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Some big changes are coming to the Disney World hotels!
Port Orleans French Quarter
In the past few years, we’ve seen quite a few updates to the Disney World hotels. We’ve seen room refurbishments, lobby updates, restaurant overhauls, and general touch-ups. But Disney doesn’t seem to be stopping the adjustments anytime soon — these are the hotel updates coming up in the future!
Meeting characters around the Disney parks and resorts is one of the BEST parts of the trip!
Cruella de Vil looking fabulous
And, you can even find some pretty rare characters hiding around, too — if you know where to look. A recent holiday brought some rare characters out from the woodwork at Disneyland, and we were lucky enough to meet one of the rarest of them all!
BIG things are happening in Magic Kingdom, and not just because it’s Easter weekend.
Magic Kingdom
Nope, Magic Kingdom is getting ready for a brand-new Villains-themed land and a Cars expansion in Frontierland. Meanwhile, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is getting QUITE the overhaul (more on that in a bit), and a new nighttime parade will be coming to the park this summer. We just visited Magic Kingdom, and in one day, we spotted three NEW things we need to tell you about.
These Disney World hotels are adding some new… “character” this summer!
Pop Century
In the 50+ years since Walt Disney World opened, character meet & greets were *mostly* limited to encounters at the resort’s theme parks and water parks, and character meals. While characters have been appearing at Disney’s hotels, those stops have usually been unscheduled and hard to catch. However, that’s all about to change.
Well, it finally happened. We got to go INSIDE Epic Universe and share that experience with you. Yes, our jaws have been dropping non-stop all weekend (and yes, there were some tears of joy, too), and we’re not done yet telling you all about it.
Toothless and Hiccup!
Now that we’ve visited all five lands in Epic Universe, we’re coming in with our takes, and we’ll admit that a lot of things surprised us (those big lockers at Monsters Unchained, for example). But the best news that came out of our visit might surprise you, so let’s get into it.
There are so many reasons to stay at a Disney World hotel on your next vacation.
Disney’s Riviera Resort
Staying on Disney property can get you things like free transportation to the parks, free parking at the parks, and Theme Park Early Entry. In 2025, you get free entry to Disney’s water parks on check in day. If water rides aren’t your thing, there are so many more reasons to use this perk.
Who’s ready to set sail with Disney Cruise Line on Disney’s NEWEST ship, the Disney Destiny?
The Disney Destiny | ©Disney
The Disney Destiny will take its maiden voyage on November 20th with 4- and 5-night cruises to The Bahamas and Western Caribbean during its inaugural season. Disney has revealed that the ship will be themed to heroes and villains, which means you’re bound to meet a lot of characters onboard the ship. Well, now we have confirmation of at least nine characters you’ll run into on the Disney Destiny.
If you’re a Star Wars fan, you need to go to Disneyland NOW.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
That’s because Disneyland’s annual Season of the Force, a celebration of all things Star Wars, has officially kicked off and will run through May 11th. Now, we’ve already told you a little bit about this year’s celebration, like what kind of special food and drinks will be offered, as well as shown off that GORGEOUS Death Star popcorn bucket. But we want to fill you in on everything ELSE that’s happening in Disneyland during this special season.
We have finally had a chance to see Universal Orlando’s new theme park, Epic Universe, for ourselves.
©Universal
Although we couldn’t take any photos of everything we got to see and do, we still got to experience it, and let’s just say SO much of the new park really surprised us. However, one of our favorite lands could be How To Train Your Dragon — Isle of Berk. Now, we got to ride the rides and see the sights (the dragons!) and we’re ranking those experiences.
Is this a sign we could see more regular character meet and greets at Disney World hotels soon?!
Port Orleans French Quarter
We stopped by Disney’s Port Orleans Resort — French Quarter the other day to see if there was anything new and exciting going on — and we found something we thought was very interesting. Typically, characters have appeared at Disney World hotels seemingly randomly or just for special occasions (aside from at character meals!), but it seems that’s changing — at this hotel, anyway.
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