We’ve been anticipating the maiden voyage of Disney’s newest cruise ship — the Disney Wish — ever since we first found out about it.

There are so many exciting experiences onboard the Disney Wish! From the first Disney attraction at sea and exclusive dining options to world-class entertainment, there’s probably something on the ship for just about everyone. But, there’s one part of the ship that’s pretty exclusive — and we’re bringing you on a tour!

Say hello to the Disney Wish Concierge Tower Suite! This first-of-its-kind accommodation is nothing like you’ve ever seen on a Disney Cruise Line ship before. Located in the funnel on the upper decks, it can only be accessed via a private elevator from Decks 10 and 12.

The Tower Suite features decor inspired by Disney’s Moana, and upon entering the room guests are immediately greeted by a large, two-story living space complete with a chandelier and more space than any cruise guest would probably know what to do with!

When you walk into the stateroom, you enter into the living room, with a couch and sitting chairs straight ahead.

Oh, and did we mention the floor-to-ceiling windows? Talk about a view! The furniture in the living room stare right out the windows.

To the left of the living room is a small bar area with a bar and two stools.

And to the right of the living area is a dining table with six chairs. At this point,  you might be starting to notice a decor theme. Not only are touches of Moana present throughout the stateroom, the marble detailing you can see throughout these photos is very present, as well.

Behind the bar, is a small library with two chairs…

…some shelves…

…and even a painting featuring Moana herself.

This library can function as an additional bedroom with a queen size bed. In total, this suite will sleep 8 guests. Now it’s time for us to head up this marvelous spiral staircase to take a look at the bedrooms.

On the upper level of the suite are the two main bedrooms. Let’s take a look at the first one.

This first bedroom has a king-sized bed, large windows, and a unique chandelier. There is also a small table in the room you can use to get ready. It also has a television concealed at the foot of the bed. It has a huge walk-in closet, too. In this closet, you’ll find some hangers, a safe, and life jackets.

The real star of the show, however, is the gorgeous bathroom.

We told you the marble detailing would be prominent throughout the suite! This bathroom is right off the bedroom and has both a shower and a tub, and two sinks! The toilet is closed off from the rest of the bathroom for privacy.

The bathrooms also come stocked with toiletries, including soap and moisturizer.

There is another bedroom upstairs that is similar to the first one. It also has a king-sized bed and a vanity table you can use to get ready in the mornings.

This room comes with a walk-in closet as well, which is also equipped with a safe and hangers.

And similarly to the first bedroom, this room as a bathroom connected to it, too.

The bathroom also features double sinks, a shower, and a bathtub, but it isn’t as big as the bathroom in the first bedroom. As we saw in the first bedroom’s bathroom, the toilet is closed off from the rest of the bathroom with its own door.

Back down on the lower level, you’ll find a bedroom for kids (or adults who wanna sleep on bunk beds!). This room has two bunk beds, and its own bathroom, as well.

Since these are bunk beds, they are small and narrow, but would fit a child easily.

One of the most interesting things about this room is the ceiling! The ceiling has lights in it made to look like constellations. If you look closely, you might be able to spot Maui’s hook!

This bedroom also has a bathroom attached to it.

It’s smaller compared to the bathrooms upstairs with only one vanity and no bathtub. The toilet is also not sectioned off into its own area in this bathroom.

The bedroom contains a lot more of the subtle nods to Moana with a vanity area with decorations inspired by the movie.

This room also has a television.

There are 4.5 bathrooms in this suite — one for each bedroom and a guest bathroom at the entrance as well. With a stateroom this size, there’s lots of room for small Disney touches. Take for example this statue of Maui in the living room!

There’s also this interesting art piece located right in the entranceway of the suite. It looks a lot like the Heart of Te Fiti.

Guests staying in this 1,996 square foot space can expect the royal treatment — including a personal concierge team, daily treats, a private elevator, lush bed linens and robes, and black-out curtains for those huge windows in case you need a little extra sleep! Pricing is not listed online, so you will need to call to get more information on pricing details for this suite.

Everything You Need to Know Before Going on a Disney Cruise

Considering booking your first Disney Cruise but not sure what’s included? We’ve got a handy guide that might help you out! To learn more about how the Disney Wish might make you rethink your Disney park vacation, click here.

 

Will you be setting sail on the Disney Wish? Let us know in the comments!

Disclosure: In nearly all circumstances, Disney Food Blog writers and photographers pay full price for their own travel, hotel, food, beverage, and event tickets. We do this because it’s important to us as journalists to ensure not only that we give you unbiased opinions, but also that you can trust us to do so since we’re paying our own way. On rare occasions, when we are invited by a company to attend a preview as media, and when we choose to accept that invitation, we will always make you, our readers, aware of that situation. We were invited by Disney Cruise Line to attend their media preview of the Disney Wish. Note that when we attend events as media we are 1) Not required to review that event/food on any of our channels, and 2) Not required to review that event/food favorably. You can always count on DFB to give you a 100% unbiased and honest review of any event that we attend, food that we eat, or beverage that we drink. You can see more in our Disclosure Policy. Thank you for reading. — AJ

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One thing’s for certain; we love our Disney snacks!

