food IS a theme park
An upcoming hotel announcement could COMPLETELY change the way we visit Disney World!
Bay Lake
When it comes to Disney World hotels, Disney World experts have their favorite or a few favorites that are their go-to each visit. Even we have our preferences! However, a new resort will be gracing the Disney World property in a few years and it’s sure to shake up the hotel game!
While we all can dream of using Cinderella Castle as a hotel, there are plenty of realistic ways to stay at Disney World.
Cinderella Castle
Today, we want to talk about one that MAY be coming in the future. Let’s rewind to 2019 when Disney announced that they’d be bringing a new hotel to Disney World. It was to be called Reflections — A Disney Lakeside Lodge. Permits were filed and everything, but then a global pandemic happened, and Disney went silent on those plans. That was the last thing we heard about the project until recently.
You all know the tune, so we’ll start this post with a bit of a karaoke moment — sing it with us! 🎵 We don’t talk about Bruno, no, no, no 🎵
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We don’t talk about Bruno from the hit movie Encanto has taken the world by storm. It has inspired mashups and crossover versions of the tune, and has even dethroned Elsa’s powerful Let it Go song from Frozen. The tune is catchy and the song is fun enough on its own, but perhaps one of the reasons why it resonates with so many people is that we all know who the “Bruno” is in our own families and friend groups. Admit it, everyone’s got one (and as one individual said, if you don’t know who the Bruno is in your group, it’s probably you 😜). Well, it turns out we’re not the only ones with a “Bruno” or two in our groups — Disney World has its own set of “Brunos” in the parks and we’ve just GOT to talk about them all!
Could it be possible that you completely forgot a Disney World Resort? We almost did.
Reflections — A Disney Lakeside Lodge
Reflections — A Disney Lakeside Lodge was announced back in 2019 and for a while, we were hearing a LOT about it. The upcoming Disney Vacation Club resort was set to occupy the former home of Disney’s River Country water park near Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. In June 2020, it seemed like the resort may have been canceled. What’s going on with Reflections — A Disney Lakeside Lodge?
Disney World announced Reflections — A Disney Lakeside Lodge last year.
Reflections ©Disney
The Disney Vacation Club resort was set to occupy the area where Disney’s River Country used to be, just near Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground. Despite there having been several construction permits filed in the area a few months ago, construction and development on the new resort may have been canceled.
We sure are missing Disney World right about now, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t still keep an eye on some of the upcoming projects that we’re excited about!
Epcot
Despite the current closures of the Disney parks and the temporary halt on construction, Walt Disney Imagineering and other Resort development teams are still hard at work crafting the future of the parks. That means that we can still spot some construction permits every once in a while for projects that are starting soon.
We’ve got our sights set on FOUR brand new restaurants coming to Disney World in the near future! Disney has kept news of these recent announcements pretty quiet, so we’ve put together everything we know about these mysterious arrivals!
Rodeo Roundup BBQ
With Disney World’s 50th anniversary quickly approaching and a MAJOR transformation taking place at Epcot, it certainly is a time of change at Disney World. This means that it’s also a time of change for Disney food! Oh yeah, people, there’s a whole slew of new restaurants coming to Disney World and though some of them are the talk of the town (hello, Space 220!), here are a few super exciting new dining spots that we’re REALLY looking forward to, and eagerly waiting to hear more about!
Walt Disney World is experiencing a lot of growth, and we’re not just talking about the opening of new attractions like Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway!
Indeed, Disney World is growing in many different ways, and by 2021 — just one year from now — our vacations to the World might look very different.
Epcot in 2021?
Let’s take a look at the changes coming to Disney World and what they might mean for you and your visit!
As we continue to celebrate the past 90 years with Mickey Mouse, we also look forward to all the upcoming adventures the Disney Parks have to offer! And today while we’re LIVE at the D23 Destination D: Celebrating Mickey Mouse event with Disney Parks, Experiences and Consumer Products Chairman Bob Chapek, we have news about more Disney magic on the way to Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort!
Destination D 2018
Let’s start with something HUGE coming to BOTH Walt Disney World and Disneyland, and let’s waste no time!!
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
will open in Disneyland in the summer of 2019 and Disney World’s Hollywood Studios in late fall 2019. And we now know the names of possibly the two most highly anticipated attractions in Disney’s history! [Read more…]
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