food IS a theme park
Like most weeks in Disney World, this one was filled with some surprising and unexpected news.
New Banners Have Arrived
This week brought us the expected opening of Creations Shop in EPCOT and lots more 50th anniversary decorations throughout the parks, but there was still quite a bit of unexpected news from Disney! Let’s take a look at all the unexpected things in Disney World this week.
Greetings from Walt Disney World!
The Tree of Life is looking good today!
With Disney World’s 50th anniversary coming up in less than 2 weeks, we’re very curious about what crowds look like right now! Are people waiting until the celebration starts to visit, or trying to squeeze in a trip beforehand to watch Happily Ever After one last time? One way we look at crowd levels is through wait times, so here’s a look at all the average wait times in Disney World from this week.
Be Our Guest Restaurant has been one of the most popular restaurant choices in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom since its opening in 2012.
Be Our Guest Restaurant
Be Our Guest Restaurant has undergone some changes in the past few years and, since the July 2020 reopening of Disney World, it offers a prix fixe menu now for BOTH lunch and dinner. We reviewed dinner in 2020, and now we’re back with a lunch review!
Disney World’s 50th Anniversary Celebration will be an event unlike anything we’ve seen in quite some time! This eighteen-month-long birthday party is full of new entertainment offerings, firework spectaculars, dazzling golden statues, and of course, special edition merchandise to collect.
Magic Kingdom
If you’re visiting Disney World during the 50th Anniversary Celebration, there are a few key planning tips you should keep in mind!
We take a look at all the closures and refurbishments in Disney World so that you can stay ahead while you plan your upcoming Disney trip.
Construction walls in Animal Kingdom
We’re looking at next week now, and there are a couple of closed attractions as well as LOTS of hotel refurbishments going on. Read more to find out if your hotels will be having some construction while you’re there!
BUCKLE UP FOLKS — This week was a BIG one when it comes to Disney news!
Gold Statues in Magic Kingdom
Want to save money on your holiday trip to Disney World? We’ve got you covered! Want to know what’s on the menu for Space 220? We’ve got that too. Curious about Candlelight Processional and whether that will return to EPCOT this year? Yup, we’ve got an update on that too. Hold onto them hats and glasses, ’cause we’re going over ALL the Disney news you need to know right here!
We’re constantly looking out for the cutest new Disney merchandise.
Disney Merchandise
And since we’re obsessed with the food at Disney World, we love it when the merchandise has a Disney snack theme! Snack-themed t-shirts, backpacks, mugs…we really can’t get enough of it. So you’ll understand why we were SO excited to hear this news about a new Disney-snack-themed line making its way to Disney World! [Read more…]
We are loving all the celebrations happening at Disney right now!
Fall in Disney Springs!
We’ve seen the park buzzing with new additions celebrating the 50th Anniversary, seasonal Halloween fun, and more. But now there’s even MORE for you to celebrate in Disney World as a special celebration honoring Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month kicks off!
Mickey and Minnie ears…we just can’t get enough of them!
SO MANY OPTIONS
And how could we when Disney releases new ones so often?! We’ve seen popcorn ears, light-up ears, designer ears, Tower of Terror ears, Haunted Mansion ears, 50th anniversary ears — the list goes on and on! With Halloween time in full swing, we’ve also seen a lot of spooky headgear around the parks. We thought Disney had released all of their Halloween ears, but we were WRONG because there is a NEW pair of festive ears in town!
Disney World has been preparing for the 50th Anniversary for quite some time now.
New popcorn box
We’ve already spotted lots of 50th Anniversary character statues, decorations at the front of Magic Kingdom, topiaries, and more. Cinderella Castle is also decked out in all kinds of decor to celebrate the big occasion. Now, Disney has added ANOTHER 50th Anniversary decoration near Cinderella Castle, but have they just gone too far this time?
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