Whew — there’s certainly been a lot of new updates in Disney World recently, hasn’t there?

With the reopening of offerings like the Harmony Barber Shop, plus the return of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, and even the return of popular behind-the-scenes tours at EPCOT, a lot is going on! Today, we’re heading to Magic Kingdom so we can bring you any and all updates you need before your next trip — let’s go!

Magic Kingdom Food Updates

There are a lot of new food offerings in Magic Kingdom for the fall season! Let’s take a look at what we’ve seen so far.

Main Street Bakery

Over at the Main Street Bakery, we tried the Oh, My Gourd Cupcake! 

This treat is a pumpkin spice cupcake with cinnamon cream cheese icing finished with dark chocolate ears. It is $6.29, and overall it was pretty decent, but be warned that it WILL stain your hands orange.

Click here to see our FULL thoughts on the Oh, My Gourd Cupcake!

Cheshire Cafe

Here, we tried the Binx Pastry Cat Tail which is a cat tail drizzled with dark chocolate and topped with Binx chocolate piece for $5.79.

So the most obvious observation here is that this is very clearly not a cat tail, but rather a cat paw — which makes sense given that the Cheshire Cat Tail that is usually available here is also now a Cheshire Cat Paw (note that the Cheshire Cat Paw is not currently offered here, and you are only able to get the Binx Cat Tail during the Halloween season). Aside from the obvious difference in shape, this was an okay treat. When we tried it, it didn’t seem very fresh, so your experience may vary depending on how recently the pastry was made.

Click here for our full review of the Binx Pastry Cat Tail!

Also at the Cheshire Cafe is the Cold Witches Brew Coffee. This drink is French Vanilla Cold Brew with pumpkin-spiced foam and topped with Halloween Sprinkles and is $5.29.

We REALLY enjoyed this coffee, especially the pumpkin-spiced foam on top! 

Click here to see our full thoughts on the Cold Witches Brew Coffee!

Casey’s Corner

Casey’s Corner has some new items for the Halloween season including the Pain and Panic Hot Dog, which is an all-beef hot dog, topped with sweet and spicy onion relish, sriracha mustard, and spicy cheese-flavored snacks. 

This hot dog has Flamin’ Hot Cheetos on it and honestly, it worked. You can try this hot dog for yourself for $11.99.

Click here for our full review of the Pain and Panic Hot Dog!

Also at Casey’s Corner is the new Winifred’s Elixir of Youth drink. It’s a Black Tea Slushy topped with Kiwi Foam and a Winifred Chocolate Piece for $6.49.

We really enjoyed this drink and thought the flavors all mixed really well together, but beware: it will turn your teeth and tongue black! 

Click here to see our full review of Winifred’s Elixir of Youth!

Main Street Confectionery

Over at the Main Street Confectionery, we had the Pumpkin Rice Crispy Treat for $5.49.

This is just a normal Rice Crispy Treat dyed orange with some fun details on it, but we liked it!

Big Top Treats

And the final new food item was the Minnie Spider Shortbread Cookie from Big Top Treats!

This cookie was a little simpler, and a bit dry, but we did enjoy the icing! You can grab this treat for $5.49.

Click here for our full review of the Minnie Spider Shortbread Cookie and the Pumpkin Rice Crispy Treat!

Magic Kingdom Construction Updates

Merchant of Venus

The Merchant of Venus has finally reopened in Magic Kingdom, but not as a gift shop!

It is now open as a seating area with tables and chairs for guests to come in and take a load off in some AC.

Click here to see what the reopened Merchant of Venus looks like in Disney World!

New Photo Ops

There’s also a new Hocus Pocus photo op in Liberty Square.

It is made to look like Salem, where the movie takes place, and has made an appearance due to the upcoming release of Hocus Pocus 2 on Disney+.

Click here to see the ‘Hocus Pocus’ Photo Op in more detail!

There’s also a new Halloween/50th Anniversary photo op over by Tomorrowland, as well.

It has some gravestones on it, including one for Washington Irving, which is the author of the The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which, of course, inspired the Disney movie of the same name.

Click here to see 10 Disney World spots that will be unrecognizable in a few years!

Magic Kingdom Merchandise Updates

Emporium

One of the biggest merchandise updates is, of course, all of the new Halloween merch! Let’s take a look at a few things we saw. First, we saw this shirt for $36.99 that says “My Spooky Place.”

There are also some kids shirts like this Nightmare Before Christmas shirt for $29.99…

…and this Minnie Mouse Pumpkin Spice shirt for $19.99.

Need a new hat? You can get this Minnie Mouse Halloween Hat for $24.99!

There are also two new pin sets. First is this Halloween Donald Duck pin set for $17.99…

…and you can also get this set of five pins with different Disney characters all with the word “Nope” underneath them. This set is also $17.99.