And we know you love them too! That’s why we keep you up to date on all the menu changes, new snacks, missing snacks, and what’s going on with EPCOT festivals at all times, so you’re prepared for your Disney World trip. But for some guests, special diets can make finding food safe for them much harder. We’re so excited to report that we’ve found a snack our vegan friends are sure to LOVE in EPCOT! 

Over at the Kringla Bakeri og Kafe in the Norway Pavilion, you can grab the Norwegian Kringla, which is a chocolate or almond sweet pretzel.

We LOVE this treat! You can’t tell that it’s vegan from the taste, and while we at first thought the pretzel was dry, we quickly realized it was far from it, but just a unique spongy texture that took a second to decipher! The white and milk chocolate frosting drizzled on top is amazing, making the whole treat super delicious.

While it is clear from this treat’s ingredients that it is plant-based, the treat doesn’t have a green sprig on its sign to indicate such. So keep in mind that it IS vegan friendly, so those who are not expecting a vegan treat, they may be thrown off by the texture. Overall we think anyone who loves chocolate or almond and pastries will love this treat, but if you’re not a fan of either, we suggest you find something else at the bakery to try (there’s plenty to choose from)!

EPCOT has had a lot going on for it recently! Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opened up in May, and has garnered quite a positive response! We’re also eagerly awaiting the start of the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, and menus were just announced for all of the booths! So stay tuned to DFB, and we’ll be sure to keep you in the know!

Click here to see ALL that’s new in EPCOT!

What’s your favorite treat at the Kringla Bakery? Let us know in the comments below!

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A new limited release MagicBand featuring a train has joined the Vault Collection at Walt Disney World. We found it in Creations Shop at EPCOT.

Limited Release Vault Collection MagicBand – $39.99

The MagicBand is lime green, with a white slider.

The retro Walt Disney World logo is on the slider in blue and black.

A colorful train chugs through trees towards Cinderella Castle. Band leader Mickey is in front of the small castle image.

Mickey, Donald, and Pluto ride the train across the other side of the MagicBand. On this side, the train is more obviously inspired by Casey Jr.

There are music notes and small white stars around the characters.

Check out the Vault Collection Orange Bird MagicBand, too.

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We all know we can find almost anything we need on Amazon. When it comes to Disney, there’s no shortage of merchandise available, too!

With such a large selection, there are tons of strange items you wouldn’t even suspect existed!

We searched Amazon to find some of the WEIRDEST Disney items they had to offer. 

This Shirt of Bruno Looking … Ominous

Look, we all love the reclusive Madrigal (who has one of the BEST Disney songs ever!). We also get that his whole thing is being mysterious and hidden, but … this shirt is just kind of creepy!

The dark and ominous vibe of this shirt just doesn’t feel like the best way to represent our Bruno love. However, if you aren’t a fan of the usual cutesy Disney merch this might be the shirt for you!

Click here to buy this Disney Encanto We Don’t Talk About Bruno Shirt!

Minnie Mouse On Your Toilet?!

Toilet seat covers aren’t anything new. But maybe stick to a design that doesn’t have a face?! Who doesn’t want Minnie Mouse staring at you before you do your business?

This item is probably best suited for a kid’s bathroom. Although we’re not sure how we feel about fleece in the bathroom , the listing does say this set is machine washable.

Click here to buy this Disney Minnie Mouse Fleece Toilet Seat Cover Set!

Stitch’s Great Escape … From His Body!

At first glance, this cookie jar looks totally adorable- look how cute Stitch is with his little doll!

However, once you realize you have to REMOVE Stitch’s head to get to your sweet treats, it becomes a lot less wholesome.

I’d prefer to grab my dessert without any decapitation, thanks. If you aren’t too put off by this, this cookie jar could be a cute addition to your kitchen!

Click here to buy the Enesco Disney Ceramics Lilo and Stitch Cookie Jar!

Jabba for your Java

Okay, so there are probably some die-hard Star Wars fans that would love to add this to their collection, but some of us just couldn’t imagine enjoying a drink out of this Jabba the Hutt mug!

All we would be able to think about is how gross and slimy Jabba is. More power to you if you can stomach drinking your morning coffee from this mug.

Click here to buy the Jabba the Hutt Mug!

A Talking Monkey?!

This item is definitely a love it or hate it toy. The Abu Chatterback Plush is a toy that listens to what you say … then repeats it back in an annoying, errr we mean high-pitched, voice!

Some smaller children might find this hilarious, but based on the reviews some of the parents are totally creeped out. It’s giving us major Furby flashbacks (If it starts talking in the middle of the night, I’m out of there!).

Click here to buy the Abu Chatterback Plush!

Which item on this list do you think was the WEIRDEST? Let us know if you would purchase any of these!

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Are you a Star Wars fan?

