food IS a theme park
We’ve been keeping an eye out for all the NEW Starbucks parks mugs!
Starbucks Cup
So far, we’ve spotted the Starbucks tumblers (and matching ornaments) for Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, and Animal Kingdom. Only one park to go, right?
Under the current theme park reopening guidelines released by the state of California, Disneyland Park and Disney’s California Adventure Park are not able to reopen just yet.
Disneyland Park Social Distancing Markers
Orange County, where they are located, needs to reach the Yellow risk tier, and it is currently in the Red risk tier (two tiers above yellow). Some have even stated that they expect Disneyland may not be able to reopen until the summer of 2021. But, that isn’t stopping Disneyland from taking steps to get their parks ready.
The global health crisis has been a challenge for the travel industry, particularly for Disney, which operates theme parks around the world.
Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland
And although Disneyland still remains closed for the time being, one Disney-related attraction in California will reopen soon.
Christmas Masks, Mermaid Masks, Marvel Masks — there’s basically a Disney mask for every season, outfit, show, or anything else you can think of!
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We’ve seen some masks in the parks and others online, but when we stopped by a Disney Store recently, we found a bunch there as well!
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios is home to interactive experiences that allow you to build your own droid or create your own lightsaber.
Sith Holocron with Force Guidance Crystal
Well, Disney just upped the ante with a NEW way to customize your lightsaber and holocrons! The kyber crystal is the force behind any lightsaber and holocron. At Galaxy’s Edge, you can choose the color of your kyber crystal to fit your mood and display what side of the force you represent. Are you on the Dark Side or a Jedi fighting with the Resistance? You can represent your choice with kyber crystals. The crystals customize your lightsaber AND allow you to interact with a holocron!
Disney theme parks around the world closed temporarily earlier this year in response to the global pandemic.
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All of Disney’s theme parks, except those at Disneyland Resort in California, have since reopened. But, as the situation with the coronavirus develops, changes continue to occur. Big changes are coming very soon to France that will likely impact Disneyland Paris.
Nighttime entertainment has been pretty much nonexistent in a reopened Disney World.
Tomorrowland Terrace Dessert Party Seating
With the suspension of fireworks and limited park hours, we’ve been wondering when we’ll see any kind of nighttime show in the parks again. Of course, projections ARE confirmed for the 2020 Christmas season and it seems like Disney World is getting ready!
We’ve been getting ready for the holidays with all kinds of mugs, pins, and more from Disney World.
Holiday Mugs
Oh, and we got our own personal SNOAP machine! But, more snoap is on the way. It looks like Disney is getting Disney Springs ready for even more holiday fun as we saw some SNOAP machines are starting to be installed!
As you’ve probably heard, Hollywood Studios has been pretty high-demand lately.
Hollywood Studios
This is largely due to the popularity of Rise of the Resistance in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. To ride this attraction, you have to nab a spot in the Virtual Queue at either 10AM or 2PM, and it can get tricky.
It’s been almost a year since we’ve seen our sweet little Baby Yoda. But season 2 of The Mandalorian PREMIERES THIS WEEK!
The Child Shoulder Plush
So while you’re perusing all the amazing Mando Mondays merch that just dropped and playing with your Baby Yoda Shoulder Plush, it’s a good time to get a refresher on everything that happened in season 1.
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