25th Anniversary in 2026 Soarin’ Over California returns for a limited-time, February 6 through July 1 Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse debut new outfits on Buena Vista Street February 6 Downtown Disney District and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa also celebrate anniversaries with limited-time offerings In celebration of these destinations’ 25th anniversaries in 2026, …

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January 31, 2026, 4:28 PM · In theme parks and entertainment, “walk time” is the name for the final paid minutes of your shift, when you gather your stuff and start heading home. At Theme Park Insider, “Walk Time” is our weekend look back at the past seven days in theme park news.Speedway Stunt Coaster …

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Remember, all links in TPEI open up in a new browser window. So feel free to check stuff out, we’ll be here when you get back! Each photo opens up to a larger version as well, and with that out of the way let’s look back at what happened during the past month, starting with… …

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A new report has emerged that Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger plans to step down from the CEO seat, and pull back from daily management before the end of his current contract. Here’s the latest, along with our commentary. In an exclusive, the Wall Street Journal has revealed that Bob Iger has told multiple associates …

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Walt Disney World Resort celebrated World War II hero Herb Maneloveg on his 101st birthday during a special Flag Retreat ceremony at Magic Kingdom Park on January 25. Herb served as a Private in the U.S. Army’s 106th Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge, where he was wounded and later received the Purple …

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January 28, 2026, 3:07 PM · Disney has released a new park map for its Disney Adventure World theme park in Paris. This is the retheme of the current Walt Disney Studios Park, which takes on its new name when the Adventure Way expansion and World of Frozen opens March 29.Let’s dive into the new …

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crowd calendar, you’ll notice that each park-day is given a predicted crowd level on a scale from 1 to 10. Crowd level 1 days are the least crowded of the year, and crowd level 10 days are wall-to-wall humans everywhere you look. These are the predicted crowd levels. Then, after a park day happens, we …

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