2021 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival Booth Reviews: Italy Booth

It’s time to review the Italy booth!

Here is a picture of the menu:

You can buy Italian water at this booth.

We tried the Mezzelune Croccanti. That is ravioli filled with mozzarella with pomodoro sauce. You get a mounthful of cheese and that is why it’s so good!

We also tried the Ravioli. This dish is grilled chicken ravioli. I really liked how you can taste the chicken in this dish.

For dessert we had the Bomboloni. That is a cream filled doughnut. You can really taste the cream throughout the doughnut and the raspberry sauce on top brought some more flavor.

I give the Italy booth 5 Mickey Bars! Everything at this booth was delicious!

More Than 100 Disney Stores Are Coming To Target!

Have you ever left Disney World and wished that you could buy Disney merchandise where you live? Well, soon you will be able to!

You can go to ShopDisney online, but a store you probably go to a lot will also have Disney merchandise! Target is planning to almost triple the number of Disney shops in their stores. Soon they will have over 160 locations all over the country leading up to the holidays.

Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.

You will be able to find Disney merchandise including toys, costumes, plushes, and some merchandise from the Disney parks. The merchandise will be in areas of the store.

Photo belongs to the Target Company.

This sounds very exciting!

Disney Announces Prices For Disney Very Merriest After Hours

Disney Very Merriest After Hours is replacing Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party this year and Disney has announced the prices for this event!

Photo by Tom Bricker, www.DisneyTouristBlog.com

Tickets are going to start at $169 each. Tickets are from $169 to $229 for select nights in November and December. The event will cost $249 a piece on December 19th and 21st.

Here are the prices for every day of the event. / Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.

Tickets for Disney Very Merriest After Hours are now on sale. Annual Passholders and DVC Members can even get a $10 discount on some dates in November.

Photo by Tom Bricker, www.DisneyTouristBlog.com

I will keep you updated on this event!

2021 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival Booth Reviews: Greece Booth

Today I will be reviewing the Greece booth!

The Greece booth is located between the Morocco and Japan pavilions. Here is a picture of the menu:

Emile’s Fromage Montage is a scavenger hunt where you are looking for the five cheese dishes listed to get a prize at the end. One of the dishes is the Griddled Greek Cheese which is at this booth!

The Griddled Greek Cheese was really good because of how cheesy it was.

Then, we tried the Spanakopita. When you bite into it, you get a mouthful of cheese and spinach. I would really recommend trying it.

The last food that we had from the Greece booth is the Lamb Moussaka. The top part of the dish has a layer of cheese and underneath is the lamb.

I would give the Greece booth 5 Mickey Bars! Everything was delicious!

Fast Pass System Called Genie+ Is Coming To Disney World

FastPass+ is going to be discontinued in Disney World and Genie+ will be coming to Disney World.

Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.

What is Genie+? Genie+ will offer you different levels of services that will help you plan an itinerary that is personalized.

The basic Genie service will be free to everyone that is going to Disney World. It will be available through the My Disney Experience App for Disney World.

Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.

Disney Genie will have:

  • Itineraries that are personalized and Tip Boards.
  • Future Wait Times.
  • Virtual Assistants.
  • Restaurant Wait List, Check-In, and Reservations.
  • Mobile Order.
  • Attraction Virtual Queues.

The next level of the service is called Disney Genie+. This will replace FastPass+. FastPass+ was a free service while Genie+ will be paid. Disney Genie+ will cost $15 per ticket per day in Disney World.

Disney Genie+ will have:

  • Lightning Lane. This will be the replacement of the FastPass queue.
  • Disney World Disney Photopass Augmented Reality Lenses.
  • Audio Experiences.
Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.

We don’t know the exact day this service will launch, but we do know it will launch this fall.

Keep reading DisneywithIzzy to stay up to date with the latest Disney News!

2021 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival Booth Reviews: China Booth

I went to Disney World during the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival and am going to be reviewing all the booths I went to. Today I decided to start with the China booth in the China pavilion!

Here is a picture of the menu.

First, we tried the Crispy-fried Pepper Shrimp with spicy sichuan noodles. This dish is spicy so if you don’t like spicy foods you might want to skip this dish. I really liked how spicy it was and the spice on the shrimp made the shrimp delicious.

Then, we tried the Pan-fried Chicken Dumplings with House-made sweet-and-spicy sauce. The dumplings had a nice crunch to them.

My favorite food from the China booth is the ZiRan Beef Bao Bun. That is a grilled beef with cumin. When you bite into the bao bun, it’s really soft. I loved it so much that I forgot to share it with the rest of my family.

I give the China booth 5 Mickey Bars! We all agreed that the food was delicious and we all wanted to go back to get seconds!

The Rides At The Disney After Hours BOO Bash

The Disney After Hours BOO Bash started in Magic Kingdom on August 10th!

For those of you that don’t know, Disney After Hours BOO Bash is replacing Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party this year.

Here is the list of rides you can ride during the event:

  • Swiss Family Tree house
  • The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
  • Jungle Cruise
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Country Bear Jamboree
  • Splash Mountain
  • Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
  • Haunted Mansion
  • Prince Charming Regal Carousel
  • Peter Pan’s Flight
  • It’s A Small World
  • Under The Sea Journey of The Little Mermaid
  • The Barnstormer
  • Dumbo The Flying Elephant
  • Mad Tea Party
  • The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
  • Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
  • Tomorrowland Speedway
  • Space Mountain
  • Astro Orbiter
  • Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover
  • Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin

Those are all the rides you can ride on during Disney After Hours BOO Bash!

The Hall of Presidents Has Reopened!

The Hall of Presidents reopened on August 3rd!

The Hall of Presidents is a show located in Liberty Square where you learn more about the presidents of The United States Of America. (Another reason why you should see it is because it is indoors and there is air conditioning!)

It was no surprise that The Hall of Presidents was closed because every four-eight years a new animatronic  is added to this show when a new president is elected.

Now, you can see President Biden along side all the other presidents of The United States of America.

You should definitely go to The Hall of Presidents to see President Biden!

It’s Nice To Be Nice: I Met PCDev In Magic Kingdom!

We just got off Big Thunder Mountain in Magic Kingdom when Al said that he saw PCDev!

PCDev is a Disney Vlogger that we watch a lot. He even made the list I made of my favorite Disney World Vloggers. PCDev’s videos are really good because they are really fast. He covers a lot of information in a fun fast way.

We said hello to him and he was very nice. He offered to take a picture with us which we did.

He even let Al and me say “It’s nice to be nice. Prince Charming out!” on his latest video. (That is PCDev’s sign off for all his videos.)

Here is a blooper of us saying it. I messed up because PCDev says at the end of his videos “Remember it’s nice to be nice in YouTube Prince Charming out!”

Here is the real clip of us saying it.

The video PCDev was making is called Must do Disney World Rides in Each Park That You Can’t Miss! He goes to all four Disney World parks in one day and rides fifteen rides. You should definitely watch it! Here is a link to the video: Must do Disney World Rides in Each Park That You Can’t Miss! At the end, Al and I say the sign off!

I was really happy to get to meet PCDev and be in his video!

Masks Are Required Again When Indoors At Disney World

On July 30th, Disney started requiring to wear masks when indoors again.

You don’t need to wear masks when outdoors which is really nice because of how hot it is right now in Florida!

A lot of lines that go indoors have signs saying to put your mask on.

It also doesn’t matter if you are vaccinated or not because everyone is required to wear a mask when indoors at Disney World.

If you are planning to come to Disney World soon don’t forget to bring your masks!