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2025 is just HOURS away from ending, and Disney World is set to kick off 2026 with a big return!
Festival of Fantasy Parade
After being shut down for the height of the Holiday Season — so as to make way for 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM showings of Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade from December 22nd through the 31st — The Festival of Fantasy Parade is set to return to the Magic Kingdom TOMORROW!
One of EPCOT’s most popular Holiday offerings is officially confirmed to return, as Disney has announced that the Glimmering Greenhouses version of the Behind the Seeds Tour will be returning to The Land Pavilion during the Festival of the Holidays.
Festive Mickey topiary
The walking tour, which offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Living With the Land greenhouses while decorated for the Holiday season, will be offered at 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, and 8:00 PM daily from November 28th through December 30th. Reservations for the tour open on October 9th.
Yes, we’re the DISNEY Food Blog, but y’all know we love some McDonald’s.
McDonald’s
Plus McDonald’s and Disney have always had a cool partnership, which means we’re always trying to collect Disney toys in Happy Meals when they’re available (sometimes we go a little overboard with those collections). We are also old enough to remember when you could get McDonald’s fries in Disney World (yes, that was REAL). So when McDonald’s announces the return of an ICONIC menu item, we’re going to get excited. So brace yourselves because the Snack Wrap is COMING BACK!
It’s almost time to ROCK once again!
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster at Disney’s Hollywood Studios has been closed for refurbishment since early January, with Disney only saying that the Aerosmith-themed attraction was “planned to reopen in summer 2024.” However, after some poking around on Disney’s website, we think we’ve found a NEW clue about its reopening date!
Fantasmic! Is BACK in Disneyland!
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After being on hiatus for over a year due to a forced refurbishment caused by the fire that took down the show’s iconic dragon animatronic back in April of 2023, Fantasmic! has FINALLY returned to Disneyland…and WE GOT TO SEE IT.
Disneyland’s ORIGINAL nighttime spectacular is ALMOST back.
Did we mention there was LOTS of fire before?
Fantasmic! – the journey into Mickey Mouse’s mind that takes place on the Rivers of America each night – has been a staple at Disneyland since the show opened in 1992. Or it was until April of 2023, when the massive Maleficent dragon animatronic that served as the show’s climax caught fire. While no one was hurt, the fire did significant damage to the show’s infrastructure, and the show hasn’t run at Disneyland since. Now, that’s about to change.
A long-awaited feature is FINALLY at Galaxy’s Edge.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
When Disney first announced the massive Star Wars lands that would come to be known as Galaxy’s Edge, the company promised a slew of interactive features that would help the lands completely immerse visitors inside the Star Wars galaxy. Unfortunately, and much to fans dismay, many of them weren’t present when the lands first opened. However, slowly but surely some of these elements are being integrated into Galaxy’s Edge, including one we saw just this weekend.
After spending most of a decade away, a DELICIOUS fan favorite item is coming back to the McDonald’s menu this summer.
McDonald’s… at night!
McDonald’s has announced that the McCafé OREO Frappé will be joining the chain’s summer menu at participating locations in 2024.
There’s one question we get ALL the time when it comes to Disney World.
Parking at Disney World is going to be better soon
No, it’s not where to eat (although we do get that because, hey, we are Disney FOOD Blog). It’s not even a question about how to visit Disney World on a budget (although we get asked that a lot, too). No, one of the biggest questions we’ve been asked recently about Disney World is: “When will parking trams return to EPCOT and Hollywood Studios?” Well, y’all, brace yourselves because WE FINALLY HAVE AN ANSWER.
The Disney Dining Plan is coming back! That’s right. Disney has announced that the dining plan will return on January 9th, 2024 for visitors with stays at Disney World hotels for that date and later. Bookings for the dining plan will start on May 31st, 2023.
Mickey Pretzel
The dining plan has been absent since 2020, but we finally know when it will return. Disney offered SOME information about the dining plan’s return, but there are still some missing details — let’s go over those.
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