In addition to the previously revealed “Peter Pan” Big Ben popcorn bucket, Fantasy Springs at Tokyo DisneySea will have “Frozen” and “Tangled” popcorn buckets available at the Popcorn Wagon.

“Frozen” Popcorn Bucket

The “Frozen” bucket is made to look like panes of glass (or ice) with snowflake motifs. It’s inspired by the Five Spirits from “Frozen II.” Elsa’s silhouette is on the front and symbols of the other spirits are on smaller panes.

Anna’s silhouette is on the other side of the bucket.

The bucket glows blue, white, and gold from the inside.

The strap is white with a snowflake pattern. An Olaf figure is attached.

“Tangled” Popcorn Bucket

This bucket is inspired by the lanterns from “Tangled.” It features Rapunzel’s silhouette with lanterns and the magical flower on one side.

On the other side is the sun symbol of the Kingdom of Corona.

It glows gold. The strap is purple with a floral stripe. A Pascal figure is attached.

Both of these popcorn buckets are already available for purchase in Tokyo DisneySea although Fantasy Springs does not open until June 6, 2024. They will then be available at the Popcorn Wagon.

Popcorn Wagon

The popcorn wagon is in the Peter Pan’s Never Land area of Fantasy Springs. It resembles a pirate ship made of mismatched planks of wood covered in the Lost Boys’ doodles.

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The refurbishment of the Jungle Cruise dock at Magic Kingdom appears to be almost complete.

Jungle Cruise Dock Refurbishment

The only construction walls still up are around just one square of the dock near the edge of the queue.

As we reported in our last update, it looks like the wooden boards are being replaced with composite boards.

The new boards fill the rest of the ride’s queue.

We didn’t notice any significant construction on the ride. But this elephant in the water appears to have a tear on its forehead.

If you look at the center of the elephant’s head, it looks like its skin is starting to pull apart at a seam.

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Hello! We know our readers are big fans of advent calendars. And we mean BIG FANS.

That’s why we had to tell you that NOW is the time to buy those advent calendars!! Yes…yes.. we know it’s MAY. But hear us out!

If you seek a jumpstart on holiday shopping (even if it’s just for yourself), look no further than these six DISCOUNTED Disney Advent Calendars on Amazon!

Funko Pop! Advent Calendar: Star Wars

The force is strong with this Advent calendar!

Star Wars fans rejoice! The Star Wars Funko Pop! Advent Calendar is currently 47% off its normal price on Amazon and comes with a calendar that features 24 unique mini Star Wars Funko Pocket Pops! — each with a festive twist! To quote General Grievous, this calendar “will make a fine addition to [our] collection!”

Buy on Amazon for 47% OFF

Disney Princess: Enchanted Christmas: Official Pop-Up Advent Calendar

Bring some Disney Princess merch home for the holidays!

The Disney Princess: Enchanted Christmas: Official Pop-Up Advent Calendar is more than just a calendar. This collectible includes a pop-up Christmas tree with 25 compartments filled with “removable and displayable ornaments like Cinderella’s glass slipper, Tiana’s water lily, Rapunzel’s frying pan, and more.” You’ll also find a 28-page softcover guidebook with plenty of Disney princess facts! This holiday collectible is currently 65% off on Amazon.

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Magical Tales Mickey & Friends Advent Calendar Box

If you’re a fan of Mickey Mouse (who isn’t?), you have to check out this next Advent calendar!

The Magical Tales Mickey & Friends Advent Calendar Box is currently 59% off and comes with a 32-page hardcover interactive picture book (including letters to Santa), 12 Advent “tree ornaments” for a 3D Christmas tree, over 30 stickers, and 18 inches of tinsel.

Buy on Amazon for 59% OFF

Funko Pop! Disney: Advent Calendar

It’s hard to top the classics with a twist!

Mickey and his friends make a holiday-themed appearance in the Funko Pop! Disney: Advent Calendar! This calendar comes with a unique Funko Pocket Pop! within each of the 24 calendar doors, including Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto, and more in their holiday finest! This calendar is currently 25% off on Amazon.

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Disney Classic Advent Calendar

Staying with the classics, the Disney Classic Advent Calendar pays a fun homage to Disney’s biggest icons!

This calendar includes 11 surprise mini-figures in holiday outfits, five card decorations, five sticker sheets, five stickers, and three stickers in three gift boxes. The set is currently on sale for 49% off.

Buy on Amazon for 49% OFF

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Advent Calendar and Pop-Up Book

If want a Disney souvenir that embraces BOTH Christmas and Halloween, this next calendar has you covered!

You can celebrate the best of both worlds with The Nightmare Before Christmas: Advent Calendar and Pop-Up Book! This pop-up book and Advent calendar set is highly recommended with a near-perfect 4.9 stars out of 5 and is currently 48% off on Amazon. It comes with a 28-page softcover guidebook of Halloween Town and its residents, a “ghastly” pop-up tree, and 25 removable and displayable ornaments such as a skeletal reindeer and man-eating wreath!

