food IS a theme park
We’ve seen some pretty big changes since Disney World reopened last summer!
EPCOT Entrance and Park Map
We’ve watched park capacity increase from 25 to 35 percent, we’ve seen more crowds at the parks, and we’ve seen the return of park hopping!
Hello, everyone, from EPCOT!
Spaceship Earth
We spent a day at the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow to see what’s new and not only did we get to see a QUEEN, but we also saw the first Festival of the Arts tents going up, some new masks, and more!
Back in March 2020, we got our first peek at the new Cirque du Soleil show, Drawn To Life, which was originally set to premiere at Disney Springs in April of last year.
Cirque du Soleil Drawn To Life ©Disney
However, the show eventually canceled all performances due to the global health crisis. After Disney World’s closure and reopening, the show’s premiere date was pushed to November 5th, and then pushed again later to November 17th 2020.
Welcome back, DFB friends, and Happy New Year!
World of Disney at Disney Springs
We spent a day at Disney Springs to see what’s new, and we found some new merch, ate some cookies, and checked out some brand new Valentine’s Day cards! Also, Disney Springs has resumed its pre-holiday hours and is now open from 10PM to 10PM Sunday through Thursday and 10PM to 11PM Friday through Sunday.
When Disney World reopened, many of the resort’s entertainment options were either modified or shut down due to new health and safety guidelines in place at the parks.
Fantasmic! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
This included much of the parks’ nighttime entertainment options, including the Happily Ever After fireworks show at Magic Kingdom and Fantasmic! at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
The holidays at Disney World often mean that some attractions get holiday overlays, such as Living with the Land at EPCOT.
Imagination Pavilion
But there was one EPCOT attraction that got a holiday update that we never expected: Journey Into Imagination With Figment!
We’re not going to lie — EPCOT is a PARADISE for foodies, and there is SO much to choose from!
L’Artisan des Glaces
But some of our favorite ice cream treats there come from L’Artisan des Glaces at the France Pavilion. We’re talking about gingerbread ice cream, ice cream martinis, and a pressed brioche ice cream sandwich! Just YUM!
Although all four of Disney World’s theme parks reopened last summer, its water parks did not.
Blizzard Beach Water Park
In September, Disney announced that one of its two water parks would reopen in March 2021, and eventually, it was revealed that Blizzard Beach would reopen on March 7th.
Hello to all of our DFB Friends from Magic Kingdom!
Magic Kingdom
We spent some time at Magic Kingdom on New Year’s Day checking to see what 2021 updates we could find! Are you ready? Let’s go!
Although we’ve spent the past few months eating almost nothing but holiday snacks at Disney World, we’re ready to start the New Year off with some returning favorites!
Rosie’s All American Cafe in Sunset Ranch Market
So when we spotted a peanut butter cupcake at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, we jumped all over it because we LOVE peanut butter, whether it’s in a peanut butter brownie or an ice cream sundae!
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