food IS a theme park
2026 is a year of construction around Walt Disney World!
Skyliner
While projects like Piston Peak, Tropical Americas, and Monsters, Inc. land are receiving the majority of guests’ attention, there are also a litany of projects happening across the resort’s many hotels. Let’s take a look!
If you are planning a Disney World vacation in 2026, there is a change coming to Disney Moderate Hotels that you need to know about! The change was announced back in April 2025 and officially takes effect in 2026. We don’t want you to forget about the change as you start planning your vacation.
Disney’s Coronado Springs
While the change isn’t trip-altering, Disney will be changing how it categorizes rooms at Moderate Hotels. So you won’t need to change all your plans, but we also didn’t want you to be confused if you are used to making a specific room reservation for your trip.
Something you may not know about Disney World is that before they can do ANYTHING construction-wise (and we do pretty much mean anything), they have to file a permit to ensure it’s approved and all done properly.
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
This goes for the hotels, parks, Disney Springs, and everything in between, and the best part is that those permits are available to the public to see! They’re a little tricky to find, but we’re always on the lookout for new ones, and this time, our search turned up not one permit, but TWO. Yes, that means that in addition to all the construction currently happening around the resort, there will soon be even more.
A quick reminder if you’re traveling to Walt Disney World in January: The resort’s Skyliner system will be CLOSED for refurbishment at the end of the month!
Disney Skyliner
The popular gondola system, which links EPCOT and Hollywood Studios with several Walt Disney World hotels, will be down for its annual maintenance refurbishment from January 25th through January 31st, 2026.
Well, December is here, and before you know it, we’ll be celebrating Christmas and New Year’s Eve in Disney World (and, honestly, is there any better place to celebrate it?). We’ve been really enjoying the holiday season, too, including all the food at the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays (cookies for DAYS, y’all).
Gary De’Snake Macaron
However, that’s not all that’s going on with Disney World food. Restaurant menus have changed again this week, and we’re going through all those changes so you don’t have any surprises if you’re visiting Disney World soon. So let’s get on with the updates!
Happy Holidays from Disney World, y’all! The EPCOT Festival of the Holidays has officially kicked off, meaning there’s even MORE new food and drinks to try in Disney World.
Holiday Sugar Cookie
Now, we were at the festival on DAY ONE checking out everything, but we were also spending some time checking out changes to Disney World restaurant menus. So let’s see what changed this week.
Another week has passed in Disney World, and it’s been a fun one. The new Zootopia show opened in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and we got to meet Nick and Judy right after we caught the show for the first time.
Clawhauser’s Donut Macaron
The holiday season has also officially kicked off, and we’ve been to the first Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party of the season (and we ate a TON of exclusive party snacks). In the meantime, Disney World restaurants were busy changing their menus, so let’s take a look at the updates!
When you’re headed out the door of your Disney World hotel room on your way to the parks, the first thing that might come to your mind is, “What are we grabbing for breakfast?” Maybe you’ve decided on a plan the night before that included making a stop at the hotel’s quick-service spot to grab a quick brekky, but we want to give a word of warning before you rush off.
Mickey Waffles
Every Disney World hotel has a quick-service dining facility that offers breakfast options. The Value Resorts all have food courts, while the Moderate and Deluxe Resorts offer quick-service restaurants. These can be great places to grab a little meal before hitting the parks, but you’ll definitely want to heed this warning if you do plan on stopping there.
There have been a lot of changes already this year at Disney World, and there are still SO many to come. Construction is already in progress for new expansions like Pueblo Esperanza in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Piston Peak National Park, and the Villains Land in Magic Kingdom, and the new Monsters, Inc. Land in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
Disney’s BoardWalk
There have also been a lot of changes at Disney World hotels, so we thought we would round up some of the biggest changes that have hit Disney World hotels in 2025!
Another week visiting Disney World…another week eating everything in Disney World. Okay, maybe not EVERYTHING, but we do spend a lot of our time in Disney World, well, eating.
Key Lime Swirl
This week, we revisited the new Beak and Barrel in Magic Kingdom and changed our mind about what our favorite item on the menu is. We’re also getting ready to try out some NEW food at the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival soon. In the meantime, other Disney World restaurants have changed their menus, so let’s look at the updates.
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