We previously shared the news that security was enhanced at one Disney Park as Guests gathered to protest the theme park reservation system implemented by Disney. Now, we’re seeing more protests unfold for the Disney Resort.
Disneyland Paris Resort is in the midst of its 30th Anniversary, but instead of celebrating, it seems like more and more Disney fans are disgruntled about the Park’s current offerings, including the addition of the Park Reservation System.
While Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort Guests are fairly used to the process of making Park Pass Reservations since the Parks reopened after COVID closures, Disneyland Paris Guests took action by performing a protest which required a heavier security presence.
Security has been enhanced at the Resort’s checkpoints due to potential demonstrations outside Disney property against the park reservation system. pic.twitter.com/byxX8MupiR
Now, we’re seeing more protests unfold, but this time at Disney Village, just outside of Disneyland Paris. Disney Village is like the Disney Springs for Walt Disney World or Downtown Disney for Disneyland.
Just moments from the Disneyland Paris Park entrance, employees of Rainforest Cafe are asking for better work conditions which forced the restaurant to close.
@DLPReport took to social media to share photos of the demonstration along with the note, “At Disney Village, employees of the Rainforest Cafe independent franchisee are demonstrating for better work conditions. The location is closed today and until further notice as a result.”
At Disney Village, employees of the Rainforest Cafe independent franchisee are demonstrating for better work conditions. The location is closed today and until further notice as a result. pic.twitter.com/J7Ad1RNRcs
As you can see in the photos, the employees are standing directly in front of the restaurant in Disney Village. There is also an enhanced presence of security for the situation.
While some of the comments say, “Good for them, get that Mouse money” and “Great. Finally people against Chapek demonstrating,” others remind them that Rainforest Cafe is an independently owned restaurant, simply located within Disney’s property.
Just like the two Rainforest Cafe locations at Disney Springs and Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park, Disney Village’s Rainforest Cafe features the same Amazon dining experience that keeps both young and old entertained for lunch or dinner. But, sadly for these employees, they are obviously very eager to be seen and heard as they seek better working conditions.
We recently reported on a family whose truck was stolen from a hotel parking lot during their Disney World vacation. Today new information has come to light and we wish it were good news. Recent reports state things have gone from bad to worse for the McClendon family since the October 17th theft.
In our earlier report we said that the family had quite a few belongings stolen from the truck including tools and electronics. A recent appearance by the McClendon’s revealed that the theft has shut down their small business. In an interview Cassidy explained that they own and operate a mobile mechanic business, which is why the tools were in the truck to begin with. The truck and tools were how the family made their living. “It really kind of shut us down pretty good – it was our business truck in more ways than one, so we are kind of dead in the water,” Ryan said.
She also went on to say that they are usually very careful and good about removing valuables. As a parent, I completely empathize with their situation. She explained that they got in late to their hotel in Lake Buena Vista and their two older children (9 and 4) were exhausted and fussing and their baby was crying and their only goal at the time was to get them to the hotel and in bed as soon as possible. Anyone who has ever traveled with children knows that struggle. She went on to say that they intended to go back down to get their things after the children were asleep but everyone was so tired that they all fell asleep. She did state that the truck was locked and they had the keys in their hotel room with them and that they had parked under a bright light.
The couple filed a police report with Orlando Police who did issue a statement saying that they were actively investigating. Surveillance cameras show the family arriving at the Comfort Inn and Suites at 10:30 pm and the truck leaving the parking lot just hours later at 1:30 am. The police don’t have much else to go on and have asked anyone with any information about the theft to contact them immediately.
Cassidy has posted her contact information publicly on Facebook and asked anyone with any information to contact them as well:
Happy (almost) Thanksgiving! This year to celebrate Thanksgiving, the culinary teams at Walt Disney World Resort are bringing their fall A-game because there is no shortage of items for you to indulge in from coast to coast.
Throughout the month of November, leading up to Thanksgiving Day on November 24, guests will be able to gobble down classics like Thanksgiving Dinners across the resort and fall, sweet staples like a Pumpkin Pie Shake at Beaches & Cream Soda Shop. From the savory to the sweet, guests can find it all – and then some – to give them pumpkin to talk about.
