food IS a theme park
We have an important EPCOT update for you! The park will be closing early one day in May for a private event, and we don’t want you to be caught by surprise.
EPCOT
The parks sometimes have adjusted hours for special events or buy-outs, so it is always important to check the Disney World website or the My Disney Experience app for the most up-to-date information for your trip.
We have some BIG news from the airline industry! Southwest Airlines is changing its checked bag policy. The airline is long known for having one of the best checked bag policies: two free checked bags per passenger. However, that policy won’t be around for much longer!
©Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines announced today that changes to its checked bag policy will apply to flights booked on or after May 28th, 2025. With the change in policy, only certain customers will receive free checked bags. We are breaking it all down for you!
Paddy’s Bar has officially opened in Disney Springs! We have been keeping a close eye on the construction since we first learned about this new bar in June 2024.
Paddy’s Bar is open!
And now, the time has come! We are here to check out the brand-new bar and give you all the details.
We’re SO CLOSE to the 2025 EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival we can taste it.
EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival
We’ll be coming to you LIVE from the first day of the festival to share everything you need to know about the exciting entertainment, shopping, gorgeous topiaries, and of course — the food! Speaking of which, if you want to know where to go to get all the BEST eats and then some, make sure you check out this NEW EPCOT map!
It is almost time for the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival to begin, and Disney just released the FULL menus for this year’s festival!
It is almost time for Flower & Garden!
The Flower & Garden Festival runs from March 5th through June 2nd, 2025. The festival is full of gorgeous flowers, special entertainment, and lots of delicious food and drinks.
We just got a FIRST LOOK at the new food coming to Epic Universe! Epic Universe is Universal’s brand-new theme park, opening on May 22nd, 2025.
Epic Universe Model
USA Today and Universal just shared a sneak peek at some of the food that will be available at Epic Universe, and to say we are EXCITED is an understatement.
The new land coming to Disney’s Animal Kingdom park has now cleared a major regulatory hurdle!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
In 2023, Disney announced that the DinoLand, U.S.A. area of Animal Kingdom would be transformed into a new land themed to the Tropical Americas. Some DinoLand, U.S.A. closures have already begun, and a groundbreaking ceremony for the new land — officially named Pueblo Esperanza — took place earlier this year. And now, Pueblo Esperanza has cleared an important regulatory hurdle in development!
There is A LOT of construction going on at Disney World. Construction walls are up by Astro Orbiter, a portion of DinoLand is now closed as work begins on Pueblo Esperanza, and Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy is closed and blocked off as Disney prepares to debut Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After.
Astro Orbiter Construction Walls
And that is only the tip of the iceberg! There is even more construction going on at the parks, as well as numerous hotels at Disney World. You will even spot construction going on for a brand-new Disney World hotel.
A NEW bride has arrived at Disneyland Park!
Main Street, U.S.A.
And we aren’t talking about a bride who is living out her Disneyland wedding dreams on Main Street, U.S.A. This new bride is inside one of Disneyland’s most popular attractions!
There are a lot of new things coming to Disney World in the coming years! Some of the changes include a brand-new Villains Land will be coming to Magic Kingdom and DinoLand, U.S.A. will be getting rethemed to a Tropical Americas-themed land called Pueblo Esperanza.
©Disney || Tropical Americas Land coming to Animal Kingdom
But those aren’t the only new areas coming to Disney World soon. A new Cars area is also in the works in Magic Kingdom, and we just got an update about the permit filed by Disney back in August 2024.
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