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Your 2025 trip to Disney World is almost here! (Can you believe it?)
EPCOT
As we were saying, with your trip right around the corner, you’ve really got no time to waste making all the preparations for the trip like what you’ll be packing, what you’ll be eating, and where you’ll be staying. Speaking of where you’ll stay, there are a couple of Disney World hotels that you’ll want to steer well clear of in 2025. Let’s go over them!
Is there an app that you consider an absolute lifesaver as well as a total headache? Well, Disney World app, we’re looking at you.
Like all apps, the My Disney Experience app can go through its little glitches and frustrating moments, but of course, we do love how easy-breezy it can make our day at the parks. From managing Lighting Lanes to booking table service reservations, and so much more, this app is the ultimate tool to have during your Disney vacation. However, one of our DFB team members recently came across a message when opening up the app that you may encounter. Here’s what you need to know!
Disney World does a lot to keep its rides in tip-top shape. Sometimes that means that rides will close so Disney can add some little extra touches, as well as do needed maintenance. Disney refers to this as “refurbishment.”
The Jungle Cruise will be back soon!
This summer, Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster reopened in Disney World after a lengthy refurbishment with some small touch-ups. We’ve also seen some rides reopen with a few changes, although most changes made during refurbishment aren’t something you might even notice. Recently, Disney closed Jungle Cruise in Magic Kingdom for refurbishment, and just after the ride’s reopening yesterday, we got a sneak peek at some of the little touches Disney added to the ride.
There’s a lot going on in the world right now — we don’t need to remind you. You deserve a break from the doom and gloom. You need some good news. Here’s a fun fact for you: the simple act of smiling can improve your mood!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
We could use a smile-worthy story right about now, so if you could, too, come with us to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and let’s look at pictures of a baby animal. It’ll be fun!
We’re getting hyped for the holiday season in Disney World!
EPCOT Christmas Tree
As we inch toward the end of the year, Disney World is getting prepped for the holidays, and this year, some big events are returning. We can’t wait to party all night again at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and Jollywood Nights, and of course, we’ll be spending some days at the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. If you’re planning to visit the festival this year, we’ve got a WARNING for you!
Unless you’re some kind of packing wizard, there’s a good chance you will forget something on vacation. Maybe you left behind your phone charger or your sunglasses. Perhaps you misplaced your MagicBands. It happens to us all! The good news is that there are plenty of ways to solve this kind of problem, so let’s talk about it!
Swan & Dolphin
Let’s say you forgot your rain gear, and your vacation is turning out to be rainy. Sure, you can always head to Amazon and have ponchos sent to your hotel. But if you’re looking for a quick and easy fix, we know about a SECRET spot in Disney World that will totally hook you up.
Disney dropped some massive news this week, but the biggest might have been concerning the new Lightning Lane Premier Pass.
Lightning Lane
The Lightning Lane Premier Pass will be a separate offering from the existing Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass. Like those passes, though, the new Premier Pass will allow Disney World visitors to skip the standby lines at rides and get access to those rides’ Lightning Lanes, which will have shorter waits. If you’re considering purchasing Lightning Lane Premier Pass, we’re going to break down the easiest way to use it.
Well, if nothing else, Disney sure knows how to keep us on our toes!
Peter Pan’s Flight Lightning Lane
As I’m sure you remember, earlier this year we saw both Disney World and Disneyland do away with the Genie+ skip-the-line system and introduce Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Single Pass. But like I was saying, just when we really got the hang of this new system, Disney went ahead and introduced a whole new pass — Lightning Lane Premier Pass. After we recovered from the shock, we had a moment to check out the details and that’s when we noticed that this brand-new pass isn’t even out yet and there’s already one big problem with it!
While Lightning McQueen and his friends may have moved out of Hollywood Studios, they will eventually have another home in a different Disney World park!
Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy is now closed
This past August, at D23: The Ultimate Fan Event, it was announced that Disney World would be getting some significant upgrades, including eight new rides! Two of those new rides will be located in Magic Kingdom as part of a brand-new Cars expansion. While we are super excited for Cars to come to Magic Kingdom, we have some bad news about the rally race ride that will be part of this expansion.
There are some iconic Disney souvenirs out there, ones that people collect each time they take a trip, like ears, Loungefly bags, spirit jerseys, pins, and more.
Tons of merchandise!
However, there are other Disney souvenirs that are more of a once-in-a-lifetime things, even for guests who visit more often. Two of the most common examples of this are building a droid or a lightsaber over in Hollywood Studios‘ Galaxy’s Edge. While these experiences are fantastic, especially for Star Wars fans, there are a few problems with them, especially those massive Lightsabers.Â
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