We also spotted this new Haunted Mansion Alex and Ani bracelet! It was $49.99 and has a charm with The Bride from the Haunted Mansion on it.

Need a new pair of Crocs? Check out the new Halloween Crocs you can get at Disney World! They are black Crocs with a Disney Halloween pattern and even a couple of Halloween jibbitz!

A pair of the Halloween Crocs will set you back $59.99.

Click here to see all of the Halloween merchandise you can get in Disney World right now!

If you’re a collector of Disney nuiMOs, then head to the Emporium because right now, you can get some nuiMOs accessories on sale! If you buy three nuiMOs outfits and accessories, then you can get them for $10 each.

What about other plushes? The Emporium also has some new Cuddleez, which are plushes that are flatter and therefore easier to cuddle. You can get two from The Nightmare Before Christmas, a Jack Skellington plush…

…or a Sally plush! Both are $39.99.

Also at the Emporium, you can get the Up spirit jersey! We’ve also seen this spirit jersey at World of Disney in Disney Springs and online.

The Emporium is also where you’ll find the 2023 Walt Disney World calendar.

It’s a 16-month calendar, and each month has a picture from Disney World. The calendar is $16.99.

Crystal Arts

Over at Crystal Arts, we spotted some new tiaras! There’s a Cinderella Castle tiara…

…a Princess Jasmine tiara…

…a Princess Belle Tiara…

…and a Mickey Mouse Tiara. The jewels on the Mickey Mouse Tiara can be swapped out for $12 per jewel. Each of the tiaras will set you back $65.

Also at Crystal Arts are some decorative pumpkins! You can get a purple one…

…or a green one!

The pumpkins are $75 each.

Uptown Jewelers

Over at Uptown Jewelers, the new Haunted Mansion Dooney & Bourke collection has finally arrived! There are three bags in the collection. You can get the satchel bag for $298…

…the tote bag for $268…

…and the wristlet wallet for $148.

Also at Upton Jewelers, we spotted this Haunted Mansion Dress!

The dress has bats and images of Madame Leota all over it. It is $128.

Frontier Trading Post

Over at Frontier Trading Post in Frontierland, we saw this Moana Magnet. It has Moana on it and says “Island Adventure.” The magnet is $14.99.

We also saw some new Funk Pops! The first is the Buzz Lightyear Funko. It shows Buzz wearing his full space suit from the movie Lightyear.

The other Funko Pop we saw was Izzy Hawthorne, who is also a character in Lightyear.

Both Funko Pops were priced at $15.49.

Memento Mori

Memento Mori is the Haunted Mansion gift shop in Liberty Square. Here, we saw some Haunted Mansion pajamas! You can get the Haunted Mansion Pajama Set with shorts for $49.99.

If you’re interested in just the Haunted Mansion pajama pants, you can get those for $39.99.

The pajamas are striped and made to look like the outfits the maids and butlers wear at the Haunted Mansion itself.

Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe

Speaking of Haunted Mansion, at Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe, we saw this Hatbox Ghost ornament.

The ornament lights up and is $26.99.

Star Traders

Star Traders is where we found the Mickey Premium Bar Crocs! They are $54.99.

Looking for a new pin? Star Traders has this Minnie Mouse, Fifi, and Figaro pin for $12.99.

Fifi and Figaro are Minnie Mouse’s pets.

Bonjour Gifts

At Bonjour Gifts in Fantasyland, we saw this Iago Light-Up Figure.

It’s $80 and is a figure of Iago sitting on top of Jafar’s serpent staff.

Plaza Del Sol

Plaza Del Sol is the gift shop located at the end of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Here, we saw two new hats! The first hat is red and says “Captain of a Mangy Crew.” It is $29.99.

The other hat is black and says “It’s all fun and games until someone needs an eyepatch.”

This hat is $24.99.

Hundred Acre Goods

Located at the end of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is Hundred Acre Goods, which is where we spotted this Alice in Wonderland outfit for babies.

This outfit is $34.99.

Main Street Fire Station

Now, this isn’t ordinarily a merchandise location, but the Main Street Fire Station does have a pressed penny machine, and we noticed a new penny option here recently! You can now get a 50th Anniversary Partners Statue pressed penny at the Main Street Fire Station.

The souvenir coin is $1 and the penny is provided!

And that’s what’s new at Magic Kingdom! There are a lot of exciting things happening all over Disney World. The remaining four booths have finally opened a the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, the BoardWalk Deli opened at Disney’s BoardWalk, and more!

We’re always on the lookout for more news in Disney World, so make sure to stay tuned to DFB for the latest!

Click here to see what happened when we wore CROCS all day in Disney World!

What’s your favorite thing to do at Magic Kingdom? Let us know in the comments!