food IS a theme park
Private bathrooms, shorter coffee lines, and cursed attractions?? People have been GATEKEEPING the best parts about Magic Kingdom from you! So we’re putting a stop to that RIGHT NOW.
Cinderella Castle in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
I don’t have to tell you that Magic Kingdom is an amazing place filled with amazing things — because you already KNEW that. What I CAN tell you, though, is that Magic Kingdom is an amazing place filled with amazing things you DON’T know about, too.
Ready or not, here it comes!
EPCOT Food & Wine Festival 2023
The 2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival kicks off on August 29th and runs through November 23rd — meaning you’ve got nearly three full months of eating and drinking around the world if you’re up for it. So, what do you do when you only have ONE day to spend at the festival? What if you’re planning on splitting it up into TWO days? And, what should your game plan be if you’re conquering the Food & Wine Festival with kids?!
This Disney World original is going down for a bit.
Magic Kingdom
Ride closures and refurbishments are a part of life at Disney World. This year alone has seen long — and in some cases ongoing — periods of closure for Test Track, Peter Pan’s Flight, and Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster amongst others. Now, an iconic attraction has joined the list.
At D23, we finally got to hear all about the Magic Kingdom expansion!
Villains Land is coming to Magic Kingdom!
Magic Kingdom is about to receive significant upgrades. Villains Land will be added “Beyond Big Thunder Mountain,” and a new Cars Land will replace Tom Sawyer Island. While we know that some Disney fans have mixed emotions about the addition of Cars Land in Frontierland, we have some good news!
One of the best parts of visiting Disney World is seeing all the characters.
Hey, Chef Mickey!
Sure, you can wait in line to catch a character at a meet-and-greet spot in the parks. Or you can wave to a character in passing during a parade. But one of the BEST ways to meet characters is through character dining experiences, where you’re guaranteed to meet the characters PLUS you get to eat, making it the best of both worlds. However, when we asked you, our DFB readers on Facebook, which character meal was the worst…you told us!
Ready or not, Disney’s about to change in a lot of VERY big ways come 2025 — So WHAT does Disney have up their sleeve for 2025 (and possibly even earlier than THAT)?
Cinderella Castle
Find out ALL the juicy details TODAY, here on DFB Guide!
We’ve got big news for Disney World water park fans!
Blizzard Beach
A huge hotel perk is in store for water parks in 2025, and we’ve even spotted some signs that Disney is hard at work getting things ready for the winter season. Yep, at least one Disney World water park stays open year-round, and in fact, Blizzard Beach is entirely winter-themed. This water park has been closed since March, but now we officially know when it will reopen!
“The nickel and diming has definitely changed how often we go…”
Yes, we’ve seen a lot of Disney fans express this type of sentiment.
EPCOT
There’s no denying that Disney fans are loyal, arguably to a fault at times. However, even the most committed have breaking points. We recently asked our readers on Facebook what Disney would have to do to get them to “NEVER go back to Disney World ever again!” and certainly got some interesting… and sometimes heated responses!
Disney Springs is essentially Disney World’s outdoor mall, with almost 100 stores and gift shops, more than 60 restaurants and snack stands, and over 20 entertainment offerings.
Disney Springs
But, we’ve been seeing quite a few closures happening around Disney Springs over the past year with stores like the Art of Shaving, the Sosa Family Cigars shop over by Salt & Straw; then, more recently, the UGG store closed its doors as well. And recently, another store joined that list.
Okay, so a LOT is going on in Magic Kingdom now, and we get it — our heads are spinning, too, trying to keep up with all of it.
Jungle Cruise
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opened. Country Bear Jamboree reopened with a new show. A WHOLE new Cars land is coming that will replace Tom Saywer Island and Rivers of America (and we’re still not sure HOW to feel about that). PLUS a Villains land is on the way. So in all that chaos, you might have missed an important announcement about a classic ride in Magic Kingdom. So we’re filling you in: Jungle Cruise will temporarily close as of tomorrow.
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