food IS a theme park
Disney is constantly changing, especially with all the new health and safety regulations in place right now.
Frozen Ever After
On top of this, things happen. For example, rides go down, animatronics go wonky, ducks turn into plants — we’ve seen it all. And today, we noticed that a big piece of the fan-favorite attraction Frozen Ever After was missing.
Hello from Disney’s Animal Kingdom!
Animal Kingdom
We’ve been BUSY trying all the St. Patrick’s Day food around Disney World, but that doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten about the parks’ other eats and treats! Among St. Paddy’s cupcakes, ice cream sammies, and shakes, we still found time for an off-the-menu sip at Animal Kingdom!
Spring break is in full swing so it’s a BUSY week in Disney World.
Animal Kingdom Crowds
We’ve been reporting from the busy parks all week — and it doesn’t look like the month is going to get any slower. Did you know a lot of days are already completely BOOKED? Now, we’re taking a look at the rides with the HIGHEST wait times in all of Disney World!
If you have tickets to A Touch of Disney and you’ve been hoping to grab a dining reservation for Carthay Circle Lounge Alfresco Dining or Lamplight Lounge…it’s likely been a long morning. Frankly, today made the process of buying tickets to A Touch of Disney look like a walk in the park!
©Disney
We suspected dining reservations would be a hot commodity since every date of A Touch of Disney is currently sold out, but nothing could prepare us for what actually transpired! Over four HOURS after the virtual queue opened up for dining reservations, we were successful in grabbing a table for Lamplight Lounge! But the way we were able to get a reservation totally took us by surprise!
Looking to pilot the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy? Well, then you’ll want to head over to Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
Each cockpit in this ride can sit up to 6 guests. With the addition of plexiglass on the ride vehicle, a group of 1-4 and a separate group of 1-2 could potentially sit together. But, these cockpits are pretty small, and you might not get that 6 feet of distance between yourself and the other party. So, can you and your party just sit by yourselves on the ride? We did some digging and here’s what we found out.
We’ve been excited about the Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind ride since it was first announced!
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind construction
Let’s just say we’re ready to ROCK the galaxy (because that’s what the construction walls around it say). We’ve been following the construction and LOVED the sneak peek at the ride vehicles! While we don’t have an official opening date for this ride yet, progress and construction are visibly moving forward.
We’re starting to think that Winnie the Pooh might be on the most Disney merchandise.
Pooh wants to catch the honey bees, obviously
There are crockpots, Dooney & Bourke bags, and, of course, TONS of plushes. And, BoxLunch is certainly contributing to the overload. Among all the things we’ve seen them release throughout the years, they have lunch boxes, LOTS of backpacks, crossbody bags, and scrunchies (seriously!). Heck, even some other friends from the Hundred Acre Wood have gotten their own bags! Just when we think they’ve made every kind of Winnie the Pooh bag design, then comes another! And, they’re STILL not done!
You can snag ALL kinds of great Disney merchandise online, including some of the latest pairs of Mickey ears!
Disney Parks Mickey Balloon Ears
But, if you’re going to be doing some shopping, you’ll want to make sure you know about ALL of the potential deals and discounts you could take advantage of. Disney has been offering some online deals EVERY day this month. Today, you can actually get a FREE collectible key. But right now, D23 Members also get 2 special shopping benefits!
We’re celebrating a Disney ride’s big birthday this year!
Expedition Everest
Okay, yes, 2021 is also Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary. But today, we’re focusing on a wild ride over in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Ya know, the one that gets you all up close and personal with the Yeti? That’s right, next month is Expedition Everest’s 15th birthday! And to celebrate, we’ve got some brand new merch to show you.
Heads up, brunch fans (and that includes us)!
Brunch is the best meal of the day…
You know we love a good brunch option in Disney World. And Homecomin’ has just updated their hours, meaning we have even more time to brunch it up at this spot!
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