National Churro Day is coming up on June 6th, and Disney Parks are celebrating with some limited-edition churro deliciousness that can’t be missed. Disneyland seems to be getting the best selection for this special event, with some mouth-watering flavors like Chai-spiced Churro with Coffee Cream and Strawberry Lemonade Churro with Lemon Sauce. I love looking through the unique fusions of sweet flavors and how beautifully each is presented. Let’s take a closer look!

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Disneyland Park

Frontierland Churro Cart (Available through August 31)

• Fruity Cereal Churro: Berry sugar-dusted churro with sweetened condensed milk drizzle and fruity cereal topping

“it’s a small world” Churro Cart (Available through August 31)

• Powdered Sugar Churro: Churro covered in Powdered Sugar (New)
• Guava-Cream Cheese Dipping Sauce (New)

Tomorrowland Churro Cart (Available through August 31)

• Chai-spiced Churro with Coffee Cream: Churro rolled in chai-spiced sugar served with a coffee cream (New)
• Coffee Cream Dipping Sauce (New)

Town Square Churro Cart (Available through August 31)

• Tropical Churro: Churro with pineapple-flavored sugar, topped with coconut cream drizzle (New)

Sleeping Beauty Castle Churro Cart (Available through August 31)

• Pineapple Churro: Churro with pineapple-flavored sugar
• Sweet Pineapple Dipping Sauce: Pineapple-flavored cream cheese with wafer crumbles topped with a cherry (New)

Disney California Adventure Park

Willie’s Churros on Buena Vista Street

• Spicy Chile-Cheese Churro: Churro dusted with crushed spicy cheese chips & chile-lime sugar dressed with nacho cheese sauce and crushed spicy cheese chips (New) (Available through June 28)
• Strawberry Lemonade Churro: Churro dusted with strawberry sugar and dressed with a lemon sauce and freeze-dried strawberries (New) (Available June 29 through August 31)

Cozy Cone Motel – Cozy Cone 1 (Available through August 31; mobile order available)

• Chocolate-Hazelnut Strawberry Churro: Churro tossed in cinnamon sugar with chocolate-hazelnut spread and freeze-dried strawberries (New)

Goofy’s Sky School Churro Cart (Available through August 31)

• S’mores Churro: Churro rolled in graham cracker sugar, topped with marshmallow crème and chocolate pieces (New)

Hollywood Land Churro Cart (Available through August 31)

• Bacon PB&J Churro: Classic churro rolled in banana sugar, drizzled with peanut butter and jelly, and topped with crispy bacon (New)

Terran Treats (Available through August 31)

• Cosmic Disturbance Churro made with freeze-dried SKITTLES bite-sized candies, popping candy, and blue curaçao-flavored drizzle (New)

Downtown Disney District

California Churro

• French Toast Churro: Churro rolled in cinnamon sugar, dusted with powdered sugar, and served with a side of breakfast syrup
• Strawberry Funnel Cake Bites: Churro cut into pieces, rolled in cinnamon sugar, dusted with powdered sugar, drizzled with strawberry dessert toppings, and topped with assorted sprinkles

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There isn’t a single one on that list that I don’t want to try. Which sounds like the yummiest churro option at the Disneyland Resort to you?

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New pins celebrating the anniversary of multiple attractions in Toy Story Land are now available at the Celebrity 5&10 shop in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, along Hollywood Boulevard. Here’s an overview of the featured items below:

Limited Edition Alien Swirling Saucers 5th Anniversary Pin – $19.99

Each of the following are limited edition releases intended to celebrate the anniversaries for various Toy Story Land attractions.

A limited run of this cloisonné pin is capped at 3,000 available units. It features a Little Green Man on a blue saucer, with the attraction’s logotype featured prominently along the top. It is the 5th anniversary of this ride, so “5th” is included on the pin itself as well as “5 YRS” being printed on the pin backing card.

Alien Swirling Saucers is a spinning ride, somewhat creating the sensation of riding a whip in a manner similar to Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree at Disney California Adventure or The Happy Ride With Baymax at Tokyo Disneyland.

