food IS a theme park
It’s the last week of 2023, and we’re looking back over the week to see what’s changed.
The ganache on this thing is SO good
Yes, this is generally a slow time of year for Disney World, but this week alone, we already tried our first 2024 snack, spotted a Crumbl cookie dupe in EPCOT, and met Santa Duffy. We’ve seen some Disney World restaurant menus change this week, too, so let’s take a look at those.
Two Disney World rides will be temporarily CLOSED soon, so if you want to get one more ride in, you’ll need to get to the theme parks this week!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Disney occasionally shuts down rides and attractions in order to refresh and update them, and soon it will be time for two popular attractions to get their annual refurbishment.Â
If you’ve been to Disney World, you know that sometimes the unexpected happens.
Rise of the Resistance
First, the weather is notoriously unpredictable. It could be raining one minute and all sunshine and hot the next. Then there are the ride closures. Some are planned (mostly for refurbishments), but sometimes rides just go down for whatever reason. Well, on December 30th, 2023, it happened to some of Disney World’s most popular rides.
In December 2023, we heard that Disney was permanently closing the Voyage of the Little Mermaid at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Voyage of the Little Mermaid
We haven’t seen the show performed since 2020 when the parks closed due to the pandemic. Since then, we have been waiting with bated breath for it to reopen. However, Disney announced that the show was going to be closing permanently to make way for something brand new — “The Little Mermaid — A Musical Adventure”. Disney’s Live Entertainment team has been working on the show for over a year now, so consider this our open letter to them about what we would like to see in the new show. [Read more…]
We had a feeling that several Disney rides would be closing in 2024.
Haunted Mansion
While a few attractions could be closing forever this coming year, several are just temporarily shutting down for refurbishments. Disney will do this every now and then to maintain the rides and ensure they continue to work properly. Some rides notoriously close around the same time each year, while others close more spontaneously. Since January is just right around the corner, we thought we would share with you which rides you can expect to be closing in the coming month!
Pop quiz! What happens when Disney World reaches Park Pass reservation capacity, Genie+ reaches a record-high price, and crowds flood the parks and resorts? Let us show you.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
OK, first, a little background. On December 27th, Disney World was BUSY. Park Pass reservations completely sold out at all four parks, which essentially means the parks reached capacity. Additionally, it was $39 to use Genie+ at multiple parks or Magic Kingdom. That’s $39 per person for one day — a new record-high price based on Disney’s surge pricing system. So, what happens when this perfect storm of events happens in one day? Let’s take a look.
No one likes to admit when they’re wrong, but we’re here to call you out on rules you’ve been breaking every day at Disney World.
It’s Stitch!
You’ve planned everything from where you’re going to call home during your Disney World vacation to what you’re going to eat but you’ve probably not taken into consideration the actions you choose to take at Disney World that actually break their rules! [Read more…]
It’s hard to believe the holiday season will be over soon, but here we are at the end of December!
Sparkling Volcano at Rainforest Cafe
We’ll soon be saying goodbye to 2023 and those delicious snacks at the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays. We’re going to certainly miss all those other holiday snacks, too. As the seasons change, though, so, too does Disney food, and each week we have new menu changes to share with you. So let’s take a look at Disney World restaurant menu changes for this past week!
Trips to Disney are EXPENSIVE! There’s no doubt about it.
Magic Kingdom
Add up all the costs for airfare, hotel rooms, and park tickets and we’d be surprised if you even had any money left over for food and souvenirs or add-ons like Genie+ or PhotoPass. Thinking about all that, we thought we’d bring you our list of the BEST free things in Disney World right now. (Bet you didn’t know there were any free things to do at Disney World!)
The holiday season is not only in full swing, but the ACTUAL holidays are finally upon us!
The holidays have arrived!
That means that things are getting pretty busy in Disney World. The crowds are arriving and Genie+ has already reached its highest price yet. But that’s not all. If you were planning on visiting Magic Kingdom this week and have not yet made a park pass reservation, well, we’ve got some bad news for you.
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