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A runner participating Friday in the the Disney Fall Feast 5K has died, according to a report in the Orlando Sentinel. The event was part of a weekend of planned events for the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend, which continues through Sunday. Some 15,000 runners are expected to participate in a…

Disney World already has closed up shop for the day due to Hurricane Dorian, and Universal Orlando is about to follow suit. "We will be closing Universal Studios Florida and Universal's Islands of Adventure as of 6 PM today," a spokesperson for the Comcast-owned theme park said Tuesday. "Our CityWalk venues will…

Hurricane Dorian is now a Category 5 storm, the most powerful classification, as it heads toward the Bahamas, with Florida expected to be hit by early Monday. The storm now has 160 mph winds, with gusts as high as 200 mph. Storm surges could top 20 feet in some areas. Forecasts indicate Dorian will travel near the…

A force perhaps greater than the Jedi faith is likely to hit Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando this holiday weekend and it could prove harder than making the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, to paraphrase Han Solo. Just days after the House of Mouse opened its $1 billion-budgeted Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge…

Get ready to make the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs! Disney has released behind the scenes footage of the new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge attraction set to open at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim summer 2019 and at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando fall 2019. “This place they're walking through and the…

A Walt Disney World worker was killed today in what’s being described only as an industrial accident near the Orlando resort’s Pop Century hotel. Details are scarce about the death of the cast member, identified by authorities as Juan Alberto Ojeda, 33. The first 911 call came in at 9:18 AM ET, and the Orange County…

This is not the drone footage you’re looking for. Wait, yes it is. Disney has released new flyover video of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the sprawling themed area that’s set to open next year at Disneyland in Anaheim. Yes, there’s lots of scaffolding and not all that much to see yet, but the footage gives an idea of the…

Disney reported a modest lift in its fourth quarter earnings, even though revenues were buffeted by Hurricane Irma. The company posted per-share earnings of $1.13, or $1.7 billion, for its quarter ending in September. That beat Thomson Reuters consensus estimates of $1.12 per share. Excluding items that affect…

Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Orlando are ready to open their doors after the shutting down during Hurricane Irma. “The Most Magical Place on Earth” and the popular entertainment-centric theme park resort have announced that they will reopen on Tuesday, September 12. After an initial assessment of their…

UPDATED with Universal Orlando & SeaWorld closures, baseball change: Universal Orlando will close at 7 PM on Saturday and remain fully closed Sunday and Monday, with normal operating hours expected to resume Tuesday. SeaWorld Orlando will close Saturday at 5 PM and stay closed Sunday and Monday. Meanwhile, the Tampa…

What in the wide, wide world of Disney was a-goin’ on at The View today, when Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto showed up on the set? The iconic toon characters joined Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and the other co-hosts to help announce the daytime talker’s weeklong trip to Walt Disney World in…

Disney and Universal’s Florida theme parks will reopen on Saturday now that Hurricane Matthew has passed in its move northward along the Atlantic coast. The state’s Orange County lifted its curfew today as both parks cleaned up. Neither appears to have seen much damage as the the storm hugged the coast, not moving as…