If you find yourself easily tempted by Disney merchandise, BE WARNED.

Happy Lunar New Year!

The Lunar New Year Festival will be taking place at Disney California Adventure Park from January 23rd through February 18th, 2024, and it has brought with it all kinds of unique character experiences, food (YUMMM), and drinks. But there’s something else — oh yeah, the MERCHANDISE. In celebration of the Year of the Dragon, there are special Disney souvenirs you can pick up around the park and we’re going to share them ALL with you here!

Note that we’ve spotted some general Lunar New Year merchandise online (on shopDisney) and in Walt Disney World as well, so be sure to look for these items on your next adventure!

Ears

First up, we’ve got the bold Lunar New Year Minnie Ears! These things are a deep and beautiful red color, covered in sequins, with a bright red bow in the center that has some gorgeous dragon details embroidered on it.

They’re so pretty!

Whether you love Lunar New Year festivities or just absolutely adore the color red, this is a great item to pick up. Snag it now for $34.99. (Note that these were available online but are sold out as of the time of the writing of this post.)

Apparel

If it’s clothing you’re after, Disney has plenty of that too. One item that could be quite popular is the Lunar New Year Spirit Jersey. It features a bright red design with golden characters and symbols on the bottom portion. On the back, it notes that it is a celebration of the Year of the Dragon in BIG golden letters! There is an adult version for $79.99 and a child version for $64.99.

Spirit Jersey

Other available merchandise includes a Lunar Year Year Pullover Sweatshirt (this is available online for $39.99 so you can nab it from your couch)…

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…and a Lunar New Year red shirt (available online for $29.99).

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More!

But wait…there’s more to tempt your wallets. You can also pick up a Lunar New Year Mickey plush (available online for $29.99)

Mickey!

and Lunar New Year Cards ($5.99 for 6)…

Pretty envelopes

If you want to snag this merchandise, be sure to visit Disneyland soon or grab the limited pieces available online while you can.

To see the FULL food booth menus for the Festival, click HERE!

Stay tuned for more Disneyland news and check out our video below before stopping by for your next visit!

What do you think about the Lunar New Year merchandise? Tell us 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. Today, we were invited by Disneyland to attend their media preview of the Lunar New Year Festival. 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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Do you A.) Love roller coasters, B.) Love highly-immersive lands, and C.) Love roller coasters WITHIN highly-immersive lands? If you answered “yes” to all of the above, then it’s time you take a trip on down to Universal Studios Islands of Adventure.

Which is EXACTLY what we’re doing TODAY, here on DFB Guide.

Check out our video below: The ULTIMATE Guide to Universal’s Islands of Adventure

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Is it just us, or has Disney been releasing some SUPER adorable merchandise lately?

Shopping and entertainment all in one!

2024 seems to be the year of adorable souvenirs. Speaking of which.. we think we might have found a Loungefly collection that could have you scrambling for your wallets. We heard about this collection recently, and that it would drop soon on shopDisney. HOWEVER, HotTopic just dropped the WESTERN DISNEY LOUNGEFLY COLLECTION early, and it features our favorite mice. Hold on to your hats. Make sure to watch your kids. ‘Cause this here’s the wildest ride in the wilderness!

The Western Loungefly collection is available NOW at HotTopic, but we have a feeling that it won’t last long.

Just look at how cute this Minnie backpack is!

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The combination of the smooth leather fringe and embroidered denim is one of the best parts about the bag. Minnie’s pink hat with the blue bow is adorable, and with the double pockets, you have some extra storage space. (Is anyone else getting Dolly Parton vibes?

Shop on Hot Topic

Pair the Minnie backpack with the matching Mickey one! 

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Mickey’s red gingham paired with the denim i  too cute! It’s giving major Fort Wilderness vibes and we’re here for it!

Shop on Hot Topic

Treat yourself to this stunning crossbody! 

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If you’re not a backpack person, this crossbody could be perfect! (This one might just be our favorite item in the collection…) The cow print strap with the Mickey and Minnie  icons is everything we didn’t know we needed!

Shop on Hot Topic

Keep yourself organized with the matching wallet! 

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This zip-around wallet features a patterned leather exterior with several card slots on the inside to keep yourself organized! We like how it matches the collection but puts it’s own spin on the western theme.

Shop on Hot Topic

Bring some western magic into your life with this tote! 

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Hey Alexa, play cowboy like me by Taylor Swift. This tote is perfect as an every day bag, or if you’re more of a tote bag kind of person in the parks. Made out of canvas with a printed image on both sides, we are totally digging the cowboy Mickey vibes from this bag!

