food IS a theme park
After a long and notable absence, a missing Magic Kingdom ride feature has FINALLY returned!
Welcome, foolish mortals!
Not long after the installation of the Hatbox Ghost in the Haunted Mansion attraction at Magic Kingdom, we noticed that the floating candelabra in the Endless Hallway scene was MISSING. Just last month, we were beginning to worry that change was permanent. Fortunately, we can gladly report that is NOT the case!
It’s almost Memorial Day which means your favorite store is likely having a huge SALE.
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And the Disney Store is no different. They just kicked off a huge sale that only happens twice a year. So right now, you can get up to 50% off of theme park essentials like ears, Loungeflys, and MagicBands. But other Disney items that can be used year-round are also marked down. We’re talking Starbucks tumblers, Dooney and Bourke bags, and more.
Disney Springs’ new drone show LOOKS INCREDIBLE.
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We’ve known for a while now that Disney Springs would be home to a brand new nighttime drone show – Disney Dreams That Soar – beginning this summer. Now, we’ve gotten an exclusive peek at the show thanks to one of our readers.
Here on the DFB team, we’ve got a lot of longtime Disney fans, and that list includes several former Cast Members!
Cast Members
We’ve had people from our team work in all kinds of fields in Disney World — from entertainment to merchandise to food and beverage to attractions. And during those stints working at the parks, they experienced some wild things! Today, we’re sharing the WORST things our former Cast Members experienced when working Disney World rides.
If you’re eating a snack while reading this, you might want to put it down for just a second.
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One of Disney World’s Good Neighbor hotels had some restaurant issues recently, and it’s definitely not the kind of thing you want to think about while you’re eating. A restaurant at the hotel had to shut down entirely due to ROACHES present in the kitchen! [Read more…]
If there’s a new Disney restaurant, you can bet we’ll eat there!
Pixar Lamp and Ball at Pixar Place Hotel
Our latest foodie adventures took us to the Disneyland Resort to try the brand-new Small Bytes pool bar at Pixar Place Hotel. Themed after Pixar Animation Studios films, this bar easily subverts expectations in several ways that surprised us. What do we mean by that? Let’s dive into our review and find out!
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will officially open to Magic Kingdom visitors on June 28th!
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at night
Disney has been dropping a ton of details about what we can expect on the opening day, and we’re getting closer to Cast Member, Annual Passholder, D23 Members, and Disney Vacation Club Member previews, too. We’ve been keeping up with the latest construction updates, but Disney has just shared some new details about the ride queue!
Accidents happen — even in Disney World. While Disney makes a point to prioritize safety, it is inevitable that incidents will still occur. Some incidents may be minor, like a trip and fall in Magic Kingdom or a scrape in Animal Kingdom. But other incidents may cause more serious damage.
Surf Pool at Typhoon Lagoon
Recently, a Disney World guest filed a lawsuit against Walt Disney Parks and Resorts after an issue at Typhoon Lagoon Water Park.
Magic Kingdom can be quite a hectic place, we get it!
Magic Kingdom
You can make your trip less stressful by researching and booking what dining reservations you want ahead of time, making a loose plan of what you’d like to accomplish during your trip, and packing all your essentials. However, some of the stressors from your trip will likely come from other people’s actions that you can’t police — in fact, 90% of Disney fans want to BAN these things from Magic Kingdom!
Although things have been relatively quiet in Disney World recently, at least since Spring Break, things are about to get a lot busier this weekend.
We expect to see a lot of people in Disney World this weekend
This weekend is Memorial Day weekend, which is pretty much the official start of summer. You know what that means, right? EVERYONE has plans to visit Disney World (well, maybe not EVERYONE, but a lot of folks). So we can safely expect that there will be big crowds at Disney World throughout the weekend.
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