When Guests arrived at their hotel room at the Walt Disney World Resort, an incredibly unsightly Guest had already made himself comfortable in their room.
Earlier this week, a Guest took to Reddit to share his photo of a “Guest” that was already in the hotel room before he arrived at Disney’s Pop Century Resort.
The Guest, who goes by ADeSieno75 on Reddit, found a scorpion in their room at the popular Walt Disney World Value Resort Hotel when he arrived back in his room. The Guest shared that the ordeal was very upsetting to his child, though it’s not clear from the post how many days the Guest and his party had been staying at the hotel when the arachnid was found.
He did go on to explain that they alerted Cast Members at the hotel’s front desk about the scorpion they had found in their guestroom.
According to Florida Pest Control, the Sunshine State plays host to 3 different kinds of scorpions: the Florida Bark Scorpion, the Hentz Striped Scorpion, and the Guiana Striped Scorpion, none of which have a fatal sting.
Thankfully, the Guest says that they received a call from a manager at the Resort Hotel, who was very generous with both apologies and park perks–perks usually reserved for scenarios in which Guests must be evacuated from attractions or similar situations.
“After notifying the front desk, we received a call from the manager,” the Redditor explained, “and they hooked us up with passes for Cosmic, FOP, and ROTR as well as credit on the room. My kid has finally calmed down, so I’m most grateful for that! This has been an entire experience, to say the least!”
Some who commented on the Guest’s post clearly realized the value in the perks that the manager gifted to the Guest and his family: ride passes for Guardians of the Galaxy: COSMIC REWIND at EPCOT, Avatar: Flight of Passage at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
While it’s not a common occurrence, Guests have reported seeing pests of varying kinds occasionally during their stays at a Walt Disney World Resort hotel. Guests should never hesitate to report such a finding so that Cast Members can choose to correct the scenario.
Disney is once again celebrating World Princess Week from August 21-August 27! Part of the celebrations include limited-time food and beverage items at Disney Parks.
From a Disney Cast Member;
Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort in honor of World Princess Week. From August 21 through 27, this celebration will highlight some of your favorite characters and feature some tasty treats to enjoy along the way.
There are plenty of treats on both coasts, including the lovely Snow White 85th Anniversary Petit Cake, yes 85th, from Amorette’s Patisserie at Disney Springs and the Tangled Loaf Cake over at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa. And there’s much more than just food. From merchandise, entertainment, and special announcements, the week will be the ultimate celebration honoring our classic Disney royalty. Stay tuned throughout the week for daily princess fun coming your way.
I present to you the Foodie Guide to World Princess Week at Disney Parks!
Walt Disney World Resort
Magic Kingdom Park
Cinderella’s Royal Table
Lost Slipper: White chocolate mini slipper with white cremeux pearls tucked inside a milk chocolate dome served with hot caramel
Storybook Treats
Snow White Cone: DOLE Whip lemon, blue cone, chocolate bird, and sugar bow
EPCOT
Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe
Anna & Elsa Cookie: Sugar cookies with chocolate ganache
Oasis Sweets and Sips
Jasmine Cookie: Sugar cookies with apricot jam
Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue
Tiana Banana Pudding
Sunshine Seasons
Anna & Elsa Cupcake: Strawberry cupcake with strawberry filling and strawberry buttercream topped with a chocolate crown
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Catalina Eddie’s
Enchanted Rose: Dark chocolate, blackcurrant, and morello cherry mousse with whipped cookies ‘n cream fluff, and gilded chocolate-covered cacao nibs on a shortbread cookie
Dockside Diner
Seaside Brownie: Chocolate brownie topped with white chocolate ganache and seaside garnish
Snow White 85th Anniversary Petit Cake: Vanilla chiffon cake layered with apple mousse and cinnamon mousse with white chocolate crunch pearls (New)
