food IS a theme park
Walt Disney World has officially been reopened for a little over two months now.
Main Street, USA
Despite reduced park capacity, it hasn’t necessarily been any easier to get reservations at some of Disney World’s most popular dining spots, like Be Our Guest Restaurant, California Grill, or Topolino’s Terrace.
It may be hard to believe, but Disneyland has officially been closed for six months.
Disneyland Park
And while Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, has reopened and other Disney resorts around the world have reopened (or plan to reopen!), Disneyland still has no official reopening plan or date.
There have been some exciting developments in the world of Disney dining this week! Chefs de France, which has remained closed since EPCOT reopened in July, started to show some signs of life on its website page, hinting that it may be preparing to welcome guests back! Signs now point to a potential early October opening, although reservations are still unavailable as of this writing and we have yet to hear an official announcement.
Chefs de France
As the restaurant prepares to reopen, we CAN announce that we noticed some MAJOR cutbacks to their menu. Once Chefs de France reopens, there will only be a fraction of appetizers, entrees, and desserts to order for lunch and dinner.
Halloween is here, and we could not be more stoked! And with this spooky time of the year, we get all kinds of wonderfully creepy new merchandise, including LOADS of The Nightmare Before Christmas goodies (like these gorgeous figures we found at Disney World).
Jack Skellington
And the wonderful thing about The Nightmare Before Christmas is that it’s not just a Halloween movie: it’s a Christmas movie, too! Halloweenmas, anyone?
The France Pavilion in EPCOT has some pretty delicious dining options.
Chefs de France
You might remember that though Chefs de France has been closed since the reopening of Disney World, we spotted some hours pop up for the restaurant this Friday. Those hours have since been removed and now, there are hours showing up for a DIFFERENT date. Could this be when we’ll be dining on French Onion Soup again?
This has been a weird year. Does that put it too lightly? Maybe. But as a result, we are going to wring every DROP of joy that we possibly can out of the upcoming Holiday Season. Does that start with decorating for Christmas in October? Probably. Does it also include extra Disney Magic everywhere? Definitely.
Jack as Sandy Claws Figure at The Art of Disney
If The Nightmare Before Christmas teaches us anything it is that Christmas and Halloween are awesome together. (That might not be the takeaway we’re meant to have but…weird year.) One of our favorite sources for cool merch is at it again with some decorations we might not have considered!
Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii has been closed since March due to the global health crisis.
Disney’s Aulani Resort
Soon after the closure, Disney noted that the resort would be closed “until further notice.” Recently, reservations at Aulani were canceled through mid-October. But, now, Disney has announced an official reopening date for Aulani.
It seems like Disney World is getting a lot busier on weekends. We expected it on holiday weekends like Labor Day for example, but it looks like that’s extended into the rest of the year, too.
Hollywood Studios
Since the theme parks reopened, Annual Passholders (and other guests) have had to snag a Disney Park Pass reservations before entering the park. Reservations, especially for Disney’s Hollywood Studios have been filling up FAST. Thus meaning APs are having to book weeks, and sometimes months in advance if they’re looking to visit Hollywood Studios.
Games and puzzles! Give us ALL the Disney games and puzzles! We’re spending so much quality time with our families and we will never say no to new Disney games! They’re priceless.
©Disney ©Hasbro
Fun times spent playing games around the table with our friends and family are great, but sometimes they get a little too competitive (looking at you, Villains Monopoly!) and we could use a chill activity, like putting a puzzle…or four!
Bright Suns, traveler! This summer Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge celebrated its first anniversary! It is impossible to fathom — it feels like just yesterday that we were walking through the gates to The Black Spire Outpost for the first time. We get chills just thinking about it!
Oga’s Cantina at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Hollywood Studios
Traditionally the first-anniversary gift is paper, but we always find it best to celebrate with something of the food or drink variety. Disney Parks Blog is here with an assist. They’ve published the recipe for the famous, non-alcoholic, Cliff Dweller.
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