food IS a theme park
There’s a NEW theme park coming to Central Florida!
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For a while now, we’ve been getting hyped about Epic Universe, the latest theme park to join the Universal Orlando Resort. We’ve seen lots of teasers about the attractions, shopping, and dining offerings coming to the park, as well as the new hotels, but this whole time we’ve been waiting for an opening date. And now, we FINALLY know when the park will open!
There’s been a LOT of news recently, but we’re here to cover it all for you to make sure you don’t miss a thing.
Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree sign
Disney just dropped a ton of news over the past two days — a new tier of Lightning Lane has been announced, a new Disney float is coming to this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and the opening date of a reimagined restaurant in Disneyland has been announced, and we finally have the FULL menus for the new restaurant!
The Disney Cruise Line fleet is expanding!
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By 2031, Disney Cruise Line will have 13 ships; currently, five ships are sailing. By the end of this year, the Disney Treasure will start to sail. We also knew that in November of 2025, the Disney Destiny will take her maiden voyage, but now another ship will also debut next year! It was announced that the Disney Adventure, Disney’s mega-ship that they acquired partially finished in 2022, will set sail on December 15th, 2025, out of Singapore! This new ship is unlike any ship in the fleet. Of course, no cruise is complete without food, and Disney Cruise Line is known for its good eats! Here is every single restaurant that was announced for the new ship!
November is quickly approaching which means it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving!
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As we get closer to the end of the Halloween season, The Walt Disney Company is already prepping for the holiday season. With Thanksgiving not far away, Disney recently announced its NEWEST Disney Cruise Line Float coming to this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and we’re here to share with you all the festive details!
There are some iconic Disney souvenirs out there, ones that people collect each time they take a trip, like ears, Loungefly bags, spirit jerseys, pins, and more.
Tons of merchandise!
However, there are other Disney souvenirs that are more of a once-in-a-lifetime things, even for guests who visit more often. Two of the most common examples of this are building a droid or a lightsaber over in Hollywood Studios‘ Galaxy’s Edge. While these experiences are fantastic, especially for Star Wars fans, there are a few problems with them, especially those massive Lightsabers.
Yeah, Disney has been busy dropping some serious news bombs recently. We’ve learned more about Disney Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Disney Adventure. We learned about a NEW Lightning Lane Premier Pass that will be available soon. We even learned about a new paid program for Disney Vacation Club members to get even MORE perks.
Epic Universe Model at Preview Center on Universal CityWalk
In the meantime, it seems like Universal Orlando is ready to say “hold my beer,” because we think a BIG announcement is coming soon — and y’all know, it HAS to be about Epic Universe, right?
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a NEW Lightning Lane option coming to Disney World.
Lightning Lane
Disney World JUST changed its system from Genie+ to Lightning Lane Multi Pass earlier this year. But now, they’re getting ready to test a new offering made specifically for the people who hate the booking process or being on their phones — Lightning Lane Premier Pass. However, even though Lightning Lane Premier Pass sounds like a good concept for those “go with the flow” folks, the pricetag has already been making headlines and shocking people on social media. So we reached out to our readers to hear their thoughts!
Oh, my word… have you HEARD about all of the HUGE CHANGES coming to the Disney World theme parks??
Welcome to Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
TWO new Cars-themed attractions are coming to Magic Kingdom’s Frontierland, and a new Villains Land will be going “Beyond Big Thunder Mountain.” Pueblo Esperanza will open in 2027 in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, replacing DinoLand. And Disney’s Hollywood Studios is also getting a brand new Monsters, Inc. Land! Now, if you’re wondering where that’s going, too, the answer is… it’s complicated.
Disney World has seen plenty of changes recently, and it looks like these adjustments will continue into the holiday season.
EPCOT Christmas Tree
We’re gearing up for the holiday season at Disney World and our anticipation is through the roof! One of our favorite holiday traditions at the resort is the Candlelight Processional at EPCOT, which has its own history of change. Originating at Disneyland, a version of the Candlelight Processional made its way to Disney World in 1971 before finding its current EPCOT home in 1994, where it has become a Disney holiday staple. In its 30th year at the park, the Candlelight Processional is once again making a change.
Disney Springs is home to MANY wonderful restaurants, it’s often hard to decide where you’d like to eat!
Disney Springs
We have our favorites, but we’re also dedicated to finding new favorites, because there are new additions all the time and we want to be able to recommend to you what’s worth your time and money and what may not be! Recently, we headed over to Cookes of Dublin to see what caught our eye on the menu — we had no way of knowing we’d find one of our new FAVORITE snacks in all of Disney Springs!
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