Thanks for joining me once again for some feel-good Disney Parks news! Here’s what I have for you this week:
The Holiday season has been announced, two old hotels are being demolished, a Chancellor visits 21 Royal for $15,000, and a baby mandrill monkey was born at Animal Kingdom!
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Hatbox Ghost Tiki Mug Coming tomorrow…
A new Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room mug has arrived, inspired by the singing totem poles. The mug is now available at Disneyland Resort, and Disneyland News Today found it in Fantasia Shop at the Disneyland Hotel.
Tomorrow, the Hatbox Ghost Tiki Mug will be available, watch the Lounge our Twitter for real-time info!
💁♀️ Disneyland Resort News by Kate
🎉🎄🎁 The Disneyland Resort is getting ready for the holiday season from Nov. 10, 2023, through Jan. 7, 2024! 🎁🎄🎉 You can enjoy special decorations, entertainment, food, and transformed attractions throughout the resort! 🎉🏰 Some of the highlights include:
🎉 Disney Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure park with multicultural celebrations, live music and dance performances, and Mickey’s Happy Holidays character cavalcade! 🎶💃🎉
🎉🎉🎉 Come and see Disney ¡Viva Navidad! at Paradise Gardens Park! 🎉🎉🎉 This awesome party has The Three Caballeros, Mexican dancers, Brazilian dancers, and more! 🎉👯🎉 You can even meet Mirabel from “Encanto”! 🎉😍
❄️🏰🎆 Sleeping Beauty’s castle in Disneyland has transformed into a magical winter wonderland! You’ll see sparkling icicles, snow-capped turrets, and dazzling projections with fireworks.
🎉🎄 The “A Christmas Fantasy” parade is happening at Disneyland park! 🎉🎅 You can see your favorite Disney characters in holiday outfits, toy soldiers marching, gingerbread cookies dancing, and even Santa Claus! 🎁🍪
🎄👻🎉 The “it’s a small world” and Haunted Mansion attractions at Disneyland have been transformed for the holiday season! 🎁🎃 Experience spooky and festive overlays inspired by “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and holiday traditions from around the world! 🌎✨
🎅🎄🎁 Santa Claus and his elves are visiting the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail in Disney California Adventure park this season! 🎅🎄
🍽️💰💫 The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, visited a super fancy restaurant in Disneyland called 21 Royal that costs $15,000 for a group of 12! 😱🤑 This restaurant is located in a secret spot above the Pirates of the Caribbean ride and serves a yummy seven-course meal with wine! 🍽️🍷
🏰🏨 Two old hotels near Disneyland are going to be replaced with a brand new hotel called The Westin Anaheim Resort! It will have 613 rooms, a rooftop pool, and a bridge to Disneyland! So you can stay close to the magic and have a fun time! 🎉👨👩👧👦💫
🌍 Disney World News
🐒🌳🌙 A baby mandrill monkey was born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom! You can see it on the Kilimanjaro Safaris ride! 🎢🐵🐘The baby mandrill monkey named Saffron was born on July 24, 2023, to her mom Hazel at Disney’s Animal Kingdom! She weighs less than three pounds and is the sister of Ivy, who was born two years ago! 🎉🐒
🌳🌙🎆 The Tree of Life Awakenings show is back this fall! You can watch it on the iconic tree at night! 🌳🌙✨
🍉🍦🍋🥧 Disney World has some new summertime treats! You can try the watermelon dole whip at Marketplace Snacks in Disney Springs, the key lime pie on a stick at Disney’s BoardWalk Bakery, or the orange bird sipper cup with citrus swirl at Sunshine Tree Terrace in Magic Kingdom! Yum! 🤤🎉
🍋🥧 Check out my California Grill compilation post on Twitter!
🍔🍟🍕🥪 Starting on Jan. 9, 2024, Disney World is bringing back the Disney Quick Service Dining Plan and the Disney Dining Plan. That means you can pay for your meals and snacks ahead of time. Yay! 🎉
🍴📅 Disney World and Disneyland have made some changes to their dining reservations! Now, when you’re making a reservation, you can see all the available times for your meal and easily pick the one you want. Plus, if you need to cancel, you can do it up to two hours before your reservation instead of 24 hours! 🎉👍
🍴🔍 Don’t forget, I already list all the available restaurants for you and even check for those hard-to-get reservations behind the scenes to make sure you grab those reservations before anyone else. Give me a try in the MouseWait App for Disneyland and Disney World! 🍔🍟🍕🌭🍦
Have a magical day! ✨🧚♀️🏰
xoxo -kate
Refurbishment Updates:
Disneyland Park
Splash Mountain: Closed May 31, 2023 – TBD (will reopen as Tiana’s Bayou Adventure)
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride: Closed July 24 – Aug. 10, 2023
Disneyland Monorail: Closed July 5 – Aug. 31, 2023
Haunted Mansion: Closed Aug. 14 – 31, 2023?
Dumbo the Flying Elephant: Closed Aug. 21, 2023
Sailing Ship Columbia: Closed Sept. 11 – 14, 2023
Tarzan’s Treehouse: Closed Sept. 7 – TBD (new theming confirmed as Adventureland Treehouse)
Space Mountain: Closed Sept. 18, 2023 – TBD
Mark Twain Riverboat: Closed Sept. 17, 2023 – TBD
Disney California Adventure Park:
Toy Story Midway Mania!: Closed July 17 – Aug. 17, 2023
Redwood Creek Challenge Trail: Closed July 31 – Aug. 14, 2023
Radiator Springs Racers: Closed Aug. 18 – 26, 2023
Sorcerer’s Workshop: Closed Aug. 28 – Sept. 6, 2023
Golden Zephyr: Closed Aug. 28, 2023 – TBD
Schmoozies!: Closed July 30 – Aug. 31, 2023
Paradise Garden Grill: Closed Aug. 24 – 26, 2023, Sept. 20 – Oct. 6, 2023
Grogu Plush
Check out this new Grogu Pumpkin Plush at Disneyland!
Welcome Club 333 Members!
This week, I finally had the opportunity to welcome all of our new Club 333 members in the Lounge. Initially, things were moving so fast that I missed welcoming some of our first members. Be sure to check out the post in the Lounge here, and don’t miss your chance to join before the price of the Lifetime Founding Member package goes up!
lounge.land loaded with a lot of travel hacks!
Last week, I added a plethora of travel hacks to the lounge.land private Lounge that can save you hundreds when visiting parks. If you are an ALL-ACCESS member, head over to the Lounge to check them out.
Heartwarming Video of the Week
When the force awakens inside you, and the ultimate Star Wars gift lands in your hands. Check out the video here!