food IS a theme park
Ready to take your toddler to Disney World, but you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed?
Cinderella Castle
We feel ya. There’s a lot of planning involved with any regular Disney trip, but add a toddler into the mix and things get instantly more complicated…especially when it comes to packing. Kids need quite a few things when traveling, and today we’re sharing our ultimate packing list for your little ones — so nothing gets left behind!
Can you believe that tomorrow is the first day of AUGUST?! This year has been much quicker than last year!
This year is more than halfway over!
Over the past 7 months, we’ve seen a lot of huge changes and massive news bombs come out of Disney World, and the wild ride is just beginning! Not everything has fully reopened yet and some things are even taking a step backward in terms of health and safety protocols, so if you’re traveling soon, here are 11 things you need to know about Disney World in August.
As COVID-19 continues to be a global issue, infection rates have risen and fallen due to vaccines, variants, and other factors.
©Orange County, Florida
Central Florida has recently gone into a “crisis mode“, and Orange County, Florida (where Disney World is located) is under a state of emergency. Today, we have some news about Florida’s infection rates.
Howdy from Walt Disney World!
Woody!
We’re taking a look at allll the average wait times from those magical parks this week, from Big Thunder Mountain Railroad to Tower of Terror, so let’s jump right into it! Here’s a look at the average wait times in Disney World this week.
We are not quite sure what is going on in the plush department at Disney World recently.
I will NOT be sleeping tonight.
First, they give us a Simba that was the thing of nightmares, and now they have taken another beloved character and shown us a…different perspective. [Read more…]
Disney’s Kilimanjaro Safaris is a unique attraction at Disney World since you get to see real wildlife! The reserve serves as a place for endangered species like the White Rhino to be preserved and saved from extinction. The attraction is also MASSIVE and there are new additions popping up at this reserve all the time.
Rhinos at the Kilimanjaro Safaris
Recently, we caught word of a new addition to the attraction!
This last month was a MAJOR foodie month in Disney World! July was the official kickoff of the EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, but this month also included the Flavors of Florida event in Disney Springs, plus a ton of restaurants reopening like Citricos, Trail’s End, and ‘Ohana.
It’s Food and Wine Festival season once again!
As always, there were food items we absolutely loved, and there were other dishes that totally fell flat. Here’s our monthly roundup of the best and worst things we ate at Disney World for July!
While the departure of Happily Ever After has been a surprising piece of news recently, we cannot wait for the arrival of Disney Enchantment in Magic Kingdom and Harmonious in EPCOT.
Harmonious! ©Disney
We have known that these firework spectaculars are debuting on October 1st for some time now, but the showtimes for both nighttime specataculars has remained mysterious…until today! [Read more…]
Basin is such a great store to visit at Disney Springs, especially if you’re into quality soaps, bath bombs, body butters, and more!
Basin’s Disney products
We’ve been big fans of the store for a while, so you can imagine our excitement when the store introduced Disney-themed body butters! But now, there are even more Disney products to choose from at Basin!
We are HUGE fans of Beaches & Cream over at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts.
It’s back!
And although we’ve enjoyed meals there, it’s really ALL about the great ice cream treats you can get. But as it’s often difficult to get a reservation at Beaches & Cream, we liked the convenience of the To-Go window. But that window has been closed since last year. And Disney even went to great lengths to keep guests from even noticing it was there!
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