food IS a theme park
Getting into the Disney Parks is a little bit more complicated than it used to be.
Magic Kingdom
Now, guests need BOTH valid park admission and a Disney Park Pass theme park reservation. For Annual Passholders, that can be tricky as Disney Park Passes set aside for Passholders seem to go VERY quickly compared to the other admission categories. To help alleviate this, Disney has just added MORE Disney Park Pass availability for Annual Passholders in August!
When Disney Springs first reopened to Guests on May 20 (can you believe it’s been almost 3 months?), Vera Bradley was the ONLY location selling face masks!
Vera Bradley
On our most recent trip to Disney Springs, we stopped by Vera Bradley once more to see if face masks were still available. Sure enough, you can still be safe AND stylish with an assortment of designs available for purchase!
Do you ever feel guilty about biting the ears off a premium Mickey ice cream bar?
Premium Mickey Ice Cream Bar at Disney World
From Mickey-shaped waffles, to pretzels, krispy treats, cinnamon rolls, we sometimes feel bad about eating our best pal!
When Disney World first announced its phased reopening, they implemented a mandated face mask policy for Cast Members and Guests. Since both Disney World and Disneyland (Downtown Disney) began welcoming Guests back in recent months, the face mask policies have been updated to reflect current health guidelines.
Tie-dye Mickey Face Mask
But it’s not only the policies and guidelines that have been updated! Cast Members will be sporting NEW face masks with a ‘magical’ touch!
Just about everybody and their Uncle is obsessed with EPCOT’s new pylons right now!
EPCOT Entrance Pylons ©Disney
In case you’ve slept on the EPCOT news the week, three clear acrylic pylons were recently installed in front of Spaceship Earth as part of a new entryway fountain for World Celebration — one of three new distinct neighborhoods Future World is being divvied up into.
There’s a whole lot of activity happening at Disney Springs! Since its phased reopening began back in May, we’ve followed the progress on the new Shine Bar & Social at Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin, as well as the construction happening on the new Gideon’s Bakehouse!
Gideon’s Bakehouse Construction
We’re also closely monitoring the progress on the upcoming M&M’s Store, which is slated to open this year!
Get ready to assemble.
©Marvel
Although Black Widow has been pushed back to a November release date, we found a special Limited Edition Black Widow MagicBand recently. If you’re a Natasha Romanoff fan, then you’ll definitely want to check this out!
Due to the current health situation, Disney has had to make the decision to cancel a large number of 2020 events. This included the remaining 2020 Villains After Hours events at Magic Kingdom!
Disney Villains After Hours Party
Although the event filled with spooks and evil was canceled this year, we didn’t miss our last chance to scoop up some of the GOODIES from the event!
Over the past several months, we’ve been keeping our eye on the work being done to connect Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa with Magic Kingdom via a new walkway and pedestrian bridge!
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
We hopped on the Monorail today to look at the progress, and it looks like it’s getting closer and closer to being complete!
Can’t decide between a cookie and a brownie?
Earl of Sandwich
Well, don’t you worry. Because our good pal, the Earl, has got you covered either way now that the BROOKIE is back at Earl of Sandwich in Disney Springs! [Read more…]
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