food IS a theme park
Epcot is a busy park these days! Each visit finds construction progress, menu updates, and new must-have merchandise! See what we found this week!
Hello from Epcot
We started our visit out checking on the progress of the Guardians of the Galaxy attraction.
Earlier this year, Potion Purple hit the Disney scene. While several items and even treats were released to celebrate the hue, the stars of the line are the Potion Purple Minnie Ears and the Potion Purple Spirit Jersey. With the release of Potion Purple, Disney hinted that new flash colors would debut on popular Disney items throughout the year. And now we know what’s next…
Dapper Yellow Spirit Jersey ©Disney
It’s the Dapper Yellow Spirit Jersey! And if you’re going to be in Walt Disney World this week, we can tell you where and when to find it… [Read more…]
THEY’RE HERE! Get excited because today we spotted one of our favorite seasonal treats being made at the Candy Palace in Disneyland. It’s EASTER EGG TIME!
Yep — handmade chocolate fudge Easter eggs are in production and we knew you’d wanna know about it!
Disneyland Chocolate Fudge Easter Eggs
These sweet FUDGE FILLED treats are created by incredible Disney chefs on stage — you can watch it happening. And REMEMBER — different flavors are offered each week, so you’ll want to time your visit accordingly. Flavors can include chocolate, peanut butter, vanilla-nut, and chocolate-nut.
Rafiki’s Planet Watch in Disney’s Animal Kingdom has been closed since October for a refurbishment. Disney has announced that this space will reopen this summer, including a few new enhancements.
Rafiki’s Planet Watch sign
Rafiki’s Planet Watch will still include the Affection Section and guests will be able to get to and from the space by traveling on the Wildlife Express. [Read more…]
Even if the specific name of “Disney’s Walk Around the World” doesn’t ring a bell with you, you may still be quite familiar with the sight of the hexagonal bricks displaying names and celebrating family milestones on the walkways surrounding Magic Kingdom and the Ticket and Transportation Center (the TTC).
Disney World’s Magic Kingdom entrance
As “improvements are being made to how you come and go at all four Walt Disney World Resort theme parks,” Disney has announced that the reconfiguring of walkways and tram loading and unloading zones (along with enhancements to security screening) will result in the retiring of the Walk Around the World bricks in the coming months. (The commitment to those who purchased the bricks was that they would be displayed until 2011). [Read more…]
A new film experience is coming to Epcot: “Awesome Planet” has just been announced for the The Land Pavilion!
The Land Pavilion
Awesome Planet will be “an on-screen exploration of the realm we call home,” and “showcases the spectacular beauty, diversity and dynamic story of our earth with all the grandeur guests have come to expect.” [Read more…]
As the transformation of Disney’s Hollywood Studios progresses with last year’s opening of Toy Story Land and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opening on August 29, 2019, there are other changes surrounding the park in anticipation of greater crowd levels.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Two of these changes making their debut today are new Disney transportation bus loops ready to offer lots of shade to waiting guests. And, of course, you can also make out the upcoming Disney Skyliner gondolas in this photo which are currently in testing phase: [Read more…]
Today we spotted a new ADORABLE shirt to our ever growing list of Disney merchandise! Located at The Main Street Emporium inside of The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World is a brand new shirt that brings our love for food to life!
New Shirt located at The Main Street Emporium
Disney has been putting out a ton of really cute D-Lish merchandise lately! From Dole Whip purses to pizza shirts, if you have a love for Disney food or food in general, you can totally show it off. Disney also just released a new food DRESS! Read all about it here.
Just last week we discussed some of the Mediterranean-inspired cuisine coming to Topolino’s Terrace — Flavors of the Riviera.
Topolino’s Terrace concept art ©Disney
This rooftop restaurant at Disney’s upcoming Riviera Resort will provide a setting with “stunning visual aesthetics of modern interpretations of Italian and French textures, colors, and carvings mingled with stonework that harkens to what can be found in ancient European villages along the coastline.” [Read more…]
If you’re in the need for a little aloha, Disney’s Aulani Resort is the place to go. You really can’t go wrong with a view like this:
Aulani View
And DFB reader Rachel Wagner shared a different kind of view with us from Aulani: a Pineapple-Filled Churro with Dole Whip Twist! Hello!! [Read more…]
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