryboat in 50 years (named for Meg Crofton), the EPCOT Food and Wine 2026 calendar is locked, MNSSHP returns August 7, and Tropical Americas takes shape with a new town name and an Encanto ride twist.
A wave of Bluey-themed merchandise - pin sets, Create-Your-Own headbands, plush wearing tiny Mickey ears, and more, is heading to Disney's Animal Kingdom ahead of the May 26 opening of Bluey's Wild World at Conservation Station.
Disney drops a brand-new Mandalorian & Grogu mission for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run on May 22, Fantasmic! shifts its standard showtime to 9:00 PM starting April 24, the Mickey & Minnie short Vacation Fun closes for a multi-month refurbishment, Soarin' Across America locks in a May 26 debut, and Bluey's Wild World is on the Animal Kingdom calendar for late May.