food IS a theme park
Even though Walt Disney World’s theme parks have been reopened since mid-July, one aspect of the parks has been missing: park hopping.
Disney World Monorail
During Disney World’s initial reopening phase, the Park Pass system was implemented, and guests could only visit one park per day. Starting January 1st, 2021 that will change.
Cast members are a big part of the reason why Disney World feels so magical.
Cast Member at Pizzerizzo
It’s been an especially difficult year for cast members, following thousands of layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a sign of appreciation, Disney is opening a temporary shop with special offerings for employees.
Slowly but surely, holiday decorations are POPping up all over Walt Disney World. We’ve seen them at the Contemporary Resort, the Boardwalk Inn, and Animal Kingdom Lodge, and so many more!
Contemporary Resort Christmas tree
And now, Pop Century Resort and Art of Animation are all decked out!
It’s the holiday season in Disney Springs and we’re loving every minute of it.
Disney Springs
We took a spin around Disney World’s shopping and dining complex yesterday to see all the latest and greatest updates in food, construction, and merchandise. Here’s what we found!
Lately, we’ve seen many previously closed locations in Disney World start to reopen!
Kringla Bakeri og Kafe
Kringla Bakeri og Kafe in the Norway Pavilion and Sommerfest in the Germany Pavilion of EPCOT have both now opened up full time. We visited Harambe Market in Disney’s Animal Kingdom this past weekend for it’s reopening, and ABC Commissary has come back to Hollywood Studios with an improved menu! Now, we’re also seeing gift shops returning to operation, and it seems that two stores in EPCOT’s Italy pavilion may be reopening this weekend!
In case you haven’t noticed, there is a LOT of construction going on around EPCOT right now!
Spaceship Earth
And that means we have SO much to look forward to over the upcoming months and years, including Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, a new creperie, and more! But there’s one upcoming EPCOT attraction we might just be the most stoked about — Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind!
Earlier this week, Disney confirmed that Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure will be opening in EPCOT in 2021!
France Pavilion
We received some more exciting updates today during “EPCOT — The Magic of Possibility” under the D23 Fantastic Worlds Celebration!
Disney has produced some incredible water elements over the year for guests to enjoy.
World of Color at Disney California Adventure
From World of Color in Disney California Adventure, to (possibly short-lived) Rivers of Light in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, we’ve seen fantastical works of water in the parks. Even EPCOT incorporates gorgeous water fountains into its nighttime spectaculars, including the massive ones we’ll see when Harmonious debuts. Well, all of that has nothing on the fountain of RATS. 🙂
There is so much going on at EPCOT right now!
Spaceship Earth
If you’ve been to EPCOT recently, you’ve seen a lot of construction, especially around the France Pavilion with Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure and La Crêperie de Paris coming soon, and with the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind attraction! And we also have a new nighttime attraction coming soon!
Live entertainment is a huge part of the Walt Disney World experience!
JAMMitors
We’ve definitely missed some of our favorite stage shows the past few months (Come back to us, Festival of the Lion King!), but we’re thankful for the entertainment that we do have in the parks right now! Mariachi Cobre and the JAMMitors have been performing during the Food & Wine Festival, we’re getting lots of great entertainment options for the Festival of the Holidays, and For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration reopened just last month. To prepare for the plethora of holiday entertainment coming to EPCOT, the JAMMitors have moved to a new location in the park, and we spotted them performing there today!
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