Celebrate graduation with Disney Style! The Mickey 2021 Graduation Ear Hat has finally arrived! These celebratory ears join the graduation Mickey Headband that came out not too long ago.
Grads love celebrating their big moment with Disney! These fun dated ears are always a great way to add extra magic to those celebrations! This year’s hat version looks like a typical grade cap in style, but topped with plush Mickey ears! “Class of 2021” is embroidered in a golden yellow thread to mark the special occasion.
The back has an adjustable design so you can loosen or tighten it for a better fit.
The cherry soft serve is the perfect treat for your tastebuds, found at Storybook Treats in the Magic Kingdom! Everyone loves a dole whip, particularly on a hot, humid summer day at the Magic Kingdom. Disney has been known to create variations on the dole whip such as the Peter Pan Float which was a fan favourite or the Christmas dole whip edition know as the cherry and pistachio float. Now, a new drink has appeared and its delicious, the cherry soft serve and it is simply a new must!
Rumours of the cherry soft serve appeared around Christmas time but it didn’t appear on Storybook Treats menu until now! You can purchase the soft serve option for $4.99 or… you can create the ultimate cherry-cola flavoured float by purchasing the cherry soft serve float for $5.49! This is the ultimate creation, particularly if you adore cherry coke, featuring diet coke at the bottom of the cup and finished with a big swirl of cherry soft serve on top… and voilá cherry coke in a cup!
To purchase the cherry soft serve, you can find it at Storybook Treats which is located next to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, directly across from Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.
Did you know that Disney has extended their theme park hours, (i.e. Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot and Animal Kingdom!) on select days in February and March. If you have plans to visit within the next month, you’ll have more time to experience the magic!
Don’t forget that March means Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. Meaning The Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival begins on Mar. 3rd through Jul. 5th, 2021 in Epcot. With all the flowers and fun we are most excited to try the over 20 festival-exclusive Outdoor Kitchens. Click here to see the rest of the outdoor kitchen menus!
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If you’re traveling around Walt Disney World Resort, then be on the lookout for a new bus wrap! It features a theme dedicated to Marvel’s “WandaVision” series on the Disney+ streaming service.
The Marvel bus wrap features Vision and a retro warp of his 1950’s era sitcom appearance. “WandaVision” follows the adventures of two Avengers, Wanda Maximoff and the android Vision, after the events of Avengers: Endgame.
The Disney+ series stars Paul Bettany (Vision), Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch), Kat Dennings (Darcy Lewis, from Thor), Randall Park (Agent Jimmy Woo from Ant-Man and The Wasp), Teyonah Parris (Monica Rambeau from Captain Marvel), and Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness.
We caught one of the buses in action while heading to Magic Kingdom yesterday.
Speaking of WandVision…the Marvel series will have its epic conclusion during the season finale next Friday. If you aren’t caught up on the series, then now is your chance to watch all of the current episodes on Disney+!
What are your favorite character wrap buses at Walt Disney World Resort? Which characters would you like to see featured next on a bus? Let us know in the comments!
Paramount+ Will Stream Several Disney and Marvel Titles. It seems like every other day we are hearing of a new streaming service, and now the heavily advertised new service, Paramount+, will begin streaming on March 4th and include content from: MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, CBS, BET, the Smithsonian Channel and more.
Given Paramount owns various rights to titles owned by other studios, it seems we will get to see a healthy mix of other films and shows currently found on other streaming services, such as Disney+. Specifically, Paramount+ will stream Disney related titles such as:
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones andThe Last Crusade, Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull from the Disney owned Lucasfilm. As well as Marvel Studios titles The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger, and Thor thanks to an agreement to stream EPIX titles on the service.
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Alan Menken Shares ‘The Little Mermaid’ Will Feature New Music and Rapping. Though many Disney Fans remain split on their feelings about the upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, there is no denying the star power and the excitement to see famed composers Alan Menken and Lin Manuel-Miranda collaborate on the films album and scores.
During a recent guest appearance on the UK-based arts and theatre podcast eleven, Menken shared how much he has enjoyed working with Lin and the films star, Halle Bailey. Alan also shared that the film will feature rapping!
“There is some rapping in it and I really can’t take much credit for the rap aspect of it. Yeah, there’s some rapping in it, there’s some very Menken songs, there’s some very Miranda songs. But it’s all the blend of Menken–Miranda, Menken shared.
He continued, “I love him, I love working with him. I’m glad we had the opportunity to do that and he’s also a producer on the movie but Lin juggles a lot of things, as I do, so we will have occasional contact. Right now it’s in the hands of the amazing [director] Rob Marshall and as we speak they are in London right now filming.”
Speaking on his time with Halle, Alan gushed over her talent and the chance to work with her, sharing, “Oh my gosh, she is adorable and so talented. I met Halle at the recording sessions,” he said. “I did have to be educated in terms of what she and her sister do together, which is incredible. She is an amazing talent, a beautiful girl, and I got to meet her family.”
