food IS a theme park
EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival is in full swing. Incidentally, so is the love for Disney’s Encanto.
Flower & Garden Festival
We were delighted to find new breakfast Arepas at the La Isla Fresca booth just a few days ago. Though they might not be explicitly Encanto related, they certainly help us feel like we’re trying out Julieta’s cooking! Now, though, you can take a pic with a favorite Encanto character at this fest!
What’s this? What’s this? No, it’s not Jack Skellington — it’s ANOTHER look inside of the newest ride coming soon to Disney World.
We can’t WAIT to ride this!!
Seriously, Disney has shown us so much of Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, from the queue, to the loading area, to the ride vehicles, but we are NOT complaining! We love seeing more and more about this new ride because honestly, it looks REALLY cool. And now, we have an even closer look at what it will be like to experience this attraction.
We’ve seen some…interesting…food-themed Disney merchandise over the years. Remember the Mickey taco backpack that came out recently? Yeah, us too. Not even to mention Disney’s recent obsession with scented merchandise, like this Mickey pretzel-smelling backpack.
Mickey pretzel Loungefly backpack
Now, it appears that Loungefly has once again surprised us with how creative they can get when it comes to Disney souvenirs!
Are you sitting down? No? Well, you might want to! We’ve got a whole BUNCH of Disney news to catch you up on!
EPCOT
From exciting restaurant reopening news to EPCOT Food & Wine Festival updates and character meet-and-greet changes — this has been quite the busy week. So, what are you waiting for? Let’s dive into the biggest Disney news stories from the past few days!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom is definitely the epicenter of Earth Day festivities at Walt Disney World!
Tree of Life at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
The park famously opened on Earth Day in 1998 and continues to promote conservation and animal welfare to this day. As the month of April kicks off and Earth Day approaches, guests at the park can find a special feature at one of the park’s sometimes overlooked experiences!
There could be MAJOR changes on the horizon for Disney…or, at least, some major changes are being threatened.
Disney World
Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Bill (what critics call the “Don’t Say Gay” bill) has spurred a lot of discussion. We’ve seen Disney make a number of responses to the Bill — most recently, issuing a statement in response to the Bill’s passage into law, which Florida’s Governor then issued a response to. Now, it seems all of this talk has generated interest in Disney’s operations in the state and a KEY aspect of how they do things in Florida could be at risk.
If you’re heading to Disney World this weekend, you might want to pack a pocho…and an umbrella…and maybe a canoe.
Rainy day in EPCOT
We’ve already seen hints of some incoming bad weather in Disney World over the last couple of days with more cloud cover and darker skies. It looks like the storms could get pretty bad this weekend, so check out the details here and be sure to plan ahead!
Exactly one year ago today, we drank cotton candy. Let us explain.
The Cotton Top Lagoon
The Cotton Top Lagoon was one of two cotton candy topped drinks we found in Animal Kingdom in 2021, and it was made with a frozen blend of blue raspberry and lemonade and topped with cotton candy. Today we found a NEW version of this drink in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, but does it live up to 2021’s version?
Are you itching for a Disney World vacation? Got those post-Disney blues? Just craving a seat on a bench on Main Street, U.S.A. with a citrus swirl in hand? Well, maybe May of 2022 will be THE month for you — the month that you finally get back to your “happy place.” If that’s the case, there’s one big cost you need to consider…airfare.
Get Ready to FLY
Every month, we stop to examine the average cost to fly to Disney World to help you get a feel for what costs might be for your trip. We last took a look at those flight costs for April, but now it’s time to jump to May! Ready to get planning? Then grab your imaginary luggage and go on a journey with us…a budget journey that is!
Despite every effort you’ve put into planning your Disney World vacation, sometimes, things can inevitably go wrong.
Magic Kingdom
We always HOPE this doesn’t happen, but technology can be a bit… finicky, and attractions can break down or stop from time to time. We were taking a leisurely ride on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover this morning to get a good look at the construction progress on TRON: Lightcycle Run, when the ride got stuck!
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