food IS a theme park
We loooove a good cupcake!
Sprinkles in Disney Springs
Both Disney Springs and Downtown Disney are still currently closed. But you can still grab one of the May seasonal cupcakes at your local Sprinkles!
The state of Florida has begun reopening its retail and dining businesses, and there has been some speculation over when we may see shops and restaurants open at locations like Disney Springs and Universal’s CityWalk.
Universal CityWalk
According to Attractions Magazine, it seems as though CityWalk, the shopping and dining district at the Universal Orlando Resort, is planning a partial reopening next week.
In a press briefing that was issued today, California Governor Newsom announced he was almost ready to move to Phase Two of his reopening plan.
Disneyland Main Entrance
California has been under a stay at home order since March 19th. And while Newsom presented a four-staged approach for reopening businesses and public spaces throughout his state last Thursday, he didn’t discuss an official start date.
“THE FORCE REMAINS STRONG…” That’s the message being presented today — a day known among Star Wars fans as Star Wars Day — by Josh D’Amaro, President of Walt Disney World and Rebecca Campbell, President of Disneyland Resort.
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
On this May the 4th (“May the 4th Be With You”), both Josh D’Amaro and Rebecca Campbell took to Instagram to share some words of hope and inspiration along with pictures from their visits to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge on their respective coasts. [Read more…]
Disney World and the NFL lost a key figure today as legendary coach Don Shula passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 90.
Coach Don Shula (AP)
Shula coached 33 seasons of the NFL and had a record-breaking 347 victories accredited to his name. One of his most notable accomplishments was his leadership of the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
Throughout the ongoing global health situation, we have been following the impact of sailings of the Disney Cruise Line ships in addition to the temporary closures of Disney Parks around the world.
Disney Wonder
As of last week, Disney Cruise Line has cancelled sailings into June and July for Disney’s fleet of four ships. These cancellations are made to promote guest and crew safety and also made in light of the CDC’s current “No Sail Order” for cruise ships. However, looking forward, we are starting to learn about other cruise lines and their plans to return to sailing in the future. [Read more…]
If you recently sensed a great disturbance in The Force today, we think we might know why!
©shopDisney
You see, while we’ve been SUPER excited to get our hands on the new Star Wars Day merch that was added to shopDisney today, we haven’t been able to get the website to work!
Are we still loving sweet Baby Yoda?! Oh yeah, we are. And it seems like other people are still obsessing over this sweet little creature as well.
“The Child” from Disney+’s The Mandalorian ©Disney
You might remember when the sweetest little green alien in the whole world made his way to Build-A-Bear Workshop last month before promptly selling out! Well now, The Child is back at Build-A-Bear in limited quantities — and there’s a lengthy wait in the new virtual waiting room for him.
A visit to the Droid Depot is one of many experiences you can have in a galaxy far, far away when you visit Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu by way of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
Outside of Droid Depot in Galaxy’s Edge
And today, in honor of Star Wars Day (“May the 4th Be With You!”), Disney is launching a way to bring some of the Droid Depot to YOU with the new Droid Depot mobile app! [Read more…]
It’s been over a month since the Disney Parks and Resorts have closed. But, honestly, it feels like an eternity!! ):
Magic Kingdom
With Disneyland and other Disney parks closed “until further notice,” it’s hard to predict when we’ll finally be walkin’ down Main Street, U.S.A.. And, if we’re gonna get real, there are a lot of questions we just don’t have answers to right now.
There has been some talk about how to re-open theme parks and cruise lines and what safety precautions are going to have to be instated (just look at the new procedures Shanghai Disneyland is already taking). But while it’s still unclear when the parks will return to normal or even reopen right now, we wanted to chat about something that may brighten your spirits!
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