food IS a theme park
A Walt Disney animatronic is coming to the “Happiest Place on Earth.”
“Walt Disney – A Magical Life” ©Disney
At this past summer’s D23 event. Disney announced that a NEW show – – featuring an animatronic Walt Disney – – was coming to Disneyland. And now, we know when it’s arriving!
At this point, I’m sure you’ve heard all about the changes that Disney’s about to make to Hollywood Studios!
Hollywood Studios
And of course, we’re talking about how the Muppets Courtyard (RIP) is going to be re-themed to an all-new Monsters, Inc. Land. Now, one of the things that didn’t hit us immediately when we heard the news, like the thought that we may never see Muppet*Vision 3D in the parks again, just came to mind. So let’s have a quick chat about how it’s time for us to say goodbye to one of our favorite bathrooms in all of Hollywood Studios!
Disney knows how to do merchandise, but the company really goes ALL out for the holiday season.
Christmas Season at Magic Kingdom
Now, we have so much festive gear to buy, including EPCOT Festival of the Holiday merchandise, as well as general Disney holiday merchandise. Give us everything Mickey Mouse in red and green, y’all! However, this is the time of year when Disney goes ALL out on popcorn buckets, too. Now, there’s been one popcorn bucket that’s only been available in Disneyland, but now, it’s available in Disney World, too — and you’re going to want it!
BIG changes are coming to the Disneyland Resort and Disney California Adventure in particular!
Disney California Adventure
Over the summer, Disney held the D23 2024: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event where the company announced several expansions and changes coming to the Disney Parks and experiences. One major expansion announced was an Avatar-themed land coming to Disney California Adventure! While there’s still a ton we don’t know about regarding this new land, certain announcements and the concept art have given us some insight, especially about new attractions.
A very special guest made a stop by the Country Bear Musical Jamboree recently!
Country Bear Musical Jamboree
The new show opened in the Magic Kingdom on July 17th, 2024, replacing the iconic Country Bear Jamboree. Some of the changes included some new voices for the characters, and the voice of one of the characters recently stopped by Disney World.
Once upon a time, there was a show in Disney’s Hollywood Studios called “Voyage of the Little Mermaid.”
Voyage of the Little Mermaid
The show was a retelling of the animated The Little Mermaid movie with live actors singing some of the most iconic songs from that film. However, the show has been closed since 2020. “The Little Mermaid – A Musical Adventure” is a reimagining of the previous show, bringing a live-action re-telling — in a new way — back to Hollywood Studios. The show was originally supposed to debut in fall 2024, but Disney pushed its opening back to summer 2025. Now, though, we are finally seeing something happening with the new show!
Being a Disney World fan isn’t for the faint of heart — and that’s especially true if you’re a Disney World Annual Passholder.
Disney World Annual Pass
Sure, there are plenty of perks that come along with being a passholder, like free parking at the parks, discounts on dining, shopping, and hotels, and of course, admission to the theme parks. But, there’s something else being a Disney World Annual Passholder comes with: price increases. And, we think we might know when we can expect even more Annual Pass price increases for Disney World.
Magic Kingdom is about to undergo a MASSIVE transformation.
Rivers of America
First, the park is getting a Pirates of the Caribbean lounge, which is set to open in late 2025. Then there’s the new Villains land that we are ALL eagerly waiting to learn more about. An entire part of the park, Rivers of America, and Tom Sawyer Island, is set to be demolished to make way for a new Cars expansion that will expand Frontierland. Disney previously filed the first permit to begin the demolishment of that section of the park but recently had to request an extension for that permit.
Disney has been VERY busy recently with announcements concerning the theme parks.
©Disney
Earlier this year, we learned about a new Avatar land and Coco ride coming to Disneyland, along with an expansion to Avengers Campus. Disney World is getting a Villains show, a Monsters, Inc. land, a Tropical Americas-themed land, two new Cars rides, and a Villains land, among other things. Well, recently, Disney started dropping some opening timelines for some of the new things coming to Disney World — and we couldn’t be more excited.
The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays has returned! We were in EPCOT on opening day to try out all the new food and experience everything the festival offers.
2024 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays
We have FULL reviews of every booth at the festival and a round-up of the best booths and items! We had a bit of trouble getting our hands on one exclusive treat, but we were finally able to grab it recently.
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