food IS a theme park
Hey, friends! We’re back with another DFB Video covering all the latest Disney news!
Cinderella Castle
Disney dropped a BUNCH of news this week about very exciting things coming to the parks in 2025. And we’re talking both Disney World and Disneyland.
We are slowly getting more information about the 2025 EPCOT International Festival of the Arts! The first EPCOT festival of the new year kicks off on January 17th, 2025, and runs through February 24th, 2025.
EPCOT Festival of the Arts
The festival celebrates three artistic disciplines: culinary, visual, and performing arts. You can see amazing art, chow down on innovative food, and see a variety of live entertainment. We just got some more information about the Disney on Broadway Concert Series!
Disney has been VERY busy recently with announcements concerning the theme parks.
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Earlier this year, we learned about a new Avatar land and Coco ride coming to Disneyland, along with an expansion to Avengers Campus. Disney World is getting a Villains show, a Monsters, Inc. land, a Tropical Americas-themed land, two new Cars rides, and a Villains land, among other things. Well, recently, Disney started dropping some opening timelines for some of the new things coming to Disney World — and we couldn’t be more excited.
The EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays has returned! We were in EPCOT on opening day to try out all the new food and experience everything the festival offers.
2024 EPCOT Festival of the Holidays
We have FULL reviews of every booth at the festival and a round-up of the best booths and items! We had a bit of trouble getting our hands on one exclusive treat, but we were finally able to grab it recently.
It’s no secret that a LOT changed in Disney World after 2020. After the resort’s historic closure due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, it reopened, although not EVERYTHING reopened with it.
Restaurant Marrakesh
Here’s the thing: although it took some restaurants YEARS to return, most of the restaurants throughout Disney World have come back in some way or another. We’ve even had some new restaurants pop up at the parks, the hotels, and in Disney Springs. But, believe it or not, almost FIVE YEARS after the reopening, there are still some Disney World restaurants that have not yet reopened — and we’re starting to think they’re closed forever.
Disney just announced A LOT of news!
EPCOT
We got more information about the opening timeline for Test Track and the new Pirates of the Caribbean tavern, AND we now have an opening timeline for the new Spaceship Earth Lounge in EPCOT!
Test Track is coming back… but not as soon as we thought.
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EPCOT’s Test Track has been closed for a massive refurbishment since the middle of 2024, with only an ambiguous “2025” noted as its reopening date. That is, until Disney confirmed a new reopening timeline for the iconic thrill ride today, December 3rd. However, EPCOT aficionados may not be happy to read it.
Let’s play a game called, “Which major celebrity visited Disney World this week?” because, at this rate, it seems like someone famous is stopping by at LEAST once every few days. As they say on one of our favorite Magic Kingdom rides, the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover, “You never know who you might see!”
Via @Olivia Rodrigo via Instagram
Alright, before we show you, let’s all place our bets. Will it be Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson? Pop icon Sabrina Carpenter? Musical legend Ariana Grande? We’ll give you a hint: they love the idea of summer, and sun, and all things hot…
It’s been a HUGE week in Disney World — at least for food.
We’ve been eating and drinking our way around EPCOT this week
That’s because the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays has officially kicked off and have spent the past few days eating and drinking our way around this year’s food booths. Let’s just say we also ate a lot of cookies and enjoyed the first Candlelight Processional of the year where we got to see the voice of Olaf himself, Josh Gad, (who also voiced Le Fou in the live-action Beauty and the Beast) narrate the Christmas story. However, Disney World restaurants still had a few changes this week, so we’re going to tell you all about them between bites of cookie.
There are LOTS of places to dine in EPCOT!
EPCOT
You’ll find restaurants in every part of the park. There’s Space 220 in World Discovery, The Garden Grill at the Land Pavilion, Connections Eatery in World Celebration, and, of course, almost every country pavilion has its own restaurant, so you can enjoy the flavors of the world. As much as we thoroughly enjoy eating around EPCOT, there’s one restaurant with an environment that might kick up your anxiety, even though the food is really good!
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