Theme Park Insider

By Robert Niles: As the "rope drop" starts a day at theme parks, the Sunday "Rope Drop" post kicks off the week here at Theme Park Insider. Here is what lies ahead for fans at the parks this week.

The slow turn to Fall continues in Orlando this week, with the opening of two signature events at Disney and Universal.

Over at Walt Disney World, the EPCOT International Food ...

By Robert Niles: 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.

In the world of theme parks, August means Halloween. In case you missed it, I visited Disneyland and Disney...

By Robert Niles: Halloween Time has started at the Disneyland Resort, kicking off what is typically the busiest time of the year at Disney's California theme parks.

The holiday plussing will be familiar to longtime Disneyland fans, as it pretty much continues the line-up from past years. Haunted Mansion Holiday returns to Disneyland, while the Cars Land overlays and Guardians...

By Robert Niles: I can't be the only person who really wants an Avatar ride at Disneyland, right?

Right?

The Disneyland Resort has again pushed back the start of construction for its planned Avatar experience at Disney California Adventure. Disney has not at any point announced a planned opening date for this experience, but company leaders had said that the project woul...

By Robert Niles: What if a theme park attraction just skipped the parts that would otherwise have kept you - or your child - from riding?

That might seem like a dream, but it could become reality under plans detailed by Disney in a new patent application, published today. It is one of two patent applications from Disney published this week that detail plans for modifying theme...