food IS a theme park
This week we stopped by Hollywood Studios to check out the BRAND NEW Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy and the return of one of our all-time favorite snacks — the Butterfinger Cupcake! We also got an update on the on-going Skyliner station construction as well as a look at some other new snacks and merchandise.
Lightning McQueen Racing Academy Sunset Showcase
Let’s kick things off with all that construction happening outside the park!
Hello from Hollywood Studios where we are on the lookout for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge construction progress, Skyliner System gondola testing, new shakes, new eats, new merchandise, and Disney Snacks as artwork!!
Hello from Hollywood Studios!
We are so excited and anxious for the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge this fall that no visit to Hollywood Studios is complete without a peek over the “Toy Story Land wall” to see if we can spot any progress!
Disney World’s newest transportation option, the Disney Skyliner System, has been testing gondolas on the lines over the past couple of weeks. Now, it looks like they are testing the system at full capacity and speed near the Hollywood Studios Skyliner Station.
Disney Skyliner System Testing at Hollywood Studios
Those are actual gondolas, not the test gondolas we first saw at the beginning of the month. We can even see some of the artwork on the gondolas through the tarps.
Every visit to Epcot is filled with construction updates, new food, and fun merchandise — and this visit to Epcot is jam-packed with new food (including gluten-free snacks, chocolate covered pretzels,and more), the cutest and sweetest smelling merchandise, and progress on new rides, restaurants, and the Skyliner.
Look who we found in Italy!
After spending some time with our new BFF Pinocchio, we walked the park — here’s what we found!
It was just last week we saw some “test” gondolas being tested on the Skyliner System around Disney World. Yesterday, however, we spotted the big boy gondolas being tested on the system!
Gondolas being tested on the Skyliner System
Take a look at that distinctive shape! Those aren’t the open-sided testing gondolas from last week! Those are the real gondolas that will be spanning the sky come this fall!
Disney World just announced the Disney Skyliner System was moving into the test mode
, and today our Instagram friend @themeparkologist saw what looks like some test gondolas on the cables of the Disney Skyliner System!
Gondola Testing on Disney Skyliner System
Those don’t look like the cute and fun looking Gondolas we know will be coming to the system. Right now it looks like they may be testing the lines and cables with test gondolas.
Hello from Hollywood Studios! There’s a lot coming to this park between Star Wars: Galaxy Edge, a Lightning McQueen attraction, the first Mickey and Minnie focused attraction in Disney World, and the Skyliner Gondola system! See what we found in addition to all of these changes this week.
Look who is back! The Celebrate Mickey Birthday Plush!
Look who we spotted — Mickey is all decked out in his birthday best for this 90th Birthday Celebration Plush. We saw him over his birthday weekend in November, then he “disappeared”. Now we’ve spotted him back in stock in Hollywood Studios and Disney Springs! Welcome back Mickey!
There’s a lot going on in Hollywood Studios! We collected all of the construction updates in one place. Before you even get in the park there’s a lot of construction to see between the new bus stations and Skyliner station.
Hollywood Studios Skyliner Station
There’s a Skyliner gondola in the station again! This gondola looks like it is more operational than the gondola we saw in the station last fall. Learn more about this new transportation option coming to Disney World this fall here.
This weekend we’ll be celebrating 90 years with MICKEY MOUSE!
Who’s the Leader of the Club?
Suffice it to say, our favorite Mouse has had a HUGE effect on pop culture over the years, so what better place to mark the decades with Mickey than at Pop Century Resort, where we’re checking out What’s New!
POP Century!
Pop Century will be celebrating the Main Mouse with Mickey’s A-Mouse-ing Birthday Bash on Mickey’s birthday, November 18th! Special activities will include Character Greetings, Place the Party Hat on the Mouse, and a Hot Diggity Dance Party. [Read more…]
Hollywood Studios
is one of our favorite places to be during the Holidays. Between the Flurry of Fun, Sunset Seasons Greetings, Jingle Bell, Jingle BAM show, decorations, and so many eats, and a new car entrance along with Skyliner progress there’s just so much to see and do here. Our visit this week including collecting everything that’s new in one super-post for you!
Happy Holiday Greetings from Hollywood Studios!
Find out about all the new “normal”/non-holiday eats, holiday eats, merchandise, decoration updates and so much more!
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