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This weekend marks the largest global opening of 2026 with Warner Bros. Wuthering Heights, Sony’s Goat, and MGM Studio’s Crime 101 topping the charts. According to Deadline, despite the success of these film’s, Disney is the first major motion picture studio to reach a $1 billion weekend in 2026. Success of Zootopia 2 & Avatar: Fire & Ash This success is in part due to the continued popularity of Zootopia 2 in global box offices. The film is currently in its 12th weekend of earning over $15 million. In total, the film has earned $1.82 billion with only $420.6 million earned from domestic sales. Released on Thanksgiving weekend 2025, Zootopia 2 dominated the box office from the jump with the biggest-ever global opening for an animated film, eventually becoming Walt Disney Animation’s highest-grossing movie ever and one of only two films released in 2025 to gross over $1 billion; the other was Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch. It is now Walt Disney Animation’s highest-grossing movie ever, surpassing Frozen II (Pixar’s Inside Out 2 remains Disney’s highest-grossing animated film across studios), and became only one of two films released in 2025 to gross over $1 billion; the other was Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch. Avatar: Fire and Ash is also still seeing success and will soon approach $400 million domestic with  $1.459 billion after nine weekends in the box office. The previous two films have enjoyed remarkable box office staying power. The original 2009 epic Avatar debuted to $77 million domestically and remained in first place for seven consecutive weekends, eventually climbing to $760 million in

Tokyo Disney Resort has announced that four unique popcorn sauces will be available soon. Popcorn Sauce According to the Instagram post, more information will be released on February 16. The sauce is meant to provide a way for guests to enjoy the variation of flavor among park foods. Four flavors will be available including a Garlic Shrimp Sauce. There is also a mystery flavor. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 東京ディズニーリゾート レストラン/メニュー (@tokyodisneyresort.menu) The Tokyo Disney Resort is known for its unique and sometimes odd popcorn flavors, including a Roast Beef Popcorn, Caramel & Cheese, Cookie Cream, and Strawberry Milk. Unique flavors like the Garlic-Scallop & Butter Popcorn are offered for festivals such as the Tokyo DisneySea Food and Wine Festival. Now, guests will be able to try unique flavors on butter popcorn or combine flavors with the sauce packets. You can read our National Popcorn Day post for an in-depth look at popcorn across all of the Disney Parks. Would you try popcorn sauce? Let us know on social media. For the latest Disney Parks news and info, follow WDW News Today on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The post Popcorn Sauce Coming to Tokyo Disney Resort appeared first on WDW News Today.

Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park is now open once again after its seasonal refurbishment at Walt Disney World. With the park’s opening comes the closure of Typhoon Lagoon. Both will be open together later this year. Blizzard Beach Now Open As of today, February 15, 2026, Blizzard Beach is open for guests looking to enjoy some time at a Disney Water Park during their stay. The park’s hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. Hours may be adjusted for weather. As previously announced, Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park closed on February 14, 2026 for a seasonal refurbishment. Typhoon Lagoon will reopen in time for both parks to operate at the same time during Cool Kids’ Summer, which runs from May 26 through September 8. These dates are also when hotel guests can take advantage of a free water park visit on the date of their check-in. Disney Water Park Seasonal Pass The Disney Water Park Seasonal Pass is still available for use at Blizzard Beach through May 9, 2026 (except on blockout dates from March 28 to April 5, 2026). The pass is $89 for adults (ages 10+) and $83 for kids (ages 3 to 9). In addition to water park admission, it includes mini golf before 4 p.m. on any one date during the pass use window, and 20% off same-day rentals of Polar Patios and Beachcomber Shacks. Which Disney Water Park is your favorite? Let us know on social media! For the latest Disney Parks news and info,

