food IS a theme park
Disney often partners with organizations that provide services for critically ill children. This year, the company is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its partnership with Make-A-Wish.
©Give Kids the World Village
Now, Walt Disney World Resort has donated more than three million Christmas lights to transform Florida’s Give Kids the World Village for the Night of a Million Lights — and we were invited to take a look!
Recently, we’ve spotted some familiar faces back in Disney World.
Duffy and Friends at Shanghai Disney Resort. ©Disney
It’s Duffy and Friends! We’re glad to have good ole’ Duffy back in Florida, and we’ve seen him and his friends on ornaments, keychains, Santa hats, and t-shirts. But now, you can sport your favorite group of pals with these Loungefly bags!
On November 11th, we honor the veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
2019 Flag Retreat Ceremony
This year, Disney World paid tribute to veterans with a special salute that began at sunrise.Â
Disneyland Resort is still mostly closed, but Downtown Disney is open for business, and soon, California Adventure’s Buena Vista Street will open with limited shopping and dining.
Downtown Disney
We’ve been keeping track of everything new going on at Disneyland — especially with shopping — and we just found TONS of new holiday and Marvel face masks there!
If you’re looking for a souvenir that’s fun AND functional, a water bottle is a great option!
Food and Wine Festival Water Bottles
We’ve seen several cute water bottles pop up in Downtown Disney at Disneyland Resort lately. From classic characters to 65th Anniversary designs, there are tons of options to choose from! But are you ready for this monstrous new addition??
This November, Disney is celebrating the 80th anniversary of one of its most iconic and groundbreaking films — Fantasia! To celebrate, Disney has been releasing TONS of Fantasia-themed merchandise!
Fantasia Collection
So far, we have seen a Dooney and Bourke Collection, several Funko Pop Figures, the most ADORABLE mug, and lots of limited edition pins! Now, we have found a super-exclusive snow globe figurine, available for pre-order on shopDisney.
There’s plenty of Disney merchandise that can help you express your #mood.
Donald Duck Sweatshirt
This year, we’ve spotted a variety of “meme merch” from Disney, including meme mugs, meme t-shirts, and more. And today, we found a new pin set that also capitalizes on the meme trend!
We here at DFB, along with all of our West Coast friends, have been getting geared up and VERY excited for the opening of Buena Vista Street!
Disney California Adventure Park
Last month, Disney announced that the Buena Vista Street area of Disney California Adventure would be reopening for shopping and dining purposes as an extension of Downtown Disney. This news has been very exciting, as this is the first time in eight months that guests will be able to step into a Disneyland Resort park! In preparation for the opening of this area on November 19th, we’ve been anxiously watching the area for updates, and today we spotted Christmas decor!
When it comes to serving up snacks for tea time, you can’t beat a classic scone!
Tea Time!
The scones are one of the highlights of Afternoon Tea at the Garden View Tea Room at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. If you can’t get to the Grand Floridian for tea time, now you can make these classic scones at home!
A few weeks ago, California issued its theme park reopening guidelines. The strict guidelines prompted speculation that large theme parks including Disneyland Resort might not be able to completely reopen until 2021.
Plexiglass shields installed at the entrance to Disneyland
However, since the guidelines permit small theme parks to reopen once their counties reach the Orange Tier, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk became the first theme park to reopen on November 7th.
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