food IS a theme park
What if we told you that the next viral Disney World coffee could be created by YOU?!
Affogato alle Mandorle Cold Brew
Joffrey’s just dropped a brand-new sweepstakes where you can inspire the next big flavor to hit the popular coffee chain. We have the step-by-step instructions for how you can enter your idea, and we’re sharing them with you!
Lorcana is a super popular Disney-themed trading card game. Your favorite Disney heroes and villains are being attacked, and it’s up to you to save them! The game features iconic Disney characters like Mickey and Friends and princesses, but has expanded to include recent hits like Monsters, Inc. and Turning Red.
Breea loves Lorcana!
Lorcana has a super strong presence in the EPCOT Festival of the Arts, with some limited-time events and a festival-exclusive Figment card. I really want to get into Lorcana before the festival starts on January 15th, but the game is big enough that it’s a little intimidating as a beginner. I asked my Lorcana obsessed coworker Brea for her essentials, and these six Lorcana finds made my Lorcana games SO easy!
Did you know that there are restaurants at Disney World that have rewards memberships where you can get deals and points?!
Summer House on the Lake
If you’ve ever been to Summer House on the Lake at Disney Springs, you know they offer up some delicious food and tasty sweet treats. Did you also know that they have a Frequent Diner Club loyalty program?! It’s one of the many reasons we keep finding ourselves dining there. Now, you can earn even MORE points!
Disney Deluxe resorts come with a plethora of perks — close proximity to the parks, signature dining locations, Extended Evening Hours… You name it, they’ve probably got it!
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa opened in 1988, and it’s been an extremely popular hotel from the beginning thanks to its style of Victorian-era elegance mixed with modern luxury, close proximity to the Magic Kingdom, and delicious restaurants. However, it is still missing one perk.
I hope you’ve got your calendars ready because Disney has announced MAJOR dates for the rest of the year, including all of the holiday festivities. They also gave us dates for Festival of the Arts and Flower and Garden next year, and on top of that, another festival booth opened in EPCOT, and we got a sneak peek at the newest attraction in Disney World opening next week.
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We’re grabbing our sketch pads and pencils and heading straight to Hollywood Studios because The Magic of Disney Animation is almost open!
Walt Disney Studios — Animation Building
This new area of Walt Disney Studios has so much fun happening, including drawing classes with Olaf, tons of meet-and-greets, a new indoor (and air-conditioned!) playground, and just overall animation fun. With all the new experiences officially opening to the public on September 14th, something else is also coming to Hollywood Studios — a brand-new virtual queue system for the attraction!
Disney World is technically a judgment-free zone. Wear your matching family shirts. Put seven trading pins on your hat. Carry the popcorn bucket that requires its own seat on the Skyliner. Live your truth.
Magic Kingdom
But when we asked our team what they quietly judge people for bringing to Disney World, there was one VERY clear category: impractical shoes. And within that category, two particular offenders kept coming up.
Recently, we got a chance to get a good look inside The Magic of Disney Animation, the last part of the big Animation Courtyard overhaul in Disney’s Hollywood Studios to convert the space into The Walt Disney Studios. We got to see everything happening inside the building, including Olaf Draws!, the Drawn to Wonderland playground, the new store, and so much more.
The Magic of Disney Animation
Now, The Magic of Disney Animation wasn’t set to open until September 14th, but we visited it today, and guess what? The attraction has soft-opened! Yes, it’s opened early!
If you have a sweet tooth and you’ll be at Downtown Disney soon, then you need to have Disney’s newest candy on your radar!
So many options!
You can fill up a bag or mini trash can at Downtown Disney’s brand-new bulk candy station!
Disney Adults have very specific shopping habits. We can spend months debating the merits of a new Loungefly, but put a genuinely useful park-day gadget in front of us and suddenly it’s in the cart before you can say, “free shipping.”
We love our essentials
And right now, Amazon has quite a few things that immediately made us think, “Yep, Disney trip.” From the charger that can rescue multiple devices to the pillows that might make your own bedroom feel a little more like vacation, these are the Amazon finds Disney Adults should have on their radar this weekend.
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