Walt Disney World Resort
Resorts
Available at Multiple Resorts
Falling for Plant-based: Cupcake with chocolate buttercream and autumn quins (Plant-based) (Gluten/ Wheat-friendly) (New) (Available Nov. 1 through 27; mobile order available) Available at the following:
Intermission Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
World Premiere Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
End Zone Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
Landscape of Flavors at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
Centertown Market and Spyglass Grill at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
Everything POP Shopping & Dining at Disney’s Pop Century Resort
Riverside Mill and Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside and French Quarter
Thanksgiving Dinner: Roasted turkey dinner, cornbread stuffing, mashed potatoes with turkey gravy, seasonal vegetables, and cranberry relish (Available Nov. 24 only; mobile order available) Available at the following:
Intermission Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
World Premiere Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
End Zone Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
Landscape of Flavors at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
Centertown Market at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
Contempo Café at Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Cook’s at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
Everything POP Shopping & Dining at Disney’s Pop Century Resort
Riverside Mill and Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside and French Quarter
The Artist’s Palette at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
Roaring Fork at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
Pumpkin Tart: Classic pumpkin tart with whipped cream (Available Nov. 24 only; mobile order available) Available at the following:
Intermission Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
World Premiere Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
End Zone Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
Landscape of Flavors at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
Centertown Market at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
Everything POP Shopping & Dining at Disney’s Pop Century Resort
Riverside Mill and Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside and French Quarter
Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort, Disney’s All-Star Music Resort, and Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
Intermission Food Court, World Premiere Food Court, and End Zone Food Court(Available Nov. 1 through 27; mobile order available)
Gobble Wobble Bundt Cake: Cinnamon apple Bundt cake with caramel buttercream and buttercream turkey topper (New)
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
Boma – Flavors of Africa (Available Nov.24 only)
Thanksgiving Enhancements: Traditional buffet offerings with an African twist including carved turkey, turkey gravy, doro wat, cornbread stuffing, cranberry chutney, and candied fufu
Jiko – The Cooking Place(Available Nov. 24 only)
Thanksgiving Day Feast: Turkey breast ballotine stuffed with braised leg, doro wat, haricot verts, butternut gnopi, yukon gold mashed potatoes, mealie stuffing, cranberry chutney, and turkey gravy (New)
Sanaa(Available Nov. 24 only)
Thanksgiving Day Dinner: Spiced turkey, turkey confit, roasted squash, mashed potatoes, roasted brussels sprouts, green beans with apricot butter, traditional stuffing, ginger-cardamom cranberries, and turkey gravy
The Mara(Mobile order available)
Turkey Dinner: Carved turkey, turkey gravy, cornbread stuffing, cranberry chutney, and green beans (Kid’s version available) (Available Nov. 24 only)
The Mara’s Pumpkin Patch: Pumpkin mousse with cranberry gelée (New) (Available Nov. 1 through 27)
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort and Disney’s Pop Century Resort
Landscape of Flavors and Everything POP Shopping & Dining(Available Nov. 1 through 27; mobile order available)
Maple Pot de Crème: Maple-infused pot de crème, Chantilly cream, and sugared cookie leaves (New)
Disney’s Beach Club Resort
Beaches and Cream
Open-face Thanksgiving Sandwich: Slow-roasted turkey breast on top of cornbread stuffing on a focaccia bun covered in house made turkey gravy and crispy onions, garnished with green onions (Available Nov. 24 only)
Pumpkin Pie Shake: Salted caramel shake with caramel drizzle, sprinkles, and a whole slice of pumpkin pie on top (New) (Available Nov. 1 through 27)
Cape May Cafe(Available Nov. 24 only)
