Hurricane Helene continues to hamper Disney operations on the East Coast of the United States.

Just this week, a state of emergency was declared for Disney World and 61 counties in Florida after Hurricane Helene strengthened and shifted course from the Gulf of Mexico, making its way into Central Florida. However, Disney World isn’t the only Disney destination affected by this category 1 hurricane, as we now know that the Disney Cruise Line is submitting warnings as well.

On September 26th, 2024, the Disney Wish warned that it is making operational adjustments as a result of Hurricane Helene that could delay when the cruise ship makes port.

The Disney Cruise Line reached out regarding the Disney Wish’s departure on September 27th, 2024 from Port Canaveral and issues that may arise. Addressing possible delays, the company wrote the following:

“As you may be aware, Hurricane Helene is predicted to pass through the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Florida on Thursday. Due to the storm, the U.S. Coast Guard is planning to close Port Canaveral. Before the port can reopen, the Coast Guard must verify that the channel is safe for cruise ship operations. Because of this, we anticipate that the Disney Wish will arrive into Port Canaveral on Friday, September 27, later than originally scheduled.”

The delay was also noted on the Disney Cruise Line’s website.

The warning has been in place as of September 26th at 10:30AM and is advising Disney Wish guests sailing on September 27th to postpone their arrival to the terminal by five (5) hours after their selected port arrival time, but no later than 7PM. Per an official Disney statement, “Guests will not be able to access the cruise terminal or parking facility in Port Canaveral until four (4) hours after their selected port arrival time.”

The Disney Cruise Line also noted that guests who have purchased motorcoach transportation from a Walt Disney World Resort and Hyatt Regency Orlando Hotel will receive a separate communication about their scheduled transfer times.

Passengers with questions can reach out via 1-866-325-6685 or 407-566-7797.

Rainfall and high winds have already impacted Disney World so we’re not shocked by this latest Disney announcement. If you are currently or plan on traveling to Florida over the next few days, we suggest bringing rain gear and essentials that can get you through the storm. Additionally, Disney World closures do happen due to inclement weather so you should be prepared for that as well.

We’ll continue to keep you posted on Hurricane Helene updates as they develop.

BREAKING: Disney CANCELS Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party Due to Hurricane Helene

If a hurricane ends up impacting your trip, a travel agent can help change or cancel. We recommend our friends at Small World Vacations!

EVERYTHING is magical in Disney World, even the way things SMELL. You wouldn’t think things that smell would be special, but just think about how you smile every time you think of that unique scent to the water on Pirates of the Caribbean.

Then there’s that popcorn smell on Main Street, U.S.A., the scent of Rome Burning on Spaceship Earth, the smell of caramel drifting out of Karamell-Küche (one of our favorite smells!!!), and more. Well, if you’d like to bring some of Disney World’s smells home with you, NOW YOU CAN. We found some Yankee Candle Company candles on Amazon that will have you believing you’re in Disney World when you smell them.

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So we scoured Amazon to find some candles that will make your house smell like some of your favorite Disney World things.

Get the Yankee Candle Company Christmas Cookie Candle

Have you ever been to Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party? The party smells like COOKIES, and we love it because it’s just SO Christmassy. So if you love that party in Magic Kingdom AND all things Christmas, then you need this candle to bring that into your house.

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Buy the Village Candle Warm Apple Pie Candle

There’s a scene in Mickey’s PhilHarmagic where you come face to face with an apple pie and the scent is pumped out into the ride. It’s HEAVENLY, isn’t it? You can have that scent inside your home with this candle, which is also a great way to bring the smells of fall (we love apple scents!) into your house, too.

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Get the Yankee Candle Company Beach Escape Candle

If you’ve ever visited Disney’s Beach Club Resort or Disney’s Yacht Club Resort, you’ll know that these hotels have a very distinct beachy scent — it’s hard to describe, but it’s AMAZING. Bring the scents of those hotels home with this candy that smells like fresh sea air. This one also happens to smell like the Fiji scene on Soarin’.