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We’ll continue to keep a lookout for exciting Disney holiday finds, so stay tuned here at DFB for all the latest!

Looking for more Disney gifts? Check out our Amazon storefront!

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I’m a Disney World reporter, and whenever I say that, people have a LOT of questions!

It’s a pretty rare job, and so friends, family members, and strangers are often curious about what it is that I actually do on a workday. Me and my reporter teammates get asked many of the same questions over and over again, so I’m coming clean today! I’m here to answer the most popular questions about my job.

How Often Do You Go to Disney World?

Typically the first question I get asked when I tell people what I do for work is, “How often do you go to Disney World?” The answer will vary slightly between the reporters on our team, but for me personally, it’s usually 2-4 times a week.

Like most jobs, we work 5 days a week. Several of us on the reporter team are hybrid reporter/writers, which means that I work from home on the days when I’m not in the parks, writing articles like this one! I also use those work-from-home days to help cover major news on the blog or to write the restaurant reviews that I cover when I’m out in Disney World.

It’s a nice balance, because being out in the Florida sun for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, can take a toll on your body! Especially when you’re doing 15,000+ steps per day.

Does Disney Pay You?

Another common question I get asked frequently is if Disney pays me or the company to cover news in the parks. And the answer? A resounding NO. Disney Food Blog is not associated with The Walt Disney Company or Walt Disney World, as we’re a third-party site run by fans. We’re not employed by Disney, and they don’t pay us to cover the news in the parks or for any of the other locations.

However, sometimes Disney will invite us to media events in the parks or at other locations. During those instances, we will always disclose that information in our articles and social media posts. Even at media events, we’re not required to review our experience positively, and we constantly strive to be as honest as possible (we’ll definitely tell you if something is “bad” or not worth the cost). The vast majority of food we eat, hotels we stay in, tours we review, etc., are paid for by Disney Food Blog.

As for me, I get paid directly by Disney Food Blog. This is a real job like any other career out there, and the company makes money through a variety of methods (yes, like ads on the website and YouTube channel) so that all of us employees can be supported!

Is There Really Enough to Cover in the Parks ALL Day?

Surprisingly, YES! Before I took this job, I didn’t realize just how much Disney World news there was to cover, but it’s honestly shocking. During my park days, I’ll spend an entire 8 hours walking through the parks to search for news.

These news searches typically include looking for new merchandise in all the gift shops, checking restaurant menus for new items, and searching for updates on the major construction projects around Disney World. In one shift, I typically have time to hit 2 or more locations, which could include any of the theme parks, Disney Springs, or any of the Disney World hotels.

And then sometimes, my day will also be filled with snack reviews, restaurant reviews, or special events! There are plenty of ways that my day could be filled when I go to Disney World, and no two days are ever the exact same.

Does Disney World Ever Lose Its Magic?

As a die-hard Disney World fan, you’re probably expecting me to answer “No!” to this question. However, I’ve got to be honest! Disney World doesn’t really lose it’s magic per se, but if I go several days in a row without any major updates to cover, it can get a smidge mundane.

When I visit the parks, I’m not having the same experience that a regular visitor has — I’m spending all my time observing and searching. I’m not usually hopping on rides or watching shows, and the job can actually be pretty challenging when there’s a lot to cover in a short amount of time and the pressure is on to get that cupcake photo just right.

It’s a different mindset visiting Disney World for work than it is to visit for a vacation, but even on those work days in the parks, I’m often reminded how magical the place can be. I’ve been witness to many people’s first reactions at seeing Cinderella Castle, plenty of happy hugs when kids meet their favorite character in person, and more Main Street, U.S.A. proposals than I can count! And I’d be lying if I said those moments didn’t put a massively goofy smile on my face every time.

Just being IN the parks and enjoying the atmosphere is often enough to remind me how cool my job is and what a blessing it is to go to Disney World as frequently as I do. Even when I’m just walking from gift shop to gift shop, checking things off my list, I’m quickly reminded that I’m surrounded by thousands of people making the happiest memories of their lives…and that mood is infectious!

So even after I clock out for work, I frequently find myself still visiting Disney World for fun with my friends and family! What kind of Disney fan would I be if I didn’t?!

Thanks for following along here at DFB! Let us know if you’d like to see more questions answered or learn more of our Disney World secrets.

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How often do you go to Disney World? Tell us in the comments!

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We are over Halfway to Halloween and Disney made some BIG announcements yesterday about Halloween celebrations in the parks. However, Amazon is also getting in on the Halfway to Halloween fun. Amazon launched a Halfway to Halloween store that you can shop right now!

The Halfway to Halloween shop includes LOTS of fantastic Disney merchandise, so we are rounding up some of our favorite items you can grab.

