food IS a theme park
Today, Josh D’Amaro, the current Chairman of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products gave a keynote presentation at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions expo.
Splash Mountain
D’Amaro provided some KEY updates about some of the future attractions coming to Disney World, including the transformation of Splash Mountain into an attraction themed to “The Princess and the Frog.”
Yesterday, The Walt Disney Company held an earnings call regarding the end of their fourth quarter and end of their 2020 fiscal year.
Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom
The Disney executives on the call shared a LOT of information about Disney’s finances, the situation with their theme parks and entertainment, and some ideas about the future. Today we’re breaking down the BIGGEST things you may have totally missed from yesterday’s call.
Ready for some holiday fun at Disney Springs?
Main Christmas Tree
The Christmas tree stroll is up, Santa’s driving by in his boat(!), and there’s lots of holiday merchandise available. We’ve even tried some festive treats from here already, but now we’ve got a FULL list of all the holiday eats that will be available at Disney Springs (and there’s a LOT)!
From Space Mountain to Haunted Mansion and the latest Jungle Cruise collection, we have truly loved seeing ALL of the Minnie Mouse: The Main Attraction merchandise released this year.
Haunted Mansion Minnie Plush
And now we’ve got a FIRST LOOK and some more information about the FINAL series in the collection — the Nighttime Castle & Fireworks Finale!
One of the best presents you can ever receive is a Disney Gift Card to use on all kinds of food or merchandise in the parks or online!
Disney Gift Card
Well, if you’ve got a lot of Disney Gift Cards laying around or connected on the Disney Gift Card website, there are some important changes coming soon that you need to know about.
Making a list (and checking it twice) of amazing Disney holiday merchandise you simply MUST buy? Well, we’ve got one item for you to cross off that list!
Christmas Ears
We’ve spotted some adorable holiday ear headbands all over Disney World, including the blue snowflake ears and peppermint ears. Both of these have made their way online recently, and now ANOTHER set of super cute holiday ears are available online too!
We’ve been keeping an eye on all the news related to Disneyland Resort.
Disneyland Gate
Although Buena Vista Street at Disney California Adventure Park will be reopening soon, it appears the theme parks themselves are not expected to fully reopen for quite some time.
We may not be able to hop on a Disney Cruise Line adventure just yet, but things in the cruise industry are certainly starting to get moving.
©Disney
The CDC’s No-Sail order has expired, and new requirements have been put in place that cruise companies must meet in order to sail again. Construction is also going on at the terminal Disney Cruise Line uses in Port Canaveral, and now we’ve gotten a peek at the progress and what this updated terminal is looking like right now.
You’ve got all of your tickets linked in My Disney Experience, you’ve got all of your family members’ accounts set up and ready to go in the app, and you’ve stretched your fingers and practiced tapping at a super fast speed, but when the Boarding Groups for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance are released you only get…a backup boarding group.
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
“Backup” boarding groups are assigned to guests after the day’s official boarding groups limit has been reached. Guests with a boarding group may get the chance to ride this incredibly popular ride IF, and only IF, all of the official boarding groups are already called, the attraction is still operating (without technical issues), and the park is still open.
So, you may be wondering — “what are the chances that I get to ride Rise if I only score a backup boarding group?” Here’s what we’ve found out.
It’s the holiday season in Disney World and you KNOW what that means…LOTS and LOTS of Holiday treats!
Chocolate Peppermint Creme Brulee
Move over milk and cookies, we’re eating our way through Chocolate Peppermint Creme Brûlées, a holiday cupcake with a hidden Mickey inside, and so much more! But how can you keep track of ALL the delicious treats and which ones you totally MUST try during your upcoming holiday trip in Disney World? That’s where our DFB-Exclusive Holiday Treats Printable comes in!
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