food IS a theme park
It’ll be quite the busy holiday season in Walt Disney World this year!
Who’s ready to celebrate?!
With the Disney Very Merriest After Hours event, the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays, and everything happening around the resorts, parks, and Disney Springs, there’s so much to see and do! Not to mention, we’re also getting to enjoy the festivities of Disney World’s 50th Anniversary. And now, to add onto the fun, a fan-favorite holiday celebration will be returning!
Earlier this month, Disney World announced a ton of this year’s holiday season events, including a new after hours event — Disney Very Merriest After Hours.
Christmas Decorations
If you’re considering a trip to Disney World for Christmas this year, we have a few tips you should keep in mind so you don’t wind up doing Christmas totally WRONG. Any trip to Disney World is full of challenges, planning, and stress, and traveling during the holiday season can make things more complicated!
We sure hope you’re feeling the holiday spirit today!
Festival of the Holidays Sign
We’ve got a LOT of updates coming about the 2021 holiday season at Disney World! Not only will gingerbread displays return this year and holiday projections kick off once again, but the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays will return as well! And, it’s bringing with a fan-favorite offering… .
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Festival of the Holidays!
Today, Disney is celebrating Halfway to the Holidays with lots of big holiday news! So far, we’ve shared an update about a NEW After Hours holiday event coming to Disney World that will replace Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party and an update on Candlelight Processional. But, what about the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays? Well, we’ve got some news on that too!
EPCOT’s Festival of the Holidays is in full swing, but there’s one BIG thing we’re missing this year: The Candlelight Processional!
Epcot’s Candlelight Processional ©Disney
When we heard that the processional wouldn’t be happening, we were obviously bummed, but we definitely understand how it would be difficult to recreate with the current safety guidelines. Thankfully, Disney gave us a recorded version to watch at home! But now, we’ve got even more good news for fans of this show, because you can listen to the soundtrack online!
We’ve had a BLAST eating our way around the 2020 Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays!
EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays
This year’s festival runs from November 27th through December 31st and it looks a little bit different from years past. With the global health crisis, some adjustments have had to be made, but we still got to eat the FOOD! There are more than 15 Holiday Kitchens this year and we ate and drank our way through every. single. menu.
One of the sweetest parts of EPCOT’s International Festival of the Holidays is its annual Cookie Stroll! And now that the festival has returned for 2020, we’re ready to put on our stretchy pants and tackle all that the festival has to offer!
EPCOT Festival of the Holidays Sign
Make sure to save room for dessert, because the Cookie Stroll is one of our favorite aspects of the festival!
We’ve been eating A LOT of goodies from the Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays. We think it’s time to slow down, cool off, and digest with some of the festival’s themed entertainment!
Voices of Liberty Performers, 2019
Entertainment has been pared back considerably for the holidays this year. Fan-favorite events like the Candlelight Processional have been canceled due to the global health crisis. Disney has shifted some things around to provide a little festive cheer for guests visiting during the holidays. Today, we got a look at EPCOT’s Holiday Character Cavalcades and live performances!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but one of the most DELICIOUS times too!
Mele Kalikimaka Booth
We’ve been eating our way through ALL of the booths at EPCOT’s International Festival of the Holidays and today we’re reviewing a NEW one! In the mood for some Kālua Pork? How about Lomi Lomi Salmon or Coconut Pudding? This NEW booth is a tropical dream!
We’re snacking our way around the booths at the 2020 EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays!
Linzer Cookie
We’ve already had the chance to snag A TON of festive snacks around the Disney World parks this holiday season. And now that the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays has officially kicked off we’re heading to ALL of the festival food booths to see what they have to offer!
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