A pop-punk Disney album wasn’t on our bingo card for 2024, but honestly, we’re not mad about it!

Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster

Seriously, what’s better than potentially crowd surfing to “A Whole New World” or air guitaring to “Colors of the Wind”? We really can’t think of anything (or maybe we kinda can, but it wouldn’t be as AWESOME!).

A Whole New Sound is an upcoming album featuring reimagined Disney classics covered by iconic rock bands such as Plain White T’s, Bowling For Soup, and many more (The Warped Tour girly in me is HYPED). The first single released for the album was “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King by Simple Plan, and now Disney has released ANOTHER new single AND revealed the full tracklist!

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“Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid, performed by New Found Glory, was released along with a music video. This version of the song brings a fresh twist to Ariel’s timeless classic, giving it a new edge while staying true to the original emotion behind it.

“In approaching this song, I sat with the lyrics and melodies for a while. I realized that to make people feel what Ariel’s feeling, we needed to match the energy of the music with the rebellious thoughts of the song, along with her hope for adventure,” Chad Gilbert, guitarist of New Found Glory stated. “Our band’s biggest goal has always been to show and encourage young adults, the young at heart, and any person that has a dream but faces self-doubt that there is another world out there that will accept them for exactly who they are. To not be afraid to take the next step.”

A Whole New Sound – New Found Glory with Mickey and Friends

1. A Whole New Sound will be released on September 6th, and here’s a look at the official tracklist for the album:
2. “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid by New Found Glory
3. “Remember Me” from Coco by Mayday Parade
   
4. “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King by Simple Plan
   
5. “I2I” from A Goofy Movie by Magnolia Park
   
6. “A Whole New World” from Aladdin by Yellowcard
   
7. “Go the Distance” from Hercules by We The Kings
   
8. “Surface Pressure” from Encanto by Plain White T’s
   
9. “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from Toy Story by Meet Me @ The Altar
   
10. “You’ll Be in My Heart” from Tarzan by Boys Like Girls
    
11. “Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas by Tokio Hotel
    
12.  “Let It Go” from Frozen by LØLØ 
    
13. “Friend Like Me” from Aladdin by Bowling For Soup

A Whole New Sound Tracklist

We are so excited to jam out to these new versions of some of our favorite Disney songs, so stay tuned as we bring you even more updates and news!

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Are you looking forward to this album’s release? Let us know in the comments!

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If you have been eyeing your next Disney merchandise purchase, now may be the time to grab it because the Disney Store is having a sale!

Get Disney merchandise on sale!

You can save big on over 700 Disney items for a limited time. Everything from pins to Loungeflys are on sale, so make sure to check it out.

The Disney Store is having a BIG sale this weekend! A huge selection of products are 20%, 30%, and 40% off. The sale is going on RIGHT NOW and ends Sunday, August 18th. We are rounding up a few items on sale, but with over 700 items, you can probably find something you would want.

Get this Mickey Mouse Peace Sign Sweatshirt for 30% off!

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You can pick-up this stylish Mickey Mouse Peace Sign Sweatshirt for 30% off during the Disney Store sale. This sweatshirt features some adorable details including Mickey’s face on the sleeve, Mickey Mouse’s signature on the collar, and a Mickey Peace sign on the chest. 

Grab this sweatshirt here!

Grab this Star Wars Hoth Starbucks Mug for 30% off!

Star Wars Hoth Starbucks Mug

You can also get some Disney mugs like the Star Wars Hoth Starbucks Mug for 30% off. This mug is a part of the Starbucks Discovery Series and features Tauntaun, Wampa, and an AT-AT walker.

Get this mug here!

Pick up this Winnie the Pooh Loungefly Backpack for 30% off!

Winnie the Pooh Loungefly

If you have been looking for an adorable Loungefly, then look no further! This Winnie the Pooh Loungefly Mini Backpack is so cute and the perfect park bag. It features Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore all stacked up alongside some colorful flowers.

Grab this Loungefly here!

Get this Minnie Mouse Donut Ear Headband for 40% off!

Disney Eats Donut Ears

You can also snag a pair of these delicious looking Minnie Mouse Donut Ears from the Disney Eats collection for 40% off. We are definitely craving a pink sprinkled donut now! The ears feature two donut “ears” with a sequined pink bow in the middle. 

