About Us

Peter the Pirate is a Walt Disney World news and planning site for people who want to understand what changed, why it matters, and how it could affect a real park day.

What we cover

Our coverage includes Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Disney Springs, resort hotels, dining, transportation, seasonal events, attraction changes, and the practical details that can shape a Walt Disney World vacation.

How we approach Walt Disney World coverage

• News first: We explain the actual development before adding the planning context a visitor needs.
• Useful context: We focus on decisions such as when to arrive, what to prioritize, what may be disrupted, and who a change affects.
• Clear sourcing: When an official Disney source is available, we use it and link to the relevant primary information.
• Confirmed versus observed: We distinguish confirmed details from reports, visible changes, and information that still needs more confirmation.
• Living guides: We update planning pages when dates, closures, transportation, attractions, or operating details change.

For trip planning, start with our Magic Kingdom guide, EPCOT guide, Hollywood Studios guide, and Animal Kingdom guide. Our Disney World weather-closures guide is useful when conditions may affect a park day.

Built for the trip you are actually planning

A headline can tell you what Disney announced. A useful planning article should also help you decide whether to change your itinerary, spend extra money, arrive earlier, reserve something, or simply treat the update as a bonus. That is the standard we aim for across our news, guides, and park-day advice.

Walt Disney World details move quickly. If a page contains an important correction or a detail that needs a fresh check, we want the current version to be clear to readers rather than leaving old planning advice to speak for itself.

Editorial Standards and Source Hierarchy

Peter the Pirate is an independent Walt Disney World news and planning site and is not affiliated with The Walt Disney Company. Our goal is to explain what a change means for a real visitor, not to repeat a headline without context.

• Primary sources first: When Disney publishes the relevant information, we link to the official Disney page, calendar, app guidance, park communication, or press material.
• Context second: We use reputable reporting, direct observations, and clearly identified source material to explain what a change may affect.
• Facts separated from forecasts: Confirmed dates and policies are distinguished from expected effects, observations, rumors, or details Disney has not announced.
• Planning value required: A useful update should help readers decide whether to change timing, route, reservations, budget, transportation, or expectations.

How Updates and Corrections Work

News posts are for timely developments and may receive updates when a detail changes. Evergreen guides are reviewed when operating information, closures, transportation, events, or planning assumptions materially change. A visible review or update note tells readers when a page was last checked; it does not mean every attraction, menu, or schedule is permanently fixed.

When a source changes, we aim to update the affected passage, preserve useful historical context where it helps explain the change, and make uncertainty clear. Readers should use the linked official source for final day-of-visit decisions, especially for hours, ticket terms, closures, weather responses, prices, and availability.

Start With the Right Planning Path

For a full trip, begin with the vacation planning timeline, then use the tickets, resort, dining, and transportation guides. For a single park day, start with the relevant park guide and confirm current details through Disney’s official site.