Welcome back to another roundup of What’s New in Magic Kingdom!
Today, we’ve got several construction and merchandise updates to chat about, so let’s get started!
food IS a theme park
Welcome back to another roundup of What’s New in Magic Kingdom!
Today, we’ve got several construction and merchandise updates to chat about, so let’s get started!
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, we’re back with another roundup of What’s New at Disneyland Resort!
We’re here with some merch, construction, and food updates, so let’s make our wicked entrance into this segment and get started!
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Hooray for Hollywood! Let’s see What’s New at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! We’ve got plenty of construction, a few must-have merchandise pieces, and a bagel update. (Yup. A bagel update.)
Hollywood Studios remains a park in transition, and the number of construction walls at the entrance are a guest’s first hint of that. [Read more…]
Walt Disney World’s Grand Floridian is the resort best known for its awe-inspiring chocolate Easter egg display (see this year’s display here!), but Disney’s Beach Club Resort has its own display that is straight-up gorgeous.
From every angle the display impresses. And the characters reflect a slew of popular Disney icons from movies to television to parks! [Read more…]
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Welcome, Foolish Mortals
… to Memento Mori, the new Haunted Mansion gift shop in Magic Kingdom’s Liberty Square!
“Materializing” on October 6th, this spot (formerly Yankee Trader) is situated right by the Haunted Mansion, naturally. (The Haunted Mansion never HAD a gift shop, and Disney needed to remedy that, of course.) And we’re dying to show you Haunted Mansion fans some of the gems tucked inside… (and, yep — there are LOTS of awesome kitchen items and food-related goodies to share, too)!
But seriously, this place is pretty awesome. I wandered the store for nearly an hour just trying to take it all in. Here are a couple of pics of the “atmosphere” around the top of the display areas.
If you can’t get to the shop in person, some of [Read more…]
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As part of the new Halloween Goth Goodies candy line popping up in Disney Parks confectioneries, this Madame Leota lollipop showed up in Disneyland this week! Heather sent over some photos and a mini-review!
Madame Leota is an iconic character in Disney’s Haunted Mansion rides around the world. A “medium,” whose face floats ethereally in a crystal ball (which was recently given the ability to float, itself), this character was played by Leota Toombs, a Disney imagineer whose “eyes were the right distance apart to fit the test model,” she recalled.
The sucker is clear (not a common find in Disney Parks) with a fruit punch flavor, and costs $3.45. Diameter is about 3.5 inches.
Heather got it at Trolley Treats in Disney California Adventure, but it’s also at Marceline’s Confectionery in Downtown Disney. We’re guessing these will pop up in Disney World as well, if they haven’t already.
Here’s how it works: the artwork of Madame Leota is pretty much a [Read more…]