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
Snack Shack
The Moana Cone: Coconut soft-serve and DOLE Whip strawberry swirled into a chocolate coconut dipped waffle cone with white chocolate and an edible flower (New)
Resorts
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
Landscape of Flavors
Mermaid Cupcake: Vanilla cupcake filled with pineapple topped with a coconut buttercream and a white chocolate mermaid tail (Availability will continue past August 27)
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
Contempo Café
Cinderella Cupcake: Vanilla cake with vanilla crème custard filling, butter cream, white chocolate slipper, and fondant pumpkin
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Gasparilla Island Grill
Perfectly Princess Cupcake: Vanilla sponge cupcake with pink buttercream ruffles, white nonpareils sprinkles, and Princess white chocolate coin
Disney’s Polynesian Village
Kona Island Coffee Bar and Capt. Cook’s
Moana Mini Cake: Vanilla cake, mango mousse, and a wave of glaçage, buttercream, fondant, and white chocolate décor (New)
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory
Wishing on Stars: Olive Oil cake, banana cream pie mousse, white chocolate Feuilletine crunch, and white chocolate glaçage (New) (Availability will continue past August 27)
Disney’s Riviera Resort
Le Petit Café
Aurora Fruit Tart: Diplomat cream, raspberry mousse, and fresh berries with a white chocolate crown (New)
Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa and Disney’s Old Key West Resort
The Artist’s Palette and Good’s Food to Go
Snow White Cupcake: Vanilla cupcake filled with a spiced caramel apple filling topped with caramel buttercream, red chocolate dip, and a red bow
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Park
Red Rose Taverne
Coconut-Strawberry Lemonade featuring Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade (New)
Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa Holiday Cart
The Princess and the Frog Macaron: Mint chocolate chip French macaron (New)
Princess Gown Cookie: Sugar cookie with royal icing (New)
Tangled Loaf Cake: Lemon-blueberry flavored cake with vanilla buttercream (New)
Mermaid Crisped Rice Treat: Crisped rice treat with seashells, mermaid tail, and pearls (New)
Princess Cookie: Sugar cookie with white chocolate icing (New)
Princess Cookie Box with assorted cookies (New)
Princess Waffle Shot with Milk: White chocolate-coated pistachio waffle shot with choice of milk, low-fat milk, strawberry, or chocolate milk (New)
Princess Waffle Shot with Alcohol: White chocolate-coated pistachio waffle shot with choice of Baileys Irish Cream, Grand Marnier, Captain Morgan Rum, Jameson Whiskey, or Rumchata (New)
GCH Craftsman Grill
Princess Cupcake: Vanilla with buttercream, pearls, and a crown (New)
Princess Carriage Donut: Cake donut with white chocolate apples (New)
Available at Various Locations Throughout the Disneyland Resort
Princess Bubble Sipper includes choice of fountain beverage at time of purchase (New)
Available at the following:
Main Street, U.S.A. Fruit Cart
Town Square Churro Cart
Little Red Wagon
Sleeping Beauty Castle Churro Cart
Red Rose Taverne
Maurice’s Treats
Edelweiss Snacks
“it’s a small world” Churro Cart
Downtown Disney District
California Churro
Princess Churro: A strawberry filled churro dusted with delicious pink strawberry sugar and served with a side of cream cheese frosting
Black Tap Craft Burgers & Shakes
The Mermaid CrazyShake: Blueberry shake with vanilla-frosted rim and mermaid sprinkles topped with a mermaid tail, pearl clam shell, fish lollipop, whipped cream, and mermaid sprinkles
Splitsville Luxury Lanes
Pink Paloma: Tequila combined with pink grapefruit juice, agave syrup, premium grapefruit soda, and freshly-squeezed lime juice
Be sure to check out both the Walt Disney World Resort app and the Disneyland Resort app for items available on mobile order.
(Note: All offerings are subject to change and availability.)
Disney has made a BIG change to room-only bookings. In the past, guests were able to book their hotel room 500 days in advance. According to the Disney Travel Agents site, as of August 19, 2022, that will no longer be an option.
