food IS a theme park
Visiting Disney World soon? Then you’ll need to know which rides and attractions are NOT available during your trip.
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Disney World periodically closes attractions, gift shops, hotels, and more for routine refurbishment or updates. We keep track of those closures so that you’re prepared for your upcoming vacation. Check out all the closures scheduled for this coming week here.
A LOT has changed at Disney World restaurants since the beginning of the year.
Mickey Bars cost more now!
While we were busy enjoying all the food booths at the EPCOT Festival of the Arts, we saw a TON of price increases happening on Disney World menus, as well as got the news that three restaurants would soon reopen. But there were even more updates than that! So here’s what you need to know about what’s happened with Disney World menus in January.
The Magic Kingdom in Disney World is celebrating its 50th Anniversary — and what better way to celebrate than with special food, drinks, and entertainment?! Of course, you can’t go to a party without a fancy outfit to celebrate the occasion, so Disney made sure to release TONS of 50th Anniversary-inspired merchandise. Disney even made retro Magic Kingdom CROCS!
50 never looked so good!
During our most recent trip to the Magic Kingdom, we found some 50th Anniversary merchandise that’s been hard to buy online! If you’re planning a trip to Disney World soon, keep this new item on your radar!
Disney World will soon be opening a new Table Service restaurant in Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios called Roundup Rodeo BBQ. Not a ton of details are known about the project other than it will be Toy Story-themed and serve BBQ. We just recently learned that the spot DOES plan on opening this year, though!
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While a new restaurant is exciting, we have been wondering if a BBQ joint is the best choice for Disney to be making. Especially because there are a lot of other Disney movies and characters that deserve some love! In particular, we’ve seen Disney’s newest movie Encanto become very popular, so would the people rather see the Madrigals get a food spot of their own? Well, we asked our readers to find out, so let’s look at what they said!
Welcome back, friends! It’s time for our monthly Disney World news recap. It was a BUSY month in Disney World! We learned SO much, welcomed back several long-awaited experiences, and got some exciting updates on a few upcoming projects.
What’s new and exciting?
There’s a lot to catch you up on, so let’s get right to it!Â
What’s better than finding Disney park-themed merchandise in the parks?
Magic Kingdom Park 50th Anniversary merchandise
Finding Disney park-themed merchandise online! We love when we’re able to bring the magic of Disney World parks home with us, and we’ve got a sneak peek of some new park icon plushes that are dropping soon! Let’s check ’em out!
Hello to all our DFB friends!
Welcome to Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
We’ve been running all over Disney World checking on all the new food, revisiting our favorite parts of the EPCOT Festival of the Arts, and checking out all the new merchandise everywhere. And now we’re headed to Disney’s Hollywood Studios for updates — keep reading to see what’s new!
If you pay THOUSANDS for an exclusive Disney World experience, you’d probably want that to include some line skipping abilities, right? Well, if you pay for one very pricey and exclusive experience, you’ll get just that.
Captain Keevan ©Entertainment Weekly (David Roark, photographer)
We’re just a month away from the grand opening of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser (a.k.a. the Star Wars hotel!) This hotel is less of a lodging situation, and more of an immersive cruise-type experience. Guests will stay for 2 nights in the Starcruiser, and we recently saw the itinerary of everything that you’ll get to do when you visit! One part of the adventure includes an excursion to Hollywood Studios, and while there the Star Wars hotel guests will get one special perk!
Disney World has a tendency to be VERY unpredictable! Just when you get used to a certain way of doing things, Disney will completely change the system and flip everything on its head. (*cough MAGICAL EXPRESS* *cough FASTPASS*) Despite the rollercoaster of emotions Disney manages to take us on, we keep coming back for more; Disney may be unpredictable, but it’s still FUN!
Helllllooo Hollywood!
Speaking of random changes, we noticed a certain day in April might look a little different in Disney World. Let’s investigate!
Valentine’s Day will be here in TWO WEEKS — do you have your special someone yet?! Even if you don’t, that’s totally okay! You can be your 💖own valentine💖 and treat yourself to some delicious sweets.
OMG yum?!
And, where can you get those sweets, might you ask? At Disney World, duh! Of course Disney is doing the most for Valentine’s Day, and that includes bringing us some decadent treats. So, let’s take a look at ALL of the food coming to Disney World for Valentine’s Day!
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