News & Rumors Archive
Walt Disney World released Thanksgiving and Christmas 2021 food & drink menus for Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Disney Springs, and resort hotels. In this post, we’ll share the savory snacks, decadent desserts, and offer thoughts on the returning items and more. The holiday season begins at Walt Disney World runs from November 12,
As previously announced, gingerbread houses are returning to Walt Disney World for Christmas 2021, making appearances in resort hotels and Epcot. This post will take a look at opening dates, details, and food & drink menus for each, plus other potential additions to the lineup. If you’ve never seen the various ‘edible creations’ and other
During this week’s government public health briefing, Mayor Jerry Demings announced the end of Orange County’s state of emergency, which he allowed to expire. This post will cover details, implications for Walt Disney World’s indoor face mask rule, case numbers, positivity data, and more. Before we get going, a quick housekeeping note. We started doing
Main Street Electrical Parade will be returning for its 938th farewell run, Disney has teased on TikTok. The night parade is likely to make its Disneyland homecoming in early 2022, running for the parade’s 50th Anniversary! (The first number was a joke, the second isn’t–MSEP is really turning 50 next year.) This comes after Main
Walt Disney World has revealed which indoor meet & greets will return in November 2021. In this post, we’ll cover the locations at Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios, plus other details, and what else you might expect from meet & greets for the rest of this year and in 2022. This comes as Walt
Disney has increased parking and ticket prices for the remainder of 2021 and 2022 at Disneyland and California Adventure, with 1-day, multi-day, and Park Hopper costs now up to 8% higher. Beyond the price increases, Disneyland Resort has provided an update on Magic Keys and the trams. In this post, we’ll share price change info
Walt Disney World has announced details and dates for the 2022 Epcot International Festival of the Arts, which will be a global celebration of the visual, culinary, and performing arts. In this post, we’ll share dates & details, why it’s our favorite event of the year at Epcot, and potentially higher crowds in January and
Here’s this week’s COVID-19 report with new cases, positivity, and hospitalization data from Florida and around Walt Disney World as of October 18, 2021. Plus, an update on where Orange County stands in the CDC’s Community Transmission Map, which tracks the level the numbers need to reach before Walt Disney World considers dropping indoor mask
It’s time for a Disneyland weekend update! In this roundup of recent news from the California parks, we’ll cover the latest on ‘sold out’ Magic Key reservations for the remainder of 2021, Halloween and Christmas character costumes, transportation hits & misses, and more. Let’s start with Magic Key reservation availability. As you can see above,
The United States announced that it will lift bans for fully vaccinated foreign travelers arriving to the U.S. by air or crossing land borders, effective November 8, 2021. This will begin ending historic restrictions that barred much of the world from entering the United States. This post will discuss details and the potential impact on
Walt Disney World has released new details for the 2021 Epcot International Festival of the Holidays, including Candlelight Processional Narrators & Dining Packages, Storytellers & Santas, Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt, and more. This post covers all the details we know thus far about the Christmas-time event, plus some thoughts about the quick turnaround
