food IS a theme park
Disney World is so busy right now with refurbishments to get ready for the big 50th anniversary celebration that begins on October 1st!
Main Street Confectionery
EPCOT is getting a MAJOR transformation, Cinderella Castle got a makeover, and Fantasyland got a few new golden accents.
In case you missed it, this year marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Hunchback of Notre Dame Pin
Disney has already started the celebration with a special Esmeralda doll AND a Hunchback of Notre Dame Collectible Key Set! Before that, about all we’ve seen is a Limited Edition Pin AND a MagicBand in Disney Parks. But we’re about to get MORE Hunchback of Notre Dame merchandise — and it’s about time!
Hello, DFB friends!
TACOS!
It’s been A WEEK. We’ve been busy running all around EPCOT getting ALL the food booth reviews for the 2021 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival, WHILE keeping track of all other new snacks, restaurant reopenings, and more at Disney World. And we’ve got some restaurant menu updates for you, too!
The Wave…of American Flavors is a restaurant located at Disney’s Contemporary Resort near Magic Kingdom. This spot usually serves up fresh, market-inspired meals all day long.
The Wave
We’ve enjoyed breakfast here in the past, however the restaurant is currently under refurbishment. In the meantime, you’ll find The Wave’s breakfast up at the California Grill on the top of Disney’s Contemporary Resort! We wanted to check out how the dining experience had changed by moving the same meal to a completely different restaurant, so let’s check it out!
Welcome back to another weekly update from the Happiest Place on Earth, Disneyland! The Anaheim resort is set to celebrate it’s 66th Anniversary this weekend, and a LOT has been going on in the parks!
Disneyland
Let’s get caught up on what’s new at Disneyland, including tons of food updates!
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort is set to reopen VERY soon after a lengthy refurbishment!
Construction at the Polynesian Resort
During construction, the main entrance, Monorail station, and rooms were completely revamped and rethemed to be centered around Disney’s Moana. Although these are some major changes, we noticed a smaller change that you’ll want to be aware of if you’re snacking around the resort!
We can’t even fathom everything that’s happened since last year — 2020 was a crazy year to say the least! Disney World closed and reopened. And we watched as health and safety guidelines went from being prominent at the parks to being phased out.
One of our FAVORITE resort lobbies…Jambo House at Animal Kingdom Lodge!
What a year, right? And there are STILL things at Disney World that haven’t reopened yet, including restaurants AND hotels. But that’s changing, too. Many of our favorite snack spots have reopened, along with many of our favorite restaurants, and we now have official reopening dates for the rest of Disney World’s hotels!
It might be hard to believe to hardcore Disney fans, but some Disney movies just don’t sit right with critics.
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Although many of Disney’s most recent movies have done well with both audiences and critics (Raya and the Last Dragon, Onward, Soul, Luca, and Cruella), there are some classics that tend to get panned widely.
Things are slowly beginning to get back to “normal” at Disney World.
JAMMIN’ Chefs!
We’ve seen the end of many of the resort’s health and safety guidelines, the return of summer crowds, the return of entertainment, the return of fireworks, and the return of ride pre-shows. We’ve also seen the company announce the return of in-person runDisney events AND the return of the Disney College Program.
The Territory Lounge at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge is a great place to enjoy a drink and take a load off after a long day at the parks!
The Lobby of Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort
Although we’ve been checking out the newly reopened restaurants in Disney World, like ‘Ohana, Citricos, and Trail’s End, we noticed some new menu items pop-up at Territory Lounge!
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