food IS a theme park
Cinderella has the most adorable little friends and helpers, doesn’t she?
Jaq and Gus Spatulas
We’re especially fond of Gus Gus, and we’ve been so happy to see him on more merch recently, including a holiday pin and even on a spatula!
EPCOT is getting a major transformation with a reimagined look, attractions, and more enhancements!
EPCOT Ticket Booths
As part of the transformation, Imaginers have created a new color scheme that will be highlighted on shops, structures, and paint jobs around the theme park. We’ve already seen the new design and colors appear on the newly painted ticket booths and construction walls. The new theme has started to move more buildings around the park!
This holiday season is sure to be a strange one as the country continues to grapple with the global health crisis. The holidays tend to be a time for travel so that family and friends can come together.
Flight from Orlando
We’ve already seen this with crowds in Disney World this week (until today that is), and Disney Park Pass reservations have begun to fill up for the weeks surrounding Christmas. As COVID-19 cases continue to be a concern, airlines are preparing for a busy holiday season while wrestling with health and safety concerns.
We’ve been making our way all around the Disney World theme parks this Thanksgiving week to see what new things we could spot and get a feel for the holiday crowds.
Magic Kingdom Crowds
But, not everything always runs smoothly in Disney World. We’ve seen Disney experience some technical difficulties recently at Spaceship Earth in EPCOT as well with its dining reservation system. Today, it appears Disney is experiencing issues with some of its other systems.
What better way to add Disney to your style than through a little bling?!
Mickey Lights Earrings
Recently, we’ve seen some stunning Disney-themed jewelry, including earrings, necklaces, charms, and bracelets. There are plenty of great shops to check around Walt Disney World if you’re interested in some cute accessories, and now there’s an adorable new bracelet coming to Disney Springs!
With so many moving parts, it’s not uncommon for Disney’s attractions and rides to have breakdowns.
Spaceship Earth Closed for Technical Difficulties
From sinking boats to malfunctioning animatronics to Skyliner crashes, we’ve seen it all! Some attractions are more prone to breaking down than others, but Disney tries to keep things in check with regular refurbishments. Today, a BIG Disney attraction broke down and guests had to be evacuated — from a very precarious location!
It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and we’re pretty used to seeing crowds at Disney World, even at the park’s current 35% capacity. And Disney previously told us that Thanksgiving week was almost 100% booked at that capacity.
Magic Kingdom
So when we went to the parks this morning, we expected to see a lot of people, just like we’ve been seeing in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving. Instead, we were quite surprised by the LACK of crowds in the parks. Let’s take a look at exactly what we’re experiencing today!
If we’re being honest, we here at DFB really love old-school EPCOT.
Spaceship Earth in 1985
Those were the good ol’ days of Universe of Energy, World of Motion, and the OG Figment attraction, Journey Into Imagination. With the EPCOT transformation coming in the near future, we’ve been feeling really nostalgic for the park that we loved in the 80s and 90s! If you’re like us and just can’t seem to let go (or you know someone else who can’t), then we’ve got the perfect holiday gift guide for you!
Here at DFB, we love a good cupcake!
Menagerie Cupcake
We’ve tasted A LOT of cupcakes over the years, and we like to think of ourselves as experts in the Disney cupcake world. Just recently, we’ve reviewed the Menagerie Cupcake, the Twice Upon a Christmas Cupcake, the Olaf’s Snow Flurry cupcake, AND the Simba cupcake. That’s a lot of cupcakes! But now, another holiday cupcake has returned to Walt Disney World, and you know we had to try it!
We are just DAYS away from the start of the Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, and we could not be more excited to taste ALL the delicious things!
EPCOT Festival of the Holidays sign
We’ve already seen quite a few of the booths up around the park, as well as a Festival of the Holidays themed guide map, and a Festival sign. But, as we walked around the park today, we also noticed that the first signs of the NEW Olaf scavenger hunt are also starting to make an appearance!
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