food IS a theme park
Disneyland and Downtown Disney have been closed indefinitely due to the current health situation.
Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle
And while Disney World will begin reopening their parks beginning July 11th, Disneyland hadn’t announced their reopening date…until now.
While several Florida-based theme parks including Universal Orlando have or will be resuming their operations soon, state officials have just announced if the situation remains stable, California’s theme parks will be permitted to reopen in Phase Three which could be starting as early as June.
Disneyland Resort
This includes major attractions such as Disneyland and Universal Studios Hollywood along with Knott’s Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain, SeaWorld San Diego, Legoland California, and other theme parks.
From new attractions to park makeovers, Disney has its hands full with the amount of construction planned over the next few years.
Downtown Disney
A while ago, Disneyland had proposed a Four Diamond hotel that would be placed inside Downtown Disney. When the idea was scrapped back in 2018, plans for a new Disney Vacation Club time-share tower started to form in 2019.
Welcome in, friends! Gather around and listen to a tale of the cool things Disney had planned for us but for one reason or another just weren’t meant to be!
We know what you might be thinking, “Disney? Overly ambitious? Noooo way!” Ahh, but it’s true — although it’s often “fun to do the impossible,” sometimes the impossible isn’t very easy to do!
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Be sure to mark your calendars, Disney fans!
Shanghai Disneyland
There are a lot of pieces in motion for Disney right now! There are reopenings scheduled to begin soon, ongoing government timelines, and special events coming down the road. Having trouble keeping track of it all?
These are the ten most important Disney dates you need to know!
Yeah, we’ve been missing the parks — but have you BEEN to Black Tap in Disneyland’s Downtown Disney??
CrazyShakes!
All those amazing burgers and CrazyShakes sound perfect right now. Although we might not be able to visit right now, there’s still a way you can help out Black Tap during this time!
The global health crisis has caused a major disruption to many types of businesses and the restaurant industry has taken a significant hit.
The Edison Complex in Disney Springs
We’ve been wondering what the future of restaurants will look like at Disney resorts. We’ve seen some spots make notable staffing cuts and the Re-Open Florida Task Force has been working hard to outline guidelines for the reopening of dining. Today, two big wigs behind some of Disney World’s and Disneyland’s restaurants offered up some insight into their businesses’ current situations.
Wow, we really miss grabbing a Sprinkles cupcake while strolling through Downtown Disney or Disney Springs.
Sprinkles in Disney Springs
But, it’s a good thing Sprinkles is still doing pick-up and delivery (awww, yeahhh)! And, now you can support the community by purchasing a Sprinkles cupcake too!
As Disney Parks around the world remain closed, we can’t help but wonder how things will be different when this is over.
©Disney
We’ve already speculated about what could be done to increase safety within the parks once they open. But now, it looks like Disney’s former CEO, Bob Iger, is confirming that one major safety check is being considered by Disney for the parks.
Here at DFB, we love a classic Disney treat, but we also can’t resist crafting up our own specialties from some of our favorite Disney snacks.
Restaurantosaurus Ice Cream Sundae
Today we’re rounding up our favorite food hacks to help you make already amazing treats even better!!
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