The special events are some of the biggest reasons to visit the Walt Disney World Resort. While most of Disney World's special events have traditionally fallen during off-peak times, many of the special events are a major draw. They are a reason to visit in and of themselves, and they...

Hi there! Welcome to our weekly roundup of the most interesting theme park news around the Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando and other theme parks. This week’s theme park highlights: The Star Wars Weekends 2015 dates have been revealed, with the event coming back for another five...

Hi there! Welcome to our weekly roundup of the most interesting theme park news around the Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando and other theme parks. This week’s theme park highlights: While most of us have been sleeping, the hard-core Disney fans have already started their 24 hour...

Hi there! Welcome to our weekly roundup of the most interesting theme park news around the Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando and other theme parks. This week’s theme park highlights: We shared a few weeks back that Disney's Polynesian Resort is undergoing a number of changes, including...

Disney's annual Star Wars Weekends celebration is kicking off tomorrow with trivia games, shows, celebrity appearances, character sightings and some new surprises. The three-day weekends attract large crowds, so plan ahead, join the rebellion and storm the park. Included in the regular park admission, the three-day weekends offer fans a...

When two things I love got together, Disney and Star Wars, I was overjoyed. There had been a connection for a long time, but now Leia is officially a Disney princess and all is right with the world. If you're like me and want to wear your Star Wars/Disney affection...

Hi there! Welcome to our weekly roundup of the most interesting theme park news around the Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando, SeaWorld Orlando and other theme parks. This week’s theme park highlights: Hopeful news this week as the Orlando Sentinel reports on the status of MyMagic+ and MagicBands. While...

Star Wars fans do not have to wait for the annual convention to get their fill of all things galactic as Disney’s Hollywood Studios puts on four fabulous three-day weekends each spring with trivia games, shows, plenty of character sightings, celebrity appearances and special events merchandise. Being a big Star...

I grew up on Star Wars. Seeing the first movie when I was little opened up the world of science fiction to me and became the root of my lifelong love. The only thing that might surpass it on my list is Disney. Imagine my excitement when Star Wars and...

For those of you looking to escape full-blown summer crowds at the Orlando theme parks, the answer is May. Disney World in May still sees its share of crowds around the holiday and on weekends, but the rest of the month sees lower crowd levels. Not September lower crowd levels,...