food IS a theme park
Are you a Disney World Annual Passholder?
Annual Passholder
If so, you’re probably aware of all the benefits you get for being a Passholder. In addition to admission into the parks, you also get discounts on shopping and dining, access to exclusive lounges, and the occasional free gift. You also get special merchandise, and now a NEW Annual Passholder souvenir is turning up, but Disney sort of missed a HUGE opportunity with the announcement about its release. Let’s get into it.
Okay, West Coast folks. We’ve got some HUGE Disneyland news.
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If you’ve been wanting to get your hands on a Disneyland Magic Key Annual Pass, you might understand just how limited those passes are and how quickly they sell out — when they’re on sale. We’re guessing you’ve probably been waiting for sales to begin again soon. Well, we’ve got some BIG news: sales for Magic Key passes will resume on May 20th…but only two passes will be available.
Do you love Disney princesses? Well, one of the first Disney Princesses was Princess Aurora, who appeared in Disney’s 1959 animated film, Sleeping Beauty.
Aurora
Now you may remember that in that film, the fairies argued over what color to make Aurora’s dress: should it be pink or blue? Well, now YOU get to decide with Disney’s latest souvenir, a pair of ears, that lets you wear the color of your choice, pink or blue.
If you love going to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal Orlando, you have probably fallen in love with the sweetest of beverages, good old butterbeer.
However, you might also know that there is only one way in Orlando to get that butterbeer — and it’s by visiting one of the three Wizarding World of Harry Potter lands (including the one in Epic Universe). That means if you want to enjoy that sweet nectar preferred by witches and wizards, you need a Universal Orlando park ticket. Well, we’ve got BIG news — NOT ANYMORE. You can now get butterbeer outside Universal’s parks; no park ticket required.
We’ve been fortunate enough to visit Universal Orlando’s Epic Universe several times now, and we’ve tried to bring you along for each and every trip before the park officially opens on May 22nd.
Isle of Berk in Epic Universe
We’ve explored all five lands, but more importantly, we’ve explored all the restaurants and checked out everything you can eat and drink in Epic Universe, too (which is OBVIOUSLY very important). However, when we visited How To Train Your Dragon — Isle of Berk, we immediately found what instantly became one of our new favorite snacks, the Goldfish Mac & Cheese Cone, at Hooligan’s Grog & Gruel. Well, we’ve got some great news — it just got easier to grab that snack!
Disney just recently dropped some HUGE announcements with its recent second-quarter 2025 earnings call.
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We learned a lot about how the company was doing financially, as well as how well its streaming services were doing, as well as how the theme parks were doing. However, Disney dropped a MAJOR news bomb, as well, when it announced it was building an entirely new theme park in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The company revealed some of the plans it has for that new theme park, so we’re going to dive into everything we know so far.
Getting to Disney World has never been easier.
Orlando International Airport
That’s because flying to and from Orlando International Airport just gets more and more convenient. First, you’ve got the FREE MCO Reserve program that lets you reserve a time to go through the TSA security line at the airport. Plus, the airport is making some HUGE changes to make your experience even better by adding new shopping and dining options. Also, airlines are adding new nonstop flights to Orlando ALL the time, and right now, Delta Airlines has just added SEVEN new nonstop flights to Orlando International Airport.
Although you can ride the Mad Tea Party teacups in Magic Kingdom in Disney World, and possibly even spot Alice and the Mad Hatter nearby, did you know there’s another spot in Orlando with an Alice in Wonderland theme?
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It’s a bar called High T, and it’s been open since 2022. Not only does the bar have an Alice in Wonderland vibe, but it also offers specialty cocktails and characters from the Lewis Carroll books. However, we’ve got some bad news: the bar recently announced that it is permanently closing for good.
If you’re going on a cruise soon, you might want to pay attention and take some extra health precautions.
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If you’ve been following the news, you may be aware that several cruise ships have recently been struck by viral outbreaks, most notably norovirus. Many cruise lines have been affected by outbreaks, including Cunard and Holland America. Well, in the last week alone, three more cruise ships had gastrointestinal outbreaks as reported by the CDC.
According to the great French chef Auguste Gusteau in Ratatouille, “Anyone can cook.” Well, one little rat named Remy took that to heart and became a great chef himself in that movie.
Emile and Remy
Well, if you want to join Chef Gusteau and Remy in the kitchen, you need the right kitchen gear. Well, don’t worry, because Great Jones, a brand known for its bakeware and cookware, has just released a new collection inspired by that film! And it’s available online!
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