food IS a theme park
Easter has arrived at Disney World, and there are so many new sweet treats to celebrate!
Painted Egg Whoopie Pie
We stopped by Disney’s Yacht Club resort to try their new Easter egg whoopie pie. It’s Easter in a dessert!
There are Disney World hotel rooms people rave about, like they personally descended from the heavens on a cloud of pixie dust and refillable mug coffee.
Port Orleans — Riverside Room
And look, some of them are lovely. But “lovely” and “worth that price” are not always the same thing.
There are so many construction projects in Disney World right now, it’s a little hard to keep track of them all. That’s why we’re here, though, to help you stay updated on them all!
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For months now, we’ve been anxiously awaiting updates on NUMEROUS of Disney World’s upcoming attractions across the different parks, and now, all in one week, we got a TON of updates spanning Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and Disney’s Animal Kingdom!
Changes are a fact of life at Disney World. From rides to lands to hotels, and yes, even to restaurants, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a time when somewhat at the resort isn’t in the midst of change.
Yachtsman Steakhouse
Currently, one of Disney’s most popular hotel dining corners is in the midst of a refurbishment that involves two closures, which combined will take up the better part of 2026, and based on precedent could mean some very different eateries opening on the other side.
We can’t believe it, we’re only FIVE days away from a popular restaurant finally reopening at Disney’s Grand Floridian!
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After being closed for almost six years, the Garden View Lounge Tea Room Experience at the Grand Floridian is officially reopening on March 19th — that’s literally right around the corner!
For decades, refillable mugs have been a favorite souvenir for many Disney fans. The current incarnation are 16 oz. insulated coffee mugs that are sold for about $23 at Disney hotels in the primary Counter Service location. Those on the Disney Dining Plan also receive a mug as part of their package.
Purple Flip Top
Guests are entitled to unlimited free refills on fountain drinks, coffee, and tea from participating beverage locations at Disney resort hotels (both the one they’re staying at as well as others on property) for their length of stay up to 14 days. Each mug features an RFID barcode, which enables the mug to deactivate when the designated time is complete.
Since its opening in 2019, the Skyliner has become one of the resort’s most used — and most popular — modes of transportation.
Skyliner at Disney’s Riviera Resort
The gondola system connects EPCOT and Hollywood Studios with the Riviera Resort, the Caribbean Beach Resort, the Pop Century Resort, and the Art of Animation Resort, making it a key piece of Walt Disney World’s infrastructure. Which means that, when the Skyliner goes down, things can be a bit of a nightmare.
Let’s talk about something that can turn the final morning of your Disney World vacation from “relaxing send-off” to “uh…what just happened?”
Copper Creek 1 bedroom villa
Most Disney vacations end with a pretty predictable routine. You wake up, maybe squeeze in one last Mickey waffle, pack up your suitcase, and check out of your Disney World hotel. In theory, the process is easier than ever thanks to the My Disney Experience app. Mobile check-in and check-out mean you can skip the front desk entirely and head straight to your next destination. But lately, we’ve noticed a small (and honestly kind of awkward) issue popping up that you’ll definitely want to know about before your last day at a Disney World hotel.
It feels like we’ve been getting tons of Disney World hotel construction news over the past couple of days, and that trend is continuing with this new refurbishment news about Disney’s Contemporary Resort!
Contemporary Resort with Bay Lake Tower
Disney’s Contemporary Resort is undergoing a refurbishment that will take multiple phases! It started in September 2024 and is scheduled to go through late 2027. We now have some new news about the work that is taking place across several areas of the resort, including Bay Lake Tower and the Main Tower.
Let’s be honest: if you are paying Disney World prices, you want every possible second of park time squeezed out of that vacation like the last drop of cold brew on a rope-drop morning.
EPCOT
And thankfully, some hotels really do help with that.
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