food IS a theme park
We’re back at Disney Springs today to eat…again — we ATE at A LOT of restaurants yesterday, which you can see here!
Earl of Sandwich
We’re here ready to do lunch at Disney World’s Earl of Sandwich today. Let’s go check it out!
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What’s this!? Celebrating Halloween in May seems to be the new thing the cool kids are up to lately, with “Halfway2Halloween” taking over Disney Parks Blog last week!
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
The spooky celebrations continue with Funkoween, Funko’s way of scaring up some frightfully awesome merchandise when the rest of us are preparing our grills for Memorial Day Weekend!
It’s Memorial Day weekend so we’ll be celebrating the lives of those who have served our country.
STK Orlando
STK Steakhouse, the Disney Springs location and other locations, have released some meaty Memorial Day specials to grill at home. Whether you’re looking to surprise a veteran in your life or celebrating the start of summer with your family, you’re going to want to take a look at these specials!
Why, it seems like only yesterday we stopped by The Polite Pig and tried their new Pork Rinds, all in the name of science, of course! 😉
Pork Rinds
Oh, wait! That’s because we DID visit The Polite Pig in Disney Springs since it has officially reopened.
Best Pixar Sequel? How can we choose!?
© Disney
But we definitely do have a soft spot for Monsters University! Can you blame us? College-age Mike and Sulley are so lovable. Well, good news! HARVEYS just released a sneak peek of the all-new Monsters University collection, so it’s time to get scary!
The full Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force met today to discuss and review plans submitted by several smaller Orlando attractions, including Gatorland and Fun Spot. It was at this meeting today that we also learned of Universal Orlando’s proposed soft preview reopening of June 1 for team members, with a public reopening on June 5.
Universal Orlando Resort
But many smaller attractions are looking to open sooner than that, with some attractions hoping to welcome back guests within the coming days.
Universal Orlando Resort has presented a plan for reopening its theme parks with a proposed date to reopen to the public on June 5, 2020. (This would follow a proposed reopening to Universal team members on June 1st and 2nd and “invited guests” such as Annual Passholders on June 3rd and 4th.)
Universal Orlando
Universal Orlando — along with Walt Disney World Resort and SeaWorld — has been closed since mid-March in light of the global health situation. Along with the proposed opening date, Universal Orlando Resort has also presented safety measures to implement upon reopening, which we will be exploring here. [Read more…]
Disney Springs has officially reopened with third-party restaurants and stores.
West Side Starbucks
While we took you around Disney Springs with us LIVE to see all the new procedures in action, we are back again today to check out a few more places opening back up!
It’s a whole new world in Disney Springs now that some of the shops and restaurants have started to reopen!
Disney Springs
With temperature checks, physical distancing, face masks, and more; we’re getting a LOT of questions about how to navigate the newly reopened Disney Springs. Well, you know us. If you’ve got questions — we’ve got ANSWERS! That’s why we’re taking a look at some of the frequently asked questions that we’re getting from our readers so that you have a FULL understanding of what it’s like to spend a day in Disney Springs!
Walt Disney World Resort, Universal Orlando Resort, and SeaWorld have been closed since March due to the current global health situation.
Universal
The state of Florida is currently in “Full Phase One” of reopening its economy. It’s within this phase that both Universal Orlando’s CityWalk and Disney Springs have started a phased reopening while the theme parks have remained closed until further notice. Today, however, in a meeting of the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force, Universal Orlando Resort has presented a plan for its reopening, including a proposed reopening date. [Read more…]
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