Festival Of The Lion King Is Coming Back To Animal Kingdom

Due to the corona virus pandemic Festival of the Lion King is currently closed, but it’s coming back!

Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.

In the summer, Festival Of The Lion King will return to Animal Kingdom. The show will have physical distancing guidelines. The seating will be different from before and the choreography will also be different for physical distancing reasons.

I am so excited that Festival Of The Lion King is coming back! My family and I love this show and we see it every time we go to Disney World.

Hall Of Presidents Is Currently Closed

Hall Of Presidents is a show in Liberty Square where you get to learn about the presidents of The United States Of America. Every four-eight years a new animatronic is added to this show when a new president is elected.

Hall Of Presidents is currently closed and will be closed until April 3, 2021. Hall Of Presidents will be closed because Disney is adding the new president of The United States of America, President Biden, to the show.

Disney will work with President Biden by recording his voice for Hall Of Presidents. Disney will also create an animatronic President Biden.

When this ride reopens, I promise to tell you!

Mickey Mouse Cookies And Cream Ice Cream Sandwiches Are In Supermarkets!!

I first talked about how you can get Mickey Bars from your local supermarkets  back in August, and recently I found Mickey Mouse Cookies And Cream Ice Cream Sandwiches at my local supermarket!

I was so excited! They were actually located right next to the Mickey Bars, so I think Mickey Bars are staying in supermarkets!

The Mickey Ice Cream Sandwich is one of my favorite snacks at Disney World, so I had high expectations for it. The Mickey Mouse Cookies And Cream Ice Cream Sandwiches were good, but I had one problem.

There wasn’t enough ice cream in between the two cookies. I felt like I was eating more cookie than ice cream. I give Mickey Mouse Cookies And Cream Ice Cream Sandwiches 4 Mickey Bars!

I still would recommend getting this and the Mickey Bars from your local supermarket!

WandaVision Is Now On Disney+!

WandaVision just came to Disney+ today! (January 15, 2021.)

WandaVision will be about Wanda and Vision as a married couple in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. WandaVision is connected to the Marvel movies and will impact what happens in the next Marvel movies.

WandaVision is only on Disney+ and two episodes were released today. I am excited for this show because I’m happy we have a new Marvel show on Disney+.

New episodes for WandaVision come out on Fridays!

All Four Disney World Parks Are Getting Extended Hours

All four Disney World parks are getting extended hours in the last week of January! (January 24,-30, 2021.) That means you can stay in the Disney World parks later.

Magic Kingdom’s hours will be 9 am-7pm. Before, you could only stay in Magic Kingdom from 9 am-6 pm.

Epcot’s hours will be 11 am-8 pm. Right now, the park closes at 7 pm.

Hollywood Studios will be open from 9 am to 7 pm. Hollywood Studios currently opens at 10 am.

Animal Kingdom’s hours will be 8 am-5 pm. Right now, Animal Kingdom opens at 9 am. On January 24th and 30th though, Animal Kingdom will be open from 8 am to 6 pm.

If you are going to Disney World in the last week of January, you are very lucky!

Can You Get A Hair Cut In Magic Kingdom?

The answer is yes, you can!

In Main Street U.S.A. there is a tiny barber shop called Harmony Barber Shop. Update: Due to the corona virus pandemic, Harmony Barber Shop is currently closed. This barber shop is tucked in the corner, so many people walk past it. Last time I went to Disney World in 2019, my brother and dad went to Harmony Barber Shop to get their haircut.

My brother, Al, getting his hair cut.

If you have a younger sibling who is a baby, they can get their first haircut in Disney World.

A great thing about Harmony Barber Shop is that anyone can get their haircut. It doesn’t matter how old you are. You could be a baby, kid, teenager, or adult.

My dad getting his hair cut.

This is how Al and my dad’s hair looked at the end.

I give Harmony Barber Shop 4 Mickey Bars! It is a unique experience that I think you should try, but it felt like a normal barber shop. It didn’t feel like you are in Disney World. That is why I gave Harmony Barber Shop 4 Mickey Bars.

A Beginner’s Guide To The 2021 Epcot International Festival of the Arts

This year the 2021 Epcot International Festival of the Arts will be from January 8- February 22, 2021. This is actually the fifth year!

