DISNEY NEWS ROUNDUP: Free Dining Deal Expanded; Major Changes to Space Ranger Spin; Dates & Details for 2 New Live Shows; Tons of Extra Summer Offerings; H2O Glow Night & More
This week, Disney gave guests many reasons to book a 2025 summer vacation! We’ve got the opening dates of two new shows and lots of discounts announced, including a free dining deal, discounted kids’ tickets, and room discounts. We also learned that an attraction at Magic Kingdom is getting what looks like a fantastic update, and one of our favorite Disney After Hours events is returning this summer. Learn about these stories and more below!
1 – Disney Opens Free Dining Deal to All Guests & Announces Additional Summer Offers
2025 is looking like a fantastic time to visit Walt Disney World. With upcoming new shows (#2) and new special offerings (#3), there are so many great reasons to visit. Thankfully, Disney is offering a wide variety of deals to make a Walt Disney World vacation more affordable for guests. From a free dining deal that is usually never offered in the summer to discounted kids’ tickets, Disney Resort room deals, and more, there’s a discount for everyone. Learn more at the link below.
2 – Disney Announces Opening Dates and New Details on Two New Shows Coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios
This summer, two new stage shows will premiere at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. “Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After” and “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure” and will bring favorite stories, dazzling effects, and immersive entertainment for guests of all ages at Walt Disney World. Learn the opening dates and more about the shows at the link below.
3 – Disney World Announces Special Offerings for Summer Guests for More Family Fun
There is nothing like a visit to Walt Disney World, and with summer just around the corner and kids almost out of school, Disney this week announced special deals, new limited-time activities, and entertainment created for families with kids. Disney World will also debut two new shows this summer, and its first new nighttime parade in nearly a decade. This summer is the perfect time for families to visit and experience more magical moments they can find only at Disney World. Visit the link below to learn more!
4 – Disney World Reveals Major Changes to Space Ranger Spin at Disney World
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin in Magic Kingdom is getting an update. This popular attraction will receive a new show scene, updated ride vehicles, and gameplay enhancements. Visit the link below to learn more, including when it will close for the refurbishments.
Click here to learn more about the major changes coming to Space Ranger Spin at Disney World.
5 – H2O Glow After Hours Announced for Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon
One of our favorite Disney After Hours events will be back this summer! H2O Glow After Hours at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon will be back on select nights from May 23-September 13, 2025. We’ve gone several times over the years and love visiting the park at night with lower crowds and complimentary snacks and drinks. Learn more about the event below.
Click here to learn more about H2O Glow After Hours at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon.
6 – Disney Destiny Update – Float Up
The Disney Destiny, the next ship in the Disney Cruise Line ship sailing in November 2025, is getting closer to completion. Here is an update from Disney Cruise Line:
[In mid-March], the Disney Destiny completed another exciting construction milestone at Meyer Werft Shipyard when it touched water for the first time. The process, known as “float up,” began by filling the building dock with water from the Ems River in order to lift the Disney Destiny from the floor of the chamber. The ship was then guided to another position in the hall, where the team will begin testing different systems onboard, including the main engines. In the coming months, the shipyard team will continue to focus on building out the legendary interior spaces coming to the Disney Destiny.
7 – National Geographic’s Disney Treasure Documentary Premieres
A new documentary by National Geographic on the Disney Treasure has premiered on the National Geographic Channel, Disney+, and Hulu. Learn more below!
Here are all the details from Disney Cast Member Jacqueline Logan:
Get your popcorn ready! National Geographic’s new documentary is heading to a screen near you. In the highly anticipated sequel to its popular special, “Making the Wish: Disney’s Newest Cruise Ship,” National Geographic goes behind the scenes to spotlight how Disney Cruise Line brings stories from beloved films and theme park attractions to life at sea like never before on the Disney Treasure.