Filming for The Little Mermaid is already underway at Pinewood Studios in London. The Cast for Disney’s Live-Action The Little Mermaid currently includes: Halle Bailey (Ariel), Jonah Hauer-King (Prince Eric), Melissa McCarthy (Ursula), Javier Bardem (King Triton), Jacob Tremblay (Flounder), Emily Coates (Unspecified, rumored: Vanessa), Daveed Diggs (Sebastian), Awkwafina (Scuttle) and Noma Dumezweni (unspecified). Disney has yet to announce a premiere date for the film.
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‘Black Panther‘ Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Receives Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. This years virtual ceremony honored the addition of new stars to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Black Panther’s Ruth E. Carter was honored with the 2,694th star for her impressive career spanning over 3 decades of work in costume design. During the event, Carter was honored for he ability to “wow audiences and dazzle critics alike with costumes inspired by traditional African tribal wear merged with a contemporary look, delivering fashion and function, incorporating technology, and creating such authenticity ownership and empowerment for the characters and viewers cementing her as one of the preeminent voices and experts on Afrofuturism.”
Ruth shared an acceptance speech for her star, saying: “Thank you for seeing the depth of culture, history, artistry, and welcoming my vision of Afrofuture into the lexicon of American filmmaking,” she continued, “Most of all, I dedicate this star to all the young and aspiring filmmakers. I drove to Hollywood 36 years ago…nothing was handed to me. Every moment, every sacrifice, every effort was hard work inspired by my passion. It’s my hope that anyone who sacrifices, who beats these streets of Hollywood, carrying their dreams in heavy garment bags full of costumes, desiring to be the best, like I did, that when you gaze upon my star feel my energy, feel the power of your own unique story to realize your dreams so you too can reach your star. Wakanda Forever.”
Walt Disney World has extended theme park hours on select days in February and March. If you have plans to visit within the next month, you’ll have more time to experience the magic!
How long do you think it would take you to put together a 40 thousand-piece puzzle? For Maxine Olive of Belleville, Ontario, that’s more of a challenge than a hypothetical question. She recently set the world record by finishing the Ravensburger Memorable Moments puzzle in 150 hours. That’s a 40,320-piece jigsaw puzzle in nine grueling days.
The puzzle features 10 sections depicting popular Disney characters such as Peter Pan, Dumbo, and Beauty and the Beast, as shown in photos. The dimensions for the puzzle are also shown. Once completed, it measures 22 feet by 6 feet and weighs more than 40 pounds. Supposedly it is the world’s largest puzzle. An American man previously held the record for completing the puzzle in 423 hours.
To take on the challenge, Olive took time off work and was forced to clear out her living room to make space for the massive puzzle. She worked continuously, only stopping to eat and sleep. According to her interview with Global News, her shortest day was 13 and a half hours long and her longest stretch of work meant only sleeping one hour between two days. “By that last day it felt like everything hurt and my brain was turning to mush,” she hyperbolized.
Olive has since taken the puzzle apart, a necessary action considering it took up her entire living room. She will be submitting to Guinness the video footage of her completing the puzzle. Congratulations, Olive, on your impressive skill and accomplishment!
Tomorrow is national strawberry day! Surprise your family with these adorable Toy Story Chocolate Covered Strawberries!
A berry delicious treat that everyone will love! They are super easy to make, plus you don’t have to recreate all the characters, you can pick your favorite ones! Make them your own.
Just follow this recipe from Disney Family and have fun!
TOY STORY CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES
INGREDIENTS:
10 strawberries
1/3 cup each of melted dipping chocolate in yellow, white, dark blue, purple, brown, sky blue and green
1 tbsp of vanilla cookie crumbs
1 tbsp of blue sugar sprinkles
2 tbsp each of fondant, in white, pink, turquoise, red, yellow, green and brown
3 mini yellow confetti sprinkles
1 drop of brown food coloring
2 tbsp each of icing in red, black, and white
Materials
Toothpick
Small rolling pin
Straw
Paring knife
Large spoon
Piping bags fitted with #1 and #3 tips
Small decorating brush
INSTRUCTIONS:
Dip the strawberries in the dipping chocolate and place on parchment paper to set.
Dip 2 berries in yellow, 2 in white, 1 in dark blue, 1 in purple, 1 in brown, 1 in sky blue, 1 in tan (mix white chocolate with brown food coloring) and 1 in green.
After it has set, drizzle one of the yellow strawberries with more yellow chocolate. Before the tan chocolate sets, sprinkle it with cookie crumbs. Before the sky blue chocolate sets, sprinkle it with blue sugar sprinkles.
Create Bo’s details using white, pink and turquoise fondant. Use a toothpick, rolling pin, straw and paring knife as tools to shape the fondant.
For the 3 white flowers, use a toothpick to create petal impressions. Attach a yellow mini confetti sprinkle in the center of each flower.
Create Woody’s details using red, yellow, brown and green fondant. Use the toothpick to draw a longhorn image on the yellow belt buckle.
Create Woody’s hat from brown fondant. Attach a dented oval of fondant to the center of a flat rolled oval. Use a knife to cut little grooves into the hat’s trim. To shape, place the hat into a large spoon to dry. Paint a dark band around the base of the top portion of the hat.
