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The holidays are here and we are ready to wrap ourselves in tinsel and lights!

Okay, that might be a little bit uncomfortable. But we do have the next best thing — Disney holiday merch!

It’s officially time to ring in the holidays because Disney has launched a TON of seasonal apparel on shopDisney. There’s enough on there to fill an entire wardrobe, and we’re pretty tempted to with how cute the designs are. Check out some of our favorites below to get into the holiday spirit!

Mickey Mouse and Friends Holiday Clogs for Adults by Crocs

These totally NEW Crocs look like the comfiest shoe ever! Normal Crocs clogs on their own are pretty nice to wear, so we can’t even imagine the level of cozy this fleece-lined pair achieves. The Mickey Mouse and Friends Holiday Clogs for Adults by Crocs feature Mickey and his pals getting all ready for the holidays.

These shoes feature vintage Christmas colors in the art on an eggnog-colored background with matching faux fur lining to keep your toes toasty warm even in the dead of winter. Available in adult sizes, this pair can be yours for $64.99.

Click here to buy the Mickey Mouse and Friends Holiday Clogs for Adults by Crocs!

Minnie Mouse Holiday Pullover Sweatshirt for Women

If you’re looking for something a little less casual, check out this Minnie Mouse Holiday Pullover Sweatshirt! Minnie is making her list and checking it twice ahead of the holidays in her adorably festive dress. This deep green pullover is a gorgeous color for the winter and would look great dressed up with a metallic skirt or dressed down with your favorite pair of dark wash jeans.

This pullover is made of 100% cotton and features ribbed cuffs on the lovely bishop sleeves. Ice crystals dot the neckline and sleeves for a dainty effect. We love how this sweater is comfy without looking like pajamas! You can find this sweatshirt on shopDisney for $59.99.

Click here to buy the Minnie Mouse Holiday Pullover Sweatshirt for Women!

Walt Disney World Holiday Spirit Jersey for Adults

One of several new holiday Spirit Jersey designs we’ve seen recently, this one has a busy striped pattern perfect for maximalists! Primarily in various shades of blue-green, the Walt Disney World Holiday Spirit Jersey for Adults also has accents of white and red for a retro color palette.

This new jersey has the same fit as a classic Spirit Jersey, and you can find this design in the Walt Disney World style and Disneyland style, as well as a general “Happy Holidays” design for those who just can’t choose! All three styles are available for $74.99 each.

Click here to buy the Walt Disney World Holiday Spirit Jersey for Adults!

Mickey Mouse Christmas Bangle by Alex and Ani

You can also find a ton of holiday accessories on shopDisney, like this Mickey Mouse Christmas Bangle by Alex and Ani. Alex and Ani’s signature bangle has been given the Disney holiday treatment, with classic red and green enamel, the perfect accent to this gorgeous gold bracelet.

Part of the Vintage Mickey Mouse Collection, this bangle includes a variety of charms, including an adorable retro ornament and sprig of mistletoe, both dotted with tiny Mickeys! These bangles are expandable to suit a variety of sizes and come in a special collector box. This bracelet can be yours for $54.99.

Click here to buy the Mickey Mouse Christmas Bangle by Alex and Ani!

Mickey Mouse Christmas Tote Bag

If you’d rather spend your money on something more functional but don’t want to sacrifice the form, check out this super cute tote bag! The Mickey Mouse Christmas Tote Bag is a large bag that can accommodate plenty of items and is just the thing to bring with you when you hit the stores for presents.

This bag has a large main compartment that zips closed to protect your items and has two sturdy straps to make carrying everything a breeze. We love the black and red plaid pattern, which gives this utilitarian tote a classy vibe, and it goes perfectly with the adorable Santa Mickey on the front! Find this tote on shopDisney for $24.99.

Click here to buy the Mickey Mouse Christmas Tote Bag!

We are sure to see more holiday items coming soon, so stay tuned to our site!

If you are looking for some more merch to buy as Christmas gifts, check out this list of every single Minnie ear headband online right now!

Which one of these would you like to receive under your Christmas tree this year? Let us know below!

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As gas prices fall nationwide, one state won’t be feeling the relief.

Florida residents can expect to see price increases at the pump this week thanks to a tax suspension.

On October 1st of this year, gasoline prices dropped roughly 25 cents per gallon due to a tax holiday scheduled to last until November 1st. It’s now the end of the month and the suspension has not been extended, so we are anticipating a big spike in prices this week.

ClickOrlando detailed how the holiday gave a discount to drivers across the state throughout the month of October, with AAA estimating it saved drivers 25 cents per gallon. According to AAA, today’s average cost for a gallon of gasoline in Florida is $3.29, well below the national average of $3.76. Unfortunately, it looks like those low prices won’t last long.

