food IS a theme park
We see it all the time: families on vacation in Disney World making questionable decisions when it comes to their money. Vacation brain can get to the best of us, and while we’re totally down for splurging every once in a while, there’s a difference between calculated indulgences and flat-out wasteful spending!
Snack Money Pouch
Here are TEN ways you may still be totally WASTING your money in Disney World, and ways to make sure you avoid these spending pitfalls on your next vacation!
Who’s ready to SMILE?!
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We’re rounding up some of our FAVORITE Disney World videos from the past week or so and we are sharing them with YOU (yes, you, the one reading this right now!) in the hopes that we make your day a little more magical!
When one visits EPCOT, one snacks around the world in World Showcase! And one of those quintessential snack spots in World Showcase has got to be Kringla Bakeri Og Cafe in the Norway Pavilion.
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Home to the beloved School Bread, Kringla Bakeri Og Cafe is a great place to find some unique desserts at an affordable price! We stopped in today as we often do, and we were surprised to see a NEW menu addition!
There are few things we love more than saving money during our Disney World vacations! That’s why whenever we hear about a new discount or deal to be had, we make sure YOU know about it!
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We just learned about a discount, this one exclusive to Florida residents, that is good NOW through the end of February!
With the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine finally being distributed, vaccines are top of mind. While the arrival of a vaccine to fight the global pandemic could certainly be the first sign that “normalcy” will return, it may not be the whole “cure” that Disney World needs.
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Having a vaccine isn’t like flipping a light switch and the world goes back to normal — the same can be said for Disney World too. When it comes down to it, it may take years before consumer confidence and expendable income are back to where they were in 2019, and that can alter when we could once again see “pre-pandemic” Disney World.
Welcome to another weekly roundup of Disney World park hours and Park Pass Reservation availability!
Cinderella Castle
With the Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts in full swing and Park Hopping back in action, there’s even more to see and do every day! So if you’re heading to Disney World for the week of January 17th, it’s important to make sure you know when and how you can experience the parks!
Well, it’s Thursday (aka FRIDAY EVE), which means it’s time for a trip to Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’! Frankly we’ll visit Homecomin’ on any day of the week that ends in a ‘y,’ but we were on a special mission today.
Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’
In addition to the incredibly delicious comfort food you can find here, one of the huge draws to Homecomin’ is their moonshine menu! But did you know that you can mix their moonshine together to create fun and unique combos?
Step aside Minnie’s Main Attraction Series, the newest collection for 2021 is the Stitch Crashes Disney Series! The new monthly collection series features Stitch “crashing” into some of our favorite Disney films, with new plush, MagicBands, pins, and more released throughout the year!
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Already we saw the release of the first collection in the series via MerchPass, inspired by Beauty and the Beast, and we’ve also seen a sneak peek at the next collection inspired by Lady and the Tramp!
Unexpected downtimes for Disney World rides and attractions are not uncommon and happen on an almost daily basis. However, unannounced full-day closures are more rare and a bit head-scratching, especially with no explanation. We just experienced a bizarre multi-day closure over at Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, with the ride reopening just a couple of days ago.
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
This morning while checking out the first day of the 2021 Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, we noticed that Frozen Ever After was temporarily closed. No bother, we would just check back later in the day!
It feels like we were just enjoying the final few days of EPCOT’s International Festival of the Holidays…oh right, that’s because we WERE just enjoying the Festival of the Holidays just over a week ago! Believe it or not, we’ve already moved on to the 2021 Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Arts, and we are LIVE with this year’s culinary, visual, and performing art celebration!
2021 Festival of the Arts
The main attraction at any EPCOT festival is the food, of course, so let’s head over to The Artist’s Table in the American Adventure Pavilion to see what we could find!
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