Photo by Tom Bricker, www.DisneyTouristBlog.com 

All around the World Showcase there will be booths with festival foods. You can also buy over 100 Disney or guest artist art work. These works of art will be on display around the World Showcase. You will find guest artists around the park creating art in front of you.

Do you like scavenger hunts? Well, you should try the searching for Figment scavenger hunt at Epcot!

The Epcot International Festival of the Arts will have a lot of entertainment such as the JAMMitors, Mariachi Cobre, and the Voices of Liberty.

The Voices of Liberty.

You will be able to step inside paintings with photo locations all around Epcot.

Paint By Number lets you do paint-by number murals. This turns into a big master piece!

Photo by Tom Bricker, www.DisneyTouristBlog.com 

If you are going to see Epcot’s International Festival of the Arts then you have a lot to look forward to!

2021 Has Already Brought Changes To Disney World

2021 is bringing some changes to Disney World and today let’s talk about the changes that have already begun.

Cinderella’s Castle up close.

Park Hopping returned on January 1, 2021. If you purchase a ticket or annual pass with Park Hopper benefits you can visit more than one park in one day. 

You can once again visit as many parks as you want depending on the capacity. You can also only Park Hop after 2:00 pm. Disney will soon change the time for Park Hopping. You can read more about park hopping here!

Disney is now not giving guests free MagicBands . In the past, you could choose a MagicBand and the MagicBand would be shipped to your house before you went to Disney World. Now, if you have a hotel reservation you can get a discount MagicBand or link MagicBands from another Disney World trip.

MagicBands.

In the past, if you had a Disney World reservation you would get free reusable luggage tags and a Magical Extras discount card. These would be given to you before you go to Disney World.

Now, you will not get a free reusable luggage tag or Magical Extras discount card. Instead, you will get the reusable luggage tags and Magical Extras discount card at the front desk of your Disney World resort.

I will continue to keep you updated with changes happening in Disney World!

The 2021 Disney Collectible Key Is Now Available

Every month, ShopDisney sells keys inspired by Disney movies, the holidays, and more. The Mickey and Minnie Mouse 2021 Disney Collectible Key just released on ShopDisney today (December 31, 2020)!

Photo from ShopDisney.com

This key is $12.99 on the ShopDisney website. This is probably my favorite collectible key so far. You can buy this key here!

Photo from ShopDisney.com

If you want to start your very own collectible key collection, you can also buy The Child Collectible Key, From Our Family To Yours Collectible Key, and more on the ShopDisney website! Happy New Years!

My Top Five Favorite Things About Be Our Guest Restaurant

It has been a long time since I have done a blog article for My Top Five Favorite Things Series, so today I will be sharing my top five favorite things about Be Our Guest Restaurant in Magic Kingdom.

5. Be Our Guest has different menus for lunch and dinner. If you are going to Be Our Guest for lunch I think you should try the Croque Monsieur. A Croque Monsieur is a ham and cheese sandwich. I had it when I went to Be Our Guest for lunch two years ago and I thought it was delicious!

The Croque Monsieur.

4. For dinner at Be Our Guest I had the Filet Mignon.  It comes with green beans, carrots, and potatoes. This is delicious and I would recommend trying this if you are going to eat dinner at Be Our Guest.

3. I love how if you are eating in the ballroom it looks like it is snowing outside!

It’s hard to tell in this picture, but it looks like it’s snowing.

2. Last time I went to Be Our Guest I absolutely loved my dessert! For dessert you always get the Dessert Trio Platter. The Dessert Trio Platter includes a macaron filled with raspberries inside, white chocolate cup (it’s edible!) filled with the grey stuff with crisp pearls, and dark chocolate truffle that is filled with dark chocolate ganache.

You even get a picture of a rose and “paint” to color the picture. Except it’s not paint, it’s actually frosting that you can eat! You can eat the picture when you are done painting it.

The “paint”.
  1. The best part about Be Our Guest is how you can choose to eat from three themed rooms. You can eat in the ballroom, the Beast’s room, or the library. This is really cool because you feel like you are actually eating in Beauty and the Beast’s castle.
This is in the library.

Be Our Guest is my favorite restaurant in Magic Kingdom so if you are looking for a place to eat in Magic Kingdom for lunch or dinner, then you should go to Be Our Guest.

If you want to see my review of Be Our Guest for dinner click here!