food IS a theme park
Disney World has been open for almost two months now, but there are still a LOT of closed restaurants.
Gastons Tavern
Today, we got some super exciting news that several iconic Disney World restaurants will be reopening. Soon, we’ll be returning to Cinderella’s Royal Table in Magic Kingdom and Hollywood & Vine in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. But guess what — Disney also just announced the reopening dates for TWO fan-favorite quick service spots. Let’s take a look!
As you may know, nabbing dining reservations at Walt Disney World table service restaurants often takes a lot of planning, patience, and luck. However, as we also know, things are pretty different in the parks right now!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios entrance
Recently, Disney World added a new option for guests wanting to dine at select table restaurants: the mobile dine walk-up waitlist. And the good news is that Disney keeps adding this option to more restaurants!
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Hollywood Studios is a mystical place filled with unique dining and merchandise offerings. Here, you’re truly transported to another planet (the planet of Batuu, if you’re wondering). You can sip on Blue Milk, pilot the Millennium Falcon, and even create your own droid.
Batuuan Spira Gift Card
And since you’re being transported to a new planet, of course, Disney wants guests to be able to use that planet’s form of currency, if they’d like. When Galaxy’s Edge opened, guests could purchase a gold Batuuan Spira metal gift card. This was popular and sold out quickly at both Disney World and Disneyland. Yesterday, we shared that a silver version of this gift card was on the way.Â
Navigating the new Disney Park Pass theme park reservation system has been a whole new adventure.
Hollywood Studios
Annual Passholders especially have had to deal with booked-up days more than a month in advance. And with only three reservations available to Passholders at a time, that can get tricky. For other guests, however, reservations have stayed pretty open and available. Now, for the first time since the park reopenings, reservations are GONE for ALL FOUR theme parks this Sunday.
Welcome back, DFB friends! We’re here with another What’s New at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios!
Once Upon a Time
And, we’ve got plenty of merchandise, food, entertainment, and construction updates, so let’s dive right on in!
We’ve loved spotting the new Park Life MagicBands throughout Walt Disney World, so you can imagine our excitement when we recently stumbled upon a new one. These MagicBands feature each park front and center and include some super-cute artwork representing many of our favorite attractions.
Hollywood Studios
So far, we’ve spotted a Park Life MagicBand for Magic Kingdom (along with a Mickey Mouse Park Life plush we couldn’t resist). There’s also an adorable Park Life MagicBand for EPCOT!
If you’re looking to go to Walt Disney World, you’ll need a valid ticket and a Park Pass reservation for the park you’d like to visit each day.
Magic Kingdom
For those visiting Disney World on Labor Day weekend, Park Pass availability has been changing a LOT lately. Now, we’ve got another update!
Labor Day weekend in Walt Disney World is shaping up to be quite busy.
Spaceship Earth in EPCOT
Park Pass Reservations have been filling up fast, but we recently caught an update to the Park Pass availability page, and it looks like some significant changes have been made!
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance has quickly become a fan-favorite in Walt Disney World.
Rise of the Resistance
It has also become one of the more difficult attractions to get onto. If you’re lucky enough to get on the ride in Disney’s Hollywood Studios sometime soon, be on the lookout for an extra special surprise.Â
It’s D23’s anniversary! And they’re celebrating in a big way!
Rey and Chewbacca
We’ve already checked out all the ways that D23 is celebrating this big anniversary, but now we’re taking a closer look at some exciting Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge information that we’ve heard during the festivities! Thanks to the Inside Disney podcast, we know a little bit more about merchandise, easter eggs, and more from Disney’s Batuu! Let’s check it out!
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