food IS a theme park
Disney World has been extending a lot of its park hours lately.
Magic Kingdom
It started with a few weekend hours, Halloween hours, and even into the holiday season. Now, Disney has released more hours into 2021!
Recently, we got an update on change and cancellation policies relating to Adventures by Disney. Now, Walt Disney World has updated their policies regarding cancellation and change fees for Disney World hotel reservations.
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
Disney-imposed change and cancellation fees have now been waived for Disney World hotel reservations further into 2020.
UPDATE 8-16-20: The Islands of the Caribbean Booth is closed again today. Based on reader reports and conversations with EPCOT Cast Members, including chefs at the Islands of the Caribbean Booth, it sounds like this booth will be open infrequently going forward — likely only on Saturdays. We’ll keep you updated!
The EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival is still going strong during Disney World’s limited capacity reopening, but things aren’t necessarily business as usual!
Food & wine 2020!
We’ve got a hybrid festival this year! Because the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival was cut short by the park closures, and because so much of the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival couldn’t go forward as planned due to safety concerns, Disney decided to smoosh the two together to make one big hodge-podge festival!
A few weeks ago, Disney canceled all upcoming experience reservations in preparation for the reopening of the parks.
Droid Depot
Disney announced this morning that those who had dining reservations canceled may make new reservations tomorrow, and now accommodations are being made for those with canceled experience reservations too. Select guests with canceled experience reservations will be able to make reservations for available experiences TOMORROW.Â
In addition to all the other news being shared by Disney World today referencing hotel stays, we’ve got a newly pushed back date for cancellation and change fee waivers.
Beach Club Resort in Disney World
Previously, Disney World had stated that cancellation and change fees on hotel reservations would be waived through “the end of the closures.” Now that we have a reopening date for the theme parks, Disney has also pushed back the its date allowing guests to update and modify — and even cancel — their reservations even further.
Hey, Disney pals! We’re back with another DFB Video, and today chatting about the RAREST things in Disney World (and how to find them)!
Rainy Day Cavalcade
And get ready because there’s A LOT.
Yesterday, Disney shared that they plan to reopen Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom July 11th followed by Hollywood Studios and Epcot on July 15th after the park’s longest closure in history. With this, Disney has made a few BIG changes.
Magic Kingdom
Disney World will implement a new reservation system, they have suspended new resort reservations and ticket sales, and new dining reservations are currently unavailable. And now, Disney has shared that there is one more thing that guests cannot modify or change for the time being.
It was another busy week of news for Disney! While we were all busy baking bread or hunting for our Bunny Day eggs in Animal Crossing, a lot has been announced regarding the Disney Park closures and furloughs. We even got some Walt Disney Studios and Pixar news!
©Walt Disney Studios
Let’s briefly recap some of the news you may have missed in these past few days!
Two things: 1) Did you know Disney World has a super fun and beloved Ice Cream and Soda Shoppe called Beaches and Cream that’s been closed for refurb since August and is OPENING BACK UP ON THURSDAY?; and 2) Did you know Disney World has a super fun and already-beloved new President who just subtly slid us a hint on a NEW SHAKE that may be debuting there??
Beaches and Cream
Buckle up, friends — there’s too much good stuff to share!
We’re eagerly anticipating the opening of Epcot’s Space 220Â restaurant, which will allow guests to blast off to the International Space Station for fancy food and tons of wine when it opens “this winter!”
Space 220 VIEW!
But from this news it looks like the space-themed restaurant is making a few changes… .
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