Buffet Enhancements with all the traditional holiday meal favorites
Beach Club Market Place (Mobile order available)
Pumpkin Trifle: Brown sugar cream cheese filling with a cinnamon cobbler topping, pumpkin maple filling, vanilla cake, whipped cream, and chocolate décor (New) (Available Nov. 1 through 27)
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffin: Pumpkin-flavored muffin with a rich cream cheese swirl (Available Nov. 1 through 27)
Thanksgiving Sandwich: Slow-roasted turkey breast on top of cornbread stuffing on a focaccia bun covered in house made turkey gravy and crispy onions, garnished with green onions (Available Nov. 24 only)
Thanksgiving Family Meal: Perfect for family of 4! Includes turkey, gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, veggies, salad, rolls, and pumpkin pie (Available on Nov. 24 for pre-order only)
Disney’s BoardWalk
BoardWalk Deli(Available Nov. 1 through 27) (Mobile order available)
Chef’s Holiday Special: Slow-roasted turkey, herb gravy, and Yukon gold potatoes (New)
Trattoria al Forno(Available Nov. 24 only)
Sage and Thyme Oven-roasted Turkey: Corn and sausage stuffing, sour cream mashed potatoes, green beans and rainbow carrots with herb butter, cranberry citrus compote, and pan gravy
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
Centertown Market and Spyglass Grill(Available Nov. 1 through 27; mobile order available)
Caribbean Holiday Spiced Cake: A Caribbean-style spiced cake with orange curd and orange-scented buttercream (New)
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
California Grill(Available Nov. 24 only)
Rotisserie All Natural Joyce Farms Turkey: Braised leg and thigh, cornbread dumpling, butter-whipped potatoes, brown butter sautéed green beans, gravy, and cranberry relish (New)
Chef Mickey’s(Available Nov. 24 only)
Traditional Thanksgiving family-style offerings including oven-roasted turkey and gravy, baby carrots with tarragon-dijon butter and brown sugar, haricot verts with stewed tomatoes and roasted garlic, garlic mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole brûlée, corn bread stuffing, and cranberry compote
Contempo Cafe(Mobile order available)
Pumpkin Cheesecake with pumpkin spice caramel, maple whipped cream, and fall leaf sprinkles (New) (Available Nov. 1 through 27)
Steakhouse 71(Available Nov. 24 only)
Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner including a feast of roasted turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and green beans (Dinner menu served from 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.)
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
Dahlia Lounge(Available Nov. 8 through Jan. 2)
Spiced Manzana Mule: Ketel One Vodka, house-made apple cinnamon syrup, apple cider, and ginger beer (New)
Harvest Garden: Sweet Potato Panna Cotta with Chai Marshmallow and Orange Ginger Caramel (Plant-based) (New) (Available Nov. 20 through 27)
Spiced Manzana Mule: Ketel One Vodka, house-made apple cinnamon syrup, apple cider, and ginger beer (New) (Available Nov. 8 through Jan. 2)
Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground
P&J’s Southern Takeout(Available Nov. 24 through 27)
The Gobbler Sandwich: House-smoked turkey breast with cornbread stuffing, gravy, and orange-cranberry sauce
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Citricos(Available Nov. 24 only)
Butternut Squash Bisque with guajillo spiced pepitas, chive oil, and coconut (New)
Roulade of Turkey with corn cake “stuffing”, cranberry gastrique, and sweet potato
A trio of Autumn-inspired house-made ice creams
Gasparilla Island Grill(Mobile order available)
Holiday Turkey Sandwich: Oven-roasted turkey with cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce, and gravyon a freshly-baked ciabatta roll from the Grand Floridian Bakery (Available Nov. 24 through 27)
Pumpkin Spice Roll: Pumpkin spice and honey sponge rolled with vanilla scented cream cheese icing and topped with powdered sugar (New) (Available Nov. 1 through 27)
Grand Floridian Café(Available Nov. 24 only)
Butternut Squash Bisque with Bourbon Maple Cream with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds
Slow Roasted Turkey with Cornbread Dressing, Seasonal Vegetables, Buttery Mashed Potatoes, Candied Sweet Potato, Traditional Gravy, and Cranberry Relish
Traditional Pumpkin Tart with Chantilly Cream
Disney’s Old Key West Resort
Good’s Food to Go(Available Nov. 1 through 27; mobile order available)
Mini Pumpkin: Pumpkin mousse, caramel, dulce crunch, and chocolate décor (New)
Olivia’s Cafe(Available Nov. 24 only)