The film gives a peek behind the curtain of the first Broadway-style adaptation of the Walt Disney Animation Studios’ hit, Moana, and travels to Mexico for an inside look at the creation of Plaza de Coco, an onboard restaurant inspired by the Pixar Animation Studios’ film, Coco. And you won’t want to miss the unprecedented glimpse into the realm of illusions that Disney Imagineers build inside Haunted Mansion Parlor, an immersive bar themed to the Disney Parks’ Haunted Mansion attractions.
“Magic of the Disney Treasure” premieres this Friday, March 28 at 10 p.m. EST on the National Geographic Channel. Tune in for a full evening of Disney programming that kicks off at 7:30 p.m. EST with “EPCOT Becoming: Inside the Transformation,” followed by “Making the Wish: Disney’s Newest Cruise Ship.”
The evening will conclude with a showing of “Magic of Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point” at 11 p.m. EST and a second chance to see “EPCOT Becoming: Inside the Transformation” and “Magic of the Disney Treasure” at 12 a.m. and 1 a.m. EST on March 29. You can also catch the debut of the documentary on Disney+ and Hulu on March 29.
The film was created by National Geographic’s Yellow Border Production Services and Yellow Shoes Studio. Check out the teaser trailer below and stay tuned for the big debut of “Magic of the Disney Treasure” on [March 28].
What’s New and Happening Now at Walt Disney World Resort
Now – June 2 – EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival
Click here for the 11 Things You Don’t Want to Miss at the 2025 EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival.
Click here for the Menus for the 20205 EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival.
Now Open! – Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
Click here for our review and what you need to know about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.
Click here for details on a new, unique PhotoPass ops for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom.
Coming to Walt Disney World
15 Changes Coming to Walt Disney World in 2025 and Beyond
2025 – Reimagined ‘The Little Mermaid’ Live Show Coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Click here for more on the upcoming Little Mermaid show at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
D23 Horizons Projects Announced for Walt Disney World
Click here to learn more about the Villains’ land coming to Magic Kingdom.
Click here to learn more about the Monsters, Inc. land coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Click here to learn more about the Cars expansion in Frontierland in Magic Kingdom!
Click here to learn more about Tropical Americas Coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Click here to learn more about the new nighttime parade coming to Magic Kingdom.
Click here to learn more about the lounges coming to Magic Kingdom and EPCOT!
Click here to learn more about Test Track reopening in 2025.
New & Coming Soon to Disney Cruise Line
Now Open – Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point – DCL’s Newest Private Island
Click here for an overview of Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point and what you need to know.
Click here for the menus for Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point.
Disney Treasure – Now Sailing
Click here for an overview of the Disney Treasure.
Click here for Dining on the Disney Treasure – What You Need to Know.
Upper Deck Fun on the Disney Treasure – What You Need to Know.
The Haunted Mansion Parlor on The Disney Treasure – Step into the Best Disney Cruise Line Venue Yet!
Entertainment on the Disney Treasure – What You Need to Know
Visit the links below to view our Instagram Story during our Preview Cruise to get a look at the Disney Treasure:
Itineraries in 2025-2026
Click here to learn about Disney Cruise Lines’ summer 2025 itineraries.
Click here for details on Fall 2025 and Spring 2025 itineraries; now booking!
Click here to learn more about the 2026 summer itineraries with Disney Cruise Line.
Disney Destiny – Sailing November 2025
Click here for “Everything New Coming to the Disney Destiny Sailing in 2025.”
Click here for an overview of what you can expect on the Disney Destiny.
Click here for all the details on the upcoming Disney Destiny, sailing in 2025.
Click here for “Discover the Disney Destiny Day 1 – Your Own Heroes Journey.”
Click here for “Discover the Disney Destiny Day 2 – Villains.”
Disney Adventure, Sailing from Singapore
Click here for the grand reveal of the Disney Adventure, sailing in 2025!
Click here for details about the Disney Adventure, sailing from Singapore in 2025.
D23 Horizons Announcements
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