food IS a theme park
As part of my job, I spend a lot of time alone in Disney World restaurants, including character meals!
Magic Kingdom
Character meals can be pretty challenging to review, because there’s a lot of content to capture (especially if they’re buffet meals!), but they’re generally a lot of fun. They’ve even made me a lot better at interacting with characters! However, what happens when the characters don’t actually show up? That happened to me recently and it was a WILD ride.
Disney announced the temporary closing of Country Bear Jamboree in Magic Kingdom late last year to make room for a new, updated version of the show.
Country Bear Jamboree
The original Country Bear Jamboree gave its final performance on January 26th, 2024. The new version of Country Bear Jamboree, the Country Bear Musical Jamboree, is set to debut in Summer 2024. We don’t know exactly what the refreshed show will look like yet, other than that the bears will sing classic Disney songs in new styles like country, rockabilly, and bluegrass. But Disney recently gave us a peek at some new costumes coming to the show, and now we’re pretty much obsessed with the idea of “shapewear for bears.”
For many of us, the rides in Disney World are a huge draw to the parks.
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Between all four parks (and water parks if you want to include them), there are a TON of rides for everyone of all ages. Some are classics while others are brand new. There are fan favorites and ones that will never let you down. But every ride has the possibility to cause injuries. Disney works hard to keep every ride safe and in pristine working condition. They meet safety standards, and you shouldn’t worry about being hurt on them on a regular basis. However, accidents do happen. So we’re taking a look at the 10 rides with the MOST injuries in Disney World — some may surprise you!
The availability of one of our favorite Disney wait time tricks is dwindling for the year.
After Hours at EPCOT
Waiting in long lines is as much a part of the Disney World experience as photos by Cinderella Castle and meeting Mickey Mouse. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to mitigate the wait. For example, Disney After Hours events used to be a great way to experience some of the resort’s best attractions with much shorter lines. Unfortunately, we’re running out of events for 2024…
If there’s one thing we love, it’s a hidden detail in Disney World!
Cinderella Castle
Searching for everything from hidden Mickeys to Imagineering nods around the parks is so much fun, especially as you gain more knowledge about Disney and its background. Then sharing those secrets with your family and friends makes the process even more exciting! But sometimes, there are little details that we don’t always understand, but we love to find them anyway. Like Magic Kingdom’s collection of tiny doors!
We’re getting closer and closer to a NEW ride in Disney World!
“Tonight Only: A Celebration of Family and Friends of New Orleans at the Proud Home of Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen! Everone Is Welcome!”
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure has been under construction in Magic Kingdom since early 2023, but it’s set to open in just a few short weeks. We’ve been watching the ride closely for any updates and news, and during a recent visit, we took a very close notice of the ride vehicles!
Yes, we say it EVERY TIME we talk about this ride, but Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Disney World is “Almost There.” You’ll just have to forgive all our The Princess and the Frog references.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
Now that we have an opening date for the ride, as well as dates for early previews, we just can’t contain our excitement, and we always have to “Dig a Little Deeper” (we did it again) to see if we can find any new updates over at the ride’s construction site in Magic Kingdom. Well, we’ve got some BIG Tiana’s Bayou Adventure updates to share with you!
There are few things more magical than seeing a parade on Main Street U.S.A.
Ariel in the Festival of Fantasy Parade at Magic Kingdom
Whether it’s a holiday parade at Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party or Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, or you’re watching a daytime Rainy Day Parade or, one of our favorites, Festival of Fantasy, it’s a beautiful moment. If you’re heading to Disney World soon and plan on catching this parade in Magic Kingdom, you need to know that its showtimes are changing!
Who’s ready to go on an adventure?
Magic Kingdom
Every day in Disney World is quite an adventure, and we are there EVERY day, so we know our way around the parks. That’s also how we find the best advice to give you — from what we’re seeing and experiencing firsthand! But today, we decided to do something a little different in the name of science. We asked Disney A.I. how we should spend our day in Magic Kingdom to see if it would benefit your trip, and what we found was not what we expected!
After wait times EXPLODED last week, things got back to normal at Walt Disney World.
EPCOT
Wait times were pretty much what we expected this week, with one surprising exception: Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure overtook Frozen Ever After for the title of longest average wait time at EPCOT.
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