food IS a theme park
The tourism industry is taking a hard hit from the temporary closures nationwide.
Magic Kingdom Crowds Near Fantasyland and New Fantasyland
As a result of what will more than likely be a slow financial recovery, Walt Disney World’s Swan and Dolphin Resorts have laid off over 1,000 of its employees, effective this November.
If there’s anything we can all agree on, it’s that Disney World souvenirs can cost a pretty penny! While some may consider certain merchandise worth the splurge, other items leave us scratching our heads as we wonder how long it’s going to take us to fill up our piggy banks to be able to afford it!
EPCOT Food and Wine Dooney and Bourke bags
We polled our readers the other day asking if they’ve ever splurged on a balloon at Disney World (‘cuz they ain’t cheap!), and we were surprised in the best way possible to hear your responses!
BOO! Did we frighten you? Maybe a little bit? No? Well, with Halloween in full swing at Disney World, we’ve been feeling quite ‘spirited’ these days! And when it’s Halloween time at Disney World, there’s no shortage of seasonal food and drink items to liven us up!
Halloween Minnie Mousse
We’re back at Disney Springs today trying even MORE spooky snacks! We already tried the Halloween Minnie Mousse at Amorette’s Patisserie, and now we’re sinking our sweet tooth into even MORE ghoulish goodies.
We’ve all gotten to know our homes really well in 2020. So show your home some extra love this holiday season with some Disney decor!
New Fall Decor on Main Street U.S.A.
Whether you’re looking to decorate your front yard or your hallway, there’s something here for just about every corner of your home! You can purchase all of these items right now for your home in time for the holiday season!
Did you know that cheeseburgers have their own national holiday? Not that they don’t deserve a holiday; in fact, we would say that EVERY day should be a national holiday in honor of the cheeseburger! 😉
Black Tap
Black Tap Craft Burgers & Shakes in Downtown Disney is getting in on the celebration, offering YOU a chance to win some pretty tasty prizes!
With all the new Halloween character cavalcades in Disney World kicking off this week, we’ve returned to the parks time and time again to catch a glimpse of our favorite ‘Halloween’ characters! But on our most recent trip, Mother Nature had other plans, which meant we got to check out what happens when it RAINS on the Halloween cavalcades!
Halloween Decorations at Magic Kingdom
While the weather in Disney World doesn’t always tend to cooperate with us, rainy days can lead to extra bits of magic you perhaps weren’t expecting! And like we always say, a rainy day at Disney World is better than a sunny day anywhere else! While Disney tends to have a Rainy Day Cavalcade ready to go in the case of inclement weather, we got to see what its “spooky” counterpart looks like today!
Disney World has been ‘haunted’ with Halloween goodies over the past week! We’ve tried them all, including the Not So Poison Apple Cupcake in Magic Kingdom, the Pumpkin Spice Mac-tini in EPCOT, and the Pumpkin Tiramisu in Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
Pumpkin Spice Mac-tini from L’Artisan des Glaces
But the parks aren’t the ONLY place you can score some frightfully yummy menu items! You can get Halloween treats in Disney Springs, too! We’ve already stopped by Amorette’s Patisserie today to try their new Halloween Candle Petit today, as well as checking out all the chilling Halloween snacks at The Ganachery! Now, we’re heading to AristoCrêpes to see what they have in store this season!
It’s been a busy news day for the Disneyland Resort, which has yet to announce a reopening date more than six months after its temporary closure began. Governor Gavin Newsom noted in his news conference today that an update on theme parks was coming “soon,” although Disneyland released a statement noting their disappointment in the state’s “lack of progress.”
Smoke Above Disneyland
Whether we can expect an update to come soon or not, it’s clear that work is being done to prepare for Disneyland’s eventual reopening! On a visit to the Disneyland Resort today, we noticed a few new signs of work being done specifically when it comes to guests traveling from the parking structures to the park gates!
Disney World recently dropped some MAJOR updates for the upcoming holiday season. Some of these announcements included the cancelation of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party as well as the Candlelight Processional in EPCOT.
As unfortunate as these announcements were, they were in-step with other decisions Disney World has made when it comes to large crowd events, like the cancelation of Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party.
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2019
While there were some stories that fell in line with our expectations for how the holiday season would shake out, there were also a few shocking bombshells that quite frankly we did NOT see coming! Here are the top three surprises from Disney World’s holiday news drop this week.
We’ve tried our fair share of ice cream and soft-serve flavors in Disney parks over the years. We can always rely on classic frozen favorites at Main Street Plaza Ice Cream Parlor, Sunshine Tree Terrace, and L’Artisan des Glaces, but we’ve also seen some pretty bizarre flavors appear, especially over at Salt & Straw in Downtown Disney!
Pina Colada Ice Cream Martini
But never in our wildest dreams did we imagine trying CHEESE ice cream in Disney World! You guys know our long-standing love of all things cheese in Disney World. So you can only imagine our shock and curiosity when we discovered that there was a cheese-flavored frozen treat in Magic Kingdom! Turns out that just because something is cheese flavored, doesn’t mean it’s an automatic hit!
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