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Buy the Yankee Candle Company Cafe al Fresco Candle

If you walk by Main Street Bakery or any of the other Starbucks locations, the scent of freshly brewed coffee wafts into the air, and it makes you feel like home. Get that same feeling with this candle that smells like coffee, cinnamon, and other warm, sweet drinks.

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So grab your favorite scents now! If you’re looking for more Disney souvenirs and essentials, be sure to stop by our Amazon Store.

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Sometimes, Starbucks just hits, especially when you’re in Disney World and it’s rope drop or the middle of the day when you’ve lost your last bit of energy.

Yeah, we’ll usually warn you about long lines at Starbucks, especially in the morning, but at the same time, we’ll often be standing in those lines (although we do go to Joffrey’s when they’re TOO long). Well, if you’re headed to Disney Springs, your Starbucks options just opened up again: a closed Starbucks there has just reopened! OH, HAPPY DAY!

So the Starbucks kiosk in the Disney Springs Marketplace closed a little while ago for refurbishment (as things often do in Disney World). Granted, there are TWO Starbucks in Disney Springs, but when this one was closed, it meant we had to traipse over to the other one if we were in the Marketplace area and needed our caffeine! Well, luckily the Marketplace Starbucks has officially reopened.

We didn’t see any obvious signs of change to the kiosk itself, so the refurbishment was probably done on the inside, which isn’t something customers generally see. However, this spot is serving up all your favorite Starbucks drinks, including the seasonal ones (yay, PSL!).

If you find yourself in Disney Springs, keep in mind that this location has reopened if you’re craving Starbucks. You’ll also find occasional special drinks here you won’t get anywhere else, themed to movies, events, and more. We even had a Robert Downey Jr.-inspired drink here once!

You’ll also find a Starbucks location on the West Side of Disney Springs if you’re over in that area when the craving hits you.

Stay tuned to DFB for more.

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What’s your favorite Starbucks drink this time of year? Let us know in the comments!

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Shanghai Disneyland shared a first look at character costumes for Halloween Time 2024, including what Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps will wear for the first-ever “Howl-o-ween” Festival in Zootopia.

Zootopia “Howl-o-Ween” Festival

Nick will be dressed as a Tiger Dancer while Judy is in a Gazelle costume for the “Howl-o-ween” Festival. Other “Zootizens” will celebrate by “turning” into other species and letting out happy howls.

More Halloween Character Costumes

Mickey and Friends will also debut new costumes. Donald is dressed like a king with a crown and a red and black tunic. Mickey wears a colorful coat with a purple top hat. Minnie wears an orange, purple, and black ensemble including a bow and plaid skirt. Daisy Duck is in a purple dress covered in spiderwebs. Chip and Dale are dressed like knights in shining armor. Goofy is in a gray wolf-ish costume.

Duffy and Friends will be in festive fall outfits including sweaters and hats. Duffy and ShellieMay are in matching orange sweaters. He has an orange beret topped with a ghost and spiderweb, while she wears a matching bow.

LinaBell dons a witch’s hat on a headband. Gelatoni and ‘Olu Mel both wear autumnal berets and knit sweaters. StellaLou and CookieAnn are in fall dresses.

Winnie the Pooh and his friends of the Hundred Acre Wood also don Halloween accessories. Tigger wears a striped witch’s hat and an autumnal cape. Pooh Bear has a purple waistcoat and top hat. Piglet has a black sweater and ruffled collar with a matching witch’s hat. Eeyore wears an orange top hat and a black cape.

Halloween Time 2024 at Shanghai Disney Resort

The 2024 Halloween season officially begins at Shanghai Disneyland on October 4 and runs through November 2. Halloween entertainment includes:

• *NEW* The Villain’s Club show: At the Pepsi E-Stage in Tomorrowland, guests can enjoy a brand-new show featuring music, dancers, and special appearances by iconic Disney Villains Cruella de Vil and Gaston.
• More opportunities to meet Disney Villains: Guests will have the opportunity to meet more Disney Villains throughout the Halloween season, with additional new locations for greetings. This year will also see Dr. Facilier, Lady Tremaine, and her daughters, Anastasia and Drizella, join the festive Villain Balcony Walk.
• Halloween favorites return: Donald’s Halloween Treat Cavalcade and Treasure Cove Ghost Pirates: “A Trial of Darkness” are back.
• “Coco” area returns: From October 11 to November 7, guests can sing along with Miguel from the Pixar Animation Studios film “Coco” at Adventure Isle.

