food IS a theme park
Disney World is offering a new way to skip the lines.
Cinderella Castle
The new Lightning Lane Premier Pass allows you to ride every Lightning Lane attraction in one day at one park — without having to make specific Lightning Lane reservations. That’s right — without having to use your phone all day!
It is almost time for sugar cookies, holiday lights, and holidays celebrations at Disney World!
The Holidays at Disney World!
Disney just made some exciting announcements about NEW experiences coming to Disney World for the holidays. These holiday offerings officially kick off at Disney World on November 12th, so let’s take a look at some of the new offerings.
Disney dropped A LOT of news on us! There is a lot happening in Disney World, and we have some updates for you.
Magic Kingdom
From closure dates for some attractions in Disney’s Animal Kingdom to the opening date for Jingle Cruise in Magic Kingdom, we are rounding up ALL the announcements Disney made on October 14th, 2024, so you are up to date with the latest Disney World news.
It may sound wild to say that there are some days when it may not be worth it to purchase a full-day Disney World parks ticket, but when you sit and think about it for a moment, there are plenty of instances where a full-day ticket isn’t needed.
Magic Kingdom
For example, if you’re flying in that morning and won’t be in the parks until 1PM, you’re flying/driving out that afternoon and won’t be in the parks past 1PM, or you just prefer to arrive at the park halfway through the day and stay as late as you can. Right now, there’s no way to purchase a half-day ticket, so you’ll need to pay for a whole day even if you’re not using it (unless you’d like to head to a water park or Disney Springs instead). But did you know there USED to be a half-day ticket option that we, along with many Disney fans, deeply miss?
Disney’s Animal Kingdom is home to some pretty fantastic snacks and meals, and you don’t have to look very far to find them.
Animal Kingdom
A lot of our favorite restaurants and snacks are located in Animal Kingdom, which means that sometimes it’s hard for us to decide where we want to eat! However, a new sandwich dropped at Restaurantosaurus recently so we knew we had to try it out, and we were NOT disappointed!
Pueblo Esperanza is the NEW Tropical Americas-themed land coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
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This new land will feature details from the Tropical Americas as well as Encanto and Indiana Jones rides. We’ll see the beautiful and bountiful life from these areas of the world while enjoying aspects of some fun Disney movies! The new land will be replacing what is currently DinoLand, U.S.A., at Animal Kingdom, and construction will be beginning soon. In fact, Disney just made a HUGE announcement about the first phase of the creation of this new land.
Okay, so you know us, and we have a lot of favorite dining spots ALL over Disney World.
Animal Kingdom
But if you asked us about our favorite park for food, we very well might tell you that if we could choose a park JUST based on its food, we’d choose Animal Kingdom every time. The food there just SLAPS. However, we have a favorite quick-service spot there, too, and yes, you know where we’re going with this if you’ve been with us for a while. Two words: Cheeseburger Pods. Yep, we love Satu’li Canteen, and well, now a former Disney Imagineer who had a lot to do with helping create Animal Kingdom has commented on that restaurant!
An attraction that was part of the 1998 opening day for Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park will be closing soon.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom’s park icon, the Tree of Life has been home to It’s Tough to Be a Bug!
Disney World has over 50 rides to experience while you’re on vacation, and that’s a lot to accomplish in one trip!
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
Especially when you realize that doesn’t include the incredible shows you can experience, taking breaks for meals and snacks, and being sure you take the time needed to stay hydrated during the day. Oh yeah, and shopping! If you’re planning a trip soon and want to experience as many attractions in one day as you can, we asked our readers on Facebook what ride hacks they recommend other travelers use, and these are some HOT tips you won’t want to miss!
2025 will be here before we know it, and that means it’s time to start planning those Disney World vacations!
Hollywood Studios
Disney World often has reservations for hotels and ticket prices out about a year in advance at any given time, so it’s a great way to help yourself plan ahead for your next vacation. Especially because we haven’t seen prices rise just yet, but we know they’re on the way, so if you book your vacation before those prices rise, you’ll be saving money, in our eyes. Some popular holidays in Disney World can book up fast, so if you’re thinking of visiting on these dates, you’ll want to book ASAP!
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