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Here’s Your ULTIMATE Guide to All the 2019 Gingerbread Displays Coming to Disney World

There’s something so special about the magnificent gingerbread houses at Disney World during the holidays!

2018 Contemporary Resort Gingerbread House

Is it that they’re positively MASSIVE? Or maybe its the level of detail that the Disney pastry artists put into these magical cookie-based creations? Whatever the reason, we keep coming back year after year to see the awesome gingerbread artwork to be found around Disney World. And if you’re like us, you won’t want to miss out on any of this year’s displays!

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REVIEW!!! Mike & Sulley Cookie Butter at Disney World is SCARY GOOD!

By Janelle Sheetz 1 Comment

It’s the season of chills and frights at Disney World as the resort celebrates the Halloween season this month!

Mike & Sulley Cookie Butter

And guess who has just arrived to take part in the festivities? Why, it’s Mike and Sulley from Monsters, Inc.!

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What’s New Around the Disney World Resorts — Lobby Construction, Arendelle Aqua Merch, and Football Specials!

By Rachel Franko 1 Comment

Welcome back, resort hoppers! We’re here with another roundup of What’s New Around the Disney World Resorts! This time, we’ll be chatting about Coronado Springs, Saratoga Springs, and Wilderness Lodge!

Barcelona Lounge at Coronado Springs Resort

We’ve got some merch, food, entertainment, and construction updates to share with ya, so let’s dive right on in!

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It’s All About The Dough With This NEW Rainbow Edible Cookie Dough in Disney World!

By Rachel Franko 4 Comments

So, is it just us, or is the cookie dough better than the actual cookies??

S’mores Cookie Dough at Blizzard Beach

Obvs we could eat an entire bowl of cookie dough to ourselves, so we looove that there are so many great spots for edible cookie dough in Disney World! It’s been spotted at the All Star Resorts and several locations in Disney Springs (not to mention that cookie dough ice cream at the Plaza Ice Cream Parlor in Magic Kingdom).

And, one of our DFB readers just sent over a shot of a brand NEW cookie dough extravaganza in Disney World!

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REVIEW: NEW Menu Items from The Artist’s Palette at Disney World’s Saratoga Springs Resort!

By Rachel Franko 3 Comments

From Contempo Cafe and Roaring Fork to The Mara and Sassagoula Floatworks & Food Factory, there are a LOT of great counter service spots in Disney World’s resort hotels. Today we’re excited to give you a NEW review of The Artist’s Palette at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort!

Artist’s Palette

The menu recently got an update and we couldn’t wait to try a few items!

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What’s New at Old Key West and Saratoga Springs Resorts: Updated Menus, New Merchandise, and New Events!

By AJ and the DFB Team 4 Comments

We were in the Spring Break mood so we headed to Key West…Disney’s Old Key West Resort that is! After our tropical escape we headed to Saratoga Springs Resort. On our “travels” we found new menus, merchandise, cupcakes, and wine and mixology seminars!

Hello from Saratoga Springs

Our visit to Old Key West’s Gurgling Suitcase was full of new menu items!

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Update: Construction Walls are Down at Hollywood Studios’ Chinese Theater

By AJ and the DFB Team 2 Comments

That was fast!

It was just last week we updated you on the status of what we could see of the construction going on at Hollywood Studios’ Chinese Theater as it becomes home to a new ride! Now, just four short days later, the construction walls are down around the Chinese Theater!

Hollywood Studios’ Chinese Theater Construction Progress

In 2019 the Chinese Theater will be home to a brand new ride, Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway. We don’t know an exact opening date yet, just sometime in 2019. [Read more…]

News! 2018 Disney World Free Dining Offer Update!

By AJ 8 Comments

If you are considering booking Disney World’s Free Dining promotion for later this year, you now have an extended window of time to do just that.

The booking window, which was originally open through July 7, 2018, has been extended to August 1, 2018.

Other details for the offer have remained the same:

Free Dining is being offered to guests ARRIVING during the dates listed below.

August 20 – September 29, 2018
November 24 – November 27, 2018
December 7 – December 23, 2018

If you stay at a participating Value or Moderate Resort, you’ll receive the Quick Service Dining plan for FREE. (Note that you can upgrade to the standard or deluxe dining plans by paying the difference in cost per night.)

If you reserve a participating Deluxe or Deluxe Villa Resort, you will receive the standard Disney Dining plan for FREE. (You can upgrade to the deluxe dining plan by paying the difference in cost per night.) [Read more…]

Walt Disney World’s Minnie Van Service UPDATE

By AJ 4 Comments

The Minnie Van service is a Disney-operated personal ride program available in partnership with the Lyft app, featuring Disney World Cast Members as drivers. When the program made its debut last year, it was first available to guests only at select Deluxe Resorts.

Minnie Van

However, the rollout of the program has expanded over the past several months. And now, the rollout is complete and guests staying at any Disney World Resort — Value, Moderate, and Deluxe — can access the service, as well as guests at Four Seasons Orlando and the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotels. (Guests who already have the service on their apps can get rides to and from any on-property location at any time.)

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Grocery Delivery Available at Disney Vacation Club Resorts

By Traci C 4 Comments

One of our favorite things about staying in a Disney Vacation Club villa is the inclusion of a kitchen where we can whip up a quick meal any time of the day.

Beach Club one-bedroom villa kitchen and dining area

And while the DVC resorts do sell a variety of groceries in the resort’s gift shop, many guests choose to order groceries from off-site stores including Garden Grocer.com or have non-perishable items shipped to the hotel.

But did you know that you can order groceries from the DVC resort hotels and have them delivered to your villa? [Read more…]