food IS a theme park
If you haven’t been to EPCOT in a while, then you might be surprised by some of the big changes in the park!
EPCOT
In the past few years, EPCOT has added two new rides, multiple new restaurants, a new gift shop, and a reimagined Club Cool. But there’s so much more to come! The middle of the park is currently under construction as they add more new attractions and offerings, and we’re sharing an updated look at the construction progress.
When you’re staying at a Disney World resort, you’re sometimes in a rush to grab breakfast before you hit the parks!
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
Many hotels offer quick service restaurants with Mobile Order, but sometimes that can cost you valuable minutes when you’re hurrying to make the bus. So what’s the solution? Well, the grab-and-go spots, of course! And recently, we stopped by one of those places to give you a look at what it’s like.
Last year Disney World opened its most unique hotel to date — the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser.
This new resort is like living inside of a Star Wars movie, but if that movie were acted out on a cruise ship. The two-night experience includes your meals, your lodging, and 45 hours worth of interactive story elements that you can explore, but the big thing deterring guests from booking is the price. It’s a pretty hefty cost, but now there’s a new way for select guests to save!
Who’s in the mood for some shopping?!
Magic Kingdom
If you’re planning a Disney vacation soon and you’re getting ahead on the souvenirs or you just got back from a trip and you have some serious FOMO, don’t worry — there are plenty of great ways to curb that Disney craving through a little retail therapy. There are SO many souvenirs you can buy online right now, and we’re sharing a list of all the new ones that landed online this week!
In the past few years, we’ve seen some HIGHLY anticipated theme park lands open up in the U.S.
Universal Studios Hollywood
At Disney World alone, we got Pandora — The World of Avatar, Toy Story Land, and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Disneyland Resort also got a version of the Star Wars land, along with Avengers Campus. But now we’re heading to a non-Disney theme park to check out another brand-new addition — Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood!
There’s a lot of excitement in Magic Kindom these days, mostly because TRON Lightcycle / Run is set to open soon!
Opening soon!
And if you were among the (likely) thousands of people who tried to score an Annual Passholder preview for the ride the other day, you know just how highly anticipated this coaster truly is. But even though many guests hoped to get a preview, not everyone was successful…many thanks to some major flaws with the booking system. So what went wrong, and how can you be prepared for next time?
Recently, there has been a bit of a rift between Disney employees and the company itself.
©Disney
Union workers are currently in the middle of trying to negotiate a contract with the company, asking for better pay and benefits. But for those employees who work in the offices, there’s a separate battle going on. And they’re pushing back against a new rule from Bob Iger.
If you’re strictly a visitor of the domestic Disney parks, you might be just a little bit curious about what Disney has to offer across the pond!
Cinderella Castle in Tokyo Disneyland
There are international Disney resorts in Paris, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, each with unique attractions, food, merchandise, and entertainment. And sometimes we think that some of those international parks may have it BETTER! That was definitely the case when we stepped into a gift shop at Tokyo Disneyland recently.
When planning your visit to EPCOT, you have seemingly endless dining options!
Nine Dragons Restaurant
You could check out spots like Garden Grill or Space 220 in the front of the park, not to mention the dozens of restaurants all around the World Showcase. So how do you decide where to eat? Well, it’ll probably depend on what you like to eat, your budget, and a bunch of other factors. And if Nine Dragons Restaurant in the China Pavilion has made it on your shortlist, you’ll definitely want to keep reading!
We’re just a few short weeks away from a VERY big day in Disney World!
Opening soon!
We’ve been waiting on the reopening of TRON Lightcycle / Run for years now, and on April 4th, it finally opens to the public! We’ve already gotten the chance to ride thanks to Cast Member previews and we’re still awaiting the registration for Annual Passholder previews, but we’re one step closer to the big day. So what does the ride look like NOW? Is the construction complete?
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