food IS a theme park
Disney World has been BUSY decking the halls!
Christmas has arrived at Magic Kingdom!
We can’t get over all the wreaths, garlands, and Christmas decor and we’ve already had the chance to check out the incredible gingerbread display at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort. But now, we’re heading to a different Disney World hotel to see what sort of decor they’ve donned for the holidays.
It’s been a great week in Disney World, especially when it comes to food.
Meal at Nine Dragons
Mostly, we’re just excited that we finally got the menus for the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays, which starts on November 29th — and yes, we’ll be running around EPCOT all day eating EVERYTHING. We also tried some new menu items at Sci-Fi Dine In in Hollywood Studios. We also spent some time researching Disney World restaurant menus, and we’ve got some changes to tell you about.
Disney just announced THREE Disney World hotels will be under construction beginning next year!
Wilderness Lodge
The good news is that these hotels will be getting some renovated rooms, but what does this mean for you if you have a trip planned in 2025? We have all the details so keep reading!
Happy Holidays from DFB. The holiday season is officially in FULL swing at Disney World now that the holiday decorations are up, the hotel gingerbread displays are ready, and the first Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party in Magic Kingdom has happened.
Mickey Linzer cookie
We’ve been busy checking out all the holiday snacks around Disney World, too. BUT we’re doing our weekly thing where we take a look at Disney World restaurant menus to see what’s changed — and we’ve got some updates to share with you this week.
With less than two months in 2024, you can basically count down the days until your 2025 Disney World trip!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
With such little time left for all the preparations, we wanted to offer a helping hand! If you’re still trying to figure out which Disney World you want to book a stay at in 2025, you’ll want to know about the ones that you’ll want to stay clear of. Let’s dive right in!
Happy holidays, DFB friends! Yep, it’s officially the holiday season in Disney World and we’re ready to eat all the holiday snacks and go to the first Jollywood Nights and Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.
Eats in Animal Kingdom
It’s been quite a week in Disney World. We just got word that NEW gingerbread displays are coming to Disney World this holiday season (we can’t wait!). We got details on a fun Diwali fest that’s coming to Disney Springs. Holiday decorations have officially appeared in Magic Kingdom (cue Mariah Carey). However, we’ve also seen some Disney World restaurant menus change, and that’s what we want to tell you about.
Okay, so we witnessed some changes this week in Disney World.
Chocolate Chip Belgian Waffle at The Cake Bake Shop
One of those changes was the opening of The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers (and y’all, we visited it SEVERAL times — you know — for science). We also ate a giant mozzarella stick for science because, well, cheese. Plus there were loaded fries (yes, our job is SO HARD LOL). However, the BIGGEST change we saw this week was with Disney World restaurant menus, so let’s get into those updates. We hope you’re sitting down for this.
Well, it has been QUITE a week in Disney World, hasn’t it?
Cuban Sandwich with fries at Restaurantosaurus
This week, we saw an announcement about a brand-new Lightning Lane Premier Pass (and let’s just say that announcement was met with some controversy). We also got the full schedule of narrators for this year’s Candlelight Processional at the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays, as well as details about dining packages for that event. In the meantime, Disney World changed some restaurant menus (like they do), so we want to get you updated on those changes!
We know a thing or two about dining at Disney World!
California Grill
Not only have we dined at every restaurant at Disney World, but we have even stayed at every hotel in Disney World. We have ranked hotels and restaurants, but then we thought, “What if we ranked Disney World hotels just based on their restaurants instead?” So that is precisely what we are going to do!
Sorting through Disney’s “Blue Sky Ideas” and projects that are actually in development can be taxing for Disney fans. We’re used to promises that, realistically, can’t be kept or projects that get scrapped years after being announced. However, sometimes long-forgotten concepts do eventually show signs of life.
Disney World
Expansion and active developments have been dominating Disney World news cycles since the big announcements dropped at this year’s D23 fan expo. With theme park attractions taking all the focus, we haven’t heard much about new Disney World hotels — until recently. A surprising filing this week suggests a new Disney World hotel project may be on the horizon.
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