Create Bo’s bow from a strip of rolled pink fondant. Use a knife to create line patterns on the fondant “ribbon,” then cut a small piece off of the end. Tuck both ends under until they meet. Then wrap the cut piece around the center to create a bow.
Use the red icing (in a piping bag fitted with a #3 tip) to draw criss-cross marks on the plain yellow strawberry.
Using the black icing (in a piping bag fitted with a #3 tip) draw black spots on the white strawberry, and also to write “Bonnie” on the brown boot strawberry.
Use a small brush and dabs of white icing to paint faint, denim-like streaks on the dark blue strawberry.
Use white icing (in a piping bag fitted with a #1 tip) to pipe Bo’s top design on the blue strawberry and string detail on her staff and button.
Attach the fondant details on the strawberries using small dabs of white icing. Serve immediately or chill in the fridge.
Good news for parents who love Hollywood Studios: Disney Junior Play n’ Dine Breakfast is returning to Hollywood & Vine! This character dining experience has been closed since the park’s shuttering last March, but will be reopening with health and safety measures to keep little ones entertained on your next visit.
On March 22nd, characters such as Fancy Nancy, Vampirina, and Doc McStuffins will be making the rounds in the dining room as guests enjoy their breakfasts. The experience used to be a buffet but is now an all-you-can-eat à-la-carte menu. Start with shared pastries like caramel monkey bread, croissants, and mini muffins. Entrées include pancakes, Hazelnut Spread-stuffed French Toast, a Toasted Open-faced Salmon Bagel, Four-Egg Cheese Omelet (Swiss, Smoked Gouda, Cheddar), and a plant-based frittata.
Character breakfasts are a great way to keep seeing your favorite characters at Walt Disney World. Since meet-and-greets are not currently happening, these distanced options ensure that your kids get to see the characters they came for. Instead of hoping to catch a glimpse of them on Sunset Boulevard, why not make a reservation and relax? Kids and adults will enjoy the food and everybody can get off their feet for a while.
Adults eat for $42 and kids aged 3-9 eat for $27. If that seems pricey, remember that this is one of the few character experiences available at the parks currently. If you’d rather see Mickey and Minnie, you can also check out their character dinners at this same location! It’s sure to be a hit for the whole family.
It seems that a lot of new Disney jobs have been opening up lately. Thanks to new rides and restaurants, hiring opportunities are coming back to Walt Disney World! In fact, one of Epcot’s exciting new restaurants is currently accepting applications for a pastry chef position! Have you ever wanted to work in space? How about making delicious Disney pastries at Space 220? Sounds like a great workplace to us!
The Patina Restaurant Group is considering applications from qualified and experienced candidates to fill the position of Executive Pastry Chef. This individual will be responsible for the daily production of desserts and pastries, overseeing as well as hiring, training, and monitoring the pastry team. They must be able to be creative and efficient in the development of new recipes, portion sizes, and preparation procedures. The new pastry chef will need to be able to lead by example while maintaining a team atmosphere. They should already have good knowledge of equipment and be able to maintain it. Regular inspections, consistent self-education and trainability are essential. Cost management, schedule preparation, compliance with company policy, and inventory control will be under this person’s responsibilities.
Requirements to apply include a minimum of three years’ experience with supervisory responsibilities in a similar venue, passion for pastry and an eagerness to improve, knowledge of menu development and inventory procedures, multitasking capabilities in a fast-paced environment, an even temperament and sense of humor, quick thinking, a polished appearance and ability to interact with diverse cast members, ability to train others, basic computer skills, and more. To review these qualifications for yourself, please check this job posting.
Space 220 is a soon-to-open restaurant in Epcot that simulates rocketing into orbit before stepping into the dining room. A panoramic view of outer space ensures that guests will have a one-of-a-kind experience as they eat! We can’t wait to try their pastries and other exciting food options!
Portillo’s Orlando just minutes from Walt Disney World has a new Grand Opening date!
Here is the official word:
Fast-casual chain Portillo’s is updating fans on a new grand opening date for its restaurant located in The Village at O-Town West in Orlando. The event will now take place on March 23, 2021. The restaurant joins two other Florida Portillo’s, located in Tampa and Brandon. The restaurant, which sits at 7715 Palm Parkway, officially opens to the public at 10:30am.
Once open, guests can expect to enjoy Portillo’s signature menu items like Chicago-Style Hot Dogs, Famous Italian Beef Sandwiches, Char-Grilled Burgers and Portillo’s Famous Chocolate Cake. The 7,800-square-foot restaurant features double drive-thru lanes as well as two large covered outdoor patios. The interior features a diner theme, with an ode to rock ‘n roll with an electric guitar ceiling installation.
To help launch the new restaurant, Portillo’s designed a limited-edition t-shirt for this location. Guests are invited to sign up for Portillo’s Birthday Club to receive one of these shirts on opening day, while supplies last. Fans who sign up also receive a slice of Portillo’s homemade chocolate cake on their birthday. Fans can register to receive updates on the Portillo’s Lake Buena Vista location by signing up online.