This change means guests will only be able to book a room-only hotel reservation during the same period of time that room and ticket packages are available to book. Many guests would book a room well in advance as a placeholder and then cancel it and rebook their vacation when room and ticket packages came out. This change will close that loophole leveling the playing field for all guests to have a first come- first served shot at the resort hotel of their choice.
Despite the fact that many used the room-only option simply as a placeholder, many did not. Annual Passholders and locals who wanted a staycation but didn’t visit the theme parks often book rooms without tickets (though one could argue that Passholders have indeed already bought their tickets via their pass purchase). Disney has reported at least a 75% occupancy rate (and often more) this year which makes those rooms in very high demand. It makes sense that Disney would prefer those rooms to go to guests booking packages.
Currently, packages are available through December 31, 2023, meaning the change won’t really be noticed until after the first of the year. After January 1, 2023, however, packages for the following year will not be available. Disney typically releases the packages in late spring or early summer. The last five years have seen packages between June 8th and June 24th. This means anyone wishing to book a Disney Resort hotel room for 2024 will have to wait just a bit longer.
In order to maintain the highest quality standards, Walt Disney World Resort must conduct routine maintenance from time to time.
To help you and your clients plan for vacations early next year, we’re sharing that all lines of the Disney Skyliner will be closed for routine maintenance Jan. 22-29, 2023.
Bus transportation will be available at all Disney Skyliner Resorts throughout the planned closure so your clients can reach their desired destinations across Walt Disney World.
On July 27, The Walt Disney Company launched its highly anticipated MagicBand+ at the Walt Disney World Resort. The new MagicBand+ has all the features of a traditional MagicBand, with some significant changes. The biggest feature that the MagicBand+ feature has is that it is rechargeable. Old MagicBands only have a battery life of about two years, but this new MagicBand will last you for years to come! Guests who had a Walt Disney World vacation booked could go on My Disney Experience to preorder the Bands and have them sent to their house before their vacation.
Unfortunately for some Guests, they will not be receiving their MagicBand+ before their magical vacation. According to theme park insider Scott Gustin, Disney has been sending out emails to some Guests, letting them know that they will not get their band before their trip “due to overwhelming popularity.” Gustin shared a copy of the letter on Twitter.
Disney is emailing people who will not receive their MagicBand+ order prior to their WDW trip.
If you're impacted by the delay and receive the email, bands will still be shipped to your home but you will receive a full refund AND a gift card. Kudos to WDW for making it right. pic.twitter.com/9DRQAyDme3
We are reaching out about the recent MagicBand+ order that you made through My Disney Experience.
Due to overwhelming popularity, we are unable to fulfill your order in time for your arrival at Walt Disney World Resort. Therefore, your order will be complimentary.
If you were charged, a refund will be automatically processed back to your original form of payment within 7 business days. Your MagicBand will still ship to the address provided, at no cost to you so you can use it for future visits.
In addition, if you’d like to purchase other MagicBands to use at the Walt Disney World Resort for this visit, to provide the discount you were offered online, we will be sending you a $50 digital Disney Gift Card that you may use toward the purchase of a MagicBand+ at a Walt Disney World Resort retail location, or you may apply it toward the purchase of other Disney merchandise or experiences (see DisneyGiftCard.com for details and participating locations). A separate email will be sent with your digital Disney gift card.
Please accept our sincerest apologies. Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to seeing you real soon!
In addition to being rechargeable, there are a number of other new features that come with Disney’s new MagicBand+. Guests can visit Disney’s Hollywood Studios and become Bounty Hunters. MagicBand+ will also interact with the Fab 50 statues that can be found at the Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and EPCOT. They will also light up with both Disney Enchantment and Harmonious.
Guests visiting Walt Disney World can also purchase MagicBand+ at select locations throughout the Resort. You can read more about Disney’s MagicBand+ by clicking here.
