food IS a theme park
We recently returned to a Disney water park for the first time in over a year.
Blizzard Beach
Disney’s Blizzard Beach reopened earlier this month and has been providing watery thrill since then. Plenty of Disney guests have had the chance to sip on Frozen Black Cherry Lemonade and take on Summit Plummet. But if you’re headed to Blizzard Beach this Friday, you might want to change your plans.
Boy do we have somethin’ to celebrate today!
Animal Kingdom Lodge
But first, we’ve gotta back up and tell you the story of the Nyala Brownie. It popped up in Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge in 2018, replacing an older (but just as beloved) version of the peanut butter brownie. Safe to say, it still knocked our socks off! But sadly, it disappeared off the menu…until now.
Disneyland Paris originally closed in March 2020, and then later reopened in July. However, it closed again in October.
Disneyland Paris ©Disney
Although Disneyland Paris was supposed to reopen on April 2nd, Disney recently announced that it would not reopen on that date. But it is reopening soon, although not as a theme park.
As Disney World’s 50th anniversary gets closer and closer, we’re constantly learning new things in Disney World!
Cinderella Castle
January was quite the month for news, and February was busy as well, but March had its fair share of important updates! We’ve seen 50th anniversary decorations, characters in new locations, and a Disney World water park reopened. Let’s dive into ALL of the biggest updates from this past month!
Calling all toys! We’ve got something new(ish) for the next time you’re visiting Andy’s toy box in Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
Entrance to Toy Story Land
We love stopping by Toy Story Land to get our fix of Totchos and ride some attractions with Woody and the other toys. But today we didn’t even make it all the way into the land before stopping to check out a new souvenir-drink combo!
You walk into a typical gift shop in Disney World and pretty much know what to expect — there will generally be t-shirts, spirit jerseys, maybe a few Crocs, shoulder plushes, etc. — the typical, standard stuff.
Welcome to EPCOT!
And, don’t get us wrong, there is NOTHING bad about those typical items. In fact, a lot of them are great, super cute, and fantastic adds to your Disney collection. But, if you’re looking for some unique merchandise in all of EPCOT, and really all of Disney World, there’s 1 place you absolutely, positively, 100% NEED to visit.
It’s time to EAT, people!
Cinderella Castle
We keep a close eye out for any changes to the food up for grabs in Disney World. Lately, we’ve clued ya in that TONS of new treats are on the way — and we’ve told you all about a secret menu or two! Now, we spotted some new options for munching over at Magic Kingdom.
If you haven’t noticed, Disney has taken quite a few steps to make its parks more environmentally friendly. In 2018, Disney announced it would ban single-use plastic straws at its parks.
Plastic Fork and Knife from Earl of Sandwich
We also recently noticed some changes at Disney World: our beloved plastic cheese (okay, it’s not REALLY plastic, but that’s what we call it) in pre-packaged plastic cups was being phased out in favor of cardboard cups of plastic cheese at select locations. And we’ve even spotted special trash cans in the parks for compost waste!
Hello, everyone!!!
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We spent some time at Disney’s Hollywood Studios taking in the sights (like does seeing the Hollywood Tower Hotel looming over everything EVER get old?), living our best life, checking out new food and new merchandise, and saying hello to some favorite characters. So here’s what’s new since the last time we were here!
Disney World has some great treats, but we shouldn’t overlook other Disney treats around the world either.
©Disney Parks Blog
Disney has resorts in a LOT of places including the islands of Hawaii. Aulani, A Disney Resort and Spa is located in Ko Olina and makes for a relaxing a BEAUTIFUL trip for any Disney fan. Plus, Aulani has its OWN treats — and we caught wind of a sweet one today.
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