food IS a theme park
Welcome, DFB Friends, to Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
Here the stars shine just a little brighter than anywhere else at Disney World, and we’ve been all over the park to see what’s new since the last time we visited.
Disney artwork is a fun way to bring a little magic into your home!
Orange Bird artwork
We find beautiful pieces at Bonjour Village Gifts in Magic Kingdom’s Fantasyland and sometimes you can even MEET some of the Disney artists while you’re at the parks! There’s a ton of Disney artwork around the internet, and we found a HUGE sale on some prints for you today! Come check them out!
It’s been…a year. A very weird year, at that. And many parents spent a lot of last year stuck home with their kids. OK, OK, not “stuck” — we love our kids — but there’s a limit to how many times you can hear “I’m BORED!” in one day!!
Coloring Pages at Caribbean Beach Resort
Although many children have returned to classrooms as the year progressed…something is still coming up that’s going to have parents and kids stuck at home together AGAIN — SUMMER BREAK! And although you might have a Disney World trip planned at some point during that time, what are you going to do when you’re NOT at Disney World? Are you dreading the possibility of a summer full of “I’m boooored!”? It’s okay because we’ve got you covered!
We all deserve to feel fancy sometimes, whether you’re celebrating a special occasion or staying in to watch a movie marathon on Disney+. And who is fancier than the Disney Princesses?!
Princesses in Disney World
Now you can feel like royalty wherever you are with a new tumbler set from BoxLunch featuring some of our favorite Disney Princesses!
It was a rocky year for Hong Kong Disneyland. The park closed in January 2020, reopened in June, closed again in July, reopened in September, and then closed again in December. It reopened once more in February 2021.
Hong Kong Disneyland Reopening in June ©Disney
During that time, though, something extraordinary was going on behind the scenes — Disney Imagineers were building a NEW castle for the park! That castle, now known as the Castle of Magical Dreams, opened to guests in November 2020.
Well, here we are, at Magic Kingdom!
You can fly!
And it was a beautiful day to just take in the sights (like does Cinderella Castle EVER get old?), see what kind of new merch we could find, and eat a few of our favorite snacks! So let’s see what’s new?
At first glance, you might look at this photo of Disney’s beloved princesses in Magic Kingdom during a cavalcade and think…how are these princesses anything like me? I don’t have a cavalcade with adoring fans waving at me (except for in my mind when I pretend to be a Hollywood A-lister as I sing my heart out in the shower).
Remember to Keep 6 Feet Apart — Even When These Ladies Show Up!
But, Disney celebrities sometimes are just like us! Those princesses for example, typically travel on a giant float. But, on this day, they were roughing it and walking the cavalcade route. Maybe they were part of a FitBit challenge at work and had to get those steps in? Maybe they’re trying to keep their New Year’s resolution to get in shape and not eat any more poisonous apples. We’ve spotted quite a few characters all around Disney World doing things that have totally made us think, “OMG. That’s SO us!” You might just be surprised at how much Disney celebrities are just like you!
Guess where we’re at — go ahead, we bet you’ll never guess!
We will never get tired of this view
Okay, so it’s a pretty easy guess, and yes, we’re at Disney World! Again! We had reporters in three parks today, and they had an amazing time riding rides, eating (because, well, that’s what we do), and wandering around EPCOT, Magic Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios living THE life!
We spent a lovely rainy day at Magic Kingdom.
Rain, Rain, Go Away
And sure, it was wet, but we didn’t let that stop us from walking around the park to see if we could spot anything new! So here are our rainy day updates!
We may not be able to watch parades come through Magic Kingdom at the moment, be we certainly have enjoyed seeing some of our favorite characters in the Character Cavalcades.
Magic Kingdom
At Magic Kingdom, you can see Aladdin and others in the Fantasyland Friends Cavalcade, Mickey and Minnie in the Mickey & Friends Cavalcade, and some classic and new Disney Princesses in the Royal Princess Processional. Typically, the Princesses come by on their own special float, but today something was MISSING!
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