food IS a theme park
Ever since Disney’s Park Pass reservation system went live on Monday, we’ve been watching reservations for Disney World’s theme parks fly out the door!
Animal Kingdom
And now we’ve just seen ANOTHER date fill up for Disney’s Animal Kingdom!
Now that select Disney World resorts have reopened and the Disney Park Pass reservation system is live for guests who have valid theme park admission and a hotel reservation, we know many of you are trying to navigate making plans to visit the parks this summer.
Boardwalk Resort
And while we know there were a lot of technical difficulties with the Disney Park Pass reservation system yesterday, it seems like many folks have been successful in getting their needed reservations. So much so, we noticed that Disney’s Animal Kingdom has already filled up on July 14th!
We’re just a few short weeks away from being able to explore the big blue World again since Disney World will be re-opening on July 11th and July 15th!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios entrance
Disney has been giving us the details on everything we can expect when we’re back in the parks, like what Character Cavalcades we’ll be able to spot in Magic Kingdom and which places we’ll be able to shop at in Hollywood Studios.
Oh boy do we have fun news for you today! Disney World is opening its gates next month — for the first time since March. We’ve recently gotten details about the Disney Park Pass Reservation System, which will allow guests to make theme park reservations for their days in the parks.
But just this morning, Disney has confirmed the names of ALL of the rides and attractions that are expected to be available for guests when the parks reopen!
Animal Kingdom entrance
Right now, let’s head over to Disney’s Animal Kingdom to see what’s opening up!
After a lengthy closure, Disney World has submitted a proposal for reopening the parks!
Magic Kingdom
Disney World has proposed a reopening date of July 11th for Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, followed by a reopening date of July 15th for Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Upon reopening, guests will need to make a reservation in order to visit the parks, and some entertainment such as parades, fireworks, and character meet-and-greets will be temporarily suspended.
If you're looking for information related to the current closures and their effect on the Disney Parks, click here for all the up-to-date details and click here for answers to dozens of reader FAQs.
The mountains are calling, and we must answer! Thankfully Disney has just released another Ride & Learn video for us to test our bravery!
Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom
If you’re a thrill-seeker like us, we think you’ll be THRILLED to go on this new adventure with us! Let’s go for a quick climb, shall we?
The year is not even halfway over but we are already thinking about the holiday season in Disney World.
Cinderella Castle all lit up during Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party!
And it seems like many of you readers have the holidays on your minds TOO, because we get the same question all the time: “When does Disney decorate for Christmas?” (And whether you want the year to be flying by so fast or not, you can make those Advance Dining Reservations for Christmas day NEXT MONTH.)
So today we’re laying out a timeline of when you can expect to see Christmas decor popping up all throughout the Most Magical Place on Earth just in case it helps your planning!
Who out there among us isn’t feeling a little EXTRA-indulgent these days!
Cupcake at Disney’s Pop Century Resort
In fact, not sure about you guys, be we’ve taken to storing some snacks between our couch cushions so that we don’t have to get up as much (and the kids and pets haven’t caught on to us yet!). WE KID, WE KID!
Because ranking the lands of Magic Kingdom by its snacks wasn’t torturous enough for us, we’ve decided to do the impossible yet AGAIN!
Animal Kingdom
That’s right — we’re going to delve once more into these strange, uncharted waters of ranking all the Disney snacks we love for sheer entertainment purposes ONLY! (We not-so-secretly love most of these snacks, so it’s too hard to choose!) Let’s see how the rankings work out for all the lands in Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Disney World’s top dining spots have been vying for your foodie affections in our official DFB Table Service Restaurant Throw Down which kicked off recently!
Epcot
And while we’ve told you how rounds one, two, three, and four have gone down so far — we didn’t tell you how CLOSE some of these big brawls were!
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