food IS a theme park
It may be the end of summer for a lot of families as kids go back to school, but the summer heat in Orlando isn’t going anywhere just yet.
A sunny day in Animal Kingdom
If you’re visiting Disney World this week, it’s important to know that there’s another heat advisory in effect due to the excessively high temperatures. If you’re not staying hydrated and eating enough, or are exposing yourself to too much sun, this can quickly become dangerous, so there’s a real reason to be on high alert.
Well, we are in what could be one of the busiest Disney seasons of the year, what with Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party happening, Halloween snacks arriving in the parks, D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on the West Coast, and the upcoming EPCOT Food & Wine Festival in the East.
Halloween Popcorn Mix
That means we’ve been hitting you with a lot of news recently, but don’t worry! We’re still thinking about food, and that means we’re still checking out Disney World restaurant menus to see what’s changed. So let’s take a look at this week’s Disney World restaurant menu updates.
There are many things to love about Disney Springs dining locations. Unique options, themed environments, and our focus today: Happy Hours! Multiple Disney Springs locations offer drink and food specials during the afternoon and evening hours.
Wagyu for Happy Hour?!
Recently, we took to our Facebook page to ask our readers about their favorite happy hours at Disney Springs, specifically “Tell us which restaurant has your favorite drink or food specials, what you always order, and whether the deal is actually good enough to plan part of your Disney Springs day around it.”
Get over to Amazon ASAP before these deals on Disney essentials disappear!
BAGSMART Water Bottle Holder Bag
We’re always on the lookout for ways to save before our next visit to Disney World, and Amazon often comes through with some big deals. In fact, there are a few right now on some of our favorite essentials!
When we’re at EPCOT, we love going to the Japan Pavilion. It’s a great spot for Japanese food, drinks, and dessert, plus there’s a massive shop for all of your souvenir needs.
The cutest little EPCOT souvenir!
We’ve fallen in love with the Gachapon machines outside of Mitsukoshi Department Store, and for a limited time, you can get a free souvenir there!
September in Disney World is one of the sweetest windows on the calendar, but if you’re visiting this year, you’ll want to know what is closed.
We love the scarecrows!
The summer crowds thin out, the Florida heat starts (slowly) to ease up, and EPCOT gears up for fall festival season. It’s a favorite time for savvy Disney fans to visit, but before you lock in your September plans, there are a handful of closures across the parks and Resort hotels you’ll want to know about. Here’s everything that’s closed in Disney World this September.
The Contemporary Resort — an opening-day original — is arguably Disney World’s most famous hotel thanks to the iconic visual of the Monorail cruising through the resort’s Grand Canyon Concourse.
Contemporary rooms
When it comes to choosing the best room at the Contemporary, things come down to the old real estate axiom: Location, Location, LOCATION! Specifically, what kind of locations a guest prefers. Near amenities? As isolated as possible? Whatever you’re looking for, we’ve tracked down some of the best room options at the resort for every kind of guest!
If you’ve ever set an alarm for the crack of dawn, thrown on your Mickey ears half-asleep, and sprinted through the Hollywood Studios streets, you already know the drill: you’re not walking into the park, you’re racing into it.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Guests pour in shoulder-to-shoulder, all beelining for attractions like Slinky Dog Dash or Rise of the Resistance. Breakfast gets skipped. Coffee gets abandoned mid-sip. And by 9:15 AM, half the group is already cranky, sweaty, and wondering why “The Most Magical Place on Earth” currently feels like a stampede. We’re here to tell you: there’s a better way, and it starts with turning off your alarm.
The construction and closure news isn’t slowing down around Disney World, despite how much we’d love for it to. It’s our job to keep you up-to-date, so that’s exactly what we’ll do!
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
One Disney World hotel is having some pretty serious issues with a water outage, though the hotel itself hasn’t closed because of it, and another Disney World hotel just began a pretty big construction project this past week. Though, we are happy to see that one construction project inside the parks has taken a big step forward!
We got TONS of exciting updates about the new Villains Land coming to Magic Kingdom during the Disney Experiences showcase at D23!
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During the showcase, President & Chief Creative Officer Bruce Vaughn and Executive Creative Director Caroline May from Walt Disney Imagineering took to the stage to share new details about the highly anticipated Villains Land expansion, including more information on the land’s storyline and characters.
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