From the Desk

Original reporting from Rope Drop News.

Permit-tracking scoops from the public record, first-party wait-time studies, and the analysis the announcement calendar leaves out. Every edition, newest first.

  1. Toy Story 5 at Disney World: Everything Coming to the Parks

    Toy Story 5 hits theaters June 19, 2026. Here is everything coming to Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios, from the new Pixar Plaza banners to the film's tablet villain, Lilypad.

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  2. When Will Villains Land Open? Don't Ask Disney. Ask the Power Company. Rope Drop News
  3. Disneyland Tears Up Its Last Pandemic Rule, and Universal Quietly Buries Lost Continent Rope Drop News
  4. Halloween 2026 Arrives at Disneyland, and Disney Loses the Voice of a Generation

    Disney laid out its entire 2026 Halloween Time season at Disneyland today, headlined by a new Haunted Mansion street party and the end of the daytime parade. Inside a heartfelt goodbye to Peabo Bryson, a room discount that now stretches into 2027, and a Magic Kingdom that looks more like a construction site by the week.

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