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March!
The 2024 Holiday season at Walt Disney World launched in earnest last weekend with the first dates of this year’s Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. The event featured many of the traditional elements that have made it a major part of the Holidays for many families in the last several decades. However, this year we noticed a few minor differences.
This post has been updated as of November 24th, 2024
Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass debuted earlier this year and as time goes on, more and more people have used this system for the first time!
Lightning Lane
That’s why we’re looking out for every update, trick, or tip when it comes to Disney’s paid skip-the-line service. We want you to be as prepared as possible! So if you’re heading to Disney World in December, Disney has started releasing pricing for the Lightning Lanes in the final month of 2024. Let’s take a look so you know how much to budget if you plan to use it!
Hoist yer colors, mateys! A new Pirates of the Caribbean tavern is coming to Magic Kingdom and we can’t wait to head ashore for some much-deserved sustenance.
Pirates of the Caribbean in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
That’s right — Disney announced that a new pirate-themed lounge would be joining the dining lineup at Magic Kingdom, and while we don’t have too many details about it yet, we do have plenty of concept art! We recently got a new look at this upcoming space and we can’t help but speculate wildly about what it could mean.
There’s a lot coming to Disney World in 2025!
Magic Kingdom
We’ve got construction beginning on the Villains land and Cars-themed land coming to Magic Kingdom, construction on a Monsters Inc. land beginning in Hollywood Studios, an updated Test Track ride with a new theme coming to EPCOT, and construction begins to turn DinoLand U.S.A. into Tropical Americas. And that’s not even all of it! There is an interesting trend though that we’re noticing with some of these announcements — why have no restaurants been announced but two new lounges are on their way?
There’s a NEW restaurant in Disney World!
The Cake Bake Shop
The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers recently opened at Disney’s BoardWalk, and it originally made waves with its high prices. But after some trial meals and lowering the prices on the menu, they finally had a grand opening, and we got to stop by to try several of the items on the menu. Even though we had a few meals there, we were waiting for one special offering that the restaurant promised…and now it’s coming soon!
Okay, so if you’re planning a Disney World trip in 2025, well, you’ve got a LOT to look forward to, and that includes a lot of NEW things.
Magic Kingdom
If you haven’t been to Disney World in the past year or so, you’ve got some new restaurants to check out (like The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers and Blue Ribbon Corn Dogs). Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom is still also pretty new. We’ve seen new shops open up in Disney Springs recently, as well. However, a LOT of NEW things will be opening for the FIRST TIME EVER in Disney World in 2025.
It’s the holiday season, and the Christmas-themed treats abound!
Magic Kingdom
In the past several days, we’ve been hustling all across Disney World to try everything from gingerbread to ice cream to savory seasonal snacks. There’s going to be PLENTY for you to try if you’re heading to the parks soon! And now, we’ve got to share two treats we tasted in Magic Kingdom.
Jollywood Nights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is BACK. After a rather rough start last year, Disney has worked to improve this pricey after hours exclusive event.
Tip Top Club
So, how are things shaping up this year? We went to the very first night of the 2024 event to bring you the good, the bad, and the stuff you absolutely cannot miss from this holiday event at Disney World.
Is it just me or are we seeing a lot of Disney IP at EPCOT nowadays?
Spaceship Earth
I mean, we have Anna and Elsa in the Norway pavilion. We also have Moana kicking it at the park, and on top of that, we even have a certain rat hanging out in the France pavilion. So what about the Mexico pavilion? Well, let’s talk about where ‘Coco’ is and why it hasn’t taken the pavilion over.
It’s the most wonderful, holly, jolly time of the year!
Christmas Tree
We spent last weekend partying it UP in Disney World, holiday-style. We went to both Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and Jollywood Nights to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season, and we had a blast. Two nights filled with sweet treats, exclusive entertainment, rare characters, and staying up WAY past our bedtimes. And you know what happens when you stay up late all weekend? Silly little things you spot in the parks start to seem a lot funnier.
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