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It’s a new lunar year and all our friends are here! We couldn’t be feeling more fortunate!
Disney California Adventure’s Lunar New Year
This global holiday is celebrated the world over and Disney’s California Adventure has its own Lunar New Year party goin’ on right here! Like most Disney festivals, this one has its fair share of specialty eats and treats, so next on our list is Prosperity Bao & Bun!
It’s a big year at Disneyland! Why? Because it’s the Year of the Mouse!
Mulan’s Lunar New Year Procession
We’re reporting LIVE from the Lunar New Year Festival at Disney California Adventure and we’re having a blast! Of course, the festival is home to a bunch of yummy eats at the Festival Marketplaces and we’re swinging by Longevity Noodle Co. to get a taste of some seriously good noods!
So you’re going to Disney World next week…
Tree of Life
Well, lucky you! Disney World is a magical place filled with things to do. And that’s a good thing because there are a few activities that you’ll sadly have to miss out on next week due to refurbishments. No worries though, it just gives you more time to try your hardest to do everything else! Here’s everything closed next week (that’s January 20th through January 26th) in Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios!
March 4th feels so close and yet SO FAR AWAY!
©Disney
And why does March 4th matter so much to us? Because it’s the opening day of Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway in Hollywood Studios (and the opening of Flower and Garden for you festival lovers)! We’ve still got about a month and a half to go in our wait, but Disney’s been making it a little easier on us with the release of a series of poster art counting down to the opening, and the third one in the series just appeared! So, while you’re biding your time until March, why not take a look?
We’re steppin’ out in Animal Kingdom today to see what news the day brings!
Discovery Island
January can be a slower month around Disney World, so updates tend to be a little more few and far between. Animal Kingdom definitely doesn’t have TOO much in the way of new stuff going on, but they do have a new cocktail and isn’t that enough? For us, yes! Here’s everything new in Animal Kingdom in food, construction, and merchandise!
We’re inching closer and closer to a big ride opening in Disney World.
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway Poster ©Disney
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway will make history when it opens in Hollywood Studios as the first ride to feature Mickey and Minnie. We’re patiently awaiting the opening on March 4th, and in the meantime, we’re keeping an eagle eye out for any sign of news about the attraction. Well today, we got pretty excited because we spotted a piece of Runaway Railway merchandise at All-Star Sports Resort!
It’s a lovely bella notte at Disney’s new Riviera Resort!
Topolino’s Terrace
Well, we guess it’s actually daytime, but it’s hard not to feel the European vibes in this new tribute to the European riviera! Regardless, we’ve got some GREAT NEWS about the resort’s signature restaurant, Topolino’s Terrace — Flavors of the Riviera. Get ready folks, because Topolino’s is now a participating restaurant with the Tables in Wonderland discount!
It’s almost time for the “Year of the Mouse!” (Well, technically Year of the Rat, but close enough!)
Decorations
We’re super excited for this year’s Lunar New Year festival, which starts up at Disney California Adventure THIS FRIDAY! We’ve been counting down by admiring the super cool merchandise that’s being released, as well as the tasty-looking festival marketplace menus (eek!). Now, we have another piece of news to hold us over until January 17th — the Lunar New Year booths and decorations are up in the park!
It’s a totally gorgeous day in Magic Kingdom.
Magic Kingdom
We’re finally getting into the swing of things with the New Year, so we’re poppin’ into Magic Kingdom to see what sort of updates we can find. Spoiler alert! There’s a good amount of construction and some refurbishments going on! Check out everything new that we spotted in food, construction, and merchandise!
We can’t WAIT for the release of the first month of Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction.
©Disney
We’ve been freaking out since we first found out about the monthly Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction series that’s debuting this year. January is set to be a line of Space Mountain merch in honor of the attractions 45th anniversary and we’ll see its release this Saturday! Still, while we’ve been patiently waiting for the launch of the Space Mountain line and the accompanying full-year collection Collectors Pin Portfolio, we just got a peek at what the February line will look like. Argh! Minnie’s getting her sea legs for the Pirates of the Caribbean month!
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