Limited Edition Slinky Dog Dash 5th Anniversary Pin – $19.99

A limited run of this pin is capped at 3,000 as well. This Slinky Dog Dash attraction pin is also released in celebration of its 5th anniversary, so “5YRS” is displayed on a watch face alongside colorful children’s building blocks featuring silhouettes of iconic “Toy Story” characters. The pin backing card includes “5YRS” spelled out in children’s toy blocks.

Slinky Dog Dash is a launched roller coaster designed to be both mild and thrilling enough for entire families to ride together. It features several references to the Toy Story films, along with a musical number from audio-animatronic Wheezy the Penguin.

Limited Edition Toy Story Midway Mania! 15th Anniversary Pin – $19.99

The third pin released for this anniversary line is focused on the Toy Story Mania! (or Toy Story Midway Mania! at Disney California Adventure) attraction, which is 15 this year. This attraction predates Toy Story Land by a full decade, and showcases Woody, Buzz and Wheezy on stage holding targets.

Toy Story Mania! is an interactive dark ride, taking guests between various carnival midway games, where the goal is to reach the highest possible score using your provided cannon to fire at the 3-D screens.

Toy Story Land’s Newest Addition

The most recent addition to Toy Story Land is a new table service restaurant, Roundup Rodeo BBQ.

Roundup Rodeo BBQ is just beyond the giant Woody statue near the main entrance to Toy Story Land. Lanterns are tied onto the restaurant’s sign with giant green twist ties. Like the rest of the land, there are various Tinker Toy pieces decorating the exterior. Bullseye also stands atop a green block decorated with a sheriff’s badge sticker.

Like the rest of Toy Story Land, Roundup Rodeo BBQ is made to look like it was constructed out of various toys. The main building resembles a cardboard box.

The backstory of the restaurant involves Andy (owner of the toys in the first three films) building a rodeo restaurant out of his play things and other spare items. Pixar animators designed figures and created artwork unique to the venue, while Imagineers even created full original comic strips starring Woody, which Andy has used as part of the dining room ceiling.

We tried everything on the menu to give you a comprehensive review. Check it out here. Make sure to take a look at our video tour below, as well.

Other recent Toy Story Land coverage is also available in the links below.

• Roundup Rodeo BBQ at Disney’s Hollywood Studios Closed Unexpectedly, Guests Being Sent to Other Restaurants
• REVIEW: Trying Every Item at the New Roundup Rodeo BBQ in Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

How will you be celebrating the anniversary of these attractions? Will these pins be making it into your collection? We’d like to see your opinions in the comments below.

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A crane has arrived at World Showcase Lagoon in EPCOT for construction of a new nighttime spectacular to replace “Harmonious.”

World Showcase Lagoon Construction

The crane is on a barge in the center of the lagoon, with smaller barges around it. The final “Harmonious” barges were removed from the lagoon two weeks ago.

Though the next EPCOT nighttime spectacular won’t have as many barges constantly obstructing the view of World Showcase as “Harmonious,” construction is still necessary to ensure new fireworks barges can be held in place on the lagoon.

“EPCOT Forever” is currently being performed nightly in World Showcase, but it’s just a temporary show before a new 100th anniversary nighttime spectacular debuts later this year.

Harmonious Nighttime Spectacular

The 50th Anniversary celebration has come to a close across Walt Disney World, and the nighttime spectaculars introduced as part of “The Most Magical Celebration on Earth” have now been performed for the final time. On April 2, guests visiting EPCOT were able to watch the last performance of the “Harmonious” nighttime spectacular before it was replaced by the limited return of “EPCOT Forever”.

“Harmonious” debuted on October 1, 2021, using five barges within the waters of the World Showcase Lagoon to deliver an all-new 20-minute nighttime fireworks spectacular. Harmonious featured a soundtrack of 15 songs in 13 languages from 240 artists around the world.

EPCOT Forever

EPCOT Forever initially debuted in October 2019 with the end of IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth.

The nighttime show honors the park’s musical heritage, with a massive display of fireworks, music, lighting, lasers, and special effects set to revamped versions of iconic songs from classic EPCOT attractions such as “Journey Into Imagination,” “Spaceship Earth,” “Soarin’,” “Tapestry of Nations,” and “Universe of Energy.” The show was designed to pay tribute to the past, present, and future of EPCOT.

