food IS a theme park
One of the most unpredictable things at Disney World is the weather. It can be cold, hot, and stormy, or there can even be hurricane-related weather.
Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
Weather can often affect everything in the parks, from parades to fireworks to rides. It can also affect the water parks. Today is calling for some chilly temperatures in Orlando, so that means a water park that was scheduled to reopen today, has, in fact, not reopened.
Okay, those of us who spend more time in Disney World than Disneyland often get jealous of Disneyland because of all the amazing characters that turn up there.
The whole gang!
First, ALL the Marvel character meet and greets in Avengers Campus are AMAZING. Even Oswald the Lucky Rabbit meets guests in Disneyland (NOT fair!). Now, another VERY rare character is appearing in Toontown, which officially reopened on March 19th.
Toontown has been closed in Disneyland for about a year, but it’s BACK!
Toontown is back!
We’ve been keeping up with all the new eats coming to the land, the Cast Members’ new costumes, and all the Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway secrets. Now it’s time to see the full land once again during a media preview, and we’re bringing you along with us!
Things have been VERY busy over on the West Coast!
The NEW ToonTown
Disneyland is getting a new Tiana-inspired restaurant, a new reimagined version of Tarzan’s Treehouse (which will reopen as Adventureland Treehouse), and a newly-reimagined version of ToonTown! We’ve already seen the opening of ToonTown’s new ride, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, AND we’ve shopped at a new store there, BUT even more is coming, including a brand-new look for Mickey!
UPDATE:Â Typhoon Lagoon has postponed its reopening to March 21st due to weather.Â
When you visit Disney World, do you go to its water parks?
Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
Disney World has TWO water parks, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach. Blizzard Beach recently reopened after a refurbishment with some new Frozen-themed areas. Typhoon Lagoon has recently been closed for a refurbishment, but we now know that it will reopen again SOON — with NEW FOOD! Now, that is something to get excited about.
It’s been almost three years since Disney World’s historic COVID-19-related closure and reopening, but things are still slowly getting back to “normal” at the resort.
Mickey at Chef Mickey’s
Within the last few months, we’ve seen more character experiences return to the parks, we’ve seen the reopening of restaurants, and we’ve seen the return of some experiences that had been gone for years. Buffets have also come back to many restaurants. And as of March 1st, that includes Chef Mickey’s at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, so let’s head over there and check it out!
It’s been nearly three years since Disney World’s historic closure and reopening, but we’re finally starting to see the parks returning to more normal operations.
Cinderella’s Royal Table
When it comes to character dining experiences, we’ve seen the reopening of Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in EPCOT, as well as buffets returning to both Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom and Tusker House Restaurant in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Next week, two more character dining restaurants will return to their pre-closure experiences.Â
ALERT! We’ve got more exciting Magic Kingdom news!
Enchanted Tales with Belle is back!
We were thrilled to hear about Ariel’s meet and greet returning to Magic Kingdom last month, but we knew another exciting character experience was returning as well. Enchanted Tales with Belle has returned to Magic Kingdom!
A LOT is going on in Disneyland right now.
Disneyland
The 100th anniversary is getting ready to begin in the parks, bringing with it new decorations, new food, TWO new nighttime shows, and more. On top of that, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway, a new attraction for Disneyland, opens soon. However, things are going to be pretty busy on March 8th, too — meaning you may want to SKIP going to Disneyland on that day.
Okay, so do you have a favorite Disney World show?
Frozen Sing-along Celebration in Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Maybe it’s The Festival of the Lion King in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Maybe you can’t help but watch the Dapper Dans in Magic Kingdom on every visit. Maybe your favorite show is the Frozen Sing-Along in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which recently closed for refurbishment. Well, get ready to belt out “Let It Go” again because that show has officially reopened!
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