food IS a theme park
EPCOT’s Food & Wine Festival has begun, and we’re bringing you the best of the best when it comes to what to eat, tips on how to see your favorite bands, all the things you cannot miss, and so much more.
Hello from the Food and Wine Festival!
There’s SO MUCH to do in Disney World — you can hop on the new TRON Lightcycle / Run roller coaster, check out the Broadway-style “Festival of the Lion King” show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and eat around the world at the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival. But there are a couple of things that you CAN’T do in Disney World next week due to ride and attraction closures.
Cinderella Castle
Disney occasionally has to shut down attractions, restaurants, and certain parts of hotels in order to update and refurbish them. To make sure you’re prepared before your upcoming trip, here’s a complete list of the closures scheduled for next week, from July 30th through August 5th.
Ever look at someone and think to yourself, “What’s their story?” We know we’re not the only ones; Disney made a whole movie dedicated to what goes on inside our heads!
Ever wondered, “What is going on inside their head?”
During a recent trip to EPCOT, we passed by a teeeeny tiny little village full of people with all sorts of backstories and lives we can only view from a giant’s perspective. If you’re in the mood for a laugh on this fine afternoon, you’ve come to the right place.
EPCOT is very busy right now, thanks to the start of the 2023 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival.
EPCOT Food & Wine Festival
We were at the festival on day one and ate ALL the things, and we started to notice that some unwelcome visitors have returned to EPCOT to create some buzz (yes, we’re feeling punny). We’ve dealt with these creatures before, and well, they’re back to create some havoc at this year’s festival. Yes, you guessed it — the BEES are back.
Well, we survived the first day of the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival.
2023 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival
We managed to eat ALL the food, and even made our way through Emile’s Montage Fromage (the cheese crawl). We chased a rat all over EPCOT for a scavenger hunt and enjoyed a concert and a special Spaceship Earth lighting show at the end of the evening. Well, we went back to EPCOT on the first Saturday of the festival (July 29th), and well, we’re going to warn you to NEVER do that.
We bet you’re walking right by one of the COOLEST shops in Magic Kingdom.
Crystal Arts in Magic Kingdom
We’re talking about Crystal Arts. Sure, you’ve probably peeked in the window, and maybe you’ve even seen the elaborate crystal Cinderella Castle there. Maybe you saw that AMAZING 50th Anniversary Tiara. But did you know you can also get some cool custom engraving and etching here, too? But there’s something else you can get here, too: custom 3D laser etching.
Part of the fun of a Disney trip is seeing all our favorite characters.
Mickey and Minnie meet-and-greet in Animal Kingdom!
Yes, we will hug Mickey EVERY chance we can get. We also love seeing his friends, like Donald and Daisy. We love seeing characters wandering around the parks, too. Now, though, it seems like two NEW characters may be headed to the Disney parks soon, and we can’t wait!
Halloween is almost here, and you know what that means — Disney is starting to drop spooky merchandise now!
Happy Halloween!
That also means we’re starting to see NEW villains merchandise popping up in the parks and online (’tis the season of villains!). Now, though, one of Disney’s most ICONIC villains just got a new Loungefly collection — and it’s ONLY available on Amazon.
Excuse us as we try not to start this post with “Welcome, Foolish Mortals,” but we simply can’t help ourselves. Haunted Mansion stuff is EVERYWHERE right now, and it’s got us ready for spooky season.
Haunted Mansion
The Haunted Mansion movie just debuted in movie theaters. To celebrate the new film, a TON of new Haunted Mansion merchandise is popping up all over the place. PLUS, we’ve got Haunted Mansion treats in the parks (and yes, we have already tried the spooky Madame Leota Crisped Rice Treat). Well, get ready for MORE snacks because we’ve got two more to tell you about in Disney World, and here’s a teaser: we would only make room for one more of these…
Hey, friends! We’re back with another DFB Video covering all the latest Disney news!
We’re walking right down the middle of Main Street, U.S.A.
EPCOT’s Food & Wine Festival has begun, Fantasmic! is returning to Disneyland, Magic Kingdom is getting a “search and sniff adventure” – yeah, we’ve got questions too – and LOADS of new snacks are headed to the parks. Let’s get you caught up on ALL the Disney news from the week.
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