food IS a theme park
A handful of new things have popped up at Disney’s Polynesian Resort over the last week!
Duffy and Friends Headband
We’ve spotted a plush Duffy headband, eaten Dole Whip out of a pineapple (YUM!), and tried a sparkly Christmas cupcake! Today we saw a whole new collection of merch that will add some Polynesian flair to your wardrobe and let you show off your love for this relaxing resort!
You’ve probably heard, but it all started with a Mouse!
Partners Statue
When Walt first created Mickey for the “Steamboat Willie” short, he probably didn’t know how beloved Mickey would be almost 100 years later. Now, the day after Walt’s birthday, we’ve spotted a pretty neat piece of merch commemorating Walt and Mickey!
Even if you’re running your runDisney races from home right now, you can still have tons of fun participating!
©runDisney
Several races this year and next year have been converted to virtual events, but Disney’s been keeping the fun going at home with some fun themed crafts and merchandise. And if you’re planning on registering for next year’s races, then you should totally check out this new line of runDisney gear!
Disney World is seeing some pretty busy days as we come up on the holidays.
Magic Kingdom Crowds
Today Magic Kingdom has no Disney Park Pass availability remaining and we’re reporting from the pretty crowded park. Take a look around with us as we check out some of the pinch points and long lines!
Just a few days ago, we were munching on holiday cupcakes and more all around Disneyland Resort and the newly reopened Buena Vista Street.
Holiday Cupcake
But, things have quickly changed in California. Last week, Governor Newsom announced that stay-at-home orders would be imposed for regions based on ICU availability. This weekend, Southern California (the region that Disneyland Resort is located in) reached the set ICU capacity level, triggering the stay-at-home order for that region. Under this new order, restaurants can only be open for takeout or delivery. Disneyland confirmed that some of the restaurants at the resort would remain open for takeout under this order, while others would entirely close. Here’s a full list of what restaurants are and are not open at Disneyland Resort based on our trip today.
When thinking about dining for your next Walt Disney World trip, definitely don’t sleep on the resort restaurant options!
California Grill Lounge
Some of the best food on property is available at the Disney resort hotels, so if you have the time and it’s practical, we encourage you to make some dining reservations outside of the parks. Exclusive to the resorts, you have some fun options, like the character meal at Topolino’s Terrace, an amazing view from California Grill at the Contemporary, and the wacky antics of the servers at Whispering Canyon Cafe. Today, we stopped by one of our favorite Disney resort restaurants, and we happened to stumble upon a secret menu item!
We’re pretty excited to wrap up 2020 with an all-new Disney/Pixar film!
Soul ©Pixar | Disney
Soul plays its way into Disney+ on Christmas Day and we’re gearing up to laugh and cry like we do with most Pixar films. We’ve seen new merchandise and several trailers and clips and now it’s time for another sneak peek!
We’re only a few weeks away from getting to see the latest Pixar film!
Soul Photo-Op
Soul debuts on Disney+ on December 25th and we’re pretty excited to see how Pixar is going to being this music-based story to life! In the meantime, we’ve had a blast spotting Soul merch online and today it popped up in the Disney parks!
We’re having a GRAND time at Disney World’s Grand Floridian Resort today!
Welcome to Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort!
A few new additions have recently arrived at Disney World’s flagship Resort. ICYMI, weekend guests were once again treated to the sound of live music in the lobby. And while that was a very pleasant surprise indeed, the Grand Floridian is not quite done with the surprises just yet as we learned today while we were dining at the Grand Floridian Café! [Read more…]
There are lots of new attractions and areas being worked on right now all throughout the Disney theme parks, including Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, and TRON Lightcycle Run.
Tron Lightcycle Vehicle Photo Op
In September, Imagineers reached a major milestone in the TRON construction with the installation of the first piece of the incredibly canopy that will surround part of the attraction’s outside route. As we passed by the attraction today, we could see that even more of this stunning canopy is going up and we couldn’t be more excited!!
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