food IS a theme park
If you like a Guinness and a hearty meal while strolling around Disney Springs, then there’s a good chance Raglan Road is your go-to spot.
Raglan Road
Since this restaurant reopened earlier this year, we’ve noticed a few menu changes, and today, we noticed another small but impactful change…
December is just ONE week away, and you know what that means: Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas starts soon!
The Santa Clause ©Disney
Fans of The Santa Clause, Home Alone, and classic Christmas cartoons like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman who also happen to love Walt Disney World are in luck, because there’s a NEW Instagrammable wall at Disney Springs celebrating Freeform’s holiday programming!
If you’re like us, you’ve spent a good chunk of the last year obsessed with Disney+’s The Mandalorian, and NOT just because of The Child, a.k.a. Baby Yoda. (But, OK, Baby Yoda is pretty cute, too!)
©Disney
And while there’s a RIDICULOUS amount of merch for that 50-year-old macaron– and egg-eating bounty, there’s not a as much for, ya know, the rest of the show.
If you’re a Disney World fan — there are a few dates in 2021 you need to know…
©Disney Parks Blog
…And one of those dates is October 1st, 2021. On that day, Walt Disney World is celebrating a BIG anniversary — its 50th!!
Even though Walt Disney World’s theme parks have been reopened since mid-July, one aspect of the parks has been missing: park hopping.
Disney World Monorail
During Disney World’s initial reopening phase, the Park Pass system was implemented, and guests could only visit one park per day. Starting January 1st, 2021 that will change.
Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure OFFICIALLY reopened today for limited dining and shopping, so there’s TONS to see (and EAT!) there today!
Storytellers Statue
And while we LOVE eating at Award Wieners and Carthay Circle, there’s new grub at Downtown Disney, Disneyland’s shopping and dining district, too!
Slowly but surely, holiday decorations are POPping up all over Walt Disney World. We’ve seen them at the Contemporary Resort, the Boardwalk Inn, and Animal Kingdom Lodge, and so many more!
Contemporary Resort Christmas tree
And now, Pop Century Resort and Art of Animation are all decked out!
Last year, we bid farewell to one of the MOST beloved nighttime shows at Walt Disney World — EPCOT’s
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth.
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
However, we learned that this long-running show would be replaced with a BRAND NEW nighttime spectacular: Harmonious.
Between La Chefs de France and Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie, we already LOVE eating at EPCOT’s France Pavilion!
Chefs de France Entrance
And we’ve been following the construction in the France Pavilion VERY closely, especially looking for news about La Crêperie de Paris, the new table and quick service crepe restaurant coming to EPCOT!
The third quarter of 2020, July to September, may have seen the reopening of Walt Disney World’s theme parks after a multi-month closure due to the global health crisis, but tourism is still only returning to Florida slowly.
Cinderella Castle
The Orlando Sentinel reported that Visit Florida, the Sunshine State’s official tourism marketing corporation, recorded a 32% drop in visitors for Q3 from 2019 to 2020.
Our handy (and portable!) ebook guides make sure you get the best deals and can plan a vacation of a lifetime.
