food IS a theme park
DON’T WORRY. The popular Haunted Mansion ride has reopened in Magic Kingdom after a brief closure last week. But what’s still CLOSED in Disney World?
Cinderella Castle
There are four attractions and two restaurants that are currently closed at the parks, and most of them have no official reopening date set. Let’s take a look at what will be closed from August 13th through the 19th so that you’re prepared for your next trip.
There are a few very important (and specific) rules to follow at Disney World. For example, adults can’t dress up like Disney characters while they’re in the park (but Disney-bounding is OK), and you cannot bring any balloons into Disney’s Animal Kingdom. But sometimes what you can and can’t do in the parks is dictated not by the rules but by temporary CLOSURES!
Magic Kingdom Entrance
Next week, there are six things that you CAN’T do in Disney World, not because they’re against any rules, but just because those attractions and restaurants are temporarily closed. Here’s a complete list of those scheduled refurbishments so that you’re prepared for your upcoming vacation.
There’s SO MUCH to do in Disney World — you can hop on the new TRON Lightcycle / Run roller coaster, check out the Broadway-style “Festival of the Lion King” show at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and eat around the world at the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival. But there are a couple of things that you CAN’T do in Disney World next week due to ride and attraction closures.
Cinderella Castle
Disney occasionally has to shut down attractions, restaurants, and certain parts of hotels in order to update and refurbish them. To make sure you’re prepared before your upcoming trip, here’s a complete list of the closures scheduled for next week, from July 30th through August 5th.
Are you ready?
EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival
EPCOT’s International Food and Wine Festival starts tomorrow, July 27th, 2023! We’re going to be there trying out all of the new food and drinks and bringing you tons of reviews throughout the day. But, a few of this year’s Outdoor Kitchens have a delayed opening, so we’ll have to wait a while before we can try them out. We know that Bubbles & Brine, Char & Chop, Wine & Wedge, and Swirled Showcase will be opening on September 22nd, 2023 in celebration of the Walt Disney Company’s 100th Anniversary. We’ve also had a look at the menus of these booths to come. But, there are still a few details about these booths that we have been waiting on. This week, however, Disney dropped a new clue about where one of these booths might end up — and it involves a mysterious renovation of a former dining location.
Our favorite Disney event of the year is coming up SOON — the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival!
2021 Food & Wine
You know we’ll be there on opening day, trying out all the new eats and revisiting old favorites. A lot of people like to go to these festivals as soon as possible so that they can be some of the first to try out all the snacks, but there’s actually a really good reason why you might want to WAIT and go later on this year! [Read more…]
Have you heard the HUGE news? Disney announced the festival booths and menus for the 2023 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival! That means we now know what we’ll be munching and sipping on as we make our way through the festival once it opens on July 27th.
YUM!
There are 24 booths in total at this year’s festival, along with some festival-exclusive eats at existing restaurants throughout EPCOT. However, we have to WARN you that not all of the booths will open on the festival’s first day! There are six booths that have DELAYED openings, which means you’ll need to plan your trip accordingly if those booths are priorities for you.
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