We had the opportunity to cover EVERYTHING from the Star Wars Hotel, as well as ALL the big news from this year’s recent Star Wars Celebration, including new Star Wars merchandise coming to Disney Parks. Remember when Disney asked Star Wars fans to vote on the next Legacy Lightsaber Hilt, though? Well, now we know the results of the voting!

So here’s which lightsaber hilts were up for grabs during voting: Jocasta Nu, Quinlan Vos, Depa Billaba, Barriss Offee, Sifi-Dyas, and Padawan Caleb Dume! The winner? It was Padawan Caleb Dume, who Star Wars fans know as Kanan Jarrus from the animated series Star Wars: Rebels. More than half of the votes from fans were for this lightsaber hilt!

Caleb Dume was a young Jedi Padawan who survived Order 66. To hide his identity, he changed his name and went underground. He kept his lightsaber in pieces on his belt to hide his identity (he could quickly put it together when needed).

Disney also revealed a first look at the upcoming Plo Kloon Legacy Lightsaber Hilt.

Both Legacy Lightsaber Hilts will be available at Dok Ondar’s Den of Antiquities in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in both Disney World and Disneyland beginning on July 8th — so mark those calendars!

But wait! Because Disney also revealed when fans could get their hands on the Limited Edition Ahsoka Tano Legacy Lightsaber Hilt Set will be available at Dok Ondar’s, too! This set features a case that plays Ahsoka’s theme song when opened and comes with two lightsaber hilts like the ones she used in Star Wars: Rebels.

Only 6,000 of these sets are available and they will arrive in Dok Ondar’s ONLY at Disney World on July 1st. Once it’s gone, though, it’s gone!

If you haven’t visited Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge yet, you can read up all about it here! There’s SO much to do, but we highly recommend downloading the Play Disney Parks mobile app to interact with the world there in an entirely new way.

Thinking about booking a stay at Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser? We’ve got all your questions answered here, as well as a ton of food reviews, a guide, and more!

Will you be grabbing one of these lightsabers or the lightsaber hilt set? Let us know in the comments!

 

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Any 1990s boy band fans out there? It’s time to get EXCITED.

Not long ago Disney announced the dates for the 2022 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, booth menus, and the return of the Eat to the Beat Concert Series, and we were super stoked to see Boyz II Men on the initial lineup. Now Disney has released the FULL lineup and y’all, there are some BIG names here!

The Eat to the Beat Concert Series takes place on select nights during the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, with musicians taking the stage at the America Gardens Theatre. Most showtimes take place at 5:30PM, 6:45PM, and 8PM, but we’ll keep our eyes peeled for any changes.

Without further ado, here’s the full lineup for the 2022 Eat to the Beat Concert Series!

• July 14-15 – Baha Men
• July 16-18 – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
• July 22-23 – Tonic (NEW)
• July 24-25 – Jeremy Camp (NEW)
• July 29-30 – Taylor Dayne
• July 31-Aug. 1 – Tiffany
• Aug. 5-8 – Joey Fatone & Friends
• Aug. 12-13 – The Devon Allman Project
• Aug. 14-15 – Christopher Cross
• Aug. 19-20 – Journey former Lead Vocalist Steve Augeri
• Aug. 21-22 – Air Supply
• Aug. 26-27 – Blanco Brown (NEW)
• Aug. 28-29 – 98°
• Sept. 2-3 – Southern Avenue
• Sept. 4-5 – Kris Allen & David Cook
• Sept. 9-10 – Hoobastank (NEW)
• Sept. 11-12 – Jimmie Allen
• Sept. 16-17 – Los Amigos Invisibles (NEW)
• Sept. 18-19 – American Authors

• Sept. 23-24 – BBMAK
• Sept. 25-26 – Postmodern Jukebox
• Sept. 30-Oct. 1 – Stokley (NEW)
• Oct. 2-3 – Sheila E.
• Oct. 7-8 – Mark Wills
• Oct. 9-10 – 38 Special
• Oct. 14-15 – Robert Randolph Band (NEW)
• Oct. 16-17 – Newsboys (NEW)
• Oct. 21-22 – Ray Parker Jr. (NEW)
• Oct. 23-24 – Billy Ocean
• Oct. 28-31 – Hanson
• Nov. 4-7 – Boyz II Men
• Nov. 11-12 – Kenny G
• Nov. 13-14 – Sugar Ray

98°! HANSON! Boyz II Men! WHAT! Are you screaming, too? Imagine sitting in the America Gardens Theatre watching them perform!

Eat to the Beat Dining Packages are also coming back this year and guests will be able to reserve spots for the shows by purchasing a Dining Package for performances from Friday to Money. Reservations opened on May 24th, 2022, so you may want to RUN if you want a guaranteed seat for your favorite artist!

Click here to see all the restaurants and prices available for Eat to the Beat Dining Packages!

Keep following DFB for more 2022 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival news!

FULL LIST of the 2022 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival menu items!

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Are you planning on visiting EPCOT for one of these concerts? Tell us in the comments!

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