food IS a theme park
Did you know that you can celebrate Disney World’s 50th anniversary at McDonald’s?!
Jaq!
Yep! The fast food restaurant started celebrating the 50th anniversary back in September of 2021 with 50 special Disney character toys in their Happy Meals. Those toys aren’t around anymore, but MORE 50th anniversary toys are now at McDonald’s, and you can win a family vacation by grabbing them!
The EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival will be starting before we know it! It kicks off on July 14th this year, and we’re SO EXCITED.
Food and Wine!
We know about the booths at the festival, as well as some returning activities, like the legendary Cheese Crawl! The Eat to the Beat Concert Series is also returning to the festival this year, and along with it, dining packages are coming back, too. So get ready, because you’ll be able to book these dining packages VERY soon!
We are SO excited for this year’s Food and Wine Festival in EPCOT!
Food and Wine!
And luckily, we won’t have to wait until the fall, because the festival is starting in the summertime again like it has in the past few years. All of the fun will kick off on July 14th, 2022. And, we have some exciting news, because the FOOD BOOTHS were just announced for this year’s Food and Wine Festival!
Disney World has a TON of food options for everyone, from meat lovers to plant-based eaters.
Teriyaki Tofu Bowl
Over the past few years, we’ve seen a lot more options be added for plant-based eaters in the parks and resorts, like full booths at EPCOT festivals, special Ronto Wraps, and even a “lobster” roll! There is usually always some type of plant-based or vegetarian offering at table service restaurants too, but one popular spot is taking it a step further with a whole bunch of NEW plant-based items coming soon!
Disney is celebrating Disney World’s 50th anniversary with a TON of new merchandise, including a new collectible series!
Mickey Mouse: The Main Attraction Pirates of the Caribbean Collection!
The Mickey Mouse: The Main Attraction series is being released gradually over this year, with 12 different collections themed to different Disney World rides. They’re the same exact rides that the Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction series was themed to, but they DO have different designs! So far, we’ve seen collections themed to Space Mountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Mad Tea Party, and “it’s a small world,” And now, we have a FIRST LOOK at the next collection in the series!
When Disney bought 20th Century Fox (now just 20th Century Studios), they also acquired properties like The Simpsons, the X-Men franchise, and the Home Alone movies.
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Another popular show Disney now owns is Bob’s Burgers — and The Bob’s Burgers Movie is about to be released in theaters! So, what’s a better way to celebrate this new movie than with burgers?!
Disneyland has better churros than Disney World. There, we said it!
We said what had to be said!
Obviously, this is a matter of opinion, but it does seem like Disneyland gets sooo many different kinds of churros compared to Disney World. In the past, we’ve seen flavors like berries and cream, blueberry, hot cinnamon, lemon, and cherry chocolate, just to name a few! And now, there’s another new churro and town, so you know we had to check it out!
Encanto has been a HUGE hit for Disney ever since it was released late last year, breaking song records AND winning an Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
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So, the obvious next question we have is…when will we see Encanto come to the Disney Parks? We’ve already seen merchandise, some themed food items, and even a few characters and parade appearances, but we want to know about ATTRACTIONS! And, a Disney executive just shared some insight!
Are you ready for Halloween?!
Spooky season will be here sooner than you think!
Probably not, we’re guessing, since it’s only May. 😂 But, Disney gears up for the spooky holiday EARLY, so you can go ahead and make your plans right now (and we suggest you do!). Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is returning this year for the first time since 2019, and tickets are on sale RIGHT NOW! But wait — select guests can actually get a discount on tickets for the event, so let’s see if you qualify!
Disney Genie+ launched back in October of 2021, but it has since seen several changes!
Lightning Lane at Kilimanjaro Safaris
The paid system replaced Disney’s previously free FastPass program. Now, you have to pay $15 per day, per person to use Genie+, which allows you to make reservations to skip the lines of certain Disney World attractions using the Lightning Lanes. Disney has been making changes periodically to the system, and now, MORE changes are on the way!
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