As invited media, Disney provided WDWNT with food and beverages, so the following coverage was hosted. As always, WDWNT will still provide our honest thoughts on all below. WDWNT LLC may be compensated if you make a purchase using certain links in this article. Disney invited WDWNT to the Daytona 500 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pixar’s Cars franchise, which included the reveal of an exclusive merchandise line. ‘Cars’ 20th Anniversary at NASCAR Daytona 500 The 68th annual Daytona 500 takes place today, February 15, at Daytona International Speedway in Florida. As William Byron guns for his third Harley J. Earl trophy with Kyle Busch starting on the pole, we turned our attention to a different automotive celebration taking place: the 20th anniversary of Pixar’s Cars. Disney invited WDWNT and other media outlets to a commemorative event at the race, which featured a photo op with Lightning McQueen in front of a Piston Cup background. We also got to sign the start/finish line of the track, leaving our mark with “WDWNT.com.” ‘Cars’ 20th Anniversary Merchandise Also on hand were displays of 20th anniversary Cars merchandise, ranging from officially licensed NASCAR toys to clothing and accessories. Everything is exclusively available at Walmart. The NASCAR die-cast vehicles include both favorite Cars characters and new ones inspired by real NASCAR racers, including Ryan ‘Inside’ Laney and Bubba Wheelhouse. Licensed NASCAR racecourse sets include the Radiator Springs-inspired

Frozen Ever After opens with World of Frozen on March 29 alongside the rebranding of Walt Disney Studios Park into Disney Adventure World. As we near the opening date, some media outlets have been given the opportunity to take pictures inside the attraction. Thanks to dip.works on Instagram, we have compiled a look inside the attraction’s queue and on-board the ride. The majority of photos shared come from SortiraParis.com who posted the first images and revealed that the songs will only be played in English, frustrating French-speaking fans. Queue Photos The World of Frozen transports you to the Norwegian-inspired Kingdom of Arendelle, where Anna and Elsa grew up. Charming village buildings in rich brownish reds and greens are as lovely as can be, with brick-and-stone facades. The Frozen Ever After attraction entrance features a cuckoo clock with dolls of Anna and Elsa. Intricate theming begins with the covered outdoor portion of the queue. Cargo and other maritime props decorate the entire queue to reference Aredelle’s trading culture. Inside, the queue is reminiscent of that at Walt Disney World with slight updates here and there. A unique reference to Walt Disney Imagineer Michel den Dulk is located behind some railings as Den & Dulk C Harware Supplies printed on some of the crates. Paintings hang on one wall representing Anna and Elsa. Lanterns and pennants hang from the ceiling with lighting designed to represent the night sky.

For Valentine’s Day, Cast Members at Disney’s Animal Kingdom provided their family of otters with a special enrichment to celebrate the day. Otters at Animal Kingdom Thanks to an Instagram post from Dr. Mark Penning, the Vice President of Disney’s Animals, Science, and Environment, viewers can watch as otters Kevin and Mae celebrate Valentine’s Day with their pups. The Animal Nutrition Team at Animal Kingdom provided the family with heart shaped ice treats and they were quick to enjoy. Clam shells were also provided to encourage their natural foraging behaviors. Disney also provided a Valentines greeting from Kevin and Mae. See the full interaction below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dr. Mark Penning (@drmarkatdisney) This is not the first time Disney’s Animal Nutrition Center has celebrated with its animals. Recently, Tucker, the first Masai Giraffe born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom since 2021, celebrated his first birthday. Other birthdays and holidays have also been celebrated in recent years. For the latest Disney Parks news and info, follow WDW News Today on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The post Disney Provides Valentine’s Day Enrichment for Otter Couple Kevin & Mae at Animal Kingdom appeared first on WDW News Today.

During her February 13 performance at the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, Ashley Brown teased a new Broadway musical. Ashley Brown Teases New Broadway Musical Ashley Brown was the original Mary Poppins on Broadway and is a common face on the America Gardens Theatre for the Disney on Broadway Concert Series during Festival of the Arts. During her performance on February 13, she teased that Disney might be working on a Tangled adaptation for the Broadway stage. You can see her tease the production and perform “When Will My Life Begin” in this YouTube clip from The Concrete Wanderer: Brown is set to appear at the festival on February 15, 16, and 19th. She will also appear for the grand finale alongside Ainsley Melham (Aladdin), Susan Egan (Beauty and the Beast), James Monroe Iglehart (Aladdin), and Kyra Belle Johnson (Beauty and the Beast North American Tour). Tangled In 2024, it was supposedly confirmed that Disney on Broadway was developing a Tangled stage adaptation, although not much has been revealed since then and Disney has not officially announce the show. Tangled is Disney’s animated adaptation of the Rapunzel story by the Brothers Grimm. It was directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard from a screenplay by Dan Fogelman. It stars Mandy Moore as Rapunzel, Zachary Levi as Flynn Rider, and Donna Murphy as Mother Gothel. In 2012, Disney released a short film sequel called Tangled Ever After. In 2017, Tangled: Before Ever After, a

