food IS a theme park
Halloween time is starting soon in Disneyland, and we’re just counting down the days until the first Oogie Boogie Bash.
Sleeping Beauty Castle during the holidays
HOWEVER, let’s just say we’re also starting to look forward to the holiday season, especially with Disneyland recently confirming lots of events returning this year. Well, now, we know WHEN the holiday season begins in Disneyland!
Although both SAG-AFTRA and the WGA are on strike, Disney still held the premiere for its new movie, Haunted Mansion, based on the Disney Parks ride of the same name.
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Disney’s Haunted Mansion movie premieres on July 28th. Although a movie premiere was set to happen in Disneyland on July 15th, the SAG-AFTRA strike prevented the film’s cast from attending the premiere. The premiere DID happen, though, but Disney replaced the actors with characters.
There is a LOT going on in Disneyland, and we just got even MORE exciting news!
San Fransokyo theming
So we’ve been patiently waiting for an opening date for some new Downtown Disney restaurants. We SHOULD get an opening date soon for the new Tiana-themed restaurant in Disneyland. Disney previously revealed that its NEW land, San Fransokyo Square, would open soon, but now we have a specific opening date!
Summer 2023 has been a BIG season for movie releases!
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The live-action The Little Mermaid kicked off a season filled with additions from the Fast & the Furious and Transformers franchises, as well as another film from Pixar. To round out the summer, we’ll get the highly-anticipated Barbie movie from Greta Gerwig and Disney’s new film Haunted Mansion. And if you’re really excited about that last one, we’ve got some news for you!
Today, we’re taking you with us to visit Disney California Adventure for some good food.
Soarin at California Adventure
Disneyland Resort has had some BIG things coming to the parks lately. Have you seen the dancing baby Groot robot yet? We also saw dates announced for Oogie Boogie Bash for this fall. Now, when we heard there was a NEW mac and cheese fried chicken sandwich at the park — we had to try it.
Okay, you might want to sit down for this.
Pixar Pier at California Adventure
Why? Because we’re about to hit you with our reviews of THREE new Disney California Adventure snacks. And, well, we’re still recovering from Oogie Boogie Bash ticket sales (y’all, it was NOT pretty). So yes, we’re just eating our feelings at this point, right after we meet up with Indiana Jones. Now on with the reviews…
Disneyland is getting SO MUCH NEW STUFF this year, and honestly, we can’t wait to check everything out.
Disney California Adventure
That even includes some new restaurants, including several new dining locations in Downtown Disney. There’s also a re-themed restaurant coming to the NEW Big Hero 6-themed land in Disney California Adventure. Well, now we know when that “new” restaurant in California Adventure will open.
We’re celebrating Halfway to the Holidays because, let’s face it, it’s starting to get hot outside, and that has us dreaming of cooler weather, sweaters, snoap, and holiday snacks.
Pixar Pier at California Adventure
Disney is celebrating by bringing some holiday snacks to the parks, and we found out where you can get one of the most iconic wintertime treats. Yep, we’re talking about that Mickey Gingerbread Cookie. Now we’re going to tell YOU where to find it.
Okay, this is not a drill — but we’ve got even MORE new Disney World food news!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Y’all know how much we love it when new food comes to Disney World. We’re all about checking out new menus at restaurants, new snacks that pop up in the parks, and ANY AND ALL new food we come across. So now, we’ve got a reason to be excited when we visit Disney’s Hollywood Studios: because new Elemental-themed snacks — and more — will be arriving soon!
Okay, so we’ve had our share of Disney burgers … and well, they’re pretty standard.
Flo’s V-8 Cafe
That’s not to say we haven’t found some GREAT burgers in Disneyland — we liked the Mac-N-Cheese Burger from Earl of Sandwich Tavern in Downtown Disney. The Potato & Cheddar Cheeseburger from Hungry Bear Restaurant in Disneyland was a BIG hit with us. So we decided to give ANOTHER burger — this time in Disney California Adventure — a chance. But did it live up to our burger standards? Let’s find out.
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