Traditional Thanksgiving Feast: Roasted turkey breast, with roasted garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce, and gravy
A Taste of the Season: Pumpkin mousse, bourbon caramel, cinnamon panna cotta, milk chocolate sponge, and brown butter crumble (New)
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
Kona Cafe(Available Nov. 24 only)
Chef’s Holiday Special (New)
Passionfruit Cheesecake: Passion fruit cheesecake, ginger graham crust, topped with passion fruit boba, guava sauce with fresh fruit, macadamia nut lace cookies, micro-orchids, and micro mint (New)
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
Scat Cat’s Club – Cafe(Available through Nov. 27)
Pumpkin Spice Beignets: Three pumpkin spiced dusted Mickey beignets
Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory(Available Nov. 1 through 27; mobile order available)
Praline Pecan Cake: A pecan cake topped with praline icing garnished with spiced candied pecans (New)
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
Riverside Mill(Available Nov. 1 through 27; mobile order available)
Praline Pecan Cake: A pecan cake topped with praline icing garnished with spiced candied pecans (New)
Boatwright’s Dining Hall(Available Nov. 24 only)
Thanksgiving Feast: Herb-crusted turkey roulade with Andouille cornbread stuffing, sweet potato purée, crispy brussel sprouts with apples and spiced pecans, cranberry relish, and apple cranberry gastric (New)
Flavors of Fall: Pumpkin cheesecake with a sour cream bourbon topping, spiced cherry coulis, meringue, pumpkin bread croutons, and salty chocolate décor (New)
Disney’s Riviera Resort
Le Petit Café(Available through Nov. 27)
Pumpkin Mousse: Pumpkin mousse with pumpkin cheesecake and hazelnut chocolate cheesecake center on top spiced apple walnut cake, dipped in caramel milk chocolate, and toasted walnut shell (New)
Bar Riva and Primo Piatto(Available Nov. 24 only)
Thanksgiving Meal: Roasted turkey breast, stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes with house-made gravy, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin cheesecake
Topolino’s Terrace(Available through Nov. 27)
Caramel Chocolate Mousse with Hazelnut Cheesecake: Apple walnut cake, chocolate sea salt crumble, and cherry foam (New) (Available through Nov. 27)
Thanksgiving Feast: Heritage turkey breast, leg and thigh roulade, brioche trochon, sweet potato casserole, cranberries, and haricot verts (Available Nov. 24 only)
Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
The Artist’s Palette(Available Nov. 1 through 27; mobile order available)
Mini Pumpkin: Pumpkin mousse, caramel, dulce crunch, and chocolate décor (New)
Fall Whoopie Pie: Pumpkin cake, cream cheese buttercream, and fall sprinkles (New)
Holiday Turkey Dinner: Roasted turkey breast with confit dark meat, cornbread stuffing, crispy brussel sprouts and mashed potatoes with house-made gravy, cranberry sauce, and a parkerhouse roll (New)
A Taste of the Season: Pumpkin mousse, bourbon caramel, cinnamon panna cotta, milk chocolate sponge, and brown butter crumble (New)
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
Roaring Fork(Available Nov. 20 through Dec. 29; mobile order available)
Pumpkin Moose Cake: Chocolate-dipped spice cake with milk chocolate pumpkin mousse and dark chocolate antlers
Whispering Canyon Cafe(Available Nov. 24)
Whispering Canyon’s Holiday Menu: Prix fixed menu with cornbread, house salad, choice of three skillets including holiday cornbread stuffing, sautéed green beans, giblet gravy, cranberry relish, slow-smoked pulled pork, western-style sausages, maple-chipotle pork ribs, buttered corn, and smashed Yukon potatoes and a dessert trio
All Encompassing Cheesecake: Pumpkin cheesecake with a cranberry, cherry compote center, cranberry pearls, spiced whipped cream, a gingersnap cookie crumble, and a white chocolate curl (New)
Market at Ale & Compass(Mobile order available)
Thanksgiving Sandwich: Slow-roasted turkey breast on top of cornbread stuffing on a focaccia bun covered in house made turkey gravy and crispy onions, garnished with green onions (Available November 24 only)
Thanksgiving Family Meal: Perfect for family of 4! Includes turkey, gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, veggies, salad, rolls, and pumpkin pie (Available on November 24 for pre-order only)
Pumpkin Trifle: Brown sugar cream cheese filling with a cinnamon cobbler topping, pumpkin maple filling, whipped cream, and chocolate décor (New) (Available November 1 through 27)
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffin: Pumpkin-flavored muffin with a rich cream cheese swirl (Available November 1 through 27)
