food IS a theme park
Ah, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.
Don’t let them know you’re with the Resistance!
The most popular attraction in Disney’s Hollywood Studios has seen a LOT of changes to its boarding groups — which, in case ya didn’t know, are required to get on the ride! You can snag a spot at 7AM from outside of the park, or at 1PM from inside Hollywood Studios…or so you thought. A change to how these boarding groups work just made that 1PM queue way easier for you!
We’ve seen some pretty cool new Disney tech lately.
Facial recognition!
And recently, we’ve seen a lot of that tech go hands-free! Guests can use the new MagicMobile service on their phones instead of MagicBands, and they can enter Magic Kingdom using facial recognition instead of tapping a park ticket (wild right?!). But while browsing the gift shops in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, we spotted a sign that a new kind of technology might be on the way.
We’ve got some new MagicBands to show you!
MagicBands
Earlier this year, Disney stopped offering free MagicBands to hotel guests. Since then, we’ve seen some tech-y other options for those who don’t want to pay for MagicBands — like the new MagicMobile service! But if you’re still a MagicBand fan, there have been LOTS of options (in addition to the normal MagicBands up for grabs) exclusive to resort guests and Annual Passholders. And now, a new collection is here!
UPDATE: Disneyland tickets are officially on sale!
If you’ve been itching to buy Disneyland tickets, today is the big day!
Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle
While those with existing tickets were able to make Park Pass reservations earlier this week, the majority of people are doing all that today. We’ve already brought you ALL our best tips and tricks for snagging tickets and a Park Pass reservation, to avoid as many bumps in the road as possible. But if you’re trying to buy tickets right now, you may notice a very familiar issue.
It’s no secret that we’re pretty excited for Disneyland’s reopening on April 30th.
Disneyland
We’ve been bringing you ALL the details on tickets, Park Passes, characters, and more! But if you checked out the list of rides reopening with the parks, you might’ve realized that soon, we’ll get to experience a rethemed attraction for the FIRST time.
Move over, Flame Tree Barbecue: we found some more really good mac and cheese in Disney World.
Disney’s Beach Club Resort
You may know that we LOVE our cheese here at DFB. Whether that’s grilled cheese, plastic cheese, cheesecake…we’ll take what we can get! So of course, we’ve gotta tell you about an underrated — but super tasty — mac and cheese over at Disney’s Beach Club Resort.
We’ve got a sip to show ya at Disney’s Animal Kingdom!
Animal Kingdom’s Tree of Life
We love hopping over to Thirsty River Bar and Trek Snacks in Animal Kingdom’s Asia whenever we’re craving somethin’ boozy. They’ve got great margaritas — including one with a twist! — and frozen cocktails. And today, we’re giving a new drink a try!
We’re keeping a close eye on all the changes over at the Jungle Cruise!
Jungle Cruise
ICYMI, the Jungle Cruise in Disney World and Disneyland are both undergoing a BIG reimagining this year. Disney’s adding a new storyline and characters — but what’s super interesting is the Disney World ride is not closing during the refurbishment. So of course, we’ve been riding it plenty to keep you up to date on everything that’s changing! We already noticed that the classic Trader Sam animatronic was removed from the ride…and now we’ve got some more news for ya.
BIG changes are coming to Magic Kingdom for Disney World’s 50th anniversary!
Cinderella Castle Concept Art ©Disney
We’ve told you all about the transformations coming to Disney World’s park icons — including Cinderella Castle! And while the big birthday is still quite a few months away, we’ve already seen that makeover begin. We’ve been following the progress as fancy draperies and golden swirls were added…and now, there are more additions!
Funko POP! collectors: boy have we got some news for you!
Funko Pops Galore!
We love bringing you the latest shopping deals, and you can count on us to keep you clued in on what’s goin’ on with Disney Funko POPs! But today, we’re combining the two of ’em. That’s right — there’s a SALE on Funko POPs! And it’s a pretty sweet deal, too.
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