Echos at Echo Lake, Disney’s Hollywood Studios Inspirations

It’s now Disney’s Hollywood Studios, but it was Disney-MGM Studios when it opened in 1989. Today, we’ll head into the Echo Park section of the...

Be Our Guest Tour, Magic Kingdom, and Disney Hollywood Studios News

Hello, and welcome to Dateline Disney World! This week, we have more coverage of the New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom, as well as some...

How to Lodge a Complaint or Give Praise at Disney World

It's a subtle thing, perhaps something that the average guest doesn't notice, but part of what makes your experience in a Disney park so...

Disney World’s New Le Fou’s Brew at Gaston’s Tavern

Please welcome MiceChat's newest contributor, Kandy Sparkles, and her column, Mice Munchies. She'll be focusing on the delicious side of Disney World. Today, she...

Mermaids and Bears at Disney World

Mermaids and Bears, oh my! Last week, Disney World quietly unveiled two quiet new changes in the Magic Kingdom, The Country Bear Jamboree reopened after a...

Disney World Country Bear Jamboree Revised, Recut and Revived?

Walt Disney World unveiled a cut and paired down Country Bear Jamboree on Wednesday October 17th, 2012.  It opened to immediate fan criticism. We...

Disney College Program with Kevin: The Think About Guests

Hello again everyone, it’s been a few weeks since I wrote my last article, but there's quite a bit about my Disney College Program...

New Fantasyland revealed, shorter Bears, and Epcot news

Hello, and welcome to Dateline Disney World! This week, we have a very detailed look at the New Fantasyland that just soft opened at...

EPCOT Under Glass? Fact or Fiction?

The Claim: EPCOT—the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, envisioned by Walt Disney before his death in 1966—was supposed to be enclosed by an immense...

New Fantasyland: What to expect… and then ask about

Starting last Friday, all of new Fantasyland began operating during a soft opening phase, which this time they are calling a "dress rehearsal." Except...

New Fantasyland Expansion at Magic Kingdom Nears Completion

Hello, and welcome back to Dateline Disney World! This week, we have a huge Magic Kingdom update for you, with lots of new photos...

Real Buildings that Inspired Disney MGM Studios, Part 4

A few years ago, Werner Weiss published a three-part series, “Real Buildings that Inspired Disney MGM Studios.” The park is now Disney’s Hollywood Studios,...

Disney World’s Storybook Circus: Souvenirs and a Sideshow

The final elements of the Storybook Circus portion of the new Fantasyland project at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom park were opened late last...

Disney World Update: Epcot Celebrates 30 years and Magic Kingdom grows

Hello, and welcome to Dateline Disney World! This week, we'll look back on Epcot's 30th Anniversary, which was Monday. We'll also take a gander...

D23’s Epcot’s 30th Celebration

On Sunday, September 30th, the official Disney fan club, D23 posted in early celebration for Epcot's 30th anniversary (which was on Monday, October 1)....

Happy 30th Anniversary Epcot – Part One

Epcot is 30 years old today. When the park opened on October 1st 1982, it was a groundbreaking and ambitious project not unlike a...

Magic Kingdom Construction and EPCOT Celebrates 30 years

Hello, and welcome to Dateline Disney World! This week, we'll take a look at the ever changing Magic Kingdom construction, as well as a...

Demystifying Disney World Tickets.

You probably know quite a lot about Disney World tickets, but I promise you that if you read on, you'll find out something new....

Disney Animation’s Wreck It Ralph Display

The pace of change here in Orlando is fast enough that sometimes I do not see new attractions or experiences for a few weeks,...

Large Magic Kingdom Photo Update!

Hello, and welcome to Dateline Disney World! Today, we have a large photo update from the Magic Kingdom, and I'll show you a new...