food IS a theme park
Now that things are starting to go back to “normal” in the theme park world, we’re seeing restaurant, resort, and attraction reopenings all over the place!
Things are going back to normal!
Disneyland Resort in particular has seen quite a few things open back up in recent weeks, and now, dining reservations are available for a returning restaurant in Disney California Adventure!
Disneyland officially reopened on April 30th, 2021 after being closed for over a year. Things are slowly starting to look how they did before the longest closure of any Disney park in history, but what has changed?
Disney California Adventure
What is still changing? And what can you expect if you’re visiting Southern California’s Disney parks this year?
UPDATE: It appears this dining glitch has been resolved. We’ll keep an eye out for more updates.
There are several things you need to do prior to your Disney World trip like make Park Pass reservations, and, perhaps most importantly, make those Advance Dining Reservations.
Be Our Guest
When Disney World reopened after the pandemic closures last year, it reduced the Advance Dining Reservations booking window to 60 days, as opposed to 180 days. But, could that be changing soon? Here’s what we’re seeing.
Even though many things are reopening again, some parts of Disney remain affected by the global pandemic.
Akershus still closed
Some hotels remain closed, live entertainment is not fully back, and things like FastPasses remain on a hiatus. Another part of Disney that is being impacted right now is Adventures by Disney. The global, guided vacation system just canceled more trips in the United States for this year.
We’ve all seen those dads in Disney who wear the funny shirts that say things like, “Most Expensive Day Ever.” Or maybe a simple #BROKE will suffice.
This shirt cost me HOW MUCH? ©Disney
It’s funny because it’s TRUE! Because Disney World trips are so EXPENSIVE! HOWEVER, there are some things in Disney World that — shockingly enough — won’t break the bank to experience.
[Read more…]
Chef José Andrés is the owner and creator of Jaleo, which has a location inside Disney Springs!
Jaleo in Disney Springs
And Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, has just awarded Andrés for his humanitarian and unifying efforts with $100 million. This new award is called the “Courage and Civility Award.” [Read more…]
One of the most classic ways to travel around Disney World (and one of our favorites!) is the monorail.
The EPCOT Monorail is BACK!
There are two theme parks with monorail service at Disney World — Magic Kingdom and EPCOT. While the Magic Kingdom monorail loop has been running since the reopening, the EPCOT monorail line just reopened the other day after being closed since March 2020. And now, just 2 days after reopening, it’s already closed again!
A lot has been changing at Disneyland Resort lately!
Mickey!
We’ve seen the opening of Avengers Campus, the return of fireworks, and the reopening of fan-favorite restaurants! One of the restaurants scheduled to open soon is Carthay Circle, which you can dine at on July 22nd. However, your meal will look very different!
Welcome back, DFB friends! We’re here with another What’s New at Magic Kingdom!
Splash Mountain
And, we’ve got plenty of updates to share with you! So, what are you waiting for? Let’s dive right on in!
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