food IS a theme park
Be sure to check out our list of restaurants in the Magic Kingdom.
Disney World is in a constant state of change.
Liberty Square Riverboat
Sometimes, those changes boil down to refurbishments on beloved and long-standing attractions. We’ve seen permits that might point to some upcoming refurbs in Magic Kingdom and now, Disney has announced that TWO Magic Kingdom attractions will be closing for lengthy refurbishments.
It’s officially SPOOKY season, and that means we can celebrate the Haunted Mansion even more than we normally do! We’ve seen a lot of really cool Haunted Mansion merch in the parks, including Haunted Mansion Crocs (!!!), Haunted Mansion Loungefly bags, and a Haunted Mansion wallpaper mask.
Haunted Mansion Hitchhiking Ghosts Figure
But there’s one specific character in the Haunted Mansion that’s been getting a lot of attention lately!
One reason we adore Halloween at Disney World is that we start seeing a lot of love for Disney villains in the parks! We’ve seen awesome villain spirit jerseys, villains stickers, and even villains fans! And we LOVE the new Villains Cavalcades!!!
The Evil Queen
Right now, we are ALL ABOUT THE BAD GUYS AND GALS of Disney! And we just spotted a new VILLAINOUS item in the parks!
Although several restaurants around Disney World are still closed, quite a few have started to reopen recently.
Cinderella Castle
Today, another restaurant officially reopened, this time in Magic Kingdom, a whole day earlier than it was originally scheduled to!
Hang onto your hats and glasses, folks…
Big Thunder Anniversary Pin
…because this here’s the WILDEST Big Thunder Mountain merch in the wilderness! The beloved Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in the Magic Kingdom is celebrating 40 years of twists, turns, and screaming mountain goats. Disney kicked off the celebration with a Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction collection inspired by the ride. The wild adventures don’t stop there! We just got a look at the new Big Thunder Mountain MagicBand, shirt, phone case, and pin!
BOO!! Err, I mean… HELLO from Disney World’s Magic Kingdom!!
Court Jester Mickey and Knight Donald
THIS is where Halloween is in FULL SWING… and the gang’s ALL HERE — and in their festive best — to celebrate! We’re checking out what’s NEW in the park (with help from some of our best Disney pals!), and we hope you’ll join us along the way for even more festive fall fun!
Oh, and when we say “the gang’s all here…” [Read more…]
Updates: Cinderella’s Royal Table opened today, one day earlier than its scheduled reopening date, with a 5 minute wait! Click here to check out all the details. We were also surprised by a special guest during our dining experience today. Click here to see who made a guest appearance during our meal! Stay tuned for our full review of Cinderella’s Royal Table.
Ever wanted to dine like royalty?
Vaulted Ceilings in Cinderella’s Royal Table
You can truly feel like a princess when you eat at Cinderella’s Royal Table in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. But, let’s be honest, this place has always been off-the-charts expensive.
Pre-closure, you could drop over $300 (after tax and tip) for your family of four, and it wasn’t even all you can eat. But we’ve always still recommended it as a one-and-done — because getting the experience to dine inside Cinderella Castle AND seeing five princesses at once almost made it worth the cost. Especially if this was your one and only experience to dine here.
The Disney World park hours have been changing a lot in recent weeks.
Disney World
Overall, the hours were shortened coming into September with Disney announcing an extension for select parks coming in November. Additionally, we spotted small hours extensions in Animal Kingdom and EPCOT this Saturday and just Animal Kingdom on Sunday. Now, the rest of the parks are following suit.
We all have our own favorite forms of Disney Transportation that are a must-do during our trip to Disney World. But, Disney also has such a beautiful atmosphere filled with trees, lagoons, and flowers that we LOVE taking the time to walk around the property.
Grand Floridian Resort
And we’re getting closer and closer to being able to combine a fun ramble around the property with transporting ourselves to Magic Kingdom via the Grand Floridian Walkway! The new pathway will allow guests to walk straight from the Grand Floridian to the Magic Kingdom’s entrance on a special direct path.
The Halloween season has already been filled with Pumpkin Spice Sundaes, our favorite Disney characters dressed in costumes, and a crazy amount of merchandise around the parks too!
Mickey’s Happy Halloween Cavalcade
Buuut, there’s just something so magical about hearing “Boo to You” playing around the Magic Kingdom as we wear our best witchy get-ups. As we were walking down Main Street today, though, we heard familiar voices singing new spooky songs!
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