food IS a theme park
The cost of accessing the Kingdom’s keys just went up.
Behind the Seeds
There are several October traditions that Walt Disney World fans love: The ongoing EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, Halloween celebrations headlined by Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, and even the commemoration of Walt Disney World’s October 1971 opening. However, there’s one longstanding October “tradition” many actively dread: Price Increases.
For the first time in forever, we are getting a HUGE change to this popular EPCOT attraction!
Frozen Ever After
It has been a morning of breaking news for Disney World, from the announcement of when the Muppets Rock ‘n’ Rollercoaster would open to the increasing prices of Disney World tickets in 2026. On top of that, Disney dropped some very exciting news about Frozen Ever After at EPCOT, and we seriously can’t let it go — we’re too pumped!
Disney just gave us a FIRST LOOK inside it’s upcoming Zootopia attraction!
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Disney World’s parks have changed a lot lately, with ongoing construction and entire lands being revamped. Sometimes it feels like there are so many projects up in the air that it’s hard to keep track of them all together! But, soon we’ll finally get to step inside one of the biggest updates to a Disney World attraction that we’ve been very excited about for literally years — and Disney’s giving us a sneak peek of what we can anticipate seeing once inside.
Okay, so you might be planning a trip to Disney World soon, and of course, you’re probably thinking about your budget.
Tiffins spread
We keep an eye out for menu updates, which means we often see price increases on food, so that could change your budget. However, in October, we generally see a SLEW of price increases come through for nearly every Disney World restaurant on property, and that’s what we’ve got to tell you about now, those increases that have hit theme parks.
Disney just dropped an awesome sneak peek at what will be coming for the 2026 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend!
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The marathon weekend will take place from January 7th to January 11th, 2026. The theme for the marathon next year is “What’s Your Story?” We can’t wait for the event to kick off in 2026, and we got even more excited when Disney dropped a FIRST LOOK at the medals!
Another big closure is hitting Disney World in 2026, but it’s not what you would expect!
Lime Garage
A major maintenance project will be hitting Disney Springs early next year at the Lime Garage. The work will focus on structural repairs on all five levels of the parking structure. Let’s take a look at the details, because it sounds like parking at Disney World’s shopping and dining district is about to get crazier.
The Disney World parks feels like construction central right now!
Construction walls in Animation Courtyard
Disney World is going through a LOT of change right now, but not all of them are changes we’re looking forward to. While we’re excited for new attractions and lands, we are dreading some of these changes in 2026!
For years, certain Disney World restaurants and experiences have been the butt of complaints, from bad food to dated theming to a total identity crisis in an entire park.
Animation Courtyard
For years, certain restaurants and experiences have been the butt of complaints, from bad food to dated theming to a total identity crisis in an entire park. But lately, the conversation has started to shift. Some fans are softening their harsh reviews and finding reasons to give old favorites another chance, while others are doubling down that things just aren’t what they used to be. Here are four places and experiences Disney adults are rethinking — for better or for worse.
Happy October, friends!
Fruit Loops Cannoli
We’re certainly enjoying the official start of spooky season (okay, technically that was two months ago in Disney World), as well as seeing what Disney World restaurants had in store for the month (we’re still not over the Double Stuff Oreo cookies at Gideon’s Bakehouse). We even found out some new desserts would be coming to Magic Kingdom’s fireworks party. NEW FOOD, y’all! In the meantime, a few Disney World restaurants changed their menus this week, so let’s see what’s been updated. Warning: Margaritas have been affected!
Disney World has been seriously embracing change recently. Changes are happening EVERYWHERE, including in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Muppets Courtyard has closed to make way for a new Monsters, Inc. land. Animation Courtyard is closed to be reimagined.
Minnie’s Summertime Dine at Hollywood & Vine
One Hollywood Studios restaurant character dining experience is also changing, and we wanted to remind you about it. The character breakfast at Hollywood & Vine will be changing on October 12th.
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