Disney’s Hollywood Studios has extended its operating hours on select nights in November and December for the holiday season. These additions to the park hours are different than Extra Magic Hours, which requires a guest to stay on property to gain access to extended hours.
Let’s take a look at the new, longer hours at Hollywood Studios:
November 24-30: Park Hours Extended 8 AM to 10 PM (Previously 9 AM to 9 PM)
December 1: Park Hours Extended 8 AM to 10 PM (Previously 9 AM to 8 PM)
December 2-14: Park Hours Extended to 9 PM (Previously 8 PM)
December 20-30: Park Hours Extended to 10 PM (Previously 9 PM)
December 31: Park Hours Extended to 12 AM (Previously 9 PM)
We’ll keep you updated on any further changes to Walt Disney World operating hours as the holiday season approaches.
Disney has changed the names of the menu items at Docking Bay 7 Food & Cargo to remove the Star Wars-themed names in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Previously, names like Smoked Kaadu Ribs and Fried Endorian Tip-Yip graced the menu, adding to the theme of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
All of the main entrees, including kids meals, now have straightforward, non-themed names:
For example, the Shaak Roast is now simply a “Beef Pot Roast”, the Yobshrimp Noodle Salad is now a “Shrimp & Noodle Salad”, and the Felucian Garden Spread is now just the Hummus Garden Spread.
As with the adult menu, the Fried Endorian Tip-Yip is now listed as Fried Chicken under the Kids’ Meals section. The Taste of Takodana is now labeled “Veggie Dippers”.
The desserts and breakfast menu have retained their original, themed names, but they have simplified them somewhat, with Tugg’s Morning Oats now listed as Tugg’s Overnight Oats, the Bright Suns Morning now listed as the Bright Suns Breakfast Platter, and the Mustafarian Lava Roll now described as the Mustafarian Cinnamon Roll.
Here’s a look at the online menus:
Despite menu descriptions and photos, it appears Disney wanted to make ordering easier for guests by removing the themed menu item names. This does come, of course, at the sacrifice of the in-depth immersion that was originally a part of the land’s mission.
With the opening of Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney’s Hollywood Studios getting ever closer, leaked shots from the attraction interior continue to surface. The latest leaked images show the interior of the Resistance Intersystem Transport Ship that will shuttle guests from the pre-show of the attraction to the next scene.
The Resistance Intersystem Transport Ship will act as a post-pre-show in the sense that this is where guests will walk in after the pre-show and be “transported” to a different location. Analogous to the elevators in the Haunted Mansion, the shuttle will “drop off” guests inside a different room within the attraction after turning 180 degrees via a turntable mechanism.
According to the attraction’s storyline, Poe Dameron will invite guests on a mission onboard his X-wing, but somewhere along the way, the shuttle will be intercepted by a First Order Star Destroyer and tractor beamed onto its hangar bay.
The interior of the shuttle, much like many forms of transportation, will have standing and sitting room while guests are transported.
The Resistance Intersystem Transport Ship has been on display at Walt Disney Presents for some time now along with the rest of the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge models.
Guests who follow plant-based diets (or simply those looking to eat lighter or avoid animal products) now have a ton of new options to nosh on while at the Magic Kingdom. As previously announced, Walt Disney World has rolled out a new plant-based (vegan) icon along all of its menus, making it easier for guests to pick out what to eat. Along with the new icon are even more new plant-based food offerings.
Check out all the new menus at Disney’s Hollywood Studios featuring the little leaf of plant-based approval, complete with pricing and lists of what’s vegan, below. As always, offerings like popcorn, veggie plates, and fruit cups remain as plant-based offerings on many menus, so you’ll see a few of those snack mainstays here as well.
Clean Plate Club – Bop into a fabulous fifties kitchenette at Disney’s Hollywood Studios where diners get “warnings” about not cleaning their plates or misbehaving at the table—all in good fun. The 50’s Prime Time Café menu includes favorites like meatloaf, fried chicken, pot roast and milk shakes. Disney’s Hollywood Studios is one of four theme parks at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Scott Miller, photographer)
50’s Prime Time Café
Cousin Amy’s Iceberg Lettuce Wedge
Cousin Harold’s Vegetable Garden
Traditional Warm Apple Crisp
ABC Commissary
California Burger
Mediterranean Hummus Salad
Backlot Express
Two Suns Hummus
Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo
Felucian Garden Spread
Fairfax Fare
Southwest Bowl
Hollywood & Vine
Zucchini Strata
Plant-based Eggs
Breakfast Cereals and Oatmeal
Roasted Red Potatoes and Onion
Fresh fruit
Vegetable Soup
Apple, Kale and Cranberry Salad
Brussels Sprouts
Roasted Cauliflower
Wild Rice Pilaf
Three Bean Quinoa Cake
Blueberry Cobbler
The Hollywood Brown Derby
Super Salad of the Stars
Ginger-Lemongrass Pho
Chocolate Coconut Cake
Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano
Minestrone Soup
Baked Arancini
Polenta Cake, Mushroom and Herbed Cauliflower
Cappuccino Affogato
Lemon Sorbet
PizzeRizzo
Hot Italian Sausage Sub
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant
Island Cake
Szechuan Lettuce Wraps
Cookie Shake
Woody’s Lunch Box
Plant-based Totchos
Potato Barrels (side)
Menu items are subject to change. The plant-based icon can be found next to plant-based food items at Disney owned-and-operated dining locations.
With the sheer number of upcoming additions and attractions coming to the parks for Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary, there’s no doubt that 2021 (specifically October 1, 2021) is sure to be a big year. But amidst the announcements at this year’s D23 Expo, one small detail was briefly announced and quickly overlooked, and that’s the actual 50th Anniversary logo and theme.
For the 50th, aptly titled “The World’s Most Magical Celebration”, the logo features an art deco “50” on a sleek adaptation of Cinderella Castle. The castle itself is coated with a shining, iridescent swirl of pastel rainbow colors. (Why they couldn’t have come up with a shade of gold is beyond us, but I guess they couldn’t come up with another made-up, on-trend color for the celebration.)
For the 50th, some of the usual offerings were previewed in a quick slide, along with a few new ones. There’s the usual celebratory cupcake, coated in iridescent frosting and Mickey ears, the promise of specialty coffee and beverages also coated in iridescent glitter, as well as balloons and celebratory champagne flutes. Banners across property will feature the same design, as will a new set of MagicBands to be offered to guests and Annual Passholders.
As for the castle overlay design, it’s as if the entire castle will feature the various colors by way of lighting or added layers.
One of the key things to note is that while usually just one of the parks participates as the hub of anniversary celebrations, for 2021, all parks will be offering something special, as hinted by the Tree of Life projection show in the promotion.
Rumored additions include a new fireworks spectacular at the Magic Kingdom with added projection mapping throughout Main Street, a new daytime lagoon show at Epcot (much akin to “Surprise in the Skies” for Walt Disney World’s 20th anniversary) and even a new version of Rivers of Light over at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
