Disney World has a new “core” this summer, and for once it’s not about matching pastel outfits or hiding Mickey ears under a bucket hat. It’s GoofyCore — EPCOT’s new corner of Cool Kids’ Summer 2026, and honestly? We feel personally victorious. Our whole blog is named after the guy. We were GoofyCore before GoofyCore was cool.

Wait, What Exactly Is GoofyCore?

GoofyCore is Disney’s summer activation at EPCOT built around everyone’s favorite tall, clumsy, “gawrsh”-muttering dog-man. Think character appearances, goofy (pun very much intended) activities, and a general permission slip to trip over your own feet in public and call it “on brand.”

For a family whose vacation photos already look like a Goofy blooper reel, this feels less like a theme park event and more like a homecoming.

5 Signs You Were Already Living the GoofyCore Life

• You’ve walked into a pole while looking at a park map. Twice. In the same trip.
• Your family’s group photo has at least one person mid-sneeze, mid-trip, or mid-“wait, is my zipper down.”
• Someone in your crew has genuinely said “a-hyuck” out loud, unprompted, at a restaurant.
• You’ve dropped a churro. On purpose or not, the churro is gone and so is your dignity.
• Your dad jokes have a 100% groan-response rate, which, let’s be honest, is the whole point.

How to GoofyCore Your Next Trip

You don’t need a special outfit or a secret handshake to join in. Just embrace the chaos: laugh loudly when you drop your popcorn, high-five strangers when the fireworks start, and never, ever apologize for a dad joke landing flat. That flop IS the bit.

If EPCOT is throwing a party for being goofy, we say lean all the way in. Trip over the curb. Wear the mismatched socks. Order the weird snack. Somewhere out there, a tall dog in yellow gloves is proud of you.

Have your own goofy Disney moment? Tell us about it in the comments — bonus points if it involves a churro.