Shop on Hot Topic

Well, that’s all for now, folks. Be sure to follow along for more so that you’re always in the loop!

Click here to check out even MORE great Disney merchandise on our Amazon Storefront! 

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Every year, there are new experiences that become available in Disney World.

Magic Kingdom

Last year alone, TRON Lightcycle /Run opened, Disney celebrated their 100th Anniversary for the whole year, Splash Mountain permanently closed to make way for a new attraction, and those are just to name a few. And while there are tons of exciting things coming for 2024, we’re wondering if it will be enough.

What do we mean by “not being enough?” Well, another Orlando theme park currently has a massive expansion planned for early 2025. And by expansion, we mean an entire new park.

©Universal | Epic Universe Concept Art

Yes, Universal Orlando is building a whole new park called Epic Universe to open in early to mid 2025, located not too far from the existing two parks. Additionally, they’ll be getting three new hotels — one inside the park and two located close by.

©Universal

Yeah…that’s a little hard to compete with. Disney isn’t planning a new theme park by any means, but there are lots of exciting things on the way. One of the biggest is the introduction of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, which is taking the place of Splash Mountain (but will have the same ride system).

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Additionally, we should see ALL the walls come down in EPCOT to complete the EPCOT Transformation. This will include the opening of Communicore Plaza and Communicore Hall, as well as open up the park to be fully walkable again without walls blocking your path. Now, this was technically supposed to be done in 2023…but we have hope it’ll finally happen this year!

Communicore Hall Construction

We also know that Country Bear Jamboree is getting a facelift/revamp in Magic Kingdom (which has prompted some mixed feelings from guests to say the least) in 2024, and Test Track in EPCOT will also be undergoing a transformation. Country Bear Jamboree will close on Jan. 27th and reopen this summer. However, we don’t know when Test Track’s closure and revamp will begin OR end.

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Animal Kingdom’s DinoLand U.S.A. will also officially be going away sometime soon (no timeline announced just yet) and be replaced with a new land themed after the Tropical Americas. This could include experiences inspired by Encanto and Indiana Jones, but we don’t have any concrete information just yet.

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Not to mention that we’re getting new sections of hotels like the DVC tower at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort and new restaurants like the Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers coming to the BoardWalk.

Polynesian Village Construction

But is this enough to compete with a WHOLE new park? It’s hard to say, and it’s up to each individual. Universal doesn’t have the Disney magic that Disney World does, but older kids and adults may really enjoy exploring a new park with IPs from many different Universal films and worlds.

Mickey Premium Bar

Overall, we’re going to have to wait until we get closer to the end of 2024 to see what’s happened in Disney World, and how Epic Universe is coming along to really see how they’re comparing. As always, stay tuned to DFB for all the latest Disney news!

We compared Disney and Universal to see how they compete as they currently stand — check it out!

What do you think? Will Disney be able to keep up with Universal? Tell us in the comments!

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When it comes to budget-friendly airlines, Breeze Airways is at the top of the list for a lot of folks.

Have you ever flown with Breeze?

Although the airline has been making flights to and from Florida for nearly two years now, Breeze is expanding its operations to Florida in a BIG way. If you visit Disney World often and are always on the hunt for low airfare from a reliable airline, you’re gonna want to listen up.

Breeze Airways announced that they would be expanding operations to open a crew base in Orlando, Florida! What does this mean?

A crew base is coming to Orlando!

Well, not only does this mean that Breeze will now have 11 new routes to and from Orlando, but you’ll also have more support at the airport when it comes to flight crews, customer service, technical operations, and all of the folks that make your airport and flight experience a breeze. (No pun intended.)

Airplane

Orlando makes Breeze’s eighth crew base, which will officially open on April 1st. Now, about those 11 new routes… Breeze is adding routes to Mobile, Alabama. Greenville, North Carolina, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with even more connections to those cities.

Traveling soon?

Breeze shared that they would be operated by the Airbus A220-300, which accommodates 137 passengers. If you’re hoping to be one of those passengers, they’re offering a DEAL to celebrate their new routes. You can score airfare for as low as $39 one-way if you book by January 29th at 11:59PM EST for travel through September 3rd, 2024. 

And there you have it! We’ll be sure to keep you updated with more Disney news, so make sure to follow along for more so that you never miss a thing.

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Have you ever flown Breeze? Let us know in the comments! 

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