Disney News Round Up - November 7, 2022
A lot has happened in the world of Disney this week! We’ve gathered up some highlights from the amazing teams at Disney Parks Blog and WDW News Today - two amazing resources to keep you up to date on all things Disney!
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The holidays have arrived at Disney Parks! Which means that the Disney pastry chefs have been hard at work bringing the incredible gingerbread creations to life throughout the parks and resorts! Guests at Disneyland Park can find not one but two amazing gingerbread houses! Within the walls of the Haunted Mansion attraction is the Haunted Mansion Gingerbread House - a delightful part of the Jack Skellington holiday overlay! And at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, the Grand Gingerbread House is the star of the show!
Over in Walt Disney World guests visiting the Grand Floridan Resort will find the life sized storybook gingerbread house made decorated with white chocolate, candy canes, sugar poinsettias and features an 85 pound chocolate Santa! Over at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge guests will find life size gingerbread versions of a baby giraffe and baby zebra! Disney’s Beach Club Resort is home to a gingerbread carousel which has been a holiday fixture since 1999 and has a different theme each year. This years each horse is celebrating a different Disney princess! Disney’s BoardWalk Inn boasts a detailed gingerbread version of the BoardWalk Deli!
Mary Blair fans will love the Cinderella Gingerbread Castle display at the Contemporary Resort inspired by the distinct Mary Blair style! In Epcot guests can find gingerbread versions of classic American monuments at the American Pavilion! AND each of the five Disney Cruise Line ships will feature it’s own unique gingerbread display in the atrium of the ship! AND the gingerbread doesn’t just look good enough to eat - it actually is! Guests will be able to purchase a variety of cookies and other holiday treats from locations throughout the parks including the famous gingerbread, macarons, fudge, peppermint bark and more!
Marvel fans are in for an epic adventure with Disney Cruise Line in 2023! Disney Cruise Line has shared details about Marvel Day at Sea - an action packed day aboard the Disney Dream on select sailings next year! This thrilling event is packed with fun, adventure and your favourite Marvel heroes! Guests can enjoy exclusive entertainment, and activities including interactive training experiences with Captain America and friends, Marvel costume bash, Mickey and Minnies Superhero Celebration, an incredible nighttime spectacular and more!
Disney has begun to share some of the holiday food and beverage offerings beginning with Disney Springs, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom! Beginning in mid November guests will start to see special holiday treats available throughout the Walt Disney World Resort. In Disney Springs guests can try the Minnie Mouse Reindeer Piñata or Olaf Hot Cocoa Surprise at The Ganachery,; Holiday Mickey Mouse cake or Ornament Dome cake at Amorette’s Patisserie and so much more!
In Disney’s Hollywood Studios guests can enjoy a Red Velvet Whoopie Pie at Backlot Express; a melted Snowman Sugar Cookie at PIzzeRizzo; a Hot Cocoa Flight spiked with various liquors at Dockside Diner; a Holiday Minnie Mouse Bundt Cake at ABC Commissary and so much more!
Over at Disney’s Animal Kingdom guests can try a Menagerie Cupcake at Flame Tree Barbecue, Pizzafari or Restaurantosaurus; Sea Salt Caramel Hot Cocoa at Isle of Java; Peppermint Cream Cheese Mousse at Satu’li Cateen; In Holiday Fashion - a bourbon based cocktail - at Tusker House and more throughout the park!
Disney Legend Alice Davis has passed away at 93 years old. Known as the original “designing woman” she had a long career with Disney designing and dressing animated figures for beloved Disneyland attractions “it’s a small world’ and “Pirates of the Caribbean”. During her time with Disney she created costuming procedures, a manufacturing base and developed quality control systems and refurbishment techniques that established the standards for the rides and shows created by Walt Disney Imagineering. She was married to fellow Disney Legend Marc Davis and the two of them are honoured with side by side windows on Main Street USA in Disneyland Park in California.
https://wdwnt.com/2022/11/disney-legend-alice-davis-passes-at-93-years-old/
https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/remembering-disney-legend-alice-davis/
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