We’ll be watching to see how Florida’s gas prices are impacted by the end of this tax holiday.

If you are planning a trip to Disney World in the near future and will be driving your own vehicle or renting, make sure to include this price increase in your budget. Even those who won’t be driving, keep in mind you may see price hikes for rideshares to offset the rising cost of gas.

Stay tuned to Disney Food Blog for more updates on news impacting your Disney vacations, as well as ways to save money!

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If you’ve been fortunate enough to visit Disney during the holiday season you know how special it is.

There are plenty of things that make the holiday season unique at Disney, like the familiar characters in their festive outfits, the delicious seasonal foods, and snoap!

Now, you can enjoy some of these nostalgic experiences from the comfort of your own home, no plane ticket required. That’s right, we’re piecing together a few ways to make home feeling a little more magical for the holidays!

Mickey Mouse Holiday Figure by Jim Shore

One of the best parts of visiting the Disney parks around the holidays is getting to see all of the special outfits the characters wear. You’ll only see them in this attire at this time of year which makes it kind of a rare sight! From fuzzy collars to Santa hats, we enjoy seeing how each character’s style is transformed.

You can decorate your house with all sorts of holiday decor, so why not include some classic Disney characters all dolled up for the winter? This Mickey Mouse Holiday Figure by Jim Shore has Mickey heading off to a party with some beautiful presents. He’s looking especially cozy in his scarf and hat! These figures by Jim Shore are created in a handcrafted style and feature folk art patterns. You can find this and other figures, like this matching Minnie Mouse, on shopDisney for $49.99 each.

Click here to buy the Mickey Mouse Holiday Figure by Jim Shore!

A Merry Christmas Cookbook

Join characters like Simba, Elsa, and more as they show you and your kids how to create delicious Disney-inspired dishes for the holidays! This book is perfect for kids and lets you spend time with them in the kitchen as you teach them valuable cooking skills (and end up with some tasty results!).

A Merry Christmas Cookbook is a hardcover book filled with easy-to-follow recipes. Each recipe has an accompanying picture for additional reference. Try out a recipe to enjoy at home or work together to create edible gifts for your friends and family! This book can be found on Amazon for $10.99.

Click here to buy A Merry Christmas Cookbook!

Mickey Mouse Holiday Light-Up Singing Snow Wand

The famous “snoap” wands are still available on shopDisney! These wands can be found in the parks, where “snoap” originated. If you aren’t familiar with the term, it’s what many Disney fans call the soap mixture used in the parks to create the fake snow that falls from the sky during special winter events. This wand lets you create your own snoap-storm right at home!

Besides giving you the power to control the weather, the Mickey Mouse Holiday Light-Up Singing Snow Wand also features a fun light display and can sing! When you change the wand over to music mode, pressing the button allows Mickey to sing Deck the Halls for you (his mouth even moves!). These wands have been super popular so if you have been wanting one be sure to grab one for $30 from shopDisney before they’re gone.

Click here to buy the Mickey Mouse Holiday Light-Up Singing Snow Wand!

The best way to celebrate all that Disney World has to offer around the holidays is with our Main Street Christmas design, available on sweatshirts, t-shirts, onesies, and more!

You can find this design and other brand new holiday styles only at the DFB Store.

We hope these items will make home feel a little more magical for the holidays. If you are looking for more ways to make home feel a little bit more like Disney World, you may want to check out some of our favorite Disney recipes.

We also have a few lists of fun things to watch on Disney+ this holiday season and a few more fun ways to Disney-fy your house this holiday season!  

For more Disney holiday shopping, check out this best-selling advent calendar!

 

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Deck the halls, put on the holiday album from *NYSNC, and get ready to celebrate — the holidays are basically here!

We’ve shared a look at some of the Disney holiday items you can get on Amazon, a holiday special coming to Disney+, and the holiday decorations that are already up in Disney World. But there’s an extra special holiday display that is up right now and it’s something you will NOT want to miss!

Giant Christmas trees in the parks, holiday merchandise, and holiday ride overlays — that’s what the season is made of in Disney World, right? While those are certainly some exciting parts of the holiday season, to really celebrate the merriest time of the year, you’ll also want to visit Disney World’s hotels!

At select hotels, you’ll find some INCREDIBLE gingerbread displays. While the display at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort is one that many are familiar with, the display over at Disney’s Beach Club Resort is one you absolutely won’t want to skip.

Specifically, within the lobby of Disney’s Beach Club Resort, you’ll typically find an absolutely astonishing gingerbread carousel!