The Halloween Spook-tacular will return from October 25 to 26 and 31 to November 2. This year’s party gives guests more opportunities to dress up, plus more party zones, including the first-ever Spook-tacular party zone in Zootopia. After “ILLUMINATE! A Nighttime Celebration,” the Halloween Villains Castle Celebration transforms into a stunning showcase of Disney Villains.

Halloween season also includes special food and drinks throughout Shanghai Disney Resort, including black churros, black burger buns, and freshly baked black sesame egg tart. There will be plenty of pumpkin dishes, including pumpkin soup, pumpkin-themed sandwiches, pretzels, and pizza. Special Halloween menus will be available at the Royal Banquet Hall and Aurora in Shanghai Disneyland Hotel.

New merchandise collections will be inspired by Mickey and Friends, Duffy and Friends, Winnie the Pooh, and Disney Villains.

In Disneytown, guests can enjoy the spellbinding tales of the Lost Souls, greet the Magic Mirror, listen to the bewitching tunes of The Ghost Band, and experience the Frightfully Fun Dance Party. The Disneytown Halloween Tour offers an exclusive experience for children to DIY their own Halloween face painting for the Trick-or-Treat Parade. The Halloween Market provides snacks and goods.

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The Scary Teddy popcorn bucket, which has been available during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party at Walt Disney World since September 2, 2024, and a Madame Leota straw clip will be available for just one day at Disneyland Resort.

Scary Teddy Popcorn Bucket & Madame Leota Straw Clip

The Scary Teddy popcorn bucket, inspired by the toy seen in Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” will be available at select locations around Disneyland Resort on October 3, more than one month after the item became available at Walt Disney World. The announcement was shared via the Disney Eats Instagram account. The exact locations where the popcorn bucket will be on sale were not shared.

The Madame Leota straw clip will also be available at select locations around Disneyland Resort on October 3. The item features Madame Leota’s ghostly blue head inside of a clear “crystal ball.”

As of now, these items will only be available at Disneyland on October 3. We will provide updates should the Halloween offerings become available for a longer time.

Other popcorn buckets available at Disneyland during the Halloween season depict Vampire Tow Mater and Vampire Stitch. You can also check out the full list of new Halloween merchandise.

Will you be stopping by Disneyland on October 3 to pick up the Scary Teddy popcorn bucket and Madame Leota straw clip? Let us know in the comments.

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I hope everyone is staying safe out there. Today, I braved Hurricane Helene and spent the morning in Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. There wasn’t much going on due to the weather, but the soggy morning did lead to low crowds.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

When I got to Disney’s Animal Kingdom this morning the weather was still fairly calm. Hurricane Helene would eventually impact operational schedules for Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando Resort in the afternoon and evening.

My first stop was Discovery Trading Post to put on my rain jacket. Inside Discovery Trading Post, I saw the create-your-own headband collection. Unfortunately the “Inside Out 2” characters still haven’t made their way into the parks, but the “Nightmare Before Christmas” characters are available.

Low Attraction Wait Times

After putting on my rain jacket, I walked over to Pandora – The World of Avatar to see what the wait times were like for Na’vi River Journey and Flight of Passage. They were VERY low. The weather scared off the normal crowds leaving Na’vi River Journey at only 15 minutes and Flight of Passage at 35 minutes at park opening.

Drums Refurbished

I also noticed that they finally cleaned and replaced the drums in Pandora. When I visited today, they weren’t turned on so they weren’t interactive. It’s still nice to see Disney cleaning up some of these details that matter to the guest experience. No one wants to play a drum covered in gunk.

