food IS a theme park
We’re still mourning the closure of PizzeRizzo, but what if we told you that you could still enjoy some of their menu items at a new location? Yep, it surprises us too!
Catalina Eddie’s
If you head to Catalina Eddie’s, also in Hollywood Studios, you’ll find favorite PizzeRizzo items to order! Let’s try a few items to see what it’s like on Sunset Boulevard without sitting in the Wedding Room at PizzeRizzo.
Well, it’s the end of an era, and we’re kinda sad about it.
Muppet Vision 3D
We knew this day was coming, but now that it’s here, it’s even sadder. So today is the day is the last day of Muppet*Vision 3D because the entirety of Muppets Courtyard will be closing tomorrow (June 8th) so that a new Monsters, Inc. land can be constructed in its space. So we’re in Disney’s Hollywood Studios LIVE, paying our respects to this classic attraction, saying goodbye, and seeing how everyone else is doing the same.
Memorial Day weekend means summer has arrived in Disney World, and we are so ready for it (okay, maybe we’re not so ready for all the heat and humidity).
Breakfast at Trattoria al Forno
There’s so much to look forward to this summer. TWO new shows are set to debut soon in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, while a new parade will soon make its premiere in Magic Kingdom. Now, summer is generally kinda’ a slow time when it comes to food, but that doesn’t mean that Disney World restaurants aren’t still changing up their menus. So, yes, Disney World restaurant menus changed this week, so let’s take a look at what’s been updated.
June’s quickly approaching and some MASSIVE changes are coming to Disney World early in the month.
Muppets Courtyard in Hollywood Studios
From the start of year-long refurbishments, to the ongoing retheming of a popular EPCOT attraction, to beginning to say goodbye to DinoLand, U.S.A. in Disney’s Animal Kingdom — we’ve already seen lots happen at Disney World in 2025 and we’re not even halfway through the year. As we enter the OFFICIAL halfway point of the year, there’s still another big change coming and subsequent announcements that we expect to be delivered in June.
Even though we’re already sweating through our clothes and setting heat records, June is when summer actually begins!
Cinderella Castle
Disney World is constantly changing, and that’s why we’re in the parks every day. It’s to let YOU know so you can have the best and least stressful vacation possible! Now, if you’ve got a trip coming up in June (or you just love to keep up with Disney news), listen up — we’ve rounded up all of the major changes hitting the parks!
It’s the end of an era at Disney World. The phased closure of the Grand Avenue area — home of The Muppets — has begun.
Muppets Courtyard in Hollywood Studios
Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano closed its doors on May 10th, and on June 7th, both Muppet*Vision 3D and PizzeRizzo will permanently close as well, marking the final days of the Muppets Courtyard. While we’re dreading seeing those pesky Disney construction walls again, we are excited about bringing Monsters, Inc. to this area. But, one very lucky group will get to be the last ones to experience the area and what it still has to offer!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is in for some big changes! Imagineers will add some new and exciting things to the park, but they will also remove some things, for good.
Hollywood Studios
The changes at Hollywood Studios are already in motion, as Disney starts to prepare to build the brand-new Monsters INC. Land. However, that means out with the old and in with the new — because Muppets Courtyard is closing a lot sooner than you realize!
Unless you’ve been living under a pretty large rock for the last 8 months when it comes to Disney World news, you’re aware that Hollywood Studios is about to go through some MASSIVE changes.
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The entire Grand Avenue area of the park, including Muppet*Vision 3D, PizzeRizzo, and Mama Melrose, is going to close to make way for a brand new land based around Monsters, Inc. While we’re ecstatic for Monstropolis – – seriously, we’ve been daydreaming about that door coaster since 2001 — we’re going to miss the original Muppets area of the park.
It’s time to breathe some life into a dead part of Disney’s Hollywood Studios! Listen, the food at PizzeRizzo may not be the best (it’s rat pizza, IYKYK), but the restaurant makes up for its subpar menu with charming decorations and hilarious Muppets easter eggs. But soon, this restaurant will be permanently closing to make way for a NEW Monsters, INC. land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. So, what better way to say goodbye than with a prom?
It’s prom night at Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
Yep, you read that right. We attended the (unofficial) PizzeRizzo Prom at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and seeing everyone get together to celebrate the Muppets — and this iconic restaurant — was every bit as delightful as you might imagine.
Do you know about PizzeRizzo Prom?
It’s prom night at Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
With the closure of Muppets Courtyard coming up to make room for the new Monsters, Inc. Land, some hardcore Muppets fans are saying goodbye to the area, specifically PizzeRizzo, in a very special way. PizzeRizzo Prom is an unofficial Disney fan meetup taking place TODAY, February 8th, 2025, but if you’re not able to make it, we have a great way to commemorate the event from home!
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