food IS a theme park
Disney World does quite a few refurbishments throughout the year!
Caribbean Beach Resort
From ride closures to hotel room updates to things like gift shop facelifts, we often see construction equipment out and about when wandering around the property. And now, we’ve got a refurbishment update for one popular resort!
Do you keep updated on everything going on in Disney World? Because there is a LOT going on right now.
Main Street Railroad Station
Two new restaurants are under construction at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn. The Canada Pavilion currently has some construction happening in EPCOT. A huge Magic Kingdom expansion is on the way. At some point, DinoLand, U.S.A. in Disney’s Animal Kingdom is getting a re-theme. And that’s just the stuff Disney has announced so far! Of course, the Disney World website does its best to keep you updated, and right now, there are three warnings you might notice.
One of the pools at a popular Disney World hotel will be closing soon!
Caribbean Beach
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort is a large hotel located on the Disney Skyliner route. Between its convenient access to transportation and its moderate price point, Caribbean Beach Resort is a popular choice for guests. But if you’re planning to stay there soon, we have an important heads-up about an upcoming closure!
The 4th of July has officially come and gone, as have the 4th of July snacks.
Toffee and Coconut Blondie
While we’re getting ready for the start of Halloween season, we’ve found what might now be our new favorite mac and cheese snack. We also celebrated the return of hushpuppies to Columbia Harbour House in Magic Kingdom (and we’re hoping Sleepy Hollow waffles will also return soon). We also checked out some new menu items at Morimoto Street Food in Disney Springs. As always, we’ve been keeping an eye on Disney World restaurant menus, and we’ve got some changes to share with you.
Okay, we’re sorry to have to break the news, but we come to you with lots of Disney World changes this week.
Experiment 626 Cone
We know everyone is still REELING over the HUGE Genie+ changes, not to mention those food changes at Sleepy Hollow Refreshments in Magic Kingdom (oh, Fruit and Nutella Waffle Sandwich, we will MISS you so much). That, along with last week’s big missing hushpuppies news is enough to leave our brains fried, but we’ve still got MORE changes to tell you about, this time on menus at Disney World restaurants.Â
Nighttime entertainment in Disney World is something you should NOT miss (even though we occasionally will tell you to skip fireworks for rides, and yes, we’re ironic like that). The problem with watching nighttime entertainment, though…involves all the other people who have the exact same idea. Nighttime fireworks bring serious crowds, and sometimes it’s just not worth navigating the crowds — or it’s not even POSSIBLE to navigate the crowds — to get good fireworks views.
Luminous at EPCOT
But you do have other options. Some you may know about, like booking a meal at California Grill at Disney’s Contemporary Resort to see the Happily Ever After fireworks in Magic Kingdom. But you also have some options to catch the EPCOT nighttime show, and one of those is in a place you might not expect!
Summer is in full swing in Disney World, and so is the heat, humidity, and rain!
Tropical Ube Cocktail
But that hasn’t stopped us from hunting down new food, like a S’mores Shake that annoyed us because marshmallows kept getting stuck in our straw (still delicious, though). We also checked out some new food in EPCOT. We even mourned the loss of a beloved snack (why do you do this to us, Disney?!?!?!). While all that was going on, we kept an eye on Disney World restaurant menus, and, well, we’ve got more menu changes to tell you about this week.
Y’all. It is HOT in Disney World right now — we are not even joking. Not only that, though, it’s also humid (we’re not joking when we say it’s not the heat; it’s the humidity that gets you).
Caribbean Beach
Anyway, you know what that means, right? It means we’re going to give you our Disney World summer advice, like telling you to stay hydrated, stay cool, take advantage of air conditioning throughout Disney World, and pace yourself. But one thing that’s really enjoyable on a hot day is a nice frozen drink, right? Well, if you’re enjoying some pool time at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, that could be a little tricky because one bar is not serving frozen drinks right now.
Okay, we tried LOTS of new food this week in Disney World — and we’re not mad about it.
Loaded Totcho Bowl
First, we found a Loaded Totcho Bowl at Wilderness Lodge, and it is officially one of our favorite Disney World breakfasts. We also had a chance to dive into a DELICIOUS new boozy snack at the Contemporary Resort. We also dove into the new exclusive Annual Passholder treat now available at Hollywood Studios. All we can say is YUM. Now, we’re taking a look at Disney World restaurant menus to see what else has changed.
It’s been a fun food week in Disney World!
Nachos!
We’ve been enjoying some of the new Pride Month snacks that the month of June has brought. We’ve also discovered some new nachos in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, some new Mac ‘n’ Cheese (oh, yeah!), and ANOTHER Cookie Dough Croissant (yes, this is becoming a trend). However, we were also keeping an eye on other Disney World menu changes, so let’s see what’s been updated this week.
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