Kali River Rapids

Kali River Rapids doesn’t open until 9 a.m., an hour after the park opens. I was surprised to see so many people waiting in line for a water ride before it even opened on a day like today. I prefer being dry, so I certainly wasn’t riding Kali River Rapids this morning. Would you ride Kali River Rapids on a rainy day? Let me know in the comments.

Dinosaur

There were no major changes in the Dinosaur area. I think this space is aesthetically pleasing, but if Disney sticks to the concept art they showed most recently for the reimagining of this area the changes will make it even nicer.

Marley Morning

I said good morning to my favorite Disney Crocodile, Marley. Marley is from Jamaica so he’s pretty used to the tropical weather.

Dug and Russell

On my way out of DinoLand, I watched Dug run up to a grownup Russell for a morning walk. It was so precious, I almost exploded. These are the moments that remain special to me in the Disney Parks.

Hurricane Preparation

The only real hurricane preparation I saw in Animal Kingdom today was umbrellas being zip-tied down everywhere.

Rainforest Cafe

I knew that the weather was going to turn soon, and it took everything in me not to dip into the Rainforest Cafe, but I pressed on to explore Hollywood Studios.

To Disney’s Hollywood Studios

I really expected the sky to fall on the drive over to Hollywood Studios this morning, but it managed to hold it together until I arrived. I, unfortunately, did not get very close parking in either park today so it was an anxiety inducing brisk walk to and from the car.

Entrance

BAH HUMBUG. I knew I was gonna get played by one of these random bands of tropical terror. I am not made of sugar, so luckily I did not melt, but I swear the rain waited for me to get far enough away from my car to not turn back. Let me tell you, as a Floridian, there are rainy days, and then there are moments where the sky falls and there’s no escaping.

This is a sky fall moment. Here’s a short clip of the entrance of Hollywood Studios. You can literally see the waves of rain flooding in.

Even prepared in my rainboots and jacket, I still got soaked. My shorts looked more like swim shorts, and my rain boots had tiny puddles on their own. I took off my shoes later and literally dumped water out of them.

Here Comes the Sun

In just enough time for me to find shelter, the rain stopped, the sun emerged, and everyone continued about their day like nothing ever happened.

Galaxy’s Edge

Galaxy’s Edge was fairly quiet this morning. I think this land is particularly beautiful when it’s wet and just dark enough for the lights to come on.

There was nothing new going on in the market of Galaxy’s Edge, but I do wish they would open a lamp stand. I love the different lamps they use in this space.

Facade Failure

I noticed that the facade near the entrance of Galaxy’s Edge was a little messed up. The window on the top floor, second from the right, has the blinds drawn just enough to show that the backside is entirely open.

The middle floor window, second from the left, is open. The curtains are torn and wet, whipping in the rain.

Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!

Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! was closed today due to the weather, but Cast Members were kind enough to manage the space as a shelter from the rain.

Good Morning Gertie

Since I work for WDWNT, I had to say good morning to our girl Gertie. She seemed totally unbothered by the storms. To be fair, she has seen many before.

Voyage of the Little Mermaid Signs

DISNEY, I beg, please refurbish and replace the Voyage of the Little Mermaid signs or remove them entirely. They look horrible. Since my last visit, the scrim behind the main entrance figures has only ripped more. Maybe this storm will be enough to force Disney to do something about it.

Peep the hidden Mickey in the bubble in the top left pic. It’s one of Nana’s favorites.

Hurricane Preparation

Hollywood Studios also locked down all of their umbrellas with zip ties. This is pretty common practice for Walt Disney World during rough weather. I did not see any other hurricane preparations during my visit this morning.

Bird of Paradise Flowers

I spotted these Bird of Paradise flowers near Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster today. They’re making me look forward to the Flower and Garden Festival next year.

Adios!

There really isn’t much to report from the parks today other than Hurricane Helene coverage. I hope all those effected by this storm stay safe. I look forward to dryer days ahead.

Have you ever been to Walt Disney World during a natural disaster? Let me know your story in the comments below.

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