food IS a theme park
There’s no ifs, ands, or buts about it, planning a trip to Walt Disney World is a little bit confusing right now.
Magic Kingdom
There are a LOT of changes, from what rides are open and how they’re operating to how many people are in the park.
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Magic Kingdom
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While Mickey Bars are classic, Dole Whips are practically what makes the World go ’round in our opinion! 😍
Pineapple Dole Whip
Although it’s been the best news EVER that Raspberry Dole Whips, the Peter Pan Float, and the Kakamora Float have all made their way back to Disney World (excuse our happy tears), Dole Whip treats don’t stop there.
While there are some unexpected and new changes happening around Disney World, we have been thrilled to see so many projects pick construction back up now that the parks are open!
EPCOT
The pink Cinderella Castle just had its moat filled in, the Grand Floridian Walkway has continued to near its completion, and ALL the construction on EPCOT’s France Pavilion is charging full steam ahead!
Although we can’t pass up dessert in Disney Springs, we’ve been missing those AMAZING Gideon’s chocolate chip cookies since they disappeared from The Polite Pig.
Gideon’s Bakehouse
Buuut, they’ll be making their way back in the shopping and dining district (along with a whole bunch of other goodies) when the official Gideon’s Bakehouse store opens later this year! While the bakery has taken over Rustic Cuff’s previous location, we’ve been keeping an eye on Gideon’s progress as signage pops up and pastry chefs are announced!
It’s now been a little over a month since Disney World re-opened, and we’ve seen some major changes at all four theme parks!
Disney World Bus
On top of the parks seeing some big differences, the transportation around the property has been re-vamped to add more distancing, sanitation, and safety measures on board. And now, there are reports of some more changes that have happened with Disney’s transportation.
Welcome back, DFB friends! We’re here with another What’s New at Magic Kingdom!
Main Street, U.S.A.
And, we’ve got plenty of merchandise and food updates to share with you, so let’s dive right on in!
Since EPCOT re-opened, you KNOW that means we’ve been visiting La Cava del Tequila at the Mexico Pavilion!
Teremana Blanco
While we’ve noticed multiple health and safety regulations in place around the pavilions already, Disney has continued to update what measures they’re taking to protect guests and Cast Members. Although EPCOT has instilled a new face mask policy and temperature checks, distancing markers and directional signs on the ground have been put in place to make sure that everyone is safely kept apart from one another.
We’ve seen several new pieces of Zero merch around Disney World lately, like this glow-in-the-dark action figure set of Jack and his ghost dog!
Jack and Zero Toy
With Halloween fast approaching, we’ve also seen a bunch of The Nightmare Before Christmas plush appear throughout Disney World and the Oogie Boogie sipper has even returned!
Love LEGO toys and brick sets?
Building the Millennium Falcon
Then you’re in luck! The LEGO Store is open in Disney Springs and we’re even getting a LEGO Star Wars holiday special on Disney+ soon! We stopped by the Disney Springs LEGO Store recently and saw some incredible new outdoor sculptures. You’ve got to check them out!
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