food IS a theme park
There are LOTS of places you could stay at during your Walt Disney World vacation.
Swan Reserve
Do you choose a Disney hotel? A non-Disney hotel that is on property? A Disney Springs hotel? Or something else? Yesterday, we shared the news about a new hotel that’s opening up in the nearby Flamingo Crossings Town Center. But, today we’ve got an update about a new hotel that will soon be opening just a quick walk away from EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios — The Walt Disney World Swan Reserve!
A LOT happened at Walt Disney World in 2020!
Cinderella Castle
The biggie was obviously the parks shut down due to the pandemic and then reopened with several new health and safety measures in place. Besides these big changes, we also had several things going on in the parks that were already planned. Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway opened up, we went through four EPCOT festivals, and several major projects continued construction. Oh yeah, we got a PINK Cinderella Castle, too! One of Disney’s most ambitious projects was supposed to hit a BIG milestone last year and it didn’t, which leaves us with the question — what’s going on?
Sometimes when we travel to Disney World, we get caught up in routines from previous visits. Let’s face it — we all have a certain way we like to do things when we visit Disney World.
Cinderella Castle
OR maybe you’ve never visited and are unsure what has changed recently and how you should approach it! Well, we’ve got advice for allllll the ways we’re going to shake things up and do things a little differently on our next trip!
With the stay-at-home order now lifted, guests can once again eat and drink at Disneyland Resort.
Carthay Circle at California Adventure
Recently, we saw a few restaurants announce when they would reopen for in-person dining and dining reservations became available at those spots. We then shared that Carthay Circle Lounge would be reopening soon for its Alfresco dining experience, and two other Disney restaurants would be reopening on Buena Vista Street. Well, if you’ve been wanting to make reservations for Carthay Circle, the wait is over! Reservations for this Disney spot are now available.
Valentine’s Day is almost here, so get ready to start making plans!
Morimoto Asia
It’s time to pick out the perfect gift, stock up on chocolate, and get those celebration packages ready if you’re spending Valentine’s Day at a Disney World resort!
Getting a reservation to eat at Be Our Guest Restaurant in Magic Kingdom can sometimes feel a bit like getting a boarding group for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. It requires planning, some key alarms, and a whole lot of luck!
Beast in Be Our Guest
Reservations at Be Our Guest generally fill up extremely quickly once they’re released. But, today we found that there are quite a few reservations still available!
When we first learned about Avengers Campus at Disneyland Resort, we were SUPER excited! And although Disneyland Resort’s closure delayed the project, we’re still hoping to see it sometime next year.
Avengers Campus Progress
We’ve already spotted construction progress, and we previously got sneak peeks of a SUPER COOL stunt Spider-Man, interesting food offerings, and some awesome merch, like the remote-controlled Spider-bots! We recently got word that the Interactive Remote Control Spider-bots would soon be available for purchase at Downtown Disney, and guess what?
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Disney World…
Hollywood Studios Christmas
…which happens to be one of the busiest seasons of the year! As a quick update, Disney implemented a new Park Pass reservation system that monitors capacity levels in the theme parks. Guests must make a reservation prior to entering the parks and passes are subject to availability. Holidays and weekends tend to fill up the quickest and December has been filling up fast! This is especially true for reservations at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom on Christmas Day. Now, more reservations have filled up for Christmas Day and News Years Eve!
Things at Disney World have definitely changed following the park closures.
Cinderella’s Royal Table
We’re constantly watching for Park Pass Reservation availability, ordering a LOT more on Mobile Order, and dealing with a whole new world where FastPass+ is suspended. On top of all that, there’s limited capacity at the parks.
Downtown Disney at Disneyland has hosted several exclusive shopping events over the past few months. Last month, Downtown Disney hosted an event that allowed Disney fans to get their hands on some cool spooky merchandise.
Haunted Mansion Dooneys
Well, get ready, Cali friends, because Downtown Disney is hosting another exclusive shopping event that will include an opportunity to buy a few things that are truly HAUNTED.
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