food IS a theme park
After Disney World reopened following its lengthy closure in 2020, it was a LOT different than it used to be! But even after being reopened for 6 months, we’ve seen a lot of changes at the parks!
Magic Kingdom
Some of the health and safety guidelines have changed, park capacity has increased, and there are now a LOT of long confusing lines. But that’s why we’re here: to make sure you don’t make the same mistakes we’ve made when visiting the parks in 2021!
Disney has some big innovators working behind the scenes!
Hall of fame baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. and Disney Sports Vice President Faron Kelley pose with Mickey Mouse at the Magic Kingdom Park as Ripken Baseball and Walt Disney World Resort jointly announced Tuesday the Ripken Experience is coming to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in 2020. ©Disney
We love keeping an eye out for Disney patents to see what kind of tech those innovators are working on — and what the innovations mean for the company and the future! Today, we spotted a new Disney patent for yet ANOTHER round of virtual reality tech, and this one has got a focus on the world of sports!
Apparently, Disney loves pets just as much as we do.
Disney Cats and Dogs Merch
The recently released Disney Cats and Dogs collection made us want to cuddle up with our favorite furry friends. There are even dresses to help you rep your favorite Disney Cats and Dogs! But if any pin collectors out there were feeling a little left out, there are now pin sets for both cats and dogs available online!
National Winnie the Pooh Day was celebrated on January 18th, 2021. Although we’re a few days late to the party, it’s never too late to show some love to our favorite silly old bear!
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We’ve spotted some seriously adorable Winnie the Pooh merchandise released recently, and now there are some new bee-utiful bags and more available online.
If you’re headed to Disney World in the next few weeks, your park options just totally opened up!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Last year, Disney implemented the Disney Park Pass theme park reservation system. Since then, guests have to make a reservation at one of the theme parks in addition to park admission to be admitted. Though January has seen mostly wide-open availability, Annual Passholder reservations had filled up in some circumstances.
If you’ve been to Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World recently, you might have noticed that the Rivers of America has been drained for some time.
Tom Sawyer Island Pre-Construction
Currently Tom Sawyer Island and the Liberty Square Riverboat are listed on the refurb calendar through Feb. 28. And today, we did see active construction on the island while we were at Magic Kingdom!
We’ve seen the Baby Yoda Animatronic toy, the Baby Yoda Real Moves plush, Baby Yoda phone cases, Baby Yoda macarons, Baby Yoda shirts, Baby Yoda plates, and so much MORE. In other words, Baby Yoda is taking over the galaxy.
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Well, make some room in your collection, because a new Baby Yoda toy is coming soon and you can pre-order it right now! Is this the cutest Baby Yoda thing we’ve ever seen? We think it might just be!
If you’re missing Disney a little extra today, a Disney-themed DIY may be the answer!
Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney World’s Marathon Weekend just wrapped up, and we’re lacing our shoes up for runDisney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend from February 21st-24th. But while we wait, this Goofy DIY will add some character to our running shoes!
Last year, the Wondermade Marshmallows kiosk opened in Disney Springs, near T-Rex Restaurant.
Wondermade Marshmallows
The kiosk serves up a TON of Wondermade’s unique marshmallow flavors, including Key Lime Pie, Bourbon, and more! So, today we grabbed a whole bunch of fluffy marshmallow creations and gave them a taste, including some BEER(!) Marshmallows. And we’re bringing you ALL our thoughts!
Have you SEEN the adorable packaging and M&M’s coming to Disney World?
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We’ve been tracking the progress on the new M&M’s Store at Disney Springs. We can’t wait to get our hands on all the chocolate! While we anxiously await an opening date, we saw more progress on construction as we passed by today!
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