food IS a theme park
Welcome back to another weekly update on Disney World’s park hours and current Park Pass Reservation availability! The summer crowds are definitely here in full force, especially now that the Food and Wine Festival is in full swing.
EPCOT
It’s always important to make sure you can plan your days properly in the parks, so take a look at what the current park hour situation is for the week of July 25th!
It’s only Tuesday and it has already been a pretty exciting week if you’re a fan of all things Poly! Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort officially reopened yesterday (with their re-imagined Moana-themed guest rooms), along with Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto!
We’re BACK at the Polynesian!
Today, we’re back at the Polynesian, specifically at Barefoot Pool Bar to fill you in on a secret menu drink we recently discovered!
The EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival kicked off yesterday, and like any other EPCOT festival, there are a LOT of food and beverage items to choose from.
It’s time for the Food & Wine Festival!
If you’re looking for the most bang for your buck, we have a list of TEN “value” items you should consider getting across the festival booths! Whether it’s for their larger portion sizes, pricier ingredients, or hidden savings, we hope this list helps you save a little bit of money as you make your way around the festival!
Welcome back to another weekly update from the Happiest Place on Earth, Disneyland! The Anaheim resort is set to celebrate it’s 66th Anniversary this weekend, and a LOT has been going on in the parks!
Disneyland
Let’s get caught up on what’s new at Disneyland, including tons of food updates!
Tomorrow is Disneyland’s 66th Anniversary! To celebrate, the Happiest Place on Earth will present a special character cavalcade along with some limited-time snacks! This is turning out to be a big week for new snacks at Disneyland, with the new Pineapple Split DOLE Whip Sundae arriving in time for the grand reopening of Jungle Cruise!
Disneyland
While the big “birthday” is tomorrow, July 17th, guests in the park today can get a head start on some of the festivities today!
As the summer season continues, Disney World has adjusted their operating hours to accommodate the additional guests looking to enjoy the parks.
Cinderella Castle
While the park hours have been more or less the same for the past several weeks, we just discovered an update on Disney World’s website that shows the parks will actually have their hours EXTENDED in the coming weeks and months.
Are you heading to Disney World this summer? If you’re visiting the parks next week, you’ll want to make sure you’re all caught up on the latest park hours and Park Pass Reservation availability!
Food and Wine!
The good news, as we’ll explain in a little bit, is that if you have yet to secure a Park Pass Reservation for your trip next week, you should have no problem grabbing one for the park you want to visit!
It has been quite the day eating and sipping our way around the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival!
Joffrey’s
While guests flock to the many food booths around World Showcase like China, Canada, and Hawai’i, they may not realize that there are specialty beverages just for the Food and Wine Festival at the Joffrey’s Coffee Carts!
Last fall, Carthay Circle Lounge Alfresco Dining gave guests visiting Buena Vista Street (and this past spring, Disney California Adventure) the opportunity to dine on signature Carthay small plates in an outdoor setting. But, we’ve been wondering when we would see the full reopening of Carthay Circle Restaurant!
Carthay Circle
Well, we don’t have to wait much longer: Carthay Circle will reopen at Disney California Adventure very soon!
While the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival is all about the wide array of food and beverages you can snack and sip on, it’s also filled with limited-time merchandise that fans can’t get enough of!
Food and Wine!
We saw the festival’s exclusive Minnie ears earlier today, and the design on them is not what we were expecting! This year, we were on the lookout for the festival’s annual Spirit Jersey, and we were shocked to spot not one, but TWO FESTIVAL SPIRIT JERSEYS in EPCOT!
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