YALL! The Gingerbread Carousel has arrived at Disney’s Beach Club Resort! pic.twitter.com/B4zaLVQFz2

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) October 31, 2022

 

It’s everything you want it to be — ginormous, incredibly detailed, and themed (of course) to some iconic Disney characters.

Last year the carousel was themed to The Little Mermaid, and in 2019 it was themed to Peter Pan and in 2014 we saw the horses themed to some of the Fab 5. But this year a bunch of the Disney Princesses have taken center stage! You can see the horses themed to Snow White…

…who has some incredible detailing from the portrait on the side…

…to her name…

…to the Magic Mirror and apple on top.

There is also Princess Tiana…

…who has some delicious looking Mickey beignets on top…

…and some awesome detailing.

Check out the Queen Elsa-themed horse.

This horse has Elsa’s Ice Palace on top.

We can’t get over how decorated these are!

Next, we have Princess Jasmine…

She has the Genie’s magic lamp on top…

…and the palace on the side of the horse.

Finally, there is a Belle horse!

On this horse you can see the rose on the side…

…and the mirror and some books on top!

Also part of this display is Santa’s Nice List! All of the names helped create this incredible gingerbread display, which took over 600 hours of work — it’s been under construction since July!

While you’re over here at Beach Club, you might also notice some other holiday decor that’s sprung up in the lobby.

Also, if you visit the gingerbread carousel, be sure to look for any potential samples that might be handed out. And remember, the carousel DOES actually spin!

You’ll also want to search nearby for the tasty treats that are typically offered for the holiday season over at The Market at Ale & Compass, Beach Club Marketplace, and the lobby of Disney’s Beach Club! In the past, we’ve seen crinkle cookies, fudge, gingerbread cookies (of course), and more available here.

I’m just imagining the time this takes to do every year. pic.twitter.com/CKn7wEZJyz

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) October 31, 2022

We can’t wait to see what this year brings! Want more holiday info? Check out all of our posts below!

• Learn everything you need to know about the Festival of the Holidays at EPCOT
• How much does it cost to do Disney World at Christmas? We’ve got the answer
• Check out all the details for Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party

Want to make sure your holiday trip to Disney World goes smoothly? Need dining advice for the holidays or tips to avoid crowds on the busiest days of the year? We’ve got it ALL for you in the DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Holidays!

Our guide has over 500 pages of information, holiday-inspired crawls, touring strategies, a look at special meals you’ll find during the holiday season, and MORE!

Click here to grab the guide!

Are you planning to see this gingerbread display this year? Tell us in the comments. 

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Disney World makes changes all the time, but some things are more noticeable than others.

We see price increases occasionally, that aren’t noticeable unless you REALLY pay attention, and we also see things like merchandise limits come into play. There are also bigger things that change, like restaurants reopening or character meet and greets returning. And recently, we’ve noticed a change that could impact your shopping soon in Disney World.

Most of the small plastic bags in Disney World have disappeared. We talked to a Cast Member in The Emporium who said that the small plastic bags were pulled from behind the counter and are no longer an option when buying merchandise.

In addition, Disney has discounted the price of some of the reusable bags by $1 in the parks. The small bag is now $1, the medium is now $1.50, and the large remains at $3.

We noticed this trend in Magic Kingdom, but it continued in the other parks. Animal Kingdom also was missing small plastic bags and had discounted the reusable bags.

In EPCOT, we saw that Creations Shop was using the last of their small plastic bags for mobile orders.

One place that DID still have small plastic bags was Curiouser Clothiers in Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort. So, it seems like the method for getting rid of these bags is different across the resort. Some spots returned their bags, and some places are waiting until they run out of them.

This could be an effort by Disney to reduce single-use plastic waste throughout the resort and encouraging people to buy reusable bags instead.

We’ve seen other things like this happen, like plastic straws no longer being available in most spots.

We’ll be sure to keep an eye out for the plastic bags in Disney World and let you know what’s going on.

For more on what’s going on around Disney World, check out the BEST and WORST things we ate in Disney World in October, all the rides and hotels that will be closed in Disney World in November, and 2023 dates you should know if you’re a Disney World fan.

Stay tuned to DFB for more Disney World news and updates.

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Hey there, hi there, ho there! We headed down to the Disneyland Resort to test out the new features of the MagicBand+ that launched for everyone today, and we stayed through for some nighttime entertainment. So join us for this most recent photo report from both parks.

Our MagicBand+ day began even before we passed through security at the Mickey & Friends Parking Structure.

A new kiosk has been set up here just before security at the tram loading station for guests to purchase their MagicBand+ and have it linked before they reach the gates to use it for entering the park.

