food IS a theme park
We’ve got good news for Disney World Resort Guests and Annual Passholders!
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
You might remember that complimentary MagicBands have been discontinued for Resort Guests as of this year. BUT, Resort Guests and Annual Passholders can still snag some steeply discounted MagicBands, and Disney just released some never-before-seen designs!
Hello, DFB Friends!
Tree of Life
We spent a beautiful day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom (and it’s such a beautiful park, right?) to see what’s new. So here are all the latest updates!
We’re headed over to Hollywood Studios for an update!
Tower of Terror
We popped into Hollywood Studios yesterday to check out all of the latest news and we’re taking you along with us! Here are all the updates in food and merchandise!
Aaaaand we’re back!
Cinderella Castle
It’s time for yet another weekly merchandise update where we share all the Disney products that arrived online in the past few days! We’ve seen plenty of new items pop up in Disney World and Disneyland Resort this week, but what came up online? Let’s find out!
Some changes have been made to a longstanding Disney World offering!
Riviera Resort
Key to the World Cards have been a Disney guest’s ticket to Disney World (their room, their park tickets, and more!) for years. They became a little less common with MagicBands, but now that complimentary MagicBands are no longer available, more guests might be using these cards once more. Now, they have a new look too!
Disney World resort guests get a good number of perks!
Disney’s Pop Century Resort
One of those perks USED to be complimentary MagicBands, but at the start of the year, Disney discontinued free MagicBands. Resort guests can still get discounted MagicBands. and Disney just released more $5 MagicBand options for resort guests online!
Disney’s MagicBands have undergone some changes in 2021.
MagicBand
Previously, all Disney resort guests and new Passholders received a complimentary MagicBand. This was phased out in January for resort guests in favor of expanded smart device capabilities. Meanwhile, Passholders’ free options were narrowed down to just one. And while resort guests can now buy a $5 MagicBand or use a Keys to the World card, there’s an alternative.
Free MagicBands for Disney World resort guests may be a thing of the past, but MagicBands are still something that Disney fans love to collect!
Glittery MagicBands
And we’ve recently spotted a ton of new ones, including glittery MagicBands, a pink Daisy Duck MagicBand, and a new Up MagicBand! But Disney keeps releasing new designs, and we just found THREE MORE today!
Things are constantly changing at Disney World.
Cinderella Castle
In 2020 alone we saw TONS of changes (like the temporary suspension of fireworks and the suspension of the Disney Dining Plan) and — oh yeah — the parks CLOSED for the longest time in history! All of these majorly changed how you plan your Disney vacation. BUT, Disney has made many major changes like this over the years that dramatically impacted how trips are planned. Today, we’re taking a trip back in time to go through some of those BIG changes. Plus, we’ll make a quick trip to the future to see some changes that are on the horizon!
When Disney World reopened in July of 2020, there were some pretty MAJOR changes in place. These include mask mandates, physical distancing guidelines, the cancelation of fireworks, parades, and character meet and greets, and the temporary suspension of FastPass+ and the Disney Dining Plan, just to name a few (not to mention the parks reopened with a freshly-painted pink castle!).
Magic Kingdom
Since then, however, there have only been MORE big changes that could have major impacts on your upcoming Disney World vacation. Some of the guidelines that were in effect last summer are no longer the case in 2021 while others have changed since inception! Let’s take a look at some of the biggest changes in Disney World SINCE July 11th, 2020!
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