food IS a theme park
Welcome back to EPCOT, DFB readers!
Pooh says welcome back!
With crowds increasing in the parks thanks to spring breaks all across the nation, there’s a lot happening in Disney parks. Don’t worry though, we’re in the parks every day to keep you up-to-date, so here’s what you missed in EPCOT this past week!
What a week we’ve had at Disney World.
Lemon Blueberry Whoopie Pie
Spring Break is about to descend upon the parks, and we’re getting ready to start eating a ton of St. Patrick’s Day AND Easter snacks, while still enjoying the EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival food booths. In the meantime, we’ve got some changes to report at Disney World restaurants.
You can go to Disney World EVERY day and still notice new details.
Living with the Land
For example, there’s almost always a new Hidden Mickey to find. Sometimes, we notice special details, like a 50th anniversary addition to the “it’s a small world” ride. We also got spooked by some hidden details in the Haunted Mansion gift shop. New details are added all the time, too, like a new one we JUST spotted in EPCOT!
Disney World is changing all the time, and some of those changes mean that certain rides, attractions, and restaurants have to CLOSE for a while.
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Before you head out the door on your next Disney World trip, you’ll want to know what’s NOT going to be available while you’re there. Check out everything that’s going to be closed in Disney World next week here!
Are you ready for your next Disney World trip? If it’s coming up soon, you have a list of things you need to take care of.
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First, have you made your advance dining reservations? Is your packing list all sorted out? Have you checked park hours and have you made your park pass reservations? Well, if you answered “no,” to that last question, let us help by telling you about next week’s park hours and park pass availability!
Is there a way to outsmart Genie+ to get the most Lightning Lanes, the best extra perks, and the lowest prices possible? You know it!
Lightning Lane sign for Tower of Terror in Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Disney Genie is located on the My Disney Experience App and provides on-the-go planning tools and customized itineraries to help guests maximize their time in the parks. While the customized itineraries are a complimentary service, there are also two premium add-on services — Disney Genie + and Individual Lightning Lanes — that you can pay for to unlock Lightning Lane benefits (which will allow you to bypass the main queues of rides in exchange for much shorter queues).
If you’re relatively new to planning a Disney World trip or you just haven’t been in a while, you might be seriously confused about park hopping because it’s changed so much.
Park hopping has changed…a LOT
After Disney World reopened, we didn’t even HAVE park hopping, and when it did come back, it was modified. On top of that, we also now have park pass reservations, as well as Disney Genie and Genie+ to deal with, and combined with all that, the ins and outs of park hopping may leave us all scratching our heads. But have no fear — we’re going to do our best to answer ALL your park hopping questions!
We cannot start our day without a hot beverage, whether it’s tea, coffee, or even hot chocolate. If you looked inside our cabinets, you’d see our never-ending collection of Disney mugs (you can never have too many)!
So many mugs!
It seems like shopDisney has given us even more reason to start our day with some Disney magic, no matter where we are!
Cast Members help make all of the magic happen at Disney World, and we couldn’t be more grateful for them.
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Disney World Cast Members are leaving their mark permanently on an upcoming attraction at EPCOT!
Welcome back to EPCOT!
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The Flower and Garden Festival is currently happening in the park and will be around until July 5th. We’ve already tried everything at the festival and have our best-of-the-fest list ready so you know what to grab when you visit. But there’s so much else happening in the parks too — come with us to check it all out!
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