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Disney News Round-up For Friday, October 19th, 2018

Welcome to another Friday news round-up! This week we've got some great announcements that may make your next Walt Disney World vacation even more magical. To begin with the new daily ticket pricing is now in effect.

Friday News Round-up September 21st, 2018

Have you stayed in the know with all things Disney this week? Don't worry if you didn't have a chance, we're here with the Friday news round-up to bring you up to date!

Disney News Round-up For Friday, September 14th, 2018

It's been another busy week trying to keep up with following all things Disney. Here are a few bits of recent news we didn't want you to miss!

The Walt Disney Company tops Forbes' list of the World's Best Regarded Companies for 2018, moving up four spots from 2017, the first year that the rankings were compiled. Disney ranks No. 1, earning the highest marks among Forbes' 2018 Global 2000 companies.

Disney News Round-up: Ale & Compass Restaurant Now Open, Minnie Van Updates, and More

Happy day before Thanksgiving! If you're traveling today, here's to short lines at the airport and no traffic jams! If you're at home, we hope you're enjoying a great day. In today's round-up we're talking about the brand new Ale & Compass Restaurant at Disney's Yacht Club Resort, a new addition to the Minnie Van rotation, and more.

Disney Holiday News Round-up: Contemporary Gingerbread Display, Menus for the Epcot Festival of the Holidays, and More!

The holidays are in full swing at Disney World and today's news round-up is full of holiday-themed news including details on the menus for the Epcot Festival of the Holidays, gingerbread displays news, and much more! Let's dig in.

Disney News Round-up: Holiday Eats at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Houston Astros Celebrate at the Magic Kingdom, and More

Happy Tuesday! We're back with another installment of our Disney news round-up. Today we have details on holiday eats including new treats at Disney's Hollywood Studios, the World Series celebration at the Magic Kingdom, and much more.

The Epcot International Festival of Holidays Begins November 19

We've been reporting on the upcoming holiday season at the Walt Disney World Resort and today we have news about the renamed holiday festival at Epcot and what guests can expect when the festivities begin in November.

NEWS: Disney Dining Plan Updates Announced for 2018 and Alcoholic Drinks are Now Included

We have big news today! The 2018 Disney Dining Plan updates were announced this morning and for the first time ever the Dining Plan includes specialty beverages and alcoholic beverages (for guests 21 and older of course).

Mobile Order Coming to Satu’li Canteen and Other Restaurants at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

When Satu'li Canteen opens May 27 with the rest of Pandora - The World of Avatar at Disney's Animal Kingdom, guests will be able to use the new Mobile Order system on the My Disney Experience app. The new ordering system will then expand to other restaurants this summer.

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The Gumdrop Holiday Cocktail at Disney's Hollywood Studios

I'm not generally a fan of gumdrops, but when their spirit is invoked in cocktail form, sign me up for a taste test! Amongst the specialty cocktails currently being served up for the holidays at Disney's Hollywood Studios the Gumdrop just may be my favorite. A sweet and fruity concoction of Stoli Razberi Vodka, Chambord, pineapple juice, cranberry juices, and Sprite it's got all the makings of a super drinkable cocktail.

Make Your Thanksgiving Meal Magical With Tips From A Disney Chef

With the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow, the Disney chef's have been helping fans over on the Disney Parks Blog put a little magic into their Thanksgiving meals with tips and tricks to take your holiday staples and make them shine. Lenny DeGeorge, Executive Chef of Concept Development for Walt Disney World Resorts, came up with some fabulous Thanksgiving tips to help with your holiday meal.

5 Reasons To Love Tomorrowland

Since it first debuted Tomorrowland in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom has always been fighting against time. It's the only land that is continually up against a constant clock, and Disney Imagineers are always working to keep its environments, attractions, and overall "theme" in the future. During some decades this has been easier to achieve than others. What we have currently is a sort of 1950's retro-future kitsch - yet somehow it works. Read on to find out (in no particular order) five reasons I love Tomorrowland.

Low Cost Wine Seminars at the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival

There are still a couple more amazing weeks to visit the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. This annual fan favorite event is full of amazing tastes and sips to excite your palette and enhance your vacation. Many people are familiar with the extravagant dinners and parties that sell tickets for more than $100 a head, but that's just not within every budget.

The Best New Bite at the 2015 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

Epcot's 2015 International Food and Wine Festival is in Full Swing now, and Guests traveling between now and November 16th, 2015 have the opportunity to sip and taste their way to bliss as they stroll the shores of World Showcase Lagoon. While the festival brought back many fan favorites, I'm also hearing raves for new selections from the Marketplace Booths. So we're letting you know where to go to get the dish that has gotten the most buzz for Best New Bite.

Quick Service Dining at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Disney's Animal Kingdom has a great variety of counter service dining options from the always popular Flame Tree Barbecue to the fun and quirky Restaurantosaurus. And with the recent addition of the Harambe Market it's quickly becoming a park where you want to plan a quick service meal.

Paying at the Food and Wine Festival Booths

Since I've gotten recent questions on the subject I thought I'd pull this post out of the archives because knowing how you're going to pay for all that grub Food & Wine Festival is important business! The 2015 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival offers a veritable plethora of sip and tastes for you to indulge in, as well as tastings, seminars, and food and wine themes merchandise.

DFB Podcast Episode #23 Is All About What's #OnTheList

We are excited to let you know that the Episode #23 of the DFB Podcast is out! Every now and again our fearless here at Walt Disney World for Grown-ups, sits down with AJ Wolfe of Disney Food Blog fame to chat it up about all things Disney Food! During this 22 minute audio episode listeners will get to hear some of the latest some news coming out of the Parks this past week, as well as get into some exciting #OnTheList business!

Snack & Savor Africa At The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

I must admit, my heart skipped a little when reading the menu for the 2015 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival Africa Marketplace Booth. Not only is there a dish that has Sanaa fans buzzing (can you say buttered chicken), but this year they'll be featuring one of my very favorite wines. Read on to take a peek at the what this Marketplace Booth will be serving up.

Ocean Spray Traveling Cranberry Bog To Appear At Epcot International Food & Wine Festival

Folks around these parts are counting down the days (there are 10 in case you were wondering) to the kick off of the 20-year celebration of Epcot International Food & Wine Festival! It's one of our favorite events of the year at Walt Disney World when for 53 days guests of the Epcot Theme Park are invited to snack and sip their way around, enjoying exciting flavors of the World.