food IS a theme park
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Owala Water Bottle
Over the last several years, Owala has become one of our FAVORITE water bottle brands. Recently, we took a look around Amazon to find the newest Owalas available on the site, including a few that celebrate Disney royalty!
While Walt Disney World’s four theme parks are often full of guests that make it feel like every inch of them is packed, the truth is that all of them have abandoned spaces right smack dab in the middle of their busiest areas.
Galaxy’s Edge
From long-abandoned EPCOT pavilions and the husk of a several-times-transformed opening day Magic Kingdom attraction to a quickly abandoned Animal Kingdom amphitheater and a technically still open but might as well not be Hollywood Studios experience, these abandoned areas of Disney World’s parks desperately need a shot in the arm.
Fans are flocking to this opening day Magic Kingdom original now that they know it’s about to sail away FOREVER.
Liberty Square Riverboat
The Rivers of America, and the riverboats that sail them, have been a part of Disney parks since the literal beginning, as the river and the Mark Twain Riverboat were part of Disneyland from the VERY beginning. The same was true of the Magic Kingdom at its opening, as the park debuted with its own version of the Rivers of America as well as its own riverboat.
Ride closures and refurbishments are a fact of life at Walt Disney World. Odds are slim that you’ll ever visit the resort and find every single ride and attraction operating on a single day.
Welcome to Magic Kingdom
In fact, if you’re planning on heading to the Magic Kingdom later in 2025, you’re going to find not one, but two of the park’s best-known attractions will be CLOSED for the remainder of the year!
Yet ANOTHER cruise ship has been afflicted with a case of gastrointestinal illness.
©Regent
In a blow to the cruise industry, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has announced another outbreak on board an international cruise ship, this time aboard a Regent Seven Seas Cruises sailing that ended Wednesday, May 14th. The ship had departed from Tokyo on April 26th for a cruise through Japan and Alaska before arriving in Vancouver.
Over the past several years, Bluey – – the Australian-produced animated television series starring a family of Blue Heeler dogs living down under – – has taken the world by storm.
©Bluey
Along with the popularity has come a slew of merchandise, from dolls and clothing to LEGO sets and home accessories. Now, retailer Hot Topic has dropped a NEW Bluey collection!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park is in a state of transition, during which some spaces that have gone LONG unused are finally being dragged into the park’s future!
Welcome to Hollywood Studios!
Some of these buildings date back to the park’s original Disney-MGM Studios days, meaning that they are nearly 40 years old at this point.
Celebrities visiting Disney Parks is nothing new. Actors, musicians, politicians, athletes, and every kind of notable figure in between have been making pilgrimages since Disneyland first opened in 1955.
Let’s go to Disney World!
Learning that celebs have worked at a Disney theme park is nothing new either, as many future notable figures have gotten their start at Disney’s parks over the last 70 years. However, it’s not often we see a well-established celebrity figure working at one of the company’s theme parks… even in a temporary and honorary capacity.
While the Magic Kingdom is chock-full of delicious snacks and treats, one of our favorite Disney World treats is available just down the Monorail Loop at the Grand Floridian!
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
The snack in question is available at the resort’s Gasparilla Island Grill. While the restaurant offers a variety of entrees for lunch and dinner, including artisan burgers, flatbreads and sandwiches, our focus today is on something of a much sweeter variety.
Marvel’s latest film Thunderbolts* is being hailed by many critics and fans as a “return to form” for the once-prolific hit-making studio.
©Marvel
If you’re waiting for the film’s Disney+ debut to check it out, we think we know roughly when the film might debut on the streamer.
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