food IS a theme park
Welcome back, DFB friends! We’re here with another edition of “What’s New at EPCOT!“
Guacamole from La Cava del Tequila
And, we’ve got plenty of merchandise, food, and construction updates to share with you, so let’s dive right on in!
As you probably know, entrance into the Disney World parks right now requires BOTH valid park admission AND a Disney Park Pass theme park reservation.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
We’ve been keeping a close eye on the availability of Disney Park Passes as time goes on. Annual Passholders especially have had to contend with booked-up days more than a month in advance in some cases. Now, we’re starting to see some parks run out of reservations for the next few weeks in all ticket categories, so we’re bringing you a September Disney Park Pass update!
While strolling through Magic Kingdom today, we heard an overhead announcement about the new safety policies like we’ve grown used to in the reopened parks…but this time it was a little different.
Main Street U.S.A.
Today, we heard a new voice with a British accent delivering the usual safety guidelines that have become customary in these announcements, but this time, there was yet ANOTHER update!
Welcome back, DFB friends! We’re here with another What’s New at Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
And, we’ve got plenty of merchandise updates to share with you, so let’s dive right on in!
Disney World has been open for almost two months now, but there are still a LOT of closed restaurants.
Gastons Tavern
Today, we got some super exciting news that several iconic Disney World restaurants will be reopening. Soon, we’ll be returning to Cinderella’s Royal Table in Magic Kingdom and Hollywood & Vine in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. But guess what — Disney also just announced the reopening dates for TWO fan-favorite quick service spots. Let’s take a look!
It’s Food and Wine season over in EPCOT (and you know that means we’ve been wearing our stretchy pants for days).
France Pavilion
This year, there are SO many great booths, along with three ones that reopened just last weekend! But, one of our favorite places to stop by is definitely France thanks to the sweet pastries and amazing sips.
With limited capacity and no FastPass+ being two major changes in a reopened Disney World, many have wondered exactly what the impact has been on the average wait time for the many rides and attractions at the four theme parks.
Crowds at Magic Kingdom
After visiting the parks nearly every day since the phased reopening began and checking out the various wait times for ourselves, we wanted to share some insight on what expected wait times have been versus what the reality ACTUALLY was!
Navigating the new Disney Park Pass theme park reservation system has been a whole new adventure.
Hollywood Studios
Annual Passholders especially have had to deal with booked-up days more than a month in advance. And with only three reservations available to Passholders at a time, that can get tricky. For other guests, however, reservations have stayed pretty open and available. Now, for the first time since the park reopenings, reservations are GONE for ALL FOUR theme parks this Sunday.
We’ve seen some BIG changes in Disney World since reopening that have greatly altered the parks as we once knew them.
Magic Kingdom
Since Disney World has been continuing forward with its health and safety initiatives, high-touch surfaces have been reduced in the parks and capacity has been limited. Mask requirements, temperature checks, and more are completely new, but there have been some big virtual changes as well.
The EPCOT Food and Wine Festival is all about the great snacks (melty cheese for days), but it’s also an excuse to try as many beer flights as possible in the park.
A Taste of EPCOT Food and Wine Festival
Since the Taste of EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, we’ve really been missing those flights since they haven’t been around at the booths. But, GOOD NEWS! We found the one place you’re actually able to get a beer flight during the festival (cue the Hallelujah chorus).
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