food IS a theme park
Haunted Mansion in Disneyland Park is no longer using a virtual queue because the BRAND-NEW queue is officially open!
Haunted Mansion Holiday
Back in January, the attraction was closed for renovation until July 29th. However, when the attraction reopened, the queue was still under construction so Haunted Mansion has been using a virtual queue.
It’s no secret we get excited about new snacks in Disney World and Disneyland.
Journey of Water — Inspired by Moana in EPCOT
We’ve recently been making our way around both parks enjoying holiday snacks in Florida and California. We’re getting ready to dig into ALL the goodies at the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays. We’ve been visiting the gingerbread displays at Disney World hotels to check out their pop-up holiday snack spots. Well, now, even MORE new snacks are coming to Disney Parks — AND WE ARE HERE FOR IT.
Disneyland Resort has a lot of exciting updates coming over the next few years!
California Adventure
Back in August, Disney announced that Disney California Adventure will be getting a new Avatar expansion as well as a new expansion to Avengers Campus. DisneylandForward was also approved earlier this year, providing more opportunities for experiences, attractions, and more at the resort. It’s certainly an exciting time in history for Walt’s original theme park. And now, Disney has officially submitted the early plans required to begin the prep work for the Avengers Campus expansion!
It just got a bit easier to ride the Haunted Mansion Holiday attraction in Disneyland Park!
Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland
This attraction has been undergoing a renovation since January 21st, 2024. While the attraction reopened on July 29th, the queue was still under construction. Due to the construction on the queue, Haunted Mansion was utilizing a virtual queue. However, that has officially changed!
Let’s grab some grub at Disneyland!
Disneyland Tomorrowland
Disneyland is often regarded as having some of the best theme park food in the industry, but that doesn’t mean every restaurant is a hit. Over in Tomorrowland, Alien Pizza Planet has divided Disney food fans. With the quality called into question in addition to some concern over prices, Alien Pizza Planet currently holds a modest 3.2 out of 5.0 stars on Yelp. With all that in mind, we visited the controversial restaurant to see how it holds up heading into 2025!
Are you planning a trip to Disneyland?
Sleeping Beauty Castle
Disney’s OG park has a lot to offer, including rides that are EXCLUSIVE, as well as a ton of snacks and great food (honestly, we think the food is BETTER in Disneyland than Disney World — now don’t come at us for that). Disneyland is so fun to visit, too, especially if you’re really into Disney history and want to walk down the same streets and walkways Walt Disney himself once walked on (and don’t forget to take a moment to look up at his old apartment above the fire station). If you are going to Disneyland and haven’t bought your tickets yet, you might want to take a moment to visit Target.
Some new snacks from a galaxy far, far away have made their way to Disneyland!
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland
Life Day in Star Wars lore is a Wookie holiday that has returned to Galaxy’s Edge at the Disneyland Resort and has brought with it décor, special merch, and exclusive eats. We’re back this year to try new and returning offerings and to let you know if they’re worth hopping in your speeder and traveling lightspeed to Disneyland!
Consider this your official warning that continuing to read this post hungry may cause drooling, shaking, and spontaneously booked trips to Disney California Adventure.
2024 Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays
The 2024 Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays has officially begun at Disneyland Resort, and there are LOTS of things to do. From now through January 6th, 2025, you can devour some tasty eats and drinks, check out unique entertainment, and more. Wondering just what you can eat around the park? Well, we’ve checked out all the food, and now we’re sharing our FULL thoughts of the additional locations apart from the several booths!
There are a lot of differences between Disney World and Disneyland. For example, Disneyland is a bit smaller (actually, it’s just more compact) and has Sleeping Beauty Castle whereas Disney World has Cinderella Castle.
Avengers Campus
Disneyland also has some rides that Disney World doesn’t have, and vice versa. However, one of the biggest differences is that Disneyland can go ALL out with Marvel on the West Coast, whereas Disney World cannot on the East Coast (because of an old contract Marvel has with Universal). So that’s why you’ll find Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure, as well as a host of Marvel characters. Well, one of those characters is Deadpool (and we honestly NEVER expected him to be in a Disney Park), and he’s now reading holiday stories to visitors. Yep, this is really a thing — and us Disney World-regulars are a little jealous.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is officially open at Disneyland!
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
The ride opened to everyone on November 15th after previews for Cast Members, Magic Key Holders, and others. The ride is pretty similar to the one that opened at Disney World earlier this year, other than a few key differences. We’ve noticed less empty space or dark rooms on the ride, the ride vehicle is different than at Magic Kingdom, and a few other things are different. One of the biggest differences, though, that we noticed may have a significant impact on the rest of your day in the park.
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