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Good news, budget Mousketeers! Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., is expanding the inventory of its lowest-priced rooms. The new Disney's Art of Animation resort will add 1,120 suites and 864 standard, motel-style rooms in a section of the park beside another value-class resort, Disney's Pop...

When we were kids, a visit to Walt Disney World was a carefree affair. We could drift into the park like sleepwalkers, point to where our fancy led us, and explore without agenda until the fireworks kissed us goodnight. Today, it's not so much fun. Disney has chosen to survive the recession in...

Can't afford to take the kids on a Disney World vacation this year? No problem. Soon, you'll be able to give them a Disney experience at the local mall -- for free. As The New York Times reported today, Disney -- heeding the recommendations of Steve Jobs, whom it consulted -- will completely...

You could argue that if Walt Disney World went belly-up tomorrow, the National Parks system would have to take it over. It means that much to modern American society. Some 17 million people visit its original park, the Magic Kingdom, every year, and visiting a Disney park is an essential part of...

There has been some grousing recently about Disney World's decision to quietly adulterate its all-beef hot dogs with cheaper chicken meat, but the company is still capable of great feats of magnanimity. Disney will give a free day of admission in 2010 to 1 million people who complete a day of...

We were right. A month and a half ago, WalletPop.com brought you word of some "secret" plans to overhaul Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World. At the time, Disney wouldn't comment directly on them, but now it can be told: They're real.In 2013, the Magic Kingdom's 42nd birthday...

So Marvel just got swallowed up by Disney for $4 billion. Hey, Captain America, what are you? Some kind of super hero? That's the sort of huge payday that we used to see three or four years ago. But what about Universal Studios? It's Walt Disney World's biggest rival for the cutthroat Orlando...

Like hard drugs and booze, Disney can be addictive. Even when times are tight and income is lean, people still want a hit of the big Disney theme parks, so much so that despite everything else going on in the economy, they're still posting a decent profit.While occupancy and hotel rates decline,...

You probably never dreamed it couldn't get any more expensive, but at Walt Disney World, dreams come true. Effective Sunday, August 2, ticket prices went up again. The inflation of ticket prices is an annual summer ritual for Disney Parks, and anyone who hoped that the recession would entice the...

Could Walt Disney World be re-awakening, like Aurora, from a recession-induced slumber? The resort giant usually surfs from buzz to buzz by keeping at least one banner ride in the construction pipeline, but it hasn't announced any major attractions since it opened the Toy Story Midway Mania 3-D...