Disney California Adventure

And, of course, MagicBand+ can be found all over both parks and Downtown Disney as well.

Another new feature of the MagicBand+ is ride interactions. We checked out a few rides around the parks to see what might happen with the band. Here at WEB Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure, we saw the band light up at the end of the ride.

On Soarin’ Around the World, we saw another light-up feature in the exit hallway.

And on Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout, we got a light-up dance party in the exit way.

To see all the interactions we had with attractions on our MagicBand+, take a peek at the video below:

As we explored the rest of the park, we ran into some Avengers and checked out the Super Store featuring Avengers Campus.

This new Marvel kitchenware set is sleek and classy, yet still properly themed for a Marvel fan.

And a new, safer version of Thor’s axe Stormbreaker is now available as well. Much easier to get hit in the face by an excited kid with this foam one than the hard plastic one that is also available.

And with Halloween season almost at an end, we’ve seen the Holiday merchandise rolling in to every corner of the resort. This new collection of Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday merchandise is perfect for celebrating across the galaxy.

Holiday decorations are also spreading across the parks, as we can see here at The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Undersea Adventure. These kelp garlands are so nice.

And over at Pacific Wharf, we have some aptly-themed garlands as well.

Pacific Wharf Cafe has a garland strung with sourdough bread boules and baguettes.

Cocina Cucamonga has dried chiles in their garland.

And Lucky Fortune Cookery has take-out boxes in their garland.

Over in the Grizzly Peak area, we have some perfect fall scenes as we transition to Holiday decor.

These popcorn garlands strung between the pine trees are a simple but pretty decoration for the area.

We found even more Holiday merchandise, like this 2022 Disney key ornament.

And this collection of Pixar holiday merchandise featuring the cutest little nesting doll set, as seen below.

Speaking of Pixar merchandise, check out this super cool new pillow and blanket set from Cars Land.

And to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, we found a collection of papel picado, ‘Coco’ and other Mexico Pavilion merchandise from EPCOT.

Let’s say goodbye for now and head over to

Disneyland

“it’s a small world” has closed for its transition to the Holiday overlay, coming November 11.

And nearby, we can see the letters on the spire of the El CapiTOON Theater in Mickey’s Toontown as the new attraction is being built.

We headed up to Black Spire Outpost to try out the new Batuu Bounty Hunters game that is part of the MagicBand+ functionality.

It was rough-going for most of the time.

But we sure did have a beautiful afternoon on Batuu.

Take a look at our whole experience on our YouTube channel right here:

Disneyland Hotel

Over at the Disneyland Hotel, construction is going strong at the new Disney Vacation Club tower being built next to the pool.

We also came by to meet the pumpkin carver, who is plying his trade on display at all three hotels of the Disneyland Resort.

He carves these beautiful pumpkins and then sets them out on an ever-growing display at the hotel.

Paradise Pier Hotel

He roams from one hotel to the other throughout the day, and the Mickey pumpkin at Paradise Pier Hotel is our clear favorite.

We were also here to check on the repainting progress as the retheme of the hotel is underway.

And, of course, we found yet more MagicBand+ for sale in the temporary gift shop at Paradise Pier Hotel.

Disneyland (Night)

When darkness fell, we headed back into Disneyland to catch some nighttime entertainment. This “Encanto” projection show on “it’s a small world” syncs up with the MagicBand+ to let them glow with the show. You can see the whole show right here:

Elsewhere in Disneyland, we found more Holiday decorations up. The classic Santa crescent moons are hung in the trees of New Orleans Square.

And wreaths line the wrought-iron railings of the upstairs balconies.

The balcony of Club 33 is lit in blue flood lights and periodically, they strobe bright white, as seen above and below.

Even the still-closed Tarzan’s Treehouse had lights on, presumably for the workers inside more than for our interest as guests.

Disney California Adventure (Night)

Hopping back over to DCA, we get to see everything lit up for Halloween one last time.

In Avengers Campus, we got to help Dr. Strange defend our reality from Dormammu using our MagicBand+.

This was a great show and a great interaction that really puts the Magic in MagicBand+. Take a look at the full show on YouTube below:

And, in a lovely surprise, we got to meet Elsa Bloodstone as she patrolled the campus.

She even let us snap a nice picture at the Ancient Sanctum.

It’s always nice to stroll around the parks at night and enjoy the lights.

This week, we have a series of parting shots from Cars Land as we prepare to celebrate and then say goodbye to Halloween. Let’s take a look around Cars Land at night.

Well, that’s it from us here at Disneyland. We’re glad you rode along. Be sure to leave a comment below, letting us know what you think of the photo report. We’ll see ya real soon!

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