Alessia Dunn

A theme park performer going viral is usually a good thing, more buzz, more visitors, more people specifically requesting to meet your character. Apparently not always though. According to claims spreading online, one performer's breakout take on the Grinch at Universal Studios may have actually gotten him fired, and the internet has a lot to say about it. This whole thing is also giving off major déjà vu, since Disneyland just went through something eerily similar with its own viral character performer.

First it was water bottles getting turned away at Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood. Now it turns out that was just the tip of the iceberg. Food's on the no-go list too, both coasts, unless you've got a real medical reason for it. Between what Universal's actually posted online and a wave of guest stories flooding Reddit , here's everything you need to know before you pack a bag for the park.

A few days ago, guests learned that sealed water bottles were getting turned away at the gates during Halloween Horror Nights in Hollywood.

Real guests are sharing what actually happens at security, and the answers might surprise you.

EPCOT never really sits still, and this fall's proving that all over again. One of the park's most unique restaurants just shut down for a refurbishment, and it's honestly just one piece of a much bigger shakeup happening across the park right now. Here's everything going down, from an underwater dining room closing up to a whole showroom glow up at Test Track.

EPCOT has never really stopped changing since it first opened, and this fall is proving to be another genuinely active stretch for the park.

This dining experience has one seriously unique feature, and now it's on pause. Here's what's happening.

Some seasonal traditions feel permanent right up until they suddenly aren't. That's the reality Hersheypark fans are facing this week, as the park confirmed the end of a drive-thru holiday experience that families had folded into their winter routine for two full decades. This news lands alongside several other major changes the park just rolled out as its summer season came to a close, giving Hersheypark regulars plenty to reconsider before their next trip.

Some holiday traditions feel like they'll be around forever, right up until the announcement that they won't be.

Big changes are hitting Hersheypark this week, and it's not just the holiday lights.