food IS a theme park
Welcome back, DFB friends! We’re here to share what’s new at Disney’s Animal Kingdom!
Pandora
And, we’ve got plenty of updates to share with you. So, what are we waiting for? Let’s dive right on in!
We’re not going to lie — EPCOT is a PARADISE for foodies, and there is SO much to choose from!
L’Artisan des Glaces
But some of our favorite ice cream treats there come from L’Artisan des Glaces at the France Pavilion. We’re talking about gingerbread ice cream, ice cream martinis, and a pressed brioche ice cream sandwich! Just YUM!
Although all four of Disney World’s theme parks reopened last summer, its water parks did not.
Blizzard Beach Water Park
In September, Disney announced that one of its two water parks would reopen in March 2021, and eventually, it was revealed that Blizzard Beach would reopen on March 7th.
UPDATE: Gideon’s Bakehouse released an update to discuss the reasoning for the closure. The statement says, “We are still in a soft opening mode. We’ve learned a great deal over our holiday test run and are so grateful to everyone for making it such an overwhelming success! Our opening was beyond our expectations, so we are putting on the brakes to deal with behind-the-scenes logistics ahead of the grand opening.”
On December 23rd, Disney Springs gained a new cookie spot — Gideon’s Bakehouse!
Coffee Toffee Cookie at Gideon’s
This is no ordinary bakery, however, as they offer huge cookies and specials, like the Hot Cookie Hour. However, today it was announced that Gideon’s Bakehouse would temporarily close.
It’s 2021 and we’re still giddy to go into the parks every day, especially with the upcoming EPCOT International Festival of the Arts!
EPCOT Entrance and Park Map
We’ve been tracking the gradual reopening of Disney World restaurants and, today, we noticed the Tutto Gusto Bar at EPCOT is open for grab and go service!
There is a LOT to look forward to in 2021 at Disney World and Disney parks across the globe!
Magic Kingdom
From immersive new worlds to larger-than-life rides, the company is going ALL OUT for Disney World’s 50th anniversary! And now they’ve officially confirmed 2021 arrivals for some MAJOR projects, while curiously omitting a few others!
New Year’s Eve looked a bit different this year at Walt Disney World, but there were still tons of people who took to the parks to ring in the new year with Disney’s modified celebrations for resort guests.
Shanghai Disneyland
Disney had announced that the parks would close early and that there would be no live fireworks show (just a pre-recorded version) for health and safety purposes. But Shanghai Disney Resort did have fireworks and finished with a SURPRISING finale!
Hello to all of our DFB Friends from Magic Kingdom!
Magic Kingdom
We spent some time at Magic Kingdom on New Year’s Day checking to see what 2021 updates we could find! Are you ready? Let’s go!
Although we’ve spent the past few months eating almost nothing but holiday snacks at Disney World, we’re ready to start the New Year off with some returning favorites!
Rosie’s All American Cafe in Sunset Ranch Market
So when we spotted a peanut butter cupcake at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, we jumped all over it because we LOVE peanut butter, whether it’s in a peanut butter brownie or an ice cream sundae!
Disney knows just how much we love to be comfy and they’ve responded to fans of the classic spirit jersey with TONS of different designs to celebrate holidays or just for an afternoon hangout on the couch.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Now, retro Disney fans who love a comfy shirt can rejoice because Disney just released a new spirit jersey that fits both descriptions!
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