food IS a theme park
Since Disney World reopened, we’ve seen park operating hours shortened on certain days and later extended on select days.
Magic Kingdom
If you’re planning to visit Walt Disney World for later in December, we’ve now got an update on what hours the parks will be open during your stay.
In the words of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, “This is Halloween.”
Nightmare Before Christmas Treats!
It’s officially October which means Halloween has begun in our hearts and Disney World has the PERFECT new treats to help us celebrate. Do we have any Jack Skellington fans out there? We’re looking at SEVERAL new Nightmare Before Christmas treats!
There are so many festival booths to enjoy delicious treats from all around EPCOT at the 2020 Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival.
International Food and Wine Festival
While some of the booths have been open since the beginning of the festival, others opened later on, and we’ve been eagerly waiting for a few more to become available. Today, our waiting ended for 2 of the booths we’ve been keeping an eye on!
A prime spot at Disney’s Beach Club has been closed lately.
Beach Club Marketplace
Beach Club Marketplace has been getting some nondescript renovations for the past few weeks. In the meantime, we’ve been getting our souvenirs and snacks fix elsewhere in the resort, including with temporary offerings in the Solarium. Now, Beach Club Marketplace is BACK and we’re taking a look at the changes.
Halloween treats, spooky character cavalcades, boo-tiful merchandise, and tons of fun movies to get us in the spirit — is there anything better than Halloween time with a Disney twist!?
Mickey at Hollywood and Vine!
Thankfully, the Halloween fun has only just begun and more spooky snacks are available all over Disney World.
Being a member of D23 with different sorts of perks, including access to exclusive events and merch, as well as early access to Disney’s The Year of The Mouse limited edition Mickey Mouse plushes!
Disney Animator Mickey Mouse ©D23
The Year of The Mouse promotion introduces a new Mickey plush every month, and October’s plush has us singing, “Who’s the leader of the club that’s made for you and me?”
The week of New Year’s Eve is generally a crowded week at Disney World. Despite the parks’ current capacity limits and limited entertainment options due to the global health crisis, that still could be the case this year.
Hollywood Studios Entrance
And now that we’re looking at park pass availability for the week of New Year’s Eve in 2020, and it looks like at least one park, Hollywood Studios, is going to fill up quickly.
There are lots of construction projects going on all around Disney World.
Disney’s Beach Club
At Disney’s Beach Club Resort, some of the construction has been completed and the Beach Club Marketplace is now open again.
Character dining has started to return to spots like Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood Studios and we’ve seen characters make very brief appearances in Cinderella’s Royal Table and Be Our Guest Restaurant in Magic Kingdom.
Mickey and Minnie
But, the character dining experience is very much modified from what it used to be in Disney World.
The best part of brunch, at least in our humble opinion, is oftentimes the cocktails.
We Checked Out the Grand Floridian After a Breakfast Reservation at Grand Floridian Cafe
Screwdrivers, Sangria, Bloody Marys, Mimosas — we love it all!
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