food IS a theme park
A Disney World stay involves a lot of planning. There are dining reservations, park tickets and reservations that must align, transportation options, and booking where you’ll call “home” for your next visit.
Art of Animation
But just because you book a certain resort doesn’t mean you can’t visit the other resorts too! Keep reading to avoid this BIG mistake in 2024.
We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again. (And we’ll keep sayin’ it ’til something changes!)
Pinocchio Village Haus
Magic Kingdom is just not on the tippy top of our list of favorite Disney Parks to grab food from. We apologize to all the Magic Kingdom food lovers of the world. The food here is okay, it’s not horrible, but it’s really just a bit bland. One of the top dining choices in Magic Kingdom (but what we’ve referred to in the past as a sad story for pizza everywhere) is Pinocchio Village Haus. Located right next to “it’s a small world,” this eatery serves up Italian food, flatbreads, and salads. We’re braving it and headed there again today to try something we’ve never had before, and of course — review it for you all.
Although Disney World’s historic closure and reopening was over three years ago, there are still some things that haven’t yet returned.
Grand Floridian Resort
Now, don’t get us wrong — we were VERY happy to hear about the return of the Disney Dining Plan, as well as the end of park hopping restrictions in 2024. But we’ve been disappointed that some restaurants remain closed, including one we just found reopened today — well, sort of.
Let’s face it.
Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom at Disney World isn’t exactly known for its irresistibly delicious food or gourmet cuisine. It’s theme park food with a handful of comfort food options. It’s fine. But it definitely hasn’t received any MICHELIN Stars. HOWEVER… we think that some folks are just a tad bit dramatic when it comes to these restaurants. There’s one restaurant in particular that people love to diss on, but it’s really not that bad.
The EPCOT transformation is only a couple of months from completion.
100th Anniversary Spaceship Earth Light Show
The 100th Anniversary Celebration is under way in the park and the Food and Wine Festival is still going strong. EPCOT is the park to be at this fall! As we keep getting closer and closer to December (when Disney has said the transformation will be completed), we see projects continuing to be completed. We recently noticed another project done on one of our trips to the park!
It’s almost time to open up the gates!
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The World of Frozen will officially be opening in 38 days! Inside this new land coming to Hong Kong Disneyland, you’ll be able to meet Anna and Elsa, sled through the forest with Olaf and Sven, and get a ‘big summer blowout’ at the two shopping locations. But we’re not here to talk about all of that. We’re here to talk about what really matters, the FOOD.
Well, we recently learned that Disney World is about to get more expensive in a LOT of different ways.
Annual Pass card
Thousands of price increases have arrived at Disney World restaurants. Special tours got more expensive. The price of Memory Maker has gone up. Parking is now higher. Even the price of Disney World Annual Passes have gone up — and as a result, some Disney World fans are saying “enough is enough.”
Yoohoo! For the first time in… ever… we are awaiting the official opening of Hong Kong Disneyland’s World of Frozen!
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We are so excited for this new addition to the Disney Parks and honestly, we’re just a tad bit jealous. The new addition to Hong Kong Disneyland will officially open to visitors on November 20th, 2023, and Disney is getting folks EXCITED by sharing all the details you need to know regarding the park, from attractions and characters, to restaurants and shops. In case you’ve got a trip to Hong Kong on the horizon, or in case you really want to be jealous, we’re here to share with you a COMPLETE GUIDE to this new land.
The Walt Disney Company announced a donation of $2 million to organizations that are providing humanitarian relief in the region following the deadly Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel.
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Disney CEO Bob Iger released a statement on the attacks.
It’s time to settle the debate once and for all — what are REALLY the BEST quick service restaurants in Disney’s Hollywood Studios?
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
When you think about great food in Disney World, Hollywood Studios is rarely the park that comes to mind. Sorry, but it’s the truth. Sure, there are some iconic classics like the famous Cobb Salad at the Hollywood Brown Derby, and the comfort food at 50s Prime Time Café is certainly nothing to scoff at. But both of those are TABLE service spots…so what if you want something FAST? Don’t worry — there are still some excellent options! You just have to know where to look. [Read more…]
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