food IS a theme park
Downtown Disney has undergone a handful of changes since a stay-at-home order was mandated for Southern California. We decided to stop by to see if there have been any updates since our last visit!
Disneyland Entrance
We noticed a handful of changes and PLENTY of new merch — here are all the updates!
With the first round of vaccines arriving in California this week, the focus of discussion has largely shifted on the distribution and prioritization of these vaccines.
Buena Vista Street
During today’s news conference with California Governor Gavin Newsom, a reporter asked a question about vaccine prioritizations, and if there was any flexibility that counties had in distributing the vaccine.
Christmas and New Year’s might be around the corner, but we are SUPER HYPED for National Cupcake Day!
Sprinkles
And, Sprinkles is ready to celebrate it in the sweetest way possible by bringing back a returning cupcake for a limited time only! (So, that means you’re going to want to rush to a bakery near you soon!)
In November, Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure Park reopened as an extension of Downtown Disney and we were reunited with some of our favorite park snacks!
Storytellers Statue
Just a few days ago, however, Southern California was placed under a regional stay-at-home order, causing many of the restaurants in Downtown Disney to close or only be open for take-out. And now, we’ve spotted another update for Disneyland Resort — Downtown Disney will NOT be open at all on Christmas Day.
Disneyland is closed but Downtown Disney is still offering shopping at select locations and they are still offering special shopping events where guests can nab some exclusive merchandise.
Legacy Hilts
We were wondering if these would still be offered since the stay at home orders were announced. But by the looks of it, they are. The newest shopping event will feature two high-demand Legacy Lightsaber Hilts!
We’re back at Downtown Disney and Buena Vista Street giving you all the updates.
California Mandate Sign
We headed to the Disneyland Resort area to see what’s open under the new California mandate and check out the open gift shops. Here’s everything we found while exploring the area.
Just a few days ago, we were munching on holiday cupcakes and more all around Disneyland Resort and the newly reopened Buena Vista Street.
Holiday Cupcake
But, things have quickly changed in California. Last week, Governor Newsom announced that stay-at-home orders would be imposed for regions based on ICU availability. This weekend, Southern California (the region that Disneyland Resort is located in) reached the set ICU capacity level, triggering the stay-at-home order for that region. Under this new order, restaurants can only be open for takeout or delivery. Disneyland confirmed that some of the restaurants at the resort would remain open for takeout under this order, while others would entirely close. Here’s a full list of what restaurants are and are not open at Disneyland Resort based on our trip today.
We’re only a few weeks away from getting to see the latest Pixar film!
Soul Photo-Op
Soul debuts on Disney+ on December 25th and we’re pretty excited to see how Pixar is going to being this music-based story to life! In the meantime, we’ve had a blast spotting Soul merch online and today it popped up in the Disney parks!
A few days ago, it was announced that a stay-at-home order could go into effect in Southern California.
Disney California Adventure Park
This morning, we saw that the ICU availability dropped below 15% which triggered this order into action. And tonight it was announced that the order would begin on December 6th at 11:59PM.
Although most of Disneyland Resort remains closed, there are some parts of the resort that have reopened.
Downtown Disney
Downtown Disney reopened this past summer, and Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure recently reopened with limited shopping and dining.
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