Disney Announces Policy Changes, Closures, New Ticket, and Expanded Perks

This week, Disney announced a new evening ticket deal, restaurant changes and menu overhauls, more popcorn buckets, and hit major construction milestones.

Each week, there is always something new happening, whether it's ride closures, openings, or other changes that could impact your trip! We share a roundup of all of the key Disneyland and Walt Disney World news you missed with these announcements. See the news from last week here.

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Disney Announcements This Week

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Disney plans to close or change rides by walking through this specific approach. See what we learned about Disney ride changes. 

Disney revealed the Disney Fan Expo lineup and entertainment this week. See the afternoon event schedule here.

Disney announced a new Haunted Mansion merchandise collection coming soon. Read more about the new drop here. 

WATCH: the new Hallmark and Disney World movie trailer was released this week. Watch the new trailer here. 

Disneyland Announcements This Week

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Now on to Disneyland news from this week that you missed…

Disneyland celebrated a guest milestone after 71 years. See how the park honored this moment with a special family.

We rounded up all the July Disneyland popcorn buckets that are available right now. Learn more about all the different popcorn buckets.

Disneyland changes multiple rules and policies in 2026. See all the changes to the different policies here.

Disneyland announced the 2027 Grad Nites tickets and dates for graduating seniors. Read more about the dates for next year's event. 

Two Disneyland rides reached important milestones as opening gets closer. See the newest ride construction progress. 

Disneyland announced a new $59 evenings only ticket for select dates this summer. Learn more about this ticket deal. 

New Magic Key discounts and perks were announced for Disneyland. Read more about the newest perks. 

The availability of a popular 4th of July popcorn bucket has been expanded. See where to get it here. 

Disneyland quietly reversed the rule about guests putting away their phones. Learn more about this policy change.

Disneyland opens a permanent location for a fan favorite restaurant after years in limbo. Read more about which restaurant is finally open. 

Disneyland announced a closure of a popular restaurant for refurbishment. See which restaurant is being added to the refurbishment list.

Walt Disney World Announcements This Week

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Now on to Walt Disney World news from this week that you missed…

We took a look at all of Disney World's major milestones and construction projects happening now. Read more about all the new rides and updates. 

Disney World made an update clarifying who is eligible for Disney Resort hotel transportation. See the full update from Disney here. 

We took a look at all the important changes happening in July at Disney World you need to know about. Learn more about all the July changes here. 

These are all the popcorn buckets that are available at Disney World this month in July. Read more about all the July popcorn buckets. 

The highest rated restaurant at Magic Kingdom might surprise you. See the restaurant most guests walk right past. 

These five Disney World restaurants have the hardest to get reservations. Learn more about which restaurants are hard to dine at. 

Most Disney World guests ride this attraction at the wrong time. Read more about our biggest tip for this popular ride. 

A Disney World restaurant is closing temporarily after scaling back service. See the new changes to this restaurant. 

Disney World overhauls two restaurant menus with new items. Learn more about this week's menu changes.

See the seven changes that were just made to Disney World resort hotel guest access. Read about the new restrictions.

Disney World is expanding a popular resort perk to more hotel guests. See which perk is being expanded here.

Many of miss this special Disney World treat which is only available for two hours each day. Learn about this overlooked item here.

These Disney Springs restaurants are worth leaving the theme parks for. Read more about our favorite spots for brunch.

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About Lindsay Brookshier

Lindsay Brookshier has been recognized as a Disney expert since 2017 and has been featured by outlets including CNBC, SFGate, NerdWallet, and Visit Anaheim. She holds a Master’s degree in English and visits Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Universal Orlando multiple times each year, giving her first hand insight into park operations, seasonal trends, crowd patterns, and touring strategies.

Her experience also extends to Disney Cruise Line, where she has sailed on every class of ship, visited both of Disney’s private islands, and participated in specialty sailings such as Marvel Day at Sea and Very MerryTime cruises. This depth of travel allows her to provide practical, data informed travel guidance across Disney Parks, Disney Cruise Line, Universal theme parks, and related destinations.

As Content Director of Mickey Visit, Lindsay oversees editorial strategy and daily content. She also leads the development and analysis of Mickey Visit’s crowd calendars, using historical wait time data, ticket pricing trends, and seasonal attendance patterns to forecast park crowd levels. Lindsay writes touring plans, authors in depth reviews, and offers expert analysis on Disney experiences. She also serves as an expert on Disney discounts and merchandise, tracking ticket offers, hotel promotions, seasonal deals, major merchandise collaborations, and collectible releases across the parks and online.

Lindsay comes from a lifelong Disney family and has been visiting Disneyland since the 1990s. She is currently planning a Disney Cruise Line wedding and her favorite ride is the Haunted Mansion.

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