Today we will be talking about all the ways that Disney Springs is now celebrating Christmas!
Santa Clause and Mrs. Clause are now at Lake Buena Vista where they are happily waving to people.
If you want to take a picture with Santa Claus you still can! At the Disney PhotoPass Studio in Disney Springs, you can take a picture in front of a virtual backdrop that has Santa Clause.
Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
This year you are lucky enough to be seeing the Disney Springs Christmas Tree Trail. You can find beautifully decorated Disney Christmas trees all over the neighborhoods of Disney Springs.
In the mood for a Holiday Scavenger Hunt? Now you can do a Holiday Scavenger Hunt at Disney Springs! (Don’t worry, this scavenger hunt follows social distancing guidelines.)
Photo belongs to the Walt Disney World Company.
Disney Springs is offering many different forms of entertainment, so you are definitely going to have a magical time while you are in Disney Springs! DJs are playing music at Waterside Stage and Exposition Park. In the evening you can watch Toy Soldier Stiltwalkers, Snowflake Skaters, and a Bell Choir. Also in the evening, while you are in Town Center and the West Side of Disney Springs, it will be snowing!!
Disney Springs reopened on May 20. I am going to tell you the safety measures Disney Springs will now be taking. The Disney World parks and Disney hotel resorts are still closed though.
You are required to wear a face covering if you are ages 3 and up. (If you are reading this I am pretty sure you are older than 3.) All the face coverings should:
Fully cover your mouth and nose and let you remain hands-free
Fit comfortably and snugly against the side of your face
Be secured by either ties or ear loops
Your face covering should be made of breathable material and either disposable or reusable
You are NOT allowed to wear a costume mask. You will also have to go through a temperature screening. If your temperature is 100.4 F or above you will not be allowed into Disney Springs and your family will not be allowed in either.
Disney Springs will now be increasing cleaning and disinfecting in public elevators, handrails, benches, tables, handles, restaurants, and more. Hand sanitizer and hand-washing locations will also be available.
Ground markings will help proper physical distancing when queuing is needed. You can also now not park in the Grapefruit garage and all the surface parking lots will be closed.
This may seem like a lot but Disney Springs is doing this so you can stay healthy. If you would like to learn more about Disney Springs reopening phase click here: https://www.disneysprings.com/reopening/
Disney World has announced they will be closed due to the Coronavirus.
Cinderella’s Castle up close.
Disney World will close on Monday, March 16th and will stay closed until the end of the month. Resort hotels, Disney Springs, and Disney World Golf Courses will remain open though.
Disney’s Contemporary Resort will stay open.
If you had a ticket for a date on or before March 31, 2020 than you will be able to change that date through December 15, 2020.
The Tree of Life.
Now what about Disney After Hours, Disney Villains After Hours, and Disney Early Morning Magic? They will be automatically refunded for dates March 16, 2020-March 31, 2020.
If you are an Annual Passholder, Disney will extend your expiration date by 15 days. Click on this link for more information from Disney’s website.
My question is what will happen to Epcot’s International Flower and Garden Festival?
The Edison is a restaurant located in Disney Springs.
The restaurant plays old shows that are black and white all over the walls with a projector. It is actually really cool and makes The Edison unique.
I decided to get the pot of macaroni and cheese on the kid’s menu. If you are not very hungry or just don’t eat a lot of food, I would recommend getting the macaroni and cheese on the kid’s menu because then you do not waste a ton of food.
They give you the macaroni and cheese in a pot!
I also had a salad.
I ate some fruit too.
My mom had Oh Bacon Baked Mac and Cheese from the adult menu. It is made with crispy maple black pepper bacon baked with cavatappi pasta, melted fontina, muenster, cheddar, and alpine Swiss. Her macaroni and cheese was DELICIOUS but GINORMOUS! It was too much food.
My dad also had macaroni and cheese but his was called Swine and Cheese Baked Mac and Cheese. His dish was the same as my mom’s except that it had 24-hour slow-roasted hand-pulled BBQ pork shoulder instead of bacon. He said that he liked my mom’s macaroni and cheese with bacon better, his was a little dry. My dad also agrees with my mom that it was way too much food. They both had a lot of food left over.
My brother had a grilled cheese sandwich with french fries from the kids menu. He thought it was delicious.
If you would like to order anything on the adult menu for dessert here is the menu.
My meal came with a choice of either a free chocolate chip cookie or vanilla ice cream. I ate the chocolate chip cookie and it was good.
My brother’s meal also came with a free dessert so he decided to get vanilla ice cream.
I give The Edison 4 Mickey bars!!
The Edison has 4 Mickey bars because my parents had WAY too much food. Besides that though everything else was fine.
Happy New Years everybody! Can you believe it’s 2020? I can’t!
Disney World is bringing new restaurants, shows, and more in 2020!
First off, to me this news is just awesome, a new M&M store is coming to Disney Springs! How cool is that!?! The new M&M store will take the place of Curl and Fit2Run stores.
In early 2020 a new restaurant called Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue will be coming to Epcot. Disney has said that this restaurant will be a modern barbecue with a smoker preparing food and a redesigned patio.
Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along will be coming to the France pavilion on January 17, 2020. This new sing along will be similar to For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along that is in Hollywood Studios. (If you would like to learn about For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along click here.)
Also happening on January 17, 2020, both Canada and China will have new Circle-Vision 360 shows. Canada’s show will be named “Canada Far and Wide.” China’s new show will be named “Wondrous China”.
A new show is coming to the land pavilion on January 17 called “Awesome Planet”. This new show will have nature photography, theater effects, and space sequences.
In February a new restaurant will be coming to Epcot. Gosh! Epcot is getting a lot of changes! The new restaurant will be named Space 220 and will be located between Mission: Space and Test Track. I am really excited to see this new restaurant because I really like space and in Space 220 you are able to see space from your table!
Construction of Space 220 back in August!
Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway will be open in Hollywood Studios on March 4. Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway will be inside the Chinese Theater. You will get to be put in the world of a Mickey Mouse cartoon with new technology called 2 1/2 D.
Another attraction expected to come to Hollywood Studios in March is Mickey Shorts Theater. It will take the place of Star Wars: Path of the Jedi theater. Mickey Shorts Theater will have short film just like the show Mickey Mouse on Disney Channel.
On April 17 in Disney Springs, Draw To Life will open. Draw To Life will celebrate the art of animation. It will follow a girl named Julie who tries to finish an unfinished animation piece.
The Swiss Family Treehouse will be closed for refurbishment from April 27-May 3, 202o.
Big Thunder Mountain will also be closing for a refurbishment from May 4-21.
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is coming to the France pavilion in the summer. It will be like the ride in Disneyland Paris with a trackless track. The ride will be Ratatouille themed.
Authentic Creperie is also coming to the France pavilion near Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in the summer. The restaurant will have sweet and savory crepes. It can have a quick-service and table service dining option.
HarmonioUS will be a nighttime show coming this year (we do not know when in 2020). Disney says it will be “a worldwide celebration of Disney music.”
A new resort will be located in the Boardwalk area. It will be called The Cove. It is mostly focused on being for conventions and being group oriented.
This is part two for everything new that happened in Disney World this year.
On August 12, 2019 the NBA Experience opened in Disney Springs. The NBA Experience is where you can do hands on activities in basketball. If you are a big fan of basketball you will love the NBA Experience! If you would like to learn more about the NBA Experience click here!
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opened in Hollywood Studios on August 29, 2019. It is supposed to transform you into the world of Star Wars with themed restaurants and rides. You can even build your own droid or lightsaber! If you would like to learn more about Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge click here!
In the fall, the Disney Skyliner opened! It is a transportation network in the sky. The Skyliner takes you from Pop Century, Art of Animation, Caribbean Beach, and the Disney Riviera Resort to the International Gateway at Epcot and Hollywood Studios.
The Disney Skyliner!
On November 12, Disney+ launched. Disney+ is a new streaming service where you get to watch your favorite Disney movies and shows without commercials. They have Disney+ original shows and movies as well as Disney movies and shows. If you want to see what shows I recommend to watch (and one movie for the holidays) click here!
2019 is almost over and I thought it would be a good idea to review everything new that happened in Disney World this past year. The list is so long that I will be making a part two.
Back in early January of 2019 Disney announced an offer for free dining! It was for stays between July 5, 2019 and September 30, 2019. You had to sign up for the free dining offer and stay for a minimum of 4 nights. You can no longer use this free dining offer, but if you are curious to learn more about the free dining offer click here!
In March Lightning McQueen’s Racing Academy opened. I even was able to go on the ride back in August! Basically, Lightning McQueen teaches the next set of rookies (you) to become awesome racers but something happens! If you want to know what happens go to the ride in Hollywood Studios!
In April, Haunted Mansion started having an on-ride photo. That means that when you ride the Haunted Mansion while wearing your MagicBand a camera will take a picture of you and you will see a Haunted Mansion themed photo. Click here to learn more about that!
Also in April, Disney banned oversized strollers. They now need to be no larger than 31 inches wide and 52 inches long. If you would like to know more about this rule click here!
In May, you could buy Mickey Bars at your local supermarket. They were delicious! They are no longer available. If you would like to see me review this delicious treat click here!
In June the parking rates for overnight guests at Disney World Resort hotels rose, prices on reusable shopping bags rose, and annual passholder prices rose.
You can learn more about the raise in parking rates here, you can learn more about the rise in price for reusable shopping bags here, and the rise in annual passholder prices here.
Lion King themed treats have popped up in Animal Kingdom and Disney Springs. Here is a list of some of them.
The Lion Paw Cookie is a large cookie that tastes like a sugar cookie with frosting. This cookie can be found at just about every ice cream cart in Animal Kingdom. This delicious cookie is big so you might want to share it with your family.
The Lion King Cupcake is a yellow cake filled with white chocolate mousse. It even has an edible picture of Simba on it with yellow and orange icing. You can get this cupcake at Pizzafari in Animal Kingdom.
The Lion King Cake is an almond and chocolate cake with amarula mousse, pineapple jam, and also chocolate covered potato chips. This cake is really good! It can be found at Amorette’s Patisserie in Disney Springs.
Those are some of the Lion King treats at Animal Kingdom and Disney Springs. Enjoy!
