food IS a theme park
We see it all the time: families on vacation in Disney World making questionable decisions when it comes to their money. Vacation brain can get to the best of us, and while we’re totally down for splurging every once in a while, there’s a difference between calculated indulgences and flat-out wasteful spending!Â
Snack Money Pouch
Here are TEN ways you may still be totally WASTING your money in Disney World, and ways to make sure you avoid these spending pitfalls on your next vacation!
While we’re exploring Disney resorts, we can sometimes get a little thirsty.
Disney’s Riviera Resort
While out and about last week, we found a brand-new drink at Disney’s Riviera Resort that we just had to come back and try.
Rich chocolate mousse, light and airy cake, fresh chocolate chunks — does this ring a bell for anyone? If you’re remembering our review of the new Marvel’s WandaVision petite cakes from last week then you’d be right!
©Disney | Marvel Studios
We’ve worked up quite an appetite trying to unravel all that happened on WandaVision in the first two episodes on Disney+. And in the meantime, Disney Springs teased another treat themed after the new series!
As much as we LOVE new Disney merch, we love not having to pay full price for it EVEN more. I mean, Disney released almost 100 pairs of ears in 2020! That adds up FAST!
Minnie Ears
Luckily, Disney will offer discounts on all of those ears, clothes, plushes, pins, and toys from time to time, and for D23 Gold Members, there’s a great new deal available!
Things are looking a little different over at Magic Kingdom at Disney World today!
Rivers of America
The Rivers of America, the Liberty Square Riverboat, and Tom Sawyer Island have been under refurbishment since last fall and we’ve slowly been seeing some construction progress, although the refurbishment did get extended.
The United States is set to issue new requirements for domestic and international travel.
Flight from Orlando
The White House has announced a new Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19 Safety in Domestic and International Travel that mandates both a required quarantine for international travelers and mask mandates during air travel and more.
With the holiday season over, crowds are a lot smaller than they were in December.
Hollywood Studios
Low wait times and empty paths have stuck around for the last several weeks, while Disney surveyed guests about crowd levels at the start of the new year.
When Disney World reopened in 2020, several things remained closed or unavailable, including LOTS of live entertainment shows.
Festival of the Lion King theater
Slowly, some things have come back, including the Frozen Sing-Along show in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. When the massive entertainment layoffs were announced, however, we thought it might be a while before we saw some of our other favorite shows return. But now we’ve got some HUGE NEWS! The Festival of the Lion King show will be returning to Disney’s Animal Kingdom soon!
We’ve turned into detectives when it comes to the mystery of Disney World food delivery!
GrubHub Order
You might remember last year when we spotted a bunch of Disney World restaurants (in the parks, at the resorts, and in Disney Springs) show up as available for delivery on the Postmates app. We gave it a shot and had VERY limited luck; after a looooong wait we were able to get food delivered from the Earl of Sandwich in Disney Springs to the Contemporary. Today, we’ve got an update on the Disney World food delivery saga.
One of the most popular rides at Disney World is Rise of the Resistance in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Rise of the Resistance
It’s such a hot ticket item that Disney has a special boarding process in place where guests must join a virtual queue to get a boarding group via the My Disney Experience app. TYPICALLY the boarding groups vanish in mere SECONDS…but not today.
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