food IS a theme park
Hello from Southern California! We took a stroll around Downtown Disney at Disneyland Resort recently.
Downtown Disney
And we found loads of new stuff. Are you ready for the update?
During the course of the global health crisis, a series of rules, both in certain parts of the U.S. and abroad, have been put in place requiring residents to quarantine for 14 days after visits to specific states or countries.
Confisterie des Trois Fées at Disneyland Paris
The U.K. recently added France to its mandatory quarantine list, meaning that those traveling from the U.K. to Disneyland Paris must quarantine for 14 days after returning to the U.K.
We’re not going to lie — Baby Yoda stole our hearts during season 1 of The Mandalorian on Disney+. And we know we’re not alone, because Disney has released a TON of Baby Yoda merchandise — Pez dispensers, spirit jerseys, mugs, blankets, ornaments, and more!
Baby Yoda Blanket
We are so ready to indulge our obsession with Baby Yoda even more during The Mandalorian’s upcoming second season. And we’ve got the PERFECT headwear for watching the first episode on October 30th.
When Disney World reopened this summer, a lot of places within Disney World didn’t. But recently, we’ve seen that begin to change, with restaurant reopenings happening across all four theme parks!
ABC Commissary Reopening
We were delighted to see the return of Cinderella’s Royal Table (WITH Cinderella!), as well as the reopening of one of our favorite watering holes Dawa Bar. And many more locations are reopening every day!
We are so ready for Gideon’s Bakehouse to open at Disney Springs because we seriously need some of those extraordinary cookies in our lives!
Triple Chocolate Cookie
But we’re also excited to finally get a look at the shop once it opens, especially now that we know part of its mysterious backstory!
Last month, we learned about a MAJOR update coming to select Disney World Table Service Restaurants. We then noticed that the My Disney Experience app had added Mobile Order to one of our favorite table service spots, Sanaa at Animal Kingdom Lodge!
Olivia’s Cafe
Since then, we’ve noticed two more restaurants pop up with the Mobile Order Table Service To Go feature: Kona Cafe at Disney’s Polynesian Resort and The Wave…of American Flavors at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. But now it looks like another restaurant will be getting the feature soon, too!
Hello, friends! It’s a beautiful day for a walk around Magic Kingdom, don’t ya think?
Chip and Dale at Magic Kingdom
As you may know, we like to check-in after we visit the parks to recap all of the food, merchandise, and construction updates we spotted! So while Chip and Dale are saying hello, we’ll fill you in on all the new things we found!
Pin collecting and trading can be a fun way for guests to create memories in Disney World!
Pin trading board
Lately, we’ve seen some really cool new pins make their way into the parks, like these glowing Haunted Mansion pins, a Taco Tuesday pin, and a limited edition Disney Villains pin set. And those new additions aren’t the only exciting news we have to share with all you pin traders out there!
Although Disneyland and California Adventure remain closed, Downtown Disney reopened this summer. But some restaurants there are still closed and others are slowly reopening.
Tortilla Jo’s Queue
While the table service restaurant Tortilla Jo’s has reopened, its quick service location, Taqueria at Tortilla Jo’s, is still closed.
Although we have no idea when Disneyland might reopen, Downtown Disney reopened this summer, and we’ve been enjoying all the food (hello, pumpkin spice churro!) and shopping there!
Line for Marceline’s Confectionary
So when we found out about all the new Halloween treats popping up at Downtown Disney, we headed there to TRY THEM ALL!
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