food IS a theme park
So we saw Thanksgiving crowds yesterday, but what are Disney World crowds like today?
Cinderella Castle
Today is the debut of the 2021 Festival of the Holidays in EPCOT and a lot of people are visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday, so we weren’t expecting low crowds in Disney World. Still, we were a bit surprised to find two parks VERY busy…and one oddly empty. Let’s get into it!
We’re having a JOLLY time exploring the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays!
It’s Festival of the Holidays!
The festival kicks off TODAY, November 26th, and runs through December 30th and we’re making sure we see EVERYTHING there is to see. There are lots of food booths (called Holiday Kitchens!) and we’re paying a visit to EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. Our next stop is over in the Mexico Pavilion, where we’re trying out the eats at Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen!
The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays has officially arrived!
The Holidays Have Arrived in EPCOT
While at the Festival, you can enjoy a whole bunch of tasty treats, check out some returning entertainment, and check out special activities like the Olaf scavenger hunt. But, something else tends to arrive with the start of a new festival…crowds. Just how bad are the crowds at the Festival of the Holidays on its opening day? Take a look with us here!
If there was any doubt whether or not the holiday season (and its crowds) had arrived in Disney World, we’re certainly in the thick of it now! With a large number of guests enjoying the parks over the Thanksgiving holiday, Park Pass Reservation availability has been more scarce this week than it has in recent months!
Crowds at Animal Kingdom
Will this trend continue into the month of December? Let’s take a look at the park hours and Park Pass Reservation availability for the week of November 28th to find out!
We’re at the first day of EPCOT’s Festival of the Holidays! We’re ringing in the fourth and final EPCOT festival of 2021 by checking out all of the merchandise along with the tasty treats at places like Refreshment Port!
It’s time for EPCOT’s Festival of the Holidays!
Next up is The Donut Box, which has been wowing us lately with knockout hits like their Crispy Chicken on a Sriracha-glazed Donut as well as their Maple Bacon Donut at this year’s Food & Wine Festival. Will they continue to impress us this time around at Festival of the Holidays? Let’s find out!
The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays is officially underway!
Funnel Cake Stand
We’ve been making our way through the DELICIOUS items at the food booths, keeping an eye out for little Olafs, and are super excited for the return of Candlelight Processional. Right now, we’re tackling one of the NEW items at the Festival and it is truly the fried holiday dessert we never knew we needed.
Happy holidays from Disney World!
EPCOT Tree
Today, we’ve been making our way around EPCOT for the 2021 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. Over in the Japan pavilion, the Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen booth has some NEW items as well as some returning favorites! Are any of them worth a try? There’s only one way to find out… .
Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt is one of Disney’s newer additions to their EPCOT Festival of the Holidays, featuring a search for Olaf statues hidden throughout EPCOT’s World Showcase. If you find all the Olaf statues around EPCOT, you’ll get a free prize!
An Olaf statue from last year’s hunt
Today, this holiday scavenger hunt is back and we’re on the hunt for our favorite snowman.
One of the best parts of the holidays in Disney World has finally arrived.
EPCOT
The International Festival of the Holidays in EPCOT features several Holiday Kitchens, which are booths around the park that have festive snacks, treats, and drinks from around the world. You can taste Thanksgiving and Christmas snacks at the American Holiday Table, find various holiday donuts at the Donut Box, and even follow the smell of delicious cooked nuts over to the new Chestnuts & Good Cheer booth. We’re visiting a returning favorite now, so let’s head in to see if it’s as good as we remember! [Read more…]
Happy Holidays from EPCOT! We’re eating our way through the park on the first day of this year’s Festival of the Holidays. It has already been quite the full morning in the park as we’ve browsed this year’s festival merchandise and learned that our favorite purple dragon Figment waits until after Thanksgiving to change into his holiday attire. But now, it’s time to EAT!
Festival of the Holidays Passport
Refreshment Port always adds a few specialty menu items for every EPCOT festival, so we stopped by to see what they had to offer this holiday season.
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