food IS a theme park
Disney World has recently added a new hotel perk to some resorts.
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
If you have stayed at a Disney World hotel within the last year or so, you may have noticed a Mickey Mouse touchscreen device on the nightstand. This is called “Hey, Disney!” and it acts as your personal assistant to help make your stay even easier! “Hey, Disney!” was created by Amazon and uses the same technology that Alexa uses, but it is Disney-fied.
Let’s face it — when you’re in Disney World you’re surrounded by tons of snacks seemingly everywhere you turn. But while Disney’s busy churning out some funky, cute, and downright bizarre snacks where do you turn when you’re just looking for something familiar that stands the test of time?
Funnel Cakes!!
Luckily you’ve come to just the right Disney World food experts! It’s true we’ve tried it all, and when we’re really looking for something that we can count on, there’s one place that comes to mind first!
Are you a “rope drop” kind of Disney fan or a “stay late” kind of Disney fan?
Cinderella Castle at night
If you’re a night owl, there are plenty of ways to spend time in the parks after hours. From holiday parties to Extended Evening Hours — but one of our favorite ways to get our late night on is at After Hours events! They’re returning in 2025 and Magic Kingdom is promising something special!
We’ve been to Disney World a lot over the past years!
Magic Kingdom
We’ve also seen a thing or two at each of the four parks and the resort hotels, and we’ve picked up a secret or two along the way. Speaking of secrets, we’ve got one about the Magic Kingdom that we probably shouldn’t be telling you, but we’re throwing caution to the wind for this one. Let’s dive right in!
Well, it’s been an exciting week in Disney World.
EPCOT
The EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has officially kicked off, and we were there LIVE, eating all the things (like ALL the things), checking out the cheese crawl (who doesn’t love a good cheese crawl), and watching the first Eat to the Beat concert of the festival. It’s been FUN! However, a different kind of fun is coming to Disney World, and that’s a long holiday weekend. However, we want to warn you about something that could potentially affect that fun: crowds!
Disney announced that the Tropical Americas will be coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom and we couldn’t be more hyped about it!
The Tree of Life in Disney’s Animal Kingdom
With the DinoLand, U.S.A. re-theme, we’ll be getting experiences inspired by both Encanto and Indiana Jones coming to the new land! Specifically focusing in on Encanto, there will be an attraction inside the Casita and we’ve got to talk about it!
Three words: French. Fry. FLIGHT. And you may already know what that means…
2024 The Fry Basket
It means we’re back at The Fry Basket, baby! This Festival Marketplace Food Booth does one thing and one thing only when it comes to food items: varieties of FRIES. And while the food menu may look familiar to you if you’ve ever visited this booth at the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival, you’ll spy some new drinks to go along with ’em. So, let’s check out what’s back and what’s NEW as we bring you our full review of The Fry Basket!
If you are reading this post while hungry, BE WARNED. Seriously, we’re not joking! You’re willing to keep reading? Okay, well then — we’ve got some DELICIOUS details to share with you!
The Alps Booth
The 2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has officially begun, and there is a lot to offer. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But don’t let it overwhelm you. We’ve got you covered with everything you need to know. And now we’re heading to one spot in particular — The Alps — to give you the FULL scoop! Is it worth a try? Let’s find out!
There is one quick-service restaurant that probably gets the most hate, but some of us actually like it, and it is finally time to share our truth.
Cosmic Ray’s
Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe is a quick-service option in Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland. Here, you will find quick American bites like cheeseburgers and chicken tenders. We have posted about how our readers say to skip Cosmic Ray’s, but we have four reasons why we actually love to eat at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe.
Police responded to an incident in Magic Kingdom at Disney World as the park was closing this evening.
Magic Kingdom gate
Multiple posts on social media starting at about 10:15PM on August 29th indicated that Magic Kingdom visitors were being guided through stores to backstage areas and in some instances being held backstage before they could exit the park. Those traveling to the Ticket and Transportation Center were being led to buses — the monorail was shut down briefly, and there are conflicting reports about whether ferry boats were shut down or continued to operate during the incident.
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