food IS a theme park
Late night dining in Disney World used to be a whole lot easier before the temporary closures earlier this year. Now, with limited dining options and shorter park hours, it can be quite the challenge to find food past a certain hour!
Who wants pizza?!
We discovered in the past that you can, in fact, order food from outside the parks (including Disney Springs) and have it delivered right to your hotel. But is that still the case?
Since Disney World reopened, we’ve mostly been seeing characters EXCLUSIVELY in the parks.
Holiday Character Cavalcade
There have been a few exceptions though. When Disney Springs reopened, we spotted Storm Troopers making announcements, and just yesterday Goofy and Pluto were out saying hi to guests from Disney’s Beach Club Resort’s Stormalong Bay pool. And, of course, you can meet characters at Topolino’s Terrace and soon at Chef Mickey’s. Now, there’s a chance that we’ll see MORE characters visiting the resort hotels soon!
We’ve got a Disney transportation update!
Disney Springs Buses
Though park-to-park transportation won’t return until 2021, we have an update for you that kicks in in just TWO DAYS! As crowds appear for the holiday season, we’ll see an extension to the Disney Springs bus service!
Trying to get a dinner reservation for Whispering Canyon Cafe at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort during the first week of January and finding nothing?
Whispering Canyon Cafe in Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
We’ve heard quite a few of you may have be experiencing some issues in particular making dining reservations in January at restaurants located in the Walt Disney World Resort hotels, so we did a little digging, and here’s what we found out.
Disney World has been slowly but surely announcing hotel reopening dates.
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
Though most of the Disney World villas and hotels have reopened, there are some we’re still waiting on. In fact, there are some that are still closed until further notice! It’s time for a status update!
Please Note: This post has been updated to reflect additional reopening dates as announced by Disney.Â
Whether you’re going for the royal look or you just need more Baby Yoda in your life, there’s a MagicBand design out there for you!
Park Life MagicBands at Disney Pin Traders at Disney Springs
Sports fans — you’re not being left out of the action either! We’ve been watching for updates from the “NBA Bubble” since basketball games began at the ESPN Wide World of Sports. Even though the NBA playoffs are nearing their end, Disney Resort hotel guests and some Annual Passholders can now pre-order some basketball themed MagicBands for their stay.
Ah, Halloween season in Disney World. Is there a better time of year?
Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Balloon Popcorn Bucket
If you’ve been keeping up with DFB, you know we’ve been trying ALL SORTS of delicious Halloween treats in and around the Disney parks — and we’ve been jamming out to the spooky entertainment too! But, that’s not the end of Halloween fun. WAY more Halloween treats are coming to Disney World and we’re taking a first look!
Disney has reopened some of its hotels and resorts in Disney World, other areas of the United States, and around the world, but some still remain closed.
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
Now, we’ve got an update from Disney about how many hotels they expect to have reopened by the end of their fiscal year.
This week is off to a busy start, with the MAJOR announcement that the reopening of Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort would be delayed until 2021 for refurbishment. With the popular Monorail resort not reopening for Guests until summer 2021, that leaves many travelers with upcoming reservations without a resort to stay at.
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
So, what exactly happens when you are booked at a Disney World Resort hotel that doesn’t open? Believe it or not, this isn’t the first time Disney has had to deal with this sort of situation in 2020, and who knows if this is the last time they’ll make this sort of announcement this year! This is 2020, after all, and anything can happen!
Disney World has been in the process of reopening for over a month now and we’re getting used to the new normal.
Topolino’s Terrace Dining Room
We’ve been adjusting to the new health measures like face masks and temperature checks, and it seems Disney has done some adjusting of its own. Though we’ve already had to get our temperatures checked in Disney Springs and at the theme parks, Disney World just updated its temperature screening mandate to apply to table-service restaurants in the resort hotels.
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