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As the busy holiday season starts to wind down, it is not uncommon for Disney to perform routine maintenance on rides and attractions, but the number of closures around all the parks is getting out of control. While some of these closures are temporary, others are permanent, and the list seems to continue to grow.
Finding the perfect park bag to bring to Disney World can be tricky.
Loungefly Backpacks
If you are in the market for a new park bag or don’t know where to start, we have you covered! Here are eight backpacks that you can get on Amazon right now that are perfect for Disney World. The best part? They have five-start ratings!
The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts has officially started!
2025 EPCOT Festival of the Arts
The festival runs from now until February 24th and features 17 Food Studios (aka food booths), tons of live entertainment, merchandise, and even a Disney on Broadway exhibit! We went to the festival on the very first day to try all the food and ended up spending a whopping $462 to prove and show you how important it is to make your own game plan for when you visit the festival this year.
If you are looking for a place to grab a quick bite to eat in EPCOT, we constantly recommend Yorkshire County Fish Shop in the UK Pavilion.
Yorkshire County Fish Shop
While it is rare for us to leave this quick-service spot unhappy, we always like to check back in with our favorite spots as sometimes the quality of food changes around Disney World. We recently took a trip here to see if Yorkshire County Fish Shop still has the magic touch! Here is what we thought!
The Disney Villains are taking over Disney World!
The Evil Queen
The villains have already taken over the Disney Vacation Club Member Lounge at the top of Bay Lake Tower, but now they are claiming more property. As we patiently wait for more details about Magic Kingdom’s Villains Land, which will lie “Beyond Big Thunder Mountain,” a new villains attraction will be opening this summer at Hollywood Studios. Disney just released a new look at this upcoming stage show!
Hollywood Studios has seen quite a few changes over the years.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
From the additions of Toy Story Land and Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge to attraction re-themes like Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, the park looks completely different than it did when it opened in 1989. The changes are far from over, as Disney has announced even more updates for the park.
Magic Kingdom’s Frontierland has seen massive changes over the last year, but the change is just getting started!
Magic Kingdom’s Frontierland
Over the summer of 2024, Frontierland welcomed Tiana’s Bayou Adventure along with an updated version of The Country Bear Jamboree. But that is not all the changes happening in Frontierland. The Frontierland Shootin Arcade closed to make way for a Disney Vacation Club Member lounge, and Big Thunder Mountain has also closed for a lengthy refurbishment as it is not set to re-open until 2026.
But wait, there is more! The Rivers of America, along with Tom Sawyer Island, are set to close to make way for the Cars expansion. While we are all for Magic Kingdom getting new attractions, there is a complicated reason why we are not entirely sold on this new area of the park.
It is official! The first festival of 2025 has begun at EPCOT!
Spaceship Earth at Night during the EPCOT Festival of the Arts
From now until February 24th, the EPCOT International Festival of the Arts is taking place. We went to the festival on its opening day this year, and we saw and ate everything! This year’s festival has 17 Food Studios, otherwise known as food booths. Two new Food Studios joined the lineup this year, and there were many new menu additions. Of course many menus had returning favorites, but unfortunately, 14 returning items saw price increases between the 2024 Festival of the Arts and the 2025 Festival of the Arts. Let’s take a look at what increased.
Fans of runDisney, it is time to get excited because Disney has just released the themes of this year’s Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend!
©Disney
Throughout the year, Disney World hosts different Marathon Weekends. The 2025 Marathon Weekend just wrapped up, and the Princess Half Marathon Weekend is right around the corner. If you want to run in this year’s Wine and Dine Half Marathon, registration is about to open, and this year’s themes are “delectable.”
The EPCOT International Festival of the Arts has officially started!
2025 Festival of the Arts
The festival will run from January 17th, to February 24th, 2025. There is so much to see and do at this short festival, including so many new offerings, like new Food Studios and menu items, new merchandise, and a new exhibit at CommuniCore Hall! CommuniCore Hall is EPCOT’s new festival space, which opened last June and is now home to a Disney on Broadway exhibit! Let’s take a look inside!
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