food IS a theme park
Be sure to check out our list of restaurants in the Magic Kingdom.
We’re back at Disney World’s OG park!
Disney World
We’ve spent the past few days making a number of visits to Magic Kingdom and we’ve certainly had a blast. Now, we’re checking in with some of the latest updates in food, construction, and merchandise!
If we could time travel, we’d probably just move forward a few months so we can see all the 50th anniversary festivities in Disney World. (Oh, and to eat a bunch of crepes and ride Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, of course!)
Cinderella Castle
Disney World will be decorating its park icons to match with the “EARidescent” color scheme that will glimmer across the property. Cinderella Castle has already started its big transformation with a nod to Mary Blair’s designs. Imagineers have been hard at work to craft the ribbons and bows that are already appearing on Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom right now!
There’s just something special about the sight of Mickey Balloons as you’re “walkin’ right down the middle of Main Street, U.S.A.” in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.
Mickey Balloons!
And today, that vision is even brighter as SPRING colors (and critters!) are now gracing the big batches of balloons on Main Street! You may remember when we first spotted the spring balloons in Disney California Adventure, but now guests can find them in Disney World, too. [Read more…]
When Disney World reopened, traditional character meet-and-greets were suspended.
Oh, boy!
But, you can still see some of your favorite Disney friends from a distance in other ways all around Disney World. If you’re a BIG Mickey Mouse fan or you’ve got a little one who couldn’t go a single trip without saying “hello” to the big cheese, you might be wondering where you’ll be able to find the leader of the club during your next trip. Well, don’t worry — we’ve got the answer right here!
2020 was QUITE the year.
Disney World
You may remember the day that you heard Disney World or Disneyland would be closing temporarily due to the pandemic — I know I do. And you might remember watching Shanghai Disneyland reopen, that park being the first Disney park around the world to reopen after the closures. But, did you remember that Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway opened in Disney World literally DAYS before the parks closed? Or that several new movies in EPCOT debuted in early 2020? SO much happened in just one year. And today we’re breaking it all down for you.
We’re getting excited for Disney World’s 50th anniversary!
Cinderella Castle Concept Art ©Disney
The celebration will begin October 1st, 2021 (that’s Disney World’s 50th birthday!), and will be a whopping 18 months long. Mickey and Minnie are gonna rock brand-new costumes, and each of the 4 park icons will receive a mini-transformation. And believe it or not, we’ve already seen some progress on the Cinderella Castle makeover in Magic Kingdom! Plus, we’ve gotten a behind-the-scenes peek at what the final result will look like.
Welcome to this week’s construction updates from Disney World!
Disney World
We’re giving you a look at the latest updates on the projects underway throughout the Disney World Parks and Resorts. There’s a LOT going on as we approach the 50th Anniversary, so let’s check it all out.
We’ve been busy eating everything at the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival, as well as checking out all of the amazing St. Patrick’s Day treats at Disney World!
BREAD from Les Halles. We love bread!
But we’ve also been paying attention to each restaurant at Disney World, looking for any menu changes, and this week, we noticed a LOT of price changes. Like A LOT.
This past week was the start of spring break season at Disney World!
Cinderella Castle
Even before the week started, we had noticed that Park Pass availability for the week was filling up fast! Disney even extended park hours in anticipation of crowds. As the week progressed, we saw what might have been the busiest week at Disney World since the reopening!
We’re back in a very busy Disney World this week to bring you the weekly wait times!
Disney World
Last week, many fan-favorite rides saw a decrease in average wait times. Now, with Disney World at capacity most of this week, wait times (for the most part) are on the rise again! Today,we’re taking a look at the average wait times in ALL four Disney World theme parks!
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