food IS a theme park
The reopening of popular Disney-owned locations wasn’t the only exciting news coming out of Disney Springs today!
Disney Springs
Since Disney Springs locations began reopening on May 20th, we’ve been stopping by the restaurants to see what’s new. And today, we found out about a limited-time deal being offered to Disney Cast Members!
We learned today that in addition to the Disney World theme parks preparing to open this July, Disney Vacation Club Resorts will be reopening to its Members and guests on June 22. In addition, Disney’s Vero Beach Resort and Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort will reopen on June 15.
Saratoga Springs Resort
Ahead of the resorts opening, Disney sent an email to its Vacation Club members outlining several new measurements that will be in place when the properties reopen in just a few weeks.
Mobile Order is a service available to Walt Disney World guests through the My Disney Experience app. It allows guests to pre-order and pre-pay for their food at participating Counter Service restaurants around Disney World.
D-Luxe Burger
Upon arrival to the restaurant, guests using Mobile Order can bypass the ordering queue and go straight to a designated Pick Up Counter to get their food. And today, when we used Mobile Order for our visit to the newly reopened D-Luxe Burger in Disney Springs, we noticed a new feature in the app. [Read more…]
We’ve waited for this day and it has finally arrived! The Daily Poutine has officially reopened at Disney Springs!
Daily Poutine
Our love of all things poutine at Disney World compelled us to stop by and see if anything had changed at this walk-up window location, and if any new procedures were in place!
This morning, Disney World proposed a reopening plan to the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force.
Magic Kingdom
In order to get the approval ball rolling on their anticipated July 11th reopening date, the parks were required to undergo an inspection by local health professionals. This group took a look at how ready Disney World is to institute their proposed plan. Let’s take a look at what they found out and the conclusion they came to!
While plans to reopen Disney World’s theme parks are currently in the works, Disney Springs began welcoming back guests last week.
World of Disney
We took you with us to see several of the third-party stores and restaurants that have already reopened, but today is the first day that Disney-owned locations have started reopening to the public.
It was BUSY in Disney Springs today. It was so busy, in fact, that we experienced something we have yet to see: a virtual queue to access a retail store!
Lines around World of Disney
With wait times for World of Disney topping off at SIX HOURS, it’s clear that Disney fans were ready to shop. Let’s recap what our experience was like today, and what we may be able to expect in the future as the theme parks reopen!
While we now know Disney World won’t reopen with parades, firework displays, or character meet and greets, more new details are emerging.
Cinderella Castle
Since Disney World’s proposal took place this morning, we’re learning about more modifications that are being made to guests’ experiences upon the theme park’s reopening. First reported by WDWMagic.com, Cast Members employed at Disney World are being informed about a few details that weren’t shared earlier.
Earlier today, Disney World presented its reopening plan to Florida’s Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force.
Magic Kingdom
The proposed plan has been initially approved by Mayor Jerry Demings and has been sent to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. If given the go-ahead, select Disney World theme parks will begin to reopen to the public starting on July 11th, with the remaining parks set to open on July 15th.
Since Disney World closed in mid-March, we had wondered how different the parks and experiences would be upon reopening. One of those experiences we had a ton of questions about was the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival.
2019 Epcot Food and Wine Festival
Based on our trip today to Disney Springs, we have gained some insight on how the festival may be a bit different this fall!
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