food IS a theme park
A number of Disney World restaurants have reopened over the past several months, while some remain closed.
Disney Springs
Not too long ago, we shared the news about several Disney restaurant reopenings and buffet updates, and now we’ve got an exciting update about one Disney Springs spot!
Things are starting to come together over at the future site of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT!
©Disney | Obtained via Entertainment Weekly
The high-thrill E-ticket attraction is scheduled to open this summer, and we’ve been noticing some MAJOR developments around the exterior of the ride’s building. Imagineer Zach Riddley posted an update earlier this week on Instagram sharing the initial installation of the Nova Corps Starblaster,Â
If you can believe it, the 2022 EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival is starting in just a little over a month!
Flower & Garden Festival 2021
The festival begins on March 2nd and runs all the way until July 4th, 2022. We already know what booths are returning and we just found out about some new things coming to the festival. And now, thanks to our friend Joe (@schreiberjoe on Instagram), we were alerted to ALL of the merchandise collections coming to this year’s Flower & Garden Festival!
We’re counting down the days until the grand opening of the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel!
Crown of Corellia Dining Room Concept Art – Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser ©Disney
It opens to the public on March 1st and it’s going to be different than anything Disney has done before, with a 2-day experience that’s more like a cruise than a resort stay. For those who booked the (rather pricey!) experience, it’s just a few weeks until they’ll get to be aboard the Halcyon Starcruiser, and we just got more details on what the trip will be like!
Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser is set to open on March 1st, 2022!
Captain’s Table at Galactic Starcruiser ©Disney
If you don’t know, this is the Star Wars hotel that will be at Walt Disney World. It should be completely immersive to where it feels like you’re actually on a ship flying through space, complete with characters, special food, and even lightsaber training. Basically, it’s a Star Wars’ fans DREAM. We’ve seen a lot about the Starcruiser, but still don’t really know what the layout of the ship is like, until NOW!
We’re just a few weeks away from the opening of the Star Wars Hotel (Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser) in March of 2022.
Captain Keevan ©Entertainment Weekly (David Roark, photographer)
So far we’ve seen pricing for the hotel, heard about some of the experiences that will be on board, shared a sneak peek at the lightsaber training experience, and more. But today we got some BIG news about a special experience guests will get to enjoy while on the Starcruiser.
A number of things are set to return to or arrive in Disney World in 2022 including the Festival of Fantasy Parade, Fantasmic!, and more.
Hey, lovebirds!
Another thing that will be joining in on the fun is an updated version of the castle stage show, which will be called Mickey’s Magical Friendship Faire! We’ve already seen some news about this stage show and we shared a look at their casting information for when they were hiring for the show. But today we’ve got a BIG announcement about just WHEN fans will get to see Mickey and the gang in this updated entertainment offering.
No matter how many times you’ve been to Disney World, it seems there are almost always new little secrets, hidden Mickeys, and fun traditions to discover on every visit.
Magic Kingdom Frontierland
In fact, there are some SUPER secret things we bet you never even knew Disney does or used to do in the parks. Well, we’ll let you in on some fun information — one of these classic Magic Kingdom traditions that you might have never known about is coming back soon!
Magic Kingdom already has a few cavalcades you can see during your trips there, including a fun 50th Anniversary themed one with Mickey and friends.
Magic Kingdom
But soon a NEW cavalcade — the Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade — will be joining in on the fun! This new cavalcade is set to be the BIGGEST one yet, with a whole bunch of characters for fans to see. Earlier today we got news about the cavalcade’s opening date, and now we’ve got even MORE details to share!
Fantasmic!, an updated castle stage show, a new cavalcade, the Festival of Fantasy parade, and MORE are returning to or debuting in Disney World this year!
Festival of Fantasy
Recently we got some exciting news about a few of these returning offerings and we’ve been working on sharing all of that with you. But in addition to exciting news we also got a sneak peek at something BIG and special that’s returning to the Festival of Fantasy parade, and we can’t wait to see it fully back in action in the parks.
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