food IS a theme park
Welcome back, friends! We’re here with another report on What’s New in Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, and we’re ready to give you all the deets on construction, merchandise, and food in the parks.
Sleeping Beauty Castle
We’ve got a lot to show you, so let’s dive right on in!
It seems everywhere we turn in Disneyland there are new festive treats for us to try — and we are not complaining! You can check this post to see EVERYTHING we’ve tried so far!
Next up on our tour are the holiday sweets at French Market Restaurant, located in New Orleans Square in Disneyland Park.
French Market Holiday Treat Menu Board
French Market is close to Haunted Mansion, which is currently decked out as “Haunted Mansion Holiday” and completely overlaid with Nightmare Before Christmas decorations. Because of this, they tend to keep their holiday treats on theme, featuring Jack Skellington and other fan favorites.
What could be better than a skeleton key? Why, a Skellington key, of course! (Thank you. We’re here all week.) If you’re a fan of Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland, you’re going to want to get your hands on this cute Jack Skellington souvenir…if it’s not sold out that is.
Jack Skellington Key
The front of the key features The Pumpkin King’s adorable face, and the back commemorates The Nightmare Before Christmas and Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
‘ 25th Anniversary will be celebrated in style at the The Edison’s Halloween Soirée in Disney Springs on October 31. The event includes spooky spirits, goblins and ghosts — and guests are encouraged to dress in Nightmare Before Christmas themed costumes for a costume contest. Now we know who the judge is, and we couldn’t be more excited!
It was just announced Actress and Her Universe Founder Ashley Eckstein will judge the Halloween Costume Contest! [Read more…]
This is Halloween, this is Halloween!
2018 marks the 25th Anniversary of The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Disney is definitely delivering when it comes to fun accessories to mark the occasion. We told you all about the new Nightmare Before Christmas merch in Walt Disney World last week, and now we’re back with even more. Read on to find out where you can snag one of these Nightmarish totes for yourself!
Harvey’s Nightmare Before Christmas Lock, Shock & Barrel Streamline Tote
The 25th Anniversary Nightmare Before Christmas Harvey’s collection features a few of the movie’s most beloved characters, including the Mayor and Lock, Shock & Barrel. Harveys bags are made from seatbelt fabric, making them unique looking and sturdy. We spotted the collection in the Main Street Emporium at Magic Kingdom, but it’s also available throughout Walt Disney World and Disney Parks.
Holiday Greetings from Hollywood Studios?!! Yes, for some reason the “Christmas Creep” has started and we are seeing Christmas decorations up in Hollywood Studios — as well as some Christmas Merch — sitting right next to the Halloween Merch!
Happy Holidays from Sunset Boulevard
In addition to seeing Christmas arrive here, we also found construction, food, character meet and greets, Skyliner, and merchandise updates all around the park! [Read more…]
They keep us busy in the Magic Kingdom! We were just there three days ago — and we still found a lot of new additions and changes on this visit!
Welcome to the Magic Kingdom
We’ll never grow tired of this scene in the fall — the pumpkins, bunting and the train in the train station! [Read more…]
It’s hard to believe it, but the Nightmare Before Christmas is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year! We spotted a bunch of new merch in Magic Kingdom this week dedicated to this holiday classic and its anniversary.
Nightmare Before Christmas 25th Anniversary Mug
This mug might be the coolest mug we’ve seen in Disney in a long time, and we’ve seen a lot of mugs! What makes this so cool you ask? It changes color!
Our day in Animal Kingdom was jam-packed with new food, menu changes, construction, and more. But, our favorite part of the day was stopping at the Donald’s Dino-Bash Dance Party and hearing the DJ play Monster Mash and other Halloween songs mixed in with regular pop songs!
Donald’s Dino-Bash!
Be sure to stop by Donald’s Dino-Bash and do the Monster Mash!
Now, let’s get over to the…
No visit to a Disney Park is complete without a wander through the stores. Our visit to Animal Kingdom was no different, and we found some pretty fun new merch for Halloween and Christmas!
Shopping in the Animal Kingdom
We love that in the Animal Kingdom Discovery Trading Company they put this sign out about Bats at Halloween every year.
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