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Sadly, Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, the annual extra-ticketed, after-hours Halloween party at Disney’s Magic Kingdom, has been canceled for the 2020 season.  The hallmarks of the event, such as stage shows, trick-or-treating, character meet-and-greets with villains, parades, and holiday-themed-fireworks can’t take place due to this year’s pandemic, as it would be difficult to ensure proper social distancing. We are still

Erin Foster, coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Disney Cruise Line, has taken many Adventures by Disney trips and tells us more about this lesser-known component of Disney travel. Currently Adventures by Disney departures are suspended through Monday, September 30, 2020. For updated information check here. Almost everyone knows about the Disney theme parks and Disney Cruise Line, but there is also

All four of Walt Disney World’s theme parks are now operating again after months of coronavirus-caused closure, and even though international travel is still restricted, guests at the reopened Epcot can get back to eating and drinking around the world, thanks to the early arrival of 2020’s International Food & Wine Festival. We headed back into Epcot during its reopening

When Walt Disney World closed in March due to the coronavirus, 2019’s Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance was the hottest ticket at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Now that the theme park has reawakened with social distancing precautions, you’ll want to know these new virtual queue rules before you rise to claim a coveted boarding group number for Galaxy Edge’s E-Ticket

Walt Disney World’s theme parks began their phased reopening on July 11. Immediately after we returned to the Magic Kingdom, our very next visit was to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, where a fantastic new Feathered Friends in Flight bird show has just premiered. Take a trek with us from the moon of Pandora to the Kilimanjaro savanna to see what’s new