food IS a theme park
We’ve been spotting the Disney Park Life MagicBands pretty much all over Disney World lately. So far, we’ve spotted MagicBands for Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, and EPCOT.
Park Life MagicBands at Disney Pin Traders at Disney Springs
But wait, where’s the Animal Kingdom Park Life MagicBand?
It’s no secret that Disney World’s Animal Kingdom is amazingly wild — quite literally! This theme park meets zoo never fails to entertain as well as educate us on all the wonderful species of the…ahem…animal kingdom.
Entrance to Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Of course, it’s this getting in touch with nature that makes Animal Kingdom so special. The park has a slew of different animal species for guests to meet from all over the world. And Disney often celebrates its love for everything Animal Kingdom with some very cool merchandise!
Ever go on a shopping spree in a Walt Disney World theme park and then wish someone at the park could just hold all your stuff while you go ride your favorite attractions?
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Before the closure and reopening, you could purchase items at Disney gift shops around the park and either have those items sent to the front of the park for you to pick up at the end of the day, or have the items sent to your Disney hotel room. Since the reopening, however, that special feature has not been available. But, now, a store in Disney’s Animal Kingdom is giving guests a taste of the old system, with some modifications.
We’ve already stocked up on Mickey Mouse Jack-o’-Lantern candy buckets, Halloween inflatables, and Halloween costumes!
Mickey Jack-o’-Lantern Bucket
But there’s another thing we’ve been eagerly awaiting…the arrival of spooky popcorn buckets in Disney World. But now, the wait is officially over!
Well, we said we’d keep you posted when more restaurants were added to the new Mobile Dine Walk-up Waitlist feature on the My Disney Experience app for Walt Disney World guests, and today we’re doing exactly that!
My Disney Experience app screenshot
But first, in case you’re not yet familiar… Mobile Dine Walk-up Waitlist is a recently-added feature on the app which allows guests to check for Table Service restaurants that currently have availability to accept walk-up guests. Up until this point, the restaurants available to check via this new feature have all been located at Disney World Resort hotels. But now a restaurant that is located in a Disney World theme park can be found on the list. [Read more…]
Navigating the new Disney Park Pass theme park reservation system has been a whole new adventure.
Hollywood Studios
Annual Passholders especially have had to deal with booked-up days more than a month in advance. And with only three reservations available to Passholders at a time, that can get tricky. For other guests, however, reservations have stayed pretty open and available. Now, for the first time since the park reopenings, reservations are GONE for ALL FOUR theme parks this Sunday.
Get ready for a WILD time, because we’re back in Disney’s Animal Kingdom to see what’s new!
Expedition Everest
It’s officially Halloween season — by Disney World standards, at least! We took a trip out to Animal Kingdom to see what new offerings have made their way into the park since our last visit. Let’s take a look at ALL the updates in food, construction, and merchandise in Animal Kingdom!
‘Tis the season for The Nightmare Before Christmas merch!
Jack Skellington Mug
Now that spooky season is gearing up around Disney World, we’ve seen plenty of new goodies inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas! From clothes to toys and just about everything in between, there are tons of ways to rep Jack, Sally, Zero, and the rest of the Halloween Town gang!
Movie theaters have now started their initial opening procedures with distancing measures in place. Although movies like Mulan will premiere on Disney+ at first, other movies like Soul are still set to make their debut in theaters.
©Walt Disney Studios
And now, merchandise inspired by the upcoming film Soul has started to make its way to Disney World before the movie’s November 20th release!
Welcome back, DFB friends! We’re here with another What’s New at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios!
Once Upon a Time
And, we’ve got plenty of merchandise, food, entertainment, and construction updates, so let’s dive right on in!
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