food IS a theme park
Welcome back, DFB friends! We’re here with another What’s New at Downtown Disney!
Disney California Adventure Park
Disney California Adventure’s 20th Anniversary party is in full swing so you bet we have plenty of crowds, merchandise, and food updates for you! So, what are you waiting for? Let’s jump right on in!
Ever wished you could step back into the time of classic TV sitcoms just like Wanda and Vision seemingly have in WandaVision?
’70s ‘WandaVision’ Petite Cake!
Well, now you can at a special new WandaVision-inspired photo op in Disney California Adventure Park! We heard about this photo op a few days ago, but recently we got the chance to check it out ourselves. Got your laugh track ready? Got your retro-inspired look? Great. Then let’s go!
Disney California Adventure Park in Disneyland Resort is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year!
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The theme park opened as an extension of Disneyland in 2001. (Can you believe it’s really been 20 years??) Of course, Disneyland is celebrating the theme park’s birthday with loads of goodies. We stopped at Disneyland Resort to check out all the limited-edition merchandise!
Happy Anniversary, Disney California Adventure!
Storytellers Statue
To celebrate their birthday, Disney just announced some BIG plans for the park coming SOON!
We’ve been waiting ever so patiently to experience Avengers Campus at Disneyland Resort.
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The closure of the Disneyland theme parks delayed the opening of the upcoming Avengers-themed land in Disney California Adventure. We’re not sure when Disneyland will reopen and we’re not sure if Avengers Campus will open with the parks, but the new land was looking a little different above the construction barriers last night.
While Disneyland Resort still remains closed, Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure Park has been offering up limited shopping and dining since the Fall.
Buena Vista Street
Today, while we were strolling through the shops, we spotted a NEW Beauty and The Beast Collection at the Kingswell Camera Shop that can totally be our guest! The new line features an array of kitchen and household items with iconic characters from the classic Disney animated film. We must say, it’s pretty cute to see these little guys doing their jobs like they would in the movie!
Disney California Adventure Park officially opened at Disneyland Resort on February 8th 2001, and it has definitely changed quite a bit over the years. This year, we’re celebrating 20 years of getting to enjoy this unique Disney theme park!
Disney California Adventure
At the moment, Disney California Adventure Park is closed, but guests can still visit parts of it and even eat at some of the park’s restaurants since Downtown Disney has expanded onto part of Buena Vista Street. And soon fans of Disneyland Resort’s second park will be able to celebrate this special 20th anniversary with limited edition merchandise!
The situation with eating and drinking in Disney World has been kind of complex.
Buena Vista Street
Until today, Southern California has been under a stay-at-home order for more than a month. During the order, all on-location dining was prohibited in Downtown Disney. Now, the stay-at-home order has been lifted, so we’re checking in on the current dining policy at Disneyland Resort.
Being long-time Disney fans, we’ve seen some things… .
Frozen Ever After Ride
Some of those things include videos of malfunctioning attractions, missing characters, and other Disney-related things that not only made us laugh, shocked us, or surprised us, but stayed with us a LONG time after we saw them. Or maybe it’s that we can’t UNSEE them. That’s why we’re sharing 5 videos that live in our heads rent free.
Last month, Southern California entered a new regional stay-at-home order which mandated the closure of seated dining, allowing only takeout or delivery options. For the Disneyland Resort, this meant the closure of all of their dining locations in Downtown Disney as well as Buena Vista Street. Not only that, but Disney doubled down and have temporarily banned all eating and drinking on property.
California Mandate Sign
Prior to this new mandate, you could remove your face mask to eat and drink so long as you were stationary and socially distanced, much like the current policy in Disney World. But with no eating or drinking allowed at all, what does it look like to actually purchase food in Disneyland right now?
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