Disney Store shared a sneak peek at the first new Star Wars merch for May the 4th: BDX droid toys. BDX Droid Factory Toys Coming Soon The BDX droids are a quartet of self-walking animatronics named Red, Grek, Oskar, and Besh, based on their main colors. They first debuted at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland in October 2023 with a playtest. They later made limited-time daily appearances for Season of the Force 2024, have sailed on the Disney Wish, visited Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris, roamed Batuu East in summer 2025, and appeared at Jollywood Nights 2025. Now you can take home your very own set of BDX droids with this set of Droid Factory toys, which will be available at the Disney Store on May the 4th. We also assume these will be available at the Droid Depot stores in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. First look at May the 4th drops pic.twitter.com/6FjcVShmTm— Disney Store (@disneystore) February 13, 2026 Last spring at SXSW 2025, Disney Imagineers revealed a new iteration of BDX droid with an audio-animatronic Anzellan droidsmith named Otto riding on top while actively making repairs. Droid Factory Fridays This year, Disney Parks began releasing a new Star Wars Droid Factory figure on the first Friday of every month at 8am PT on Disney Store. The most recent release on February 6 was CW-24, inspired by The Mandalorian. Q2-K2 inspired by The Clone Wars will follow

We already knew that the living character of Olaf the snowman from Frozen was coming to both Paris and Hong Kong, but a new teaser from Hong Kong Disneyland shows Olaf in the park getting ready to meet guests soon. Olaf in Hong Kong Disneyland Hong Kong Disneyland has announced via a Royal Decree on Instagram that the walking, talking Olaf will soon arrive in World of Frozen. The Olaf living character is the latest entry in the now decades-long history of walk-around robotics characters at Disney Parks, beginning with Lucky the Dinosaur in the 2000s and continuing through to the Star Wars BDX droids of recent years. In the video, Olaf can be seen walking up a hill into Arendelle before interacting with Cast Members who ate very excited to meet him and welcome him to the land. Olaf then mentions his love for Summer Snow Day and meeting new friends that are always welcome in Arendelle. See the Royal Decree below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hong Kong Disneyland (@hkdisneyland) Olaf will also debut at World of Frozen at Disney Adventure World starting in early 2026. No exact date has been given at this time but World of Frozen at Disney Adventure World opens on March 29, 2026. Will you be meeting Olaf soon in either Paris or Hong

According to several social media posts, the Disney Character Warehouse location in Sunrise, Florida is closing on April 15. Disney Character Warehouse Closing at Sawgrass Mills Based on information shared to social media, Disney Character Warehouse Sawgrass Mills Mall, Disney has elected not to renew their lease. According to a Cast Member, the reasons for the closure include resellers, live shoppers, and simply the distance: the Sunrise Mills Mall Character Warehouse is located in Sunrise, near Fort Lauderdale, about three hours from Walt Disney World. Character Warehouse is known for selling discounted Disney Parks merchandise such as apparel, ears, pins, and much more. Most of the merchandise has been retired from the parks, but on occasion, guests may find discounts on merchandise still available in the parks at full price. At this time, there is no word on whether the other two Orlando-area Character Warehouse locations will remain open. One is located at the at the Orlando International Premium Outlets with the second being at the Vineland Premium Outlets just off of Walt Disney World property. Recently, the Disney Character Warehouse retail stores issued a new, stricter return policy to deter resellers. As of February 1, 2026, all sales at Disney Character Warehouse and Cast Connection are final, meaning nothing can be returned. This new return policy is being implemented to deter resellers, who would exploit the previous policy by purchasing merchandise, relisting it for sale, and then returning unsold stock to the