food IS a theme park
Disney recently announced big plans to transform Disneyland’s Toontown area.
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Toontown is currently scheduled to close in March 2022 and reopen in early 2023 with a new ride and a fully reimagined space. In the meantime, we’ve learned a bit more about one of the most special parts of the new Toontown — and Walt Disney fans will want to hear this.
Happy birthday, Walt! Who could have predicted that this little guy would go on to create the most magical place on earth? Back in October, Disney World celebrated its 50th anniversary, but today we’re celebrating the birthday of the man who made it all possible: Walt Disney! But did you know that there’s a place in Disney World where you can celebrate Walt’s legacy year-round?
Obligatory birthday baby picture
There’s a majorly-overlooked little area in Disney’s Hollywood Studios that pays tribute to Walt Disney, and most people just walk right by. In honor of Walt’s birthday, we decided to stop in and show you around. Who knows, you might even learn something new!
Disney fans could soon have a new museum to put on their travel bucket list to explore Walt Disney’s earliest history as an animator.
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This would be in addition to the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, the recently extended Walt Disney Archives exhibit at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, and the Walt Disney Birthplace in Chicago.
This year is Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary!
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The parks have been through a lot of changes in the last few decades, like the addition of Galaxy’s Edge and Pandora, the Cinderella Castle makeover, and some new resorts. And now there’s now a way to look back on all this history.
If you’ve been checking in on our Instagram stories lately, you may notice that we’ve thrown in a few trivia questions to test your Disney World knowledge!
Hi, Mickey!
Some of these questions may be easier than others, and we’ll admit we’ve thrown one or two difficult questions in there to see who knows their Disney facts. A recent question REALLY stumped people, as a whopping 88% of those polled got the answer WRONG!
When Walt Disney envisioned Disneyland Park, one small component of that dream was a private escape within the Park where Walt and his beloved wife Lillian could entertain family, friends, dignitaries, and celebrities. The space wasn’t completed before his death, but the design persisted, and 21 Royal was born.
21 Royal Sign
The space has been used for several different purposes — the Dream Suite, an Art Gallery, etc — previously. But since 2015, 21 Royal has been an exclusive space in the heart of New Orleans Square available for private dining events. [Read more…]
Bread Pudding from Main Street Bakery
Jim Korkis has a great article over on MousePlanet about Walt Disney’s favorite foods, including some great recipes.
The Disney’s family cook prepared a dessert every night. Walt’s other favorites included Apple Brown Betty, custards, bread pudding, baked apples, red Jell-O with fruit, lemon snow pudding, and lemon chiffon with a graham cracker crust. He liked Gingerbread and another type of cookie made with chow mein noodles and melted butterscotch.
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