We have selected some of our favorites, but you can browse the full Halfway to Halloween store on Amazon right here. Now, let’s get to the Halloween fun!

While we can’t wait for the kick-off of the Halloween celebrations in the parks, these items will tide us over for a bit. We hope you are as excited about being Halfway to Halloween as we are, make sure to stay tuned to DFB for more Disney merchandise news!

Find even more Disney essentials on our Amazon storefront!

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Are you planning a Disney World vacation soon?

If you are, you probably know how much planning and budgeting it can take to have a successful trip. There’s so much to plan — book flights, buy park tickets, make dining reservations, and of course set some souvenir money aside for when you’re finally in the Most Magical Place on Earth. One thing we have found that helps us budget and save a bit of money is using gift cards. Plus, you can buy Disney gift cards on sale which helps you save! Luckily, an exclusive gift card sale is going on now that you need to hurry to take advantage of.

Sam’s Club has been offering two online-exclusive sale on gift cards, and you can still take advantage of it if you hurry! Sam’s members can get these gift cards emailed to them after they purchase them online (it’s important to note that these are NOT available in stores. It is an online-only sale.)

Get $10 off a Disney Gift Card

Members can get a $100 Disney gift card for $90 online now! We love using gift cards in the parks because then we HAVE to stick to our budget. Once the gift card is out, we’re done. This is especially useful at EPCOT’s festivals when we’re visiting all the food booths to try the new snacks and drinks. Plus, it never hurts to get $10 essentially free when you buy them on sale! These gift cards are limited to two per person while they are on sale.

Get at Sam’s Club

Get $50 Off a Southwest Airlines Gift Card

Speaking of booking flights, you can save on the cost of airfare, too. You can get a $500 Southwest Airlines gift card for $449.99! Just like the Disney gift card, you’ll be emailed your gift card for use on your flight tickets. The price may be different in stores, so ensure you get this deal, be sure to purchase them online. This deal will save you $50 on your flight to Disney World (that’s $50 for a new pair of ears and some delicious Magic Kingdom ice cream)! These gift cards are also limited to two per person.

Get at Sam’s Club

Remember, to purchase these gift cards, you must have a Sam’s Club membership, which you can join right from the website! They also must be bought online, and there’s a limit of two per person for each gift card type. Hopefully, this can help you save some money and make sticking to your budget a little easier!

For more Disney news, keep following DFB!

If You’re Looking for Disney World Must-Haves, Check Out Our Amazon Storefront!

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We’re not impatient…not really. Okay, maybe we’re lying. We are! We need more details about this year’s EPCOT Food & Wine Festival STAT.

The EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is kicking off later this year, so we don’t expect to know much more about the festival for a while. Disney did reveal a few things that are returning to this year’s festival. However, we want to know the most important thing: When will we get the full menus for the food booths at the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival?

In order to make the best prediction, what we need to do is look at previous festivals. In 2019, the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival ran from August 29th through November 23rd, the same dates as the 2024 festival. The menus were released two months before the festival on June 28th. If things are truly going back to the way things were, we could expect to have menus at or on that same date.

However, 2020 was a weird year for the festival. Disney World temporarily closed in 2020 due to the ongoing global pandemic.  The festival ran from July 15th through November 22nd, and we didn’t have menus until July 9th — right before Disney World reopened.

This was the longest-running EPCOT festival EVER, but Disney was trying to drum up more attendance in the parks during a time when people weren’t traveling much.  Note this was a more abbreviated festival, without the seminars and food demonstrations from previous years.

In 2021, the festival returned and ran from July 15th through November 20th. We didn’t get menus until July 8th!!! Again, Disney was cutting it short. We got a little more notice for the 2022 festival, which ran from July 14th through November 19th — we got menus a few weeks early on June 29th.

Okay, so let’s look at last year’s festival, in 2023. The dates were from July 27th through November 18th, and once again, we didn’t have menus until about three weeks earlier, on July 3rd.

So what does this mean for this year’s festival? Well, the 2024 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival runs from August 29th through November 23rd. Although we would LOVE to get menus a few months early like in 2019, we think we’ll probably only get those menus several weeks to a month in advance. So we expect Disney to release full menus around August 1st at the earliest. That seems like FOREVER AWAY!

We’re also waiting to see if we get announcements about the return of seminars and demonstrations since those have been gone since 2019. EPCOT will soon have new dedicated spaces for festival activities, including seminars and demonstrations, with the opening of CommuniCore Hall and Plaza, so we certainly think there’s a chance those will return.

Of course, we won’t know anything until Disney makes these announcements, so for now we just have to wait…impatiently.

Stay tuned to DFB for more.

How Much Will a Day at the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival REALLY Cost in 2024?

When do you think we’ll learn more about this year’s festival? Give us your best guesses in the comments!

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