Yachtsman Steakhouse(Available Nov. 24 only)
Chef’s Holiday Special (New)
Yachtsman’s Harvest: Spiced cheesecake, dulce chocolate, and ginger apples with a cinnamon pecan crumble, apple panna cotta, and a bourbon caramel sauce (New)
Available at Various Lounges Across Resort(Available Nov. 1 through 27)
Pumpkin Spice Martini: Stoli Vanil Vodka, Rumchata, Cream, and pumpkin spice with a graham cracker crumb rim (New)
EPCOT
American Holiday Table(Available Nov. 25 through Dec. 30)
Slow-roasted Turkey with BEN’S ORIGINAL™ Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, and Cranberry Sauce
Biergarten Restaurant(Available Nov. 24 only)
Turkey with mashed potatoes and stuffing
Coral Reef Restaurant(Available Nov. 24 through 26)
Thanksgiving Plate
Pumpkin Pie Tart with whipped cream and salted caramel mousse (New)
The Garden Grill Restaurant(Available Nov. 24 only)
Roasted Turkey with stuffing
Apple Cake with caramelized apples and streusel (New)
Le Cellier Steakhouse(Available Nov. 24 only)
Turkey Plate (New)
Refreshment Port(Available Nov. 25 through Dec. 30)
Turkey Poutine: French Fries with Turkey Gravy, Cranberry Relish, and Crispy Onions
Pumpkin Spice Ginger Cocktail (New)
Sunshine Seasons(Available Nov. 24 only)
Rotisserie-smoked Turkey with house made stuffing, mashed potatoes, sautéed green beans, turkey gravy, and cranberry sauce
Caramel Crèmeux with Apple Compote (New)
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
The Hollywood Brown Derby(Available Nov. 24 only)
Carved Turkey Breast with cornbread, apple-sage stuffing, turkey thigh confit, mashed potato, fall harvest vegetables, cranberry compote, and turkey gravy (New)
Hollywood & Vine(Available Nov. 24 only)
Thanksgiving Add-ons to Buffet: Oven roasted turkey breast, turkey gravy, cornbread stuffing, and cranberry relish
50’s Prime Time Café(Available Nov. 24 only)
Holiday Plate: Oven-roasted turkey breast, turkey gravy, cornbread stuffing, cranberry relish, green beans, and mashed potato (New)
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park
Restaurantosaurus(Available Nov. 24 oly)
Open-faced Turkey Sandwich: Grilled multigrain bread with roasted garlic mayonnaise, cornbread dressing, smoked turkey, herb gravy, and cranberry sauce served with a side of french fries
Satu’li Canteen(Mobile order available)
Thanksgiving Duo Bowl: Combination of grilled beef and turkey with gravy stuffing and red and sweet potato hash topped with crunchy vegetable slaw and boba pearls (Available Nov. 24 only)
Thanksgiving Turkey Bowl: Wood-grilled turkey breast with gravy stuffing and red and sweet potato hash topped with crunchy vegetable slaw and boba pearls (Available Nov. 24 only) (Kid’s version available)
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Mousse with chocolate cookie crumbles, pumpkin sauce, and boba pearls (Available Nov. 22 through 27)
Tiffins(Available Nov. 24 only)
Roasted Calabaza Soup: Roasted calabaza, ginger-pear chutney, pickled jalapeño, and chai-spiced and candied pistachios
Apple Pie Cheesecake: Whipped caramel cheesecake, apple pie compote, white chocolate streusel, and cranberry sauce
Tusker House(Available Nov. 24 only)
Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet Additions: Roasted turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin tart desserts
Disney Springs
City Works Eatery & Pour House(Available Nov. 24 only)
Herb Roasted Turkey: Hand-carved turkey, creamy mashed potatoes, traditional stuffing, roasted brussels sprouts with bacon lardons, corn casserole, and gravy (Kid’s version available)
Slow-roasted Prime Rib: Hand-carved prime rib, creamy mashed potatoes, grilled lemon-asparagus, horseradish cream, and au jus
Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’(Available Nov. 25 only)
Thanksgiving Leftover Sandwich: The ultimate leftover sandwich piling stuffing, cranberry sauce, and more on top of sliced roasted turkey breast
Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew(Available Nov. 11 through 30)
Thanksgiving Donut: An over-the-top sweet potato casserole-pecan pie mash up with cinnamon-sugar dusted sweet potato fries, crunchy candied pecans, and sweet-salty bacon crown a plump glazed donut that is finished with a marshmallow cream drizzle
Planet Hollywood(Available Nov. 24 only)
Thanksgiving Feast: Sliced, oven-roasted, all white meat turkey topped with gravy and served with homemade garlic mashed potatoes, southern-style cornbread stuffing, green bean blend, and cranberry sauce. Prime rib available for an additional charge.
