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Daily Park Report: May 8, 2026

May 9, 2026 dan

Friday, May 8 delivered something unusual for a late-spring Friday at Walt Disney World: Magic Kingdom posted a median wait of just 16 minutes — 20% below its 30-day average.…

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The Muppets Are Taking Over Hollywood Studios, One Poster at a Time

May 8, 2026 dan

Electric Mayhem posters are going up, Cast Member previews are days away, and Hollywood Studios is about to get loud.

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Daily Park Report: May 7, 2026

May 8, 2026 dan

Magic Kingdom welcomed back Big Thunder Mountain Railroad on Thursday — and then watched it sit offline for nearly five and a half hours. The newly reopened headliner went down…

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The Bear Serves Its Final Course and Disney’s Week Gets Spicy

May 7, 2026 dan

The Bear's fifth and final season has a premiere date, and every corner of Disney is cooking.

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Daily Park Report: May 6, 2026

May 7, 2026 dan

Magic Kingdom drew a crowd level of 6/10 on Wednesday — right in line with prediction — but the experience on the ground was rougher than that number suggests. Big…

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The Muppets Are Almost Ready to Rock Hollywood Studios

May 7, 2026 dan

Disney's new Muppets coaster is nearly finished, and the photos prove it.

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Animal Kingdom’s Rope Drop Trap: The 10 AM Peak Nobody Talks About

May 6, 2026 dan

Avatar Flight of Passage hits its average peak wait at 10 AM — not noon, not 2 PM. By the time most guests are settling into their second ride of…

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Daily Park Report: May 5, 2026

May 6, 2026 dan

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad returned to Magic Kingdom on Tuesday, and if you were looking for the guests who specifically showed up for that reopening, Animal Kingdom is probably where…

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Daily Park Report: May 4, 2026

May 5, 2026 dan

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance went down three separate times on Monday, May 4 — losing a combined three hours of operating time across a busy afternoon and evening.…

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Big Thunder Returns With New Magic and a Small Fire

May 4, 2026 dan

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is back, and its reopening day was as wild as the ride itself.

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