Get these ears here!

These are just a few of the items that you can get on sale during this Disney Store sale. Make sure you check out the full sale to see if there are any Disney items that you just can’t do without!

Make sure to stay tuned to DFB for even more Disney merchandise deals and discounts!

Shop the full Disney Store sale right here!

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Disney Lacers Mystery Vinyl Collectible Figures have raced right out of D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event and into Walt Disney World.

We found all of these items in Art of Disney in The American Adventure Pavilion at EPCOT. The vinyl collectibles are also available in Disney Springs as well as DisneyStore.com.

Disney Lacers Mystery Vinyl Collectible Figure Series One – $19.99

We first saw this mystery collectible vinyl collection at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. Each shoe is a little over an inch in height and a little over 3 inches long. The Disney Store sells series one for $16.99, which is less expensive than in the parks.

Series One of the collection has six differently designed shoes, including a mystery design. Series One includes:

• Stitch
• Disney Princesses
• Mickey Mouse
• Minnie Mouse
• Dumbo
• Mystery

Disney Lacers Mystery Vinyl Collectible Figure Series Two – $19.99

Series Two comes in a white and gray box. As with series one, the Disney Store is selling Series Two for $16.99.

Series Two has six differently designed shoes, including a mystery design. Series Two includes:

• Snow White
• Maleficent
• Peter Pan
• Hercules and the Hydra
• The Three Little Pigs
• Mystery Shoe

There are more Disney Lacers available online from the Disney Store. If you prefer to purchase the full set, it will cost $99.99. The full set of Series One is already sold out, but Series Two is still available for pre-order as of the time of publishing.

Donald Duck Disney Lacers Limited Edition 90th Anniversary Vinyl Collectible Figure – $24.99

We saw lots of Donald Duck 90th Birthday merchandise in the parks but never found the Disney Lacers Limited Edition shoe figure. This is available online from the Disney Store.

Star Wars Dark Side Disney Lacers Limited Edition Vinyl Collectible Figure by Alex Riegert Waters – $24.99

This Disney Lacer matches a collection by Alex Riegert-Waters, a designer and illustrator based in Los Angeles, California. You can see more from his collection and more new Star Wars merchandise from D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event on our website.

What do you think of these new Disney vinyl figures? Have you collected any of Disney’s previous vinyl toy releases in the past, like Vinylmation? Let us know in the comments.

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Halloween is in full effect at Disney World and Magic Kingdom is certainly proud of it!

So cute!!!

From the iconic Mickey pumpkin Wreaths to the adorable pumpkin scarecrows, Main Street, U.S.A. is full of spooky holiday fun, and we are loving it! But, the festivities don’t just stop there.

Nestled inside this classic section of the park is the sugar-sweet dream that is the Main Street Confectionery,  a candy shop that you can literally smell right outside its door. Follow the delicious aroma of sweets, and you’ll find darling displays of themed treats like candy apples, cupcakes, cookies, and more. These treats are made inside the shop, and you can even watch the bakers showcasing their craft through a display window.

Main Street Confectionary

The Main Street Confectionary is an iconic part of Magic Kingdom and a place we on the Disney Food Blog team love to visit. On one of our recent trips, we entered the old-fashioned candy shop and noticed that there was a new addition to the menu!

Candied Popcorn

Aside from standard sweets, the Main Street Confectionary also features the Kernel Kitchen, where you can get your own custom popcorn mix. You can select your preferred popcorn flavor and add drizzles, candies, cookies, and other offered mix-ins. The fun thing about the Kernel Kitchen is that they also create seasonal offerings for holidays and even celebrations like they did with Tiana’s Bayou Adventure’s official opening.

Tiana’s Sweet Popcorn Serenade

Well, upon checking out the menu at the Kernel Kitchen, we noticed that a new popcorn snack called Halloween Treat Mix is available now. This new mix consists of purple and orange kettle popcorn, M&M’s, pretzel pieces, crushed chocolate cookies, and orange chocolatey drizzle. It’s available for $15.99.

Halloween Treat Mix

The orange and purple kettle popcorn are grape and orangesicle flavored, and we thought it’d be fun to try this new seasonal flavor! It certainly LOOKS interesting, but how does it taste?

