food IS a theme park
When Walt Disney World reopened, many of our favorite restaurants and snack stands sadly stayed closed.
Casey’s Corner is Still Closed
Casey’s Corner, the Plaza Ice Cream Parlor, Woody’s Lunchbox, and many more of the places we love are still not open for business. As the crowds slowly returned to Disney World, we saw some restaurants begin to open part-time, and now one of those locations has reopened completely!
Thinking of heading to Disney World during December to celebrate the holiday season?
Magic Kingdom
One thing you’ll definitely need is a Disney Park Pass Reservation for each of the parks you want to visit on the specific days you want to be there. If you haven’t already booked your Park Passes for New Year’s Eve or Christmas Day, you definitely should soon as the days are starting to fill up!
It was a happy day in late September when Kringla Bakeri og Kafe at long last reopened to guests in EPCOT’s Norway pavilion.
Kringla Bakeri og Kafe
The only small dilemma, though, was that it was operating with limited hours (for the weekends only) upon reopening. But now, that’s changed! [Read more…]
There has been a lot of great new merchandise in EPCOT’s World Showcase lately!
Epcot World Showcase
We’ve seen new Pizza Minnie ears in Italy, new t-shirts in Canada, and TONS of fun things at the new Annual Passholder Pop-up Shop! Then, today, we spotted a BRAND NEW MagicBand in the Norway pavilion — let’s check it out!
We’ve seen spirit jerseys popping up left and right in Walt Disney World and on shopDisney recently!
Walt Disney World Fluffy Spirit Jersey
In fact, eight spirit jersey designs made their way onto shopDisney just yesterday! We’ve loved seeing how creative they get with the designs — patterns, colors, characters, and more. And today, we spotted a NEW design in Disney World, and it’s FLUFFY!
Ho! Ho! Ho! Are you ready for some “Festive Spirits?!”
The Wave entrance
Because the folks at The Wave Lounge in Disney’s Contemporary Resort sure are! In fact, the bartenders are currently serving up three themed seasonal cocktails: the Santa Colada, the Mistletoe Mule, and the Peppermint Kiss. The trouble is, we couldn’t narrow our choice down to just one, sooo…. [Read more…]
From the Cobb Salad at the Hollywood Brown Derby to the out-of-this-world Ronto Wrap from Ronto Roasters, there are lots of delicious foods to munch on throughout Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater at Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World
But, today we’re going to a one-of-its-kind restaurant that is absolutely iconic and really captures that old Hollywood spirit found throughout the park — Sci-Fi Dine-In Restaurant! Between the incredible atmosphere and the classic burgers and shakes, there’s SO much to love here. So, what did we think about this spot the last time we visited, and should it still be a must-do for you? Find out here!
Trying to get a dinner reservation for Whispering Canyon Cafe at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort during the first week of January and finding nothing?
Whispering Canyon Cafe in Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
We’ve heard quite a few of you may have be experiencing some issues in particular making dining reservations in January at restaurants located in the Walt Disney World Resort hotels, so we did a little digging, and here’s what we found out.
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort has had all kinds of fun and unique merchandise available lately, like those delicious shortbread cookies and some adorable Duffy and Olu Mel items!
Olu Mel and Duffy keychains
Today we spotted even more cool, NEW merchandise themed to Trader Sam’s, but it’s selling out quick so you’ll definitely want to head there quickly if you want to check it out!
If there’s one park that seems to be getting a lot of attention in a reopened Disney World, it’s Hollywood Studios. Not only is this park home to the still-new and very high demand Rise of the Resistance attraction in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, but it also remains the location of Disney’s newest attraction, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
With such big draws, a reopened Hollywood Studios has looked somewhat different from the other parks. The closures have meant some VERY GOOD things for this park and some not-so-good things. So, let’s take a look at why the closure was the best AND worst thing for Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
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