food IS a theme park
Things have been rapidly changing at Disney parks around the world.
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Recently, Disneyland Paris announced reopening dates for two of its hotels, but also announced that another would be re-closing. Now, we’ve got more updates about the theme parks over at Disneyland Paris and some changes that will be coming soon to their operating hours.
While Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure are still closed and Disneyland’s hotels have asked guests through September 5th to reschedule, Downtown Disney, the Disneyland Resort’s shopping and dining district, is OPEN for guests!
Downtown Disney!
We took a little stroll through Downtown Disney to do a little shopping (duh!) and to see what’s new! Come along with us!
While Disneyland is closed, we’re missing A LOT about the parks…especially our favorite foods! Well, there’s still one very BIG reason that you should want to go to Disneyland right now (yep, even while those main gates are still closed!).
Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle
We’re specifically talking CHURRO TOFFEEEE! If you know us, you might know we’re basically OBSESSED with this stuff! While you can make it at home using this easy recipe, we think this epic treat might be the PERFECT reason to plan a trip to Downtown Disney! 😉 Break out the stretchy pants and get ready to drool! [Read more…]
While the theme parks and hotels are still closed, we waltzed by the entrance to Disneyland Park on our way to Downtown Disney today!
Disneyland Park
For all intents and purposes, everything looked pretty normal at first, but as we passed by we noticed that a bit of construction was taking place at The Emporium.
Downtown Disney began a phased reopening on July 9th while the rest of Disneyland Resort including its theme parks and hotels have remained closed.
Downtown Disney
Operating hours for the entertainment and shopping district have been 10AM to 8PM Friday through Sunday since its reopening, but now it appears they’ve made some adjustments to their weekend hours.
Several shops and restaurants have recently reopened in Downtown Disney on July 9th.
California Sole
But before we got our first look at a newly reopened Downtown Disney District, we learned a new shoe store called California Sole would be coming soon. And guess what, friends? California Sole is NOW open for business! Let’s head inside and scope the place out!
Last year, we told you Disneyland was planning on building a 12-story tower next to the Disneyland Hotel for Disney Vacation Club members.
Disneyland Hotel
The new DVC Tower will feature 350-time share villas and is a separate project from the luxury hotel that was set for Downtown Disney, but ultimately canceled in 2018.
Disneyland Park is celebrating its 65th Anniversary with new limited-time merchandise!
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The collection commemorates Disneyland’s anniversary with themed plushies, clothing, pins, and accessories. The hugely popular collection was launched during an online shopping event that had guests waiting all day to make a purchase. But Disneyland isn’t the ONLY thing celebrating its 65th birthday, Lady and the Tramp is celebrating as well.
A lot of our attention has been centered around Disney World lately now that Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom have reopened for Cast Member and Annual Passholder preview days this week, but now we’re taking you over to the west side of the United Stares — or SoCal to be more specific!
Disneyland Resort
Disney World’s shopping and entertainment district known as Disney Springs reopened all the way back in May, but Downtown Disney (the Disneyland Resort equivalent) has just started welcoming guests back TODAY!
Disneyland Resort closed in March due to the global health crisis and was set to reopen mid-July. The closure has now been extended until further notice with no new reopening date in place. This setback caused Disney to make a few important adjustments to Disneyland’s Travel Information page.
Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland
Aside from the expected updated language reflecting the delayed opening, Disney has updated some booking information regarding cancellation policies and reservation changes. [Read more…]
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