food IS a theme park
Have you ever visited Disney World’s epicenter of crime?!
The town in question.
Yep, we’re talking about the tiny train town in the Germany Pavilion at EPCOT, where the villagers run amuck and tomfoolery is on the daily schedule. As the town’s self-appointed mayor, I stop by weekly to check out the shenanigans, and this week you won’t believe what I caught going on!
It’s time to start thinking about the holidays!
The Holidays at Disney World!
Christmas might not be for a few more months, but it’s never too early to start preparing. Buying all your gifts for family and friends can be a BIG job, so getting an early start on it can be time-saving. One thing that we like to get early is an Advent calendar for our kiddos. If you grab an Advent calendar in advance, you’ll be ready right on December 1st for the first day of counting down til Christmas. We just spotted a new Advent calendar on Amazon that we think Disney kids everywhere will love!
Celebrities are just like us: they love Disney, too, especially Disney World.
Disney Springs
Celebrities are visiting Disney World ALL the time and we’ve recently seen Terry Crews riding Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT (he actually APPEARS in the ride), although Jordan Fisher recently took a ride with the Guardians of the Galaxy, too. Olivia Rodrigo also recently took a trip to Disney World during a tour stop for her Guts World Tour. Even Oscar winner Charlize Theron had to make a trip to The Most Magical Place on Earth. Well, now two MORE celebrities are coming to Disney World — and you have a chance to meet them!
Okay, it’s super exciting when it comes time to book your Disney World trip.
Pop Century
You’ve researched hotels, you’ve figured out your budget, you know how long you want to stay, and you know what park tickets you’re getting. So you get on the Disney World website and you start booking your trip…and then something goes wrong. Well, that’s exactly what happened to us today when trying to book a hotel room on the Disney World website.
The Three Caballeros are going high fashion.
The Three Caballeros
Disney has once again teamed up with legendary fashion brand Dooney & Burke. This time, the two titans have collaborated on a new mini-collection featuring the Three Caballeros: Donald Duck, José Carioca, and Panchito Pistoles.
It’s (nearly) the most wonderful time of the year! Shortly after the spooky Halloween season, Disney World will completely transform for the holidays. And that means the Jollywood Nights holiday party is coming back to Disney’s Hollywood Studios for 2024!
Powerline Max at Jollywood Nights 2023
Get ready for special guest appearances, musical shows, exclusive treats, and more! Now, this event is still pretty new — the first Jollywood Nights event kicked off back in 2023, and this year, we already know some CHANGES have been confirmed. In fact, Disney just confirmed that reservations are opening soon for a party-exclusive event. Let’s take a look!
Have you ever used a virtual queue in Disney World?
Magic Kingdom
For the past few years, virtual queues have been common for newly-opened Disney rides, starting with Rise of the Resistance in Hollywood Studios, and being used as recently as Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom. There doesn’t seem to be a set “rule” on how long Disney chooses to operate new rides with a virtual queue system, but we saw Rise of the Resistance swap to a standby line after a few years when the initial demand had died down a bit. Now, another attraction is getting rid of its virtual queue!
Who says you can’t countdown to the holidays the Disney way?
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If you’re ready to get a jumpstart on your gift list this year or just too excited to wait until the air turns any colder to find the right way to countdown to Christmas, we feel you! We know how much our readers love advent calendars, so we had to share 7 new ones that were released for the 2024 holiday season!
Do you visit the water parks when you go to Disney World?
Blizzard Beach
Disney World is home to both Blizzard Beach Water Park and Typhoon Lagoon Water Park. The parks generally rotate being open throughout the year so that one of them is available for visitors at a time. They’re a great way to enjoy a slightly more relaxing day than you would have at one of the theme parks, and if you’re a water park fan, we’ve got good news for you!
Secret menu alert! If you like feeling like a true insider, you need to listen up. There’s only one way to order this super-secret Disney World drink, and it comes with an expensive prerequisite.
Joffrey’s Coffee Kiosk
The 2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is officially underway, and we are SO excited. We’ve got you covered with everything you need to know, and now we’re heading to a popular EPCOT destination — the Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company carts — to give you the SECRET scoop! Is this top-secret drink worth a try? Let’s find out!
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