food IS a theme park
The holidays are here! Can you believe it’s almost Christmas time?
“Welcome Home” to Disney’s Riviera Resort!
We’ve spent over a month trying out every holiday drink and snack we can get our hands on at Disney World including a Santa Mickey cupcake, a MASSIVE candy cane donut, a chocolate and peppermint boba drink, and gingerbread cookies!
UPDATE: Disney has updated the reopening list to reflect that Bar Riva WILL be reopening with Disney’s Riviera Resort.
Walt Disney World is preparing to re-open this week while many of the Disney hotels are already open and operational. Some restaurants will modify the dining experience while others are not set to re-open until further notice.
Disney’s Riviera Resort was one of the Disney resorts to re-open first. Here, we got our first taste of what it is like experiencing character dining under the new conditions. As operations continue to update we noticed that one of the resorts onsite bars has been removed from Disney’s list of available dining locations.
Big news, everybody! We now know MORE about the return of our beloved Disney World restaurants!
Beaches and Cream
Disney World theme parks are set to begin a phased reopening on July 11th, but at the end of this month, signs of guest life will begin returning to Disney World. Disney Vacation Club Resorts and Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will reopen on June 22nd. Now, Disney has released the list of ALL of the RESTAURANTS that will be opening that day!
Drinking around the World is one of our favorite pastimes, whether the sips are spiked or non-alcoholic!
Drinks
We’ve tried pretty much ALL of the frozen drinks in the parks. Although we love grabbing new things (and sharing them with you guys ;-D), we’ve found a few frozen sips over the year that have secured a special place in our hearts.
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Cinderella Castle and Main Street USA in Disney World
We know we’re always talking about our favorite foods at the Disney theme parks, BUT did you know many of our favorite snacks don’t even require a park ticket?!
Jambo, friends! We’re back with another edition of What’s New at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, and Disney’s Riviera Resort!
Animal Kingdom Lodge
We know we just took you on a tour of the recently remodeled rooms at Disney’s Animal Kingdom (click here if you haven’t seen them yet!), but now we’re heading back to these three Disney World resorts to see what construction, food, and merchandise updates we can spot!
Bar Riva at the Riviera Resort has quickly become one of our favorite pool bars in Disney World! We enjoy coming in here for a little toast of sangria or two, and their Baked Brie totally stole a piece of our hearts!
Bar Riva | Photo Courtesy @carlyewisel
But if you were nervous about taking your kids with you because they wouldn’t enjoy it, don’t worry. They recently added some new menu items for the kiddos to snack on.
Over the next few years, you will see some major changes coming to Disney World in preparation for the resort’s 50th Anniversary in 2021. In anticipation of these new experiences, there may be a few changes you want to make if you are planning on visiting in 2020.
Cinderella Castle
Note that you may not be able to make these changes juuuust quite yet. As of this writing, reservations are not available for many of next year’s new attractions and restaurants (but check back with DFB often — you know we’ll let you know as soon as they do!). With that said, here are a few things you will want to consider changing when the time comes!
We’ve been hard at work in the parks scoping out all the latest news for you! First, a few things to remember… .
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We have a lot to share with you this week, so let’s jump right in…
It’s time to take a break from the parks and float along the coastline to the Riviera Resort!
Riviera Resort
While we’ve already taken you with us LIVE at the grand opening of the resort, we also gave you a sneak peek at the rooms, amenities, and MORE. And, now we’re celebrating yet again with a sweet opening treat!
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