food IS a theme park
Planning out your meals for your Disney World trip? We’ve got lots of suggestions!
Yak & Yeti Eats
We’ve dined at every restaurant in Disney World (multiple times at this point), and we have a list of spots that have been historically pretty good. Among that list is Yak & Yeti Restaurant at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. But now, it’s getting more expensive!
Do you need a Lightning Lane strategy for Disney’s Animal Kingdom? I’ve got you covered!
Attraction Sign at Animal Kingdom directing Guests to Standby Line and Lightning Lane Entrances
We’ve used the various Lightning Lane systems in this park dozens of times (maybe even hundreds, at this point!), and we’ve got our strategy down to a SCIENCE. So here, I’m breaking down everything you need to know about Lightning Lanes in Animal Kingdom, and how to navigate your day with or without them.
Who doesn’t love saving money on their Disney World trip?!
EPCOT
We love scouring the Special Offers page on the Disney World website to get the latest deals, and we try to make use of every discount available when we can. Right now, there’s a really good deal for Disney+ subscribers, but it’s about to expire!
If you’re staying at a Deluxe Disney World Resort, you can enjoy the awesome perk of Extended Evening Hours.
Extended Evening Hours at Animal Kingdom
Extended Evening Hours are offered a couple of times a week, where Deluxe Resort guests get two extra hours in a particular park after it closes to day guests. For most of the year, Extended Evening Hours are offered at Magic Kingdom and EPCOT, but now they’re returning to Animal Kingdom!
A Disney World snack stand just LEVELED UP.
Ice cream sandwich time!
Terra Treats in Animal Kingdom just updated its menu, and you guys are going to be SO excited about what we found there! This spot is now home to hand-scooped ice cream and ice cream sandwiches, filling the void left behind when Dino-Bite Snacks closed a few months ago. Come with us to check out the new items!
A massive (and sad!) change just hit Animal Kingdom Theme Park — DinoLand, U.S.A. is now GONE.
Chip and Dale in Dinoland!
The land officially closed on February 2nd to make way for the new Tropical Americas land. With that change, we lost a couple of rides, a few dining locations, and some incredibly themed character meets. But don’t worry, many of those characters have now moved to other spots around the park!
Not to be weird, but I spend a lot of my time in Disney World bathrooms.
Tree of Life
When you visit the parks for your job, you’ll inevitably be exposed to a wide variety of public restroom experiences. I’ve been in pristine, clean bathrooms where I could nearly see my reflection in the floor, and I’ve been in bathrooms strewn with toilet paper and plagued by clogged pipes. Not all Disney World restrooms are created equal, that’s for sure. And recently, I took note of a very awkward toilet trouble that I’m hoping Disney fixes in its new land.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park is the land of a million snack stands.
Mr. Kamal’s
Okay, maybe not quite a million, but it’s certainly home to quite a few, each with their own unique and adventurous menu. One of our favorite places to grab a snack in the park is Mr. Kamal’s, and recently, we stopped by to try two of the menu items to see if they’re still up to scratch!
Heading to Disney World? You’ve got to wise up!
Welcome to Disney World!
Disney World vacation planning requires quite a bit of thinking — from deciding on your dining and hotel to planning out your daily itineraries, there’s a good bit of decision-making involved. And recently, there have been so many changes that you might be out of the loop on the NEW tips if you haven’t been to the parks in a few years. That’s why we’ve rounded up the smartest ones here!
There are going to be some big closures in Disney World in 2025!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Next year, parts of DinoLand, U.S.A. begin to close as the land gets transformed into the Tropical Americas. Also, we have the scheduled closures of Tom Sawyer Island and the Liberty Square Riverboat as construction begins on the new Cars attractions for Frontierland. But what about seasonal refurbishments? Well, we’ve got some of those on the way too!
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