Disney100 Celebration

Eventually, a 100 Years of Wonder nighttime spectacular will debut at EPCOT, replacing EPCOT Forever. In October of 2022, we reported that it was rumored that Disney will incorporate the use of drones in their new nighttime show. It is scheduled to premiere late this year, but an exact timeframe has not been announced.

In addition to the new nighttime spectacular, guests will be able to meet Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in their platinum attire, see a platinum sculpture of the one who started it all, and watch Spaceship Earth illuminate the evenings with a new Spectacle of Light show. Journey of Water, CommuniCore Hall, World Celebration Garden, and Dreamers Point are all scheduled to open in late 2023 at EPCOT.

Walt Disney World also announced monthly themes for Disney100.

What are your thoughts on the end of “Harmonious” and beginnings of something new? Let us know in the comments.

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Now that Splash Mountain has permanently closed at Disneyland, the attraction has been removed from the Disneyland Railroad narration. Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, which will replace Splash Mountain, is now mentioned.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is now added to the recording on the Disneyland Railroad pic.twitter.com/1TpjZOqS1g

— Disneyland News Today (@dlnt) May 31, 2023

Updated Disneyland Railroad Narration

Disneyland Railroad takes guests directly through Splash Mountain. It used to feature a glimpse of the scene featuring animals singing “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” on a riverboat, but this is now blocked from view.

The Disneyland Railroad narration was last updated in 2017, when the attraction was closed during construction of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The narration, provided by Bob Joles, included these lines about Splash Mountain:

We’re now entering Splash Mountain, rumored to be the location of the one and only Laughin’ Place. If you look real hard, you just might find it. It’s where critters are celebrating a “zip-a-dee-doo-dah” day. Speaking of critters, this place we’re passing over is home to a whole bunch of them.

Listen to the old narration in our 2020 video of the Disneyland Railroad.

For the updated narration, we have the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure spiel included in our video below.

This is what the new narration says:

We’re now entering the bayou, soon to be home to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. Princess Tiana swears there’s magic out here, and wherever there’s magic, there’s bound to be surprises. Blue skies and sunshine guaranteed. Speaking of surprises, this place we’re passing over is chock full of them.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure signs are on the construction walls around Splash Mountain.

Splash Mountain & Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

The original Splash Mountain first opened at Disneyland in July 1989. The attraction closed permanently on May 30 to be transformed into Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, which is expected to open in 2024.

Splash Mountain at Magic Kingdom closed in January and construction on Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is well underway. Splash Mountain is set to remain as-is at Tokyo Disneyland, where it opened in 1992.

Read our complete history of Splash Mountain at Disney Parks here.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure takes place after the events of “The Princess and the Frog.” Tiana’s Foods is an employee-owned community food co-op established by Tiana in 1927, following the success of her restaurant, Tiana’s Palace. The co-op is housed inside a salt mine, with growers planting crops along the old Splash Mountain waterway. Guests will ascend through a mill house built into the side of the mountain.

Tiana’s Palace will replace the French Market Restaurant in New Orleans Square. Eudora’s Chic Boutique Featuring Tiana’s Gourmet Secrets, a shop featuring “The Princess and the Frog” merchandise as well as New Orleans-related items, is already open.

The Splash Mountain landscaping will be updated to make it look more like a Louisiana bayou. The iconic tree that was included in the original concept art will be also removed as it doesn’t fit the new backstory.

This re-envisioned attraction will follow Tiana venturing into the bayou to find animal friends. She’ll be hosting a party for the people of New Orleans, but missing a special ingredient. Some of the original cast will be providing their voices to the attraction, including Anika Noni Rose (Tiana), Bruno Campos (Naveen), Michael Leon Wooley (Louis), and Jennifer Lewis (Mama Odie).

Read more details about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure:

• Logo for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Revealed
• First Look at Tiana’s New Outfit for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
• Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Model at D23 Expo 2022 Shows Removal of Iconic Splash Mountain Tree
• Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Backstory and More Information Revealed at D23 Expo 2022
• More Details Revealed for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Story, Original Cast Returning

As we say farewell, what is your favorite memory of Splash Mountain over the years? Let us know in the comments.

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