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Disney shared a look at the NEW menu coming to Harambe Market in Disney’s Animal Kingdom! This Quick Service dining location closed on October 20th, 2025, for refurbishment and was scheduled to officially reopen on February 5th, but it soft-opened early, and we already got to visit — you can read our review here!
Harambe Market
Prior to closing, Harambe Market’s menu offered a variety of rice bowls, pitas, Caesar salads, and other snacks and beverages. But now, things are a little different.
The Walt Disney Company will be holding its next earnings call on February 2nd at 8:30 AM ET. During the call, the company will discuss its fiscal first-quarter 2026 results and provide a closer look at its performance at the start of the new fiscal year.
The Walt Disney Company
While the call will focus on the financial results from the first quarter of 2026, Disney may announce updates during the webcast or provide more insight during the question-and-answer portion of the earnings call, where shareholders can ask Walt Disney Company executives questions.
Frozen Ever After in EPCOT is officially closed for refurbishment! This popular attraction is undergoing a refurbishment and is expected to reopen in February 2026, although Disney has not announced a specific reopening date yet. Of course, we will keep an eye out and let you know when a date is announced!
Frozen Ever After is closed!
The refurbishment will bring a long-awaited update to the ride’s audio-animatronics! This EPCOT attraction first opened in 2016, featuring highly advanced animatronics that brought Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff to life. They were the first animtronics to be entirely powered by electric motors and manufactured using 3D printing techniques. However, the faces were projected using animation, and while some say it stays true to the original animation, others thought it looked odd.
Cold weather is coming to Disney World, according to News 6. While much of the country has been dealing with a strong winter storm bringing snow, sleet, ice, and frigid temperatures, Central Florida reached near-record highs on Sunday. However, the winter storm is sweeping into Central Florida overnight, bringing cold weather to Disney World starting the evening of January 26th.
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The cold weather will remain in the area, bringing cold weather advisories and freeze warnings. According to the forecast, cold temperatures will persist at Disney World for several days. On Tuesday morning, around 3 AM, the feels-like temperature in Orlando will be 31 degrees. On Sunday, February 1st, the low temperature is currently 28 degrees with a high of 48 degrees.
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If you were planning on spending a relaxing day by the pool at Disney World, you need to know about another Disney World hotel pool closure that is starting this week! It is a popular time for Disney to temporarily close pools for maintenance, as cooler weather in Florida makes them less in demand. With this week’s newest pool closure, there are now 5 Disney World hotel pools closed.
Bay Lake Tower at the Contemporary Resort
We are here to make sure you always know what is happening at Disney World. We have all the details on this week’s closures, so you won’t be caught by surprise. We are rounding up ALL the closures in Disney World this week, so let’s get started!
Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew just debuted some NEW items, and we made a stop by to try them out! You can find Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew on the West Side of Disney Springs.
Donut Hole Skewers
As you can probably guess by the name, they specialize in donuts and cold brew — although you can also find some yummy chicken tenders here (who would have guessed chicken tenders at a donut place, but they are delicious!). This time we are after some new donuts, though. We are grabbing a new flavor of doughnut and some donut hole skewers. It’s time for some sweetness!
A historic storm will spread “destructive ice and heavy snow over 34 states through Monday in the South, Midwest, and Northeast, including a potential nor’easter,” according to The Weather Channel. The storm will likely result in dangerous travel for days and “catastrophic” ice accumulations in the South, which could cause widespread power outages and tree damage.
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According to Fox Business, airlines are already canceling flights and warning travelers of major disruptions in the coming days. As well, many airlines are offering customers the option to rebook without change or cancellation fees.
It’s time to rev those engines and prepare your stomach, because Flo’s V8 Cafe just got a NEW menu, and we are trying it ALL! Eight new menu items just arrived at this popular Disney California Adventure restaurant, and we grabbed one of each to see if they are worth the money on your next trip.
Flo’s V8 Cafe has a new menu!
You probably won’t want to read this on an empty stomach, so grab a snack and let’s check out the new menu items! Start your engines!
We are only slightly freaking out over here (okay, we are actually freaking out a lot!), but the tea room is officially reopening at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa! While we already knew it was reopening in early 2026, Disney just announced an OFFICIAL reopening date, so it is becoming more real, and we are SO excited.
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The Garden View Lounge — Tea Experience will be reopening on March 19th, 2026 (reservations will open on February 19th, so mark your calendars now!). Disney just shared a first look at what to expect, including a look at the new menu! [Read more…]
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