Butter and herb roast turkey, roast garlic mashed potatoes, duck fat roasties, honey-glazed carrots, bacon braised brussels sprouts, sausage meat and walnut stuffing, and red wine jus with cranberry sauce
STK Steakhouse(Available Nov. 24 through 27)
Roasted Free Range Turkey with cornbread and sage stuffing, shallot and thyme confit thighs, sauteed green beans with crispy shallots, maple baked sweet potato, and Yukon gold mashed potatoes with parmesan crust classic gravy and cranberry orange chutney
Spiced Pumpkin Pie
Wine Bar George(Available Nov. 24 only)
Thanksgiving Dinner: Roasted turkey breast, mashed potatoes, stuffing, seasonal vegetables, and cranberry sauce (Kid’s version available)
Grilled Delmonico: Marble potatoes, brussels sprouts, and bone marrow glaze
Disney’s Vero Beach Resort
Wind and Waves Grill(Available Nov. 24 only)
Thanksgiving Buffet featuring both traditional holiday favorites and a beach island twist
Wind and Waves Market(Available Nov. 24 only)
Gobbler Sandwich: Turkey dinner with all the fixings on a roll
Pumpkin Pie: Classic pumpkin pie by the slice
(Note: All offerings are subject to change and availability.)
Anna, Elsa, Olaf, and Santa are coming to Disney World’s Blizzard Beach!
Only in Florida could Guests bask in the sun at a water park during the holiday season, and thanks to the magic of Disney, that’s exactly what awaits Guests who visit this holiday season and experience a new take on Disney World’s Blizzard Beach when the water park reopens on November 13!
Per a news release from Walt Disney World on Tuesday morning, Blizzard Beach will reopen in mid-November with some exciting new touches from Walt Disney Animation’s frosty blockbuster, Frozen.
The release reads in part:
It’s a ski-riffic time at Walt Disney World Resort as Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park prepares to reopen on November 13, when Guests will once again set off on arctic adventures in the warm Florida sun and discover new touches from the Walt Disney Animation Studios film “Frozen.”
The new “Frozen” features will be part of the kid-sized thrills of Tike’s Peak that’s popular among young guests who will delight in the statuettes of Olaf and his Snowgie pals in the warm wading pool, as well as Anna and Elsa’s igloo castle.
The water park, which features heated water throughout the park, will also have an enhanced holiday atmosphere. This year there will be limited-time holiday offerings through December 31 that include holiday-themed treats, snowfall, and festive inner tubes. Guests can even meet a tropical-dressed Santa for the ultimate Florida holiday experience.
It sounds like an amazing, festive, “Frozen” time for all! Who ever dreamed of enjoying holiday-themed treats and riding in festive inner tubes, enjoying snowfall, and meeting Santa is his swim trunks could take place at a water park–in the colder months of the year?
Thanks to Disney, Guests will get to have these experiences and more, but the holiday offerings are only available through December 31!
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is one of the most exciting attractions at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, where you enter the Twilight Zone via the Hollywood Tower Hotel and find yourself propelled up and down in a seemingly-haunted elevator.
However, recent Guests on this attraction found themselves in the Twilight Zone all right, just not the one they expected when boarding the lift.
Jason Vaughn, aka @fattestedtravel on TikTok, recently shared a video of him and other Guests on the attraction getting trapped on Tower of Terror.
Jason had gone on the attraction originally to give it a “fat test,” as noted in the description, but he got more than he bargained for. For starters, once the attraction started, an announcement in the background asked Guests to stay seated.
Then, once the ride began working again, the lights were on, which is a rare view for that attraction, as it is usually fairly dark to give attraction riders the ominous effect of being in the Twilight Zone.
Contrary to what you might expect, this was not a let-down for the poster, as he commented throughout the experience how cool the ride was and what a neat experience it was to go through it with the lights on. He even said at the end of the TikTok that the ride passed his “fat test” and “cool test.”
However, this is not the first time Guests have gotten trapped on Tower of Terror. Commenters shared their experience with the ride malfunctioning in the past. For instance, @kat.partyofone said,
got stuck on it for about ten minutes in May, but in a different spot. novel for a few mins, but by the end I just wanted out of there!
Additionally, @whatsamatchawitu shared a similar experience with an added bonus:
I got stuck on that ride once and they gave us all fast passes for all the rides for the day. It was bomb.
User @caseytellman shared a slightly different perspective:
We got stuck right as it was about to drop once. It was so cool stepping out into the plexus glass and going down the creepy maintenance elevator.
Next time you find yourself at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, be sure to visit this chilling experience and immerse yourself in the eerie yet exciting Twilight Zone.