Halloween Treat Mix Kettle Popcorn

We opted to get just the popcorn without any toppings to truly test out the special flavors. With no toppings, the Halloween Popcorn mix cost $9.99.

Time to take a bite!

Upon trying the popcorn, we were instantly hit with flavors that we could only describe as Fanta. Yup, like the soda. The orange and purple kernels reminded us of the orange and grape-flavored Fanta which was at first surprising but definitely a fun taste. The fruity flavor isn’t just a glaze but an actual candy coating around the popcorn. Though unique, it was a bit of a mess because once we stepped outside in the sun, it immediately started melting due to the heat.

A fun treat for spooky season

Although the initial taste of the popcorn was a bit of a curveball for us (orange and purple popcorn is pretty unique), the flavors together just work — a unique and enjoyable combo for sure! We have to be honest, though, and admit that aside from saving a couple bucks, there’s no real advantage to picking just the popcorn over the mix itself, but it’s definitely something we’d get again. The flavors are fun, and the whole Halloween-themed vibe makes it even better!

Main Street U.S.A

Stay tuned as we continue to try even more seasonal treats at Disney World!

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Are you planning on trying this Halloween Treat Mix? We’d love to read about it in the comments!

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Have you tried Disney World’s new Lightning Lane system?

Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway Lightning Lane sign

Gone are the old ways of Genie+, and now we instead have Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Lightning Lane Single Pass to help us skip the long waits in the park. These paid systems can save you time during your park day, IF you know how to use them efficiently. That’s why we’re teaching you about one of our Lightning Lane tricks!

During the first week of using Lightning Lane Single Pass and Lightning Lane Multi Pass in Disney World, we happened upon a neat little trick. When visiting EPCOT, we had pre-purchased a Single Pass to ride Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, but then we also decided to join the virtual queue the morning of our visit.

Lightning Lanes!

Since we had been hotel guests that day, we got a really great return time for our Lightning Lane Single Pass of 9AM-10AM. But then, when we joined the virtual queue, we were blessed AGAIN with a very early boarding group. Our boarding group was called first thing in the morning, so we were able to ride Guardians TWICE in a row by using the standby and Lightning Lane entrances back to back.

Tap Point for Lightning Lane entrance for Cosmic Rewind

You have to get a little lucky in order to use this hack (you don’t really have much control over what boarding group number you get and you may or may not be able to modify your Lightning Lane to fit that return time) but it was convenient! If you have a virtual queue and a Lightning Lane at different times of the day, you’ll have to backtrack across the park to get back to the ride.

Magic Kingdom

So what about in Magic Kingdom? Does this apply there as well? Yes! You can use the same system to try and book TRON Lightcycle / Run twice in a day and ride back-to-back, but you’ll want to change things up a bit for the virtual queue at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.

TRON Lightcycle / Run

If you want to use this hack for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, you’ll be booking a return time with Lightning Lane Multi Pass instead of Lightning Lane Single Pass. Keep in mind that Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is a Tier 1 attraction, so when you make your Multi Pass selections either 3 or 7 days in advance (depending on whether or not you’re staying on Disney World property), you’ll only be able to select one from the following group, with the rest coming from the remaining Magic Kingdom attractions list:

• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
• Jungle Cruise
• Peter Pan’s Flight
• Space Mountain
• Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure entrance

After you’ve chosen one Tier 1 attraction and two Tier 2 attractions to book, you’ll have your Lightning Lanes ready to go for your park day. On the morning of your park day, you can attempt to join the Tiana’s Bayou Adventure virtual queue starting at 7AM. If you’re lucky, your boarding group return time may coincide with your previously-booked Lightning Lane.

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

However, even if you’re not lucky like that, we’ve got a tip for you! Throughout the day, we’ve often seen new times become available for Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. So if your Lightning Lane and virtual queue don’t line up, you can attempt to modify your Lightning Lane to better fit that virtual queue return window. Perfect!

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure

So there you go — that’s how you can do some of Disney World’s most popular rides twice in a row! Stay tuned to DFB for more tips and tricks on how to conquer the parks.

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Are you planning to use Lightning Lanes during your vacation? Tell us in the comments!

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