food IS a theme park
June has arrived, and with it comes the start of summer vacation season at Walt Disney World!
Magic Kingdom
If you’re planning a visit to the “Most Magical Place on Earth” this month, there are a slew of perks and offers you NEED to take advantage of to make the most of your time at Disney World.
EDITOR’S UPDATE 5/30/26: PLEASE BE AWARE that Bluey’s Wild World requires a Virtual Queue to access through June 1st! Starting June 2nd, a traditional standby line will be available.
Bluey has finally arrived at Disney World, and she’s brought a Virtual Queue with her!
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The park’s Conservation Station is now home to Bluey’s Wild World, where guests can play and dance with both Bingo and Bluey! Here they can also take photos with Bluey, Bingo, and more, and play games like keepy uppy!
Summertime is here, and Disney Springs is getting ready to celebrate big with new eats!
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Similar to the Disney World parks, there are limited-time eats and drinks on their way to select Disney Springs restaurants, and we’ll tell you now, some of these have already moved to the TOP of our lists! If you’re heading to the shopping and dining district soon, here are some of the new items you’ll want to add to your “must-grab” list.
We’re a few weeks away from the end of EPCOT’s International Flower & Garden Festival, and while that’s a bummer, it also means that the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, arguably the biggest festival of the year, will begin at the end of August.
Food & Wine Festival
This year’s Food & Wine Festival runs from August 27th through November 21st, 2026, which yes, means it lands during one of the hottest times of the year, and crowds fluctuate pretty intensely throughout that season (since you’ll go through summer, fall, and the very beginning of winter). Members of our team have been to the festival EVERY year for the past 10+ years, and yet, somehow every year, we make at least one new mistake that we vow to never make again (and we don’t…we just make a different one). If you’re heading to the festival this year, do yourself a favor and make sure you don’t make the same mistakes we did last year.
We’re big fans of ALDI here at DFB, and we know our readers are too!
Let’s go to ALDI!
Each week we check out the upcoming ALDI finds to see if there’s anything good you should know about (they often have Disney merchandise, too!), and this week there are some awesome deals. Here are some of the best things you can spot at your local ALDI starting on May 20th.
With so much construction happening around Disney World and Disneyland Resort, not to mention what’s all happening outside of the parks like D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event later this year, it feels like there’s at least once a month we’re saying there’s something BIG to look out for. Why? Well, because it’s the truth!
Disney California Adventure
If you’re planning a trip out to California this summer to visit Disneyland, you need to know that there are lots of exciting events on the way! However, August 27th in particular will be one to look out for — here’s why!
Memorial Day is right around the corner (yes, somehow it’s May and Memorial Day Weekend is just a few weeks away — where has the time gone?), and that means crowds could be about to ramp up in Disney World again.
Guest Relations Cast Member at Disney Springs
This is especially true since the holiday also falls right around the time when some kids get out of school for the summer, and many families begin their holiday with a Disney trip. With all that in mind, knowing things may be more crowded for that weekend, we just want to make sure we’re all prepared — it’s POSSIBLE, but not guaranteed, that Disney could bring back their new unpopular bus rule in Disney Springs.
One of Walt Disney World’s most popular restaurants is about to close for a months-long closure right in the middle of the busy summer season.
Perfectly cooked
As part of a larger refurbishment project at the Yacht Club, two of the resort’s most popular restaurants — Yachtsman Steakhouse and its connected Crew’s Cup Lounge — are both closing for months-long closure this year.
Thanks to a litany of discounted deals and a slew of new perks, including the return of free water park tickets, character appearances, and others associated with the Cool Kids’ Summer promotion, Disney World’s on-property hotels are looking to be crowded this summer.
Closed for now
However, those crowds are set to encounter various levels of construction and refurbishment across many of Disney’s most popular resorts.
Disney Springs has evolved a lot over the years, from the original Marketplace era through Pleasure Island and Downtown Disney to the present-day shopping district.
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That evolution continues today, and that’s leading to some new procedures for guests to be aware of.
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