WDWNT Weekly Recap: Restaurants Reopen in Magic Kingdom, Disneyland Readies for Eventual Reopening, Labor Day Crowds Descend on Both Coasts, Fall Treats and Merch Come to Walt Disney World, and More!

WDWNT Weekly Recap

Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from August 30 to September 6, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom We ventured into the … Read more

It’s Beginning to Look Like Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom in This Lobby Card from 1992

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With Disney Parks around the world closed for the foreseeable future, WDWNT is dipping into our archives of vintage parks materials for a look back into parks history! Head back to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom with this lobby card from 1992! Note: This article will detail the lobby card page by … Read more

Dates and Pricing Released For 2020 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom

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It’s time to get merry. Dates and pricing for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World have officially been announced, with advance tickets starting at $105 on select nights! (Do note that the website portal to purchase tickets was live for a few minutes, but has since been removed. … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: New Year’s Eve Celebrations, 2020 Free Dining and Resort Offers, Sam Eagle’s Smokehouse, and Smoke on the PeopleMover

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Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from December 30–January 5! Walt Disney World Earlier this week we noticed that multiple gondolas … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Disney Land Purchase, More Riviera Murphy Bed Issues, Avengers Campus Announcement, The Return of Beaches & Cream, and In-Queue Urinating Incident at Avatar Flight of Passage

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Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from December 23-29! Walt Disney World Take a look at the full Walt Disney World … Read more

WDWNT Weekly Recap: Disney’s Riviera Resort Grand Opening (and Defective Murphy Beds), “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” Divides Fans, New Rise of the Resistance Boarding Group Procedures, and Return of “The Muppets Present…”

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Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all of the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from December 16–22! Walt Disney World It was confirmed that Disney and Virgin Trains USA … Read more

Special Holiday Entertainment and Attraction Overlays (Space Mountain, Tomorrowland Speedway, Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor) Available For All Guests During Christmas Week at the Magic Kingdom

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With Christmas week and the end of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party fast approaching, the Magic Kingdom will be extending all of the party exclusive entertainment and attraction overlays for guests between the days of December 23 – 29th, 2019. Times for the entertainment will be as follows: Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade – December … Read more

Disney Offers Complimentary 1-Day Ticket or Event Ticket Exchange Following Extremely Rainy Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party

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Doing a hard-ticket event at Walt Disney World in the pouring rain isn’t a great situation. Spending money on a limited-capacity event, only to be met with modified (or even cancelled) live entertainment and parades, not to mention braving Florida storms hopping from attraction to attraction or having to camp out in a shop or … Read more

Every New Christmas Treat (with Reviews) For the 2019 Holiday Season at the Magic Kingdom

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Put on your Sunday clothes stretchy pants, there’s lots of treats out there! The holidays are officially here at Walt Disney World, and we’ve eaten our way through all of the new offerings. You can check out all of the new treats available at the Magic Kingdom by clicking through on the links below. Set … Read more

VIDEO: Minnie’s Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks Light Up the Second Night of Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2019 at the Magic Kingdom

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Minnie’s Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks debuted this past Friday at the first Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party of 2019. Unfortunately, the first party of the year was a rainy one, but since then, the weather has cooled and crisped up, making it perfect for recording and experience this new fireworks spectacular. Minnie’s Wonderful Christmastime Fireworks features … Read more

REVIEW: Sven’s Super Sweet Carrot Cake and Dry Tamales at Pecos Bill’s for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2019 in the Magic Kingdom

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It seems Sven has gotten lost and wandered into Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe! It seems to be okay though, as they made him his very own carrot cake, and some tamales just in case. Both Sven’s Carrot Cake and the Jolly Tamale Christmas are party exclusive snacks for the 2019 Mickey’s Very … Read more

REVIEW: Gaston Serves Up Stale Antlers and Old Cheese at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2019 at the Magic Kingdom

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During this year’s Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, we stumbled upon a party exclusive snack called Gaston’s Cheese Dip, served at Gaston’s Tavern, of course. It’s a beer cheese dip with smoked bacon bits and served with breadstick antlers. It certainly looks like something Gaston would make, that’s for sure… and unfortunately, it tastes like it … Read more

REVIEW: To Be Jolly Float Sinks to the Bottom of Our Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2019 Treat Rankings at the Magic Kingdom

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Another party exclusive drink for the 2019 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party is the To Be Jolly Float! This float is “peppermint iced coffee topped with vanilla ice cream, crushed peppermint, and a chocolate Minnie Mouse bow.” Let’s see if it tastes as good as it looks! To Be Jolly – $6.99 Peppermint iced coffee … Read more

REVIEW: Kakamora Float Introduces Our Favorite New Dole Whip Flavor at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2019 in the Magic Kingdom

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Aloha! Even our favorite Dole Whip spot has gotten in on the fun for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2019 and is offering a party exclusive treat, the Kakamora Float. Described as “coconut soft-serve served on top of pineapple juice and non-alcoholic blue curaçao syrup topped with a chocolate Kakamora cake pop,” let’s see how … Read more

REVIEW: It’s An Orange Bird Christmas at Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party 2019 in the Magic Kingdom

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The icon of Sunshine Tree Terrace––our favorite little orange bird––got his very own dessert for the 2019 Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party! Described as an “orange-scented white chocolate mousse filled with orange curd with a citrus almond cream cake, buttercream leaves, and a white chocolate piece,” let’s delicately dive in. An Orange Bird Christmas – … Read more

REVIEW: Christmas Cherry Pistachio Float with Cold Hot Chocolate from Aloha Isle Refreshments is a Red & Green Holiday Nightmare

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The Magic Kingdom has debuted a very large list of new food and beverage items just in time for the holiday season. Some of these new offerings can be found all day, while other specialty offerings are exclusive to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party. Aloha Isle Refreshments has added a new Cherry Pistachio Float to … Read more