food IS a theme park
When it comes to planning a Disney World trip, you’ve got a LOT to think about.
Magic Kingdom
When will you go? Where will you stay? Which parks should you visit? And perhaps the most important question of all — will you shell out the extra dough to skip the standby lines with Disney World’s Lightning Lanes?! The system recently went through quite a bit of changes, so we’ve been keeping an eye on price increases and it looks like another one is coming up soon.
Things are about to get pricier in Disney World.
Lightning Lane
Now is the time when we start seeing food prices increase at Disney World restaurants. We also just recently found out that ticket prices are going up for 2025. We recently saw the highest price YET for Lightning Lane Multi Pass, Disney’s paid service to skip the standby lines at rides. Well, we’re now seeing a new price for Lightning Lane Multi Pass that it is even higher for the end of the month.
Some truly exciting new additions are coming to Disney World!
Magic Kingdom
From a Monsters, Inc.-themed land at Hollywood Studios to new Cars attractions in Frontierland, there’s going to be so much to explore! Disney has many major projects planned for the coming years, but perhaps the one that has fans the most excited is the new Villains Land coming to Magic Kingdom.
So much NEW stuff is coming to Disney World that we are often having trouble keeping track of it all (see what we did there?).
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Yes, yes, we’re talking about the Test Track re-theme in Disney World, which is happening RIGHT NOW while the ride is closed in EPCOT. The EPCOT transformation may be complete, but Disney isn’t done with the park yet: it’s also getting a Spaceship Earth-themed lounge (which won’t be IN Spaceship Earth, so we’re a little confused about that one). Okay, back to Test Track. Well, we’ve seen several permits come through for the ride and now a new one has turned up!
Disney ditched its Genie+ service earlier this year, and it was replaced with Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass.
TRON Lightcycle / RUN Lighting Lane
Although the new service is, more or less, the same, it also offers the option to pre-book Lightning Lanes BEFORE your Disney World trip (seven days in advance for those staying at Disney World hotels and three days in advance for everyone else). The pricing for Lightning Lane Single Pass has remained similar to that of the Genie+ individual attraction selection, but we just noticed that a price increase is on the way!
We all have our favorite Disney World rides.
Tomorrowland in Magic Kingdom
We also have those rides that we tend to stay away from, whether they’re too scary (Tower of Terror can be terrifying for some people), too extreme (Mission: SPACE Orange is a BIT MUCH), too dizzying (hello, Mad Tea Party), or for other reasons. However, some rides just have loading areas that can be a little iffy, and we now have actual proof of two Disney World rides with slightly dangerous loading areas where you need to take extra care getting in and out of ride vehicles.
When it comes to ranking the popularity of the Disney World parks, EPCOT doesn’t usually make the top of everyone’s list.
EPCOT
Sure, it’s popular right now thanks to the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival (and you can read ALL about that here, as well as read all our food booth reviews), but today, EPCOT is popular for an entirely different reason. So, what’s going on? Why is EPCOT the ONLY park that’s sold out today when it comes to park pass reservations? Well, we think we have a clue.
Disneyland is undergoing some MASSIVE changes. There are so many that you might have trouble keeping up with them all. That’s why we’re here to help!
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at Disneyland
Not only is the first Coco-themed ride EVER coming to Disney California Adventure, but that park is also getting a brand-new Avatar-themed land (completely different from the one in Disney World, too!). Over in Disneyland, construction is well underway for a new queue and gift shop for Haunted Mansion, and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is getting closer to completion ahead of its opening date in November. Well, now, we’ve noticed something NEW at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure — and of course, we had to share!
It’s the season of all things spooky, so yes, we’re riding Haunted Mansion a lot right now in Disney World. Okay, granted, we don’t need it to be Halloween to ride one of our favorite rides, but we love trying to spot new things.
Haunted Mansion
We’ve recently seen some new additions to the Haunted Mansion, too. Last year, we finally got our own version of Hatbox Ghost. Then there was the addition of a nice Rolly Crump Easter Egg. Then one of the picnic ghosts returned to the cemetery scene in the ride. Now, the second picnic ghost has returned after having been gone for some time.
Have you used Disney World’s NEW Lightning Lane system yet?
Lightning Lane
Back in July 2024, Disney World changed up its Lightning Lane offerings, ditching the old ways of Genie+ and Individual Lightning Lanes and swapping over to Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass instead. The system has made some major changes to how and when you book your Lightning Lanes, but one of the biggest benefits is that you can now check prices for Lightning Lane Multi Pass in advance!
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