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It’s 4th of July weekend and you know what that means!

4TH OF JULY TREATS! Thanks to a reader, we just got word that one of our favorite patriotic cocktails from last year has returned! We’re heading over to Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort to sip on red-white-and-blue-est libation — the Uncle Slam!

The Uncle Slam is available at Polynesian Village Resort’s Barefoot Pool Bar for $12.75. If you snag it, you’ll be sipping on an all-American combo of Bacardi Silver rum blended with Cream of Coconut, Pineapple Juice, and Strawberry Puree, with a floater of Blue Curacao.

We tried this bad boy last year and we were pretty big fans. The drink is kind of similar to a Miami Vice and has a lot of really awesome flavor. Plus, how can you NOT drink a red, white, and blue cocktail for the 4th of July?

If you’re staying or have a dining reservation at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, head on over to Barefoot Pool Bar to celebrate the holiday weekend!

Click here to read our full review of the Uncle Slam!

Does the Uncle Slam sound totally delish to you? Tell us in the comments!

From our friends at www.disneyfoodblog.com
Filed Under: Disney News, disney resorts, Featured, Polynesian Resort, Walt Disney World, 4th of July, Barefoot Pool Bar, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, Fourth of July, Uncle Slam

With Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Annual Passholder previews and grand reopenings scheduled for next week, final preparations are being made to welcome back guests.

And while earlier, we shared some of biorecontruct’s aerial photography of Cinderalla Castle before we were able to catch a glimpse of the Magic Kingdom icon with our own eyes, we’re back to show you some new photos of the probable temperature check tents that are being set up outside the entrance of each theme park!

Things are subject to change and Disney hasn’t confirmed if these locations are actually temperature checkpoints or not, but we wanted to pass this info along to you!

Click here to learn everything you’ll need to know about temperature checks in Disney World!

biorecontruct has marked each potential temperature check tent with a yellow arrow so you can get some idea of where they’ll be on opening day.

The temperature check tent for Magic Kingdom is stationed next to the bus drop off area before reaching bag check. 

At the TTC, several tents have been placed since we know Disney World’s monorail service to Magic Kingdom will resume July 11th.

Meanwhile, Disney’s Hollywood Studios’ probable temperature screening tents have been set up before reaching bag check and some fencing has also been added to direct guests towards the tents.

At Epcot, a tent has been placed on the bus drop off side of the entrance as well as the parking side before bag check.

Tents have been installed at Disney’s Animal Kingdom right before the new bag check area.

We’ll be reporting LIVE all week long from grand reopening of Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, so stay tuned for more details!

Heading to Disney World? Find out how to make the most of your vacation without park hopping here!

Do you have Disney Park Passes for next week? Let us know which parks you’re planning on visiting in the comments below!

From our friends at www.disneyfoodblog.com
Filed Under: Animal Kingdom, Disney News, disney’s hollywood studios, Epcot, Featured, magic kingdom, Walt Disney World, annual passholder preview, Disney World, entrance, Hollywood Studios, reopening, temperature check, temperature check tent, temperature screening

D23 has been celebrating the Year of the Mouse (technically, rat!) with monthly collectible Mickey Mouse plush! Every month, D23 members get early access to these cuties. July’s mouse is set to bring us some summer tiki fun!

Last month, the Rainbow Mickey plush flew off the Amazon “shelves.” Now, we’re anticipating the arrival of a new friend that will make the birds sing words and the flowers croon!

The newest addition to the Mickey Mouse collection is inspired by places like Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room and Disney’s Polynesian Resort. It will be available for D23 members Monday, July 6th, at 9 AM PST on the D23 website.

To represent some Hawaiian flair, Mickey is covered with exotic plants, tiki gods, and ukuleles! He’s made of twill and corduroy with embroidered buttons and eyes. On the bottom of his foot, you’ll see a gold and satin commemorative patch.

All Mickey’s come with a window box featuring special Year of the Mouse packaging and a Certificate of Authenticity. You have to be quick to order because they sell out really fast! 

You can find ALL of this year’s themed sets on Disney’s Amazon webpage.

Want to see some of the previous monthly Mickey Mouse Plush? Head here to see all some past cuties like the Movie Star Mickey Mouse!

Will you be logged on to snag the Tiki Mickey on July 6th? Let us know if you’ll be grabbing yours!

From our friends at www.disneyfoodblog.com
Filed Under: disney merchandise, Disney News, Featured, News, 2019 D23 Expo, D23, d23 2020, disney collectables, Disney merch, Disney merchandise, disney plush, hawaiian, merchandise, mickey collection, mickey mouse plush, monthly mickey, plush, Tiki, Tiki Room

Tomorrow is Independence Day, which means it’s time to salute all things AMERICAN!

Although Walt Disney World theme parks are closed to the public until July 11th (starting with Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom followed by EPCOT and Hollywood Studios on July 15th), select Disney hotels reopened on June 22nd.

If you’ll be spending the holiday weekend in Walt Disney World, we spotted a special patriotic treat just for you! We’ve noticed a Fourth of July Cupcake has shown up at a few of the resorts including Gasparilla Island Grill at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort!

We spotted it on the My Disney Experience app’s mobile order menu where it’s listed under the moniker, Patriotic Cupcake and it costs $5.49! According to the app, it’s a chocolate cupcake filled with marshmallow, topped with red, white and blue buttercream, sprinkles, and fondant stars!

It looks like Contempo Cafe at Disney’s Contemporary Resort might be offering a similar Fourth of July Cupcake as well! Of course, you also gotta check out these Blondie Pops we also spotted on Gasparilla Island Grill’s bill of fare yesterday!

Happy Fourth of July to all our friends who are staying at home or at Disney World! Here’s to a relaxing, cupcake-filled weekend, wherever you are!

Check out our REVIEW of Sprinkles’ Fourth of July Cupcake HERE!

What are your plans for the weekend? Share them with us in the comments below!

From our friends at www.disneyfoodblog.com
Filed Under: Contemporary Resort, Counter-Service, Featured, Grand Floridian Resort, Snacks, Walt Disney World, Contempo Cafe, cupcake, Disney World, disney world resort, Disney’s Contemporary Resort, disney’s grand floridian resort, Fourth of July, Gasparilla Island Grill, holiday, patriotic, patriotic cupcake, reopening, special cupcake, weekend

When Disney World closed, Annual Passholders on the monthly payment plan were given the option to postpone their payments until the end of the closure.

Today, some of those Annual Passholder who chose to postpone payments were unexpectedly charged for all four months of the park closures AT ONCE.

Woah, what?! Some monthly Passholders who opted into the extension (this was NOT automatic, you had to opt-in) were suddenly and without warning charged for all four of the postponed payments TODAY.

What’s weird is that this is not the impression that Disney had presented to these Passholders. In the still available statement about the extension option, Disney says, “Postponed payments will be collected in the months following the end of the Passholder’s currently scheduled payment term.” That seems to indicate that the payments would be collected during the extended dates of the Pass.

This certainly came out of the left field for many people and we wanted to give you guys a heads up. We’re looking into the situation to see who all has been affected and if this is a glitch of some sort. We will update you with more information as soon as we have it. So, stay tuned to DFB for updates.

Click here to learn more about the monthly payment plan extension.

Were you unexpectedly charged for the month in the closure? Tell us in the comments!

From our friends at www.disneyfoodblog.com
Filed Under: Disney News, disney parks, Featured, Walt Disney World, annual pass, Annual Pass Monthly Payment Plan, annual passholders, Disney World Annual Pass, Disney World Annual Passholders, disney world closure, Disney World reopening, Walt Disney World Annual Passholders