Category: Disney Parks

Disney’s Halloween Festival has returned to Disneyland Paris with exclusive “selfie spots”  – a new way of interacting with your favorite Disney friends!  From now until November 1, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald, Goofy, Pluto and others are dressed in their most wickedly colorful Halloween fashions to share some special not-so-spooky moments with visiting guests.

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In the heart of Fantasyland, the Meet Mickey Mouse theatre is decorated in the colors of the season, welcoming guests of all ages to take an unforgettable selfie with Mickey and friends.

During this year’s Festival, popular Disney villains, including Maleficent, Ursula and Captain Hook are also taking over some iconic park locations.  Even villains like Jafar and Cruella de Vil are invading Studio Theatre at Walt Disney Studios Park to strike frightfully fun poses with guests.

The bravest guests can discover – or rediscover  – Disneyland Paris’ spookiest attractions as well. They can shriek in The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Walt Disney Studios Park, seated in the elevator of the infamous Hollywood Tower Hotel, facing 13-story freefalls and enjoy other surprises. 

At Disneyland Park, guests are invited to join spirits and ghouls who enjoy nothing more than feasting and dancing in the dining room of Phantom Manor, nestled in a dark corner of Frontierland.

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For the entire season, Disneyland Park is decorated in its most spooktacular Halloween decor from Main Street, U.S.A., to Sleeping Beauty Castle and beyond.  And in Frontierland, there’s a colourful Mexican-inspired festival complete with lively music and prancing skeletons.

This year’s celebration also includes enchanting sweet and savory flavors shaped like Disney villains and Halloween-themed merchandise at shops throughout the Resort.

As you can see, Halloween is being celebrated at Disneyland Paris with a witch’s hatful of surprises to discover. Even Disney Village has been taken over by pumpkins and ghosts!   

Disney’s Halloween Festival at Disneyland Paris began September 26 and runs through November 1, 2020.  

Also, did you know?

• 13,262 flowers make up the new garlands from Halloween to Frontierland.

• 175 meters of giant light strings illuminate the road to Frontierland.

• 3-meter-tall female “Catrinas” skeletons inspired by Mexican culture are highlighted in the decorations.

From our friends at disneyparks.disney.go.com
Filed Under: Disneyland Paris, DLP

Disney’s Hollywood Studios is the focus of this edition of Disney Parks Foodie News –specifically the delicious new offerings at ABC Commissary and Hollywood & Vine! Read on to find out what our chefs have been cooking up!

Starting today, ABC Commissary is offering a terrific new menu. From sandwiches and rice bowls to tasty tacos and returning favorites, this menu has it all! 

Sandwiches/Salads

California Burger
(Plant-based) – Seared farm-fresh
plant-based burger with Sriracha mustard, balsamic-glazed grilled peppers and
onions, a “mayonnaise”-ketchup blend, lettuce, and tomato and served with
arugula-farro salad, steak fries, or apple slices

NEW Chicken Club Sandwich – Marinated chicken breast on a toasted brioche bun
with bacon, provolone cheese, guacamole, ranch dressing, lettuce, and tomato
served with arugula-farro salad, steak fries, or apple slices

NEW Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich – Grilled sourdough toasted with buffalo chicken,
Monterey, provolone, cheddar, cream cheese, side of buffalo sauce, and served
with arugula-farro salad, steak fries, or apple slices

Mediterranean Salad with
Chicken – Chicken breast served
over mixed greens with tomatoes, cucumber, pepperoncini, Kalamata olives, and
feta tossed in Mediterranean vinaigrette served with hummus and flatbread

Tacos

NEW Pork Carnitas Tacos – Pork carnitas on flour tortillas with salsa
verde, pickled onion, and radish served with Mexican rice and black beans

NEW Shrimp Tacos – Sautéed shrimp on flour tortillas with cabbage slaw, chipotle
mayo, and mango salsa served with Mexican rice and black beans

Rice Bowls

NEW Curry Rice Bowl with Shrimp – Sautéed shrimp and vegetables with red curry
sauce served with Jasmine coconut rice

NEW Plant-based Curry Rice Bowl with Tofu – Pineapple-marinated tofu and sautéed vegetables
with red curry sauce served with Jasmine coconut rice

Kid’s Options

NEW Kid’s Pork Taco – Pork carnitas on a flour tortilla served with Mexican rice
and black beans

NEW Kid’s Grilled Cheese Sandwich – Grilled American cheese on sourdough served with
choice of two sides.

NEW Kid’s Turkey Sandwich – Turkey sandwich served with choice of two sides.

Kid’s
Uncrustable – Uncrustable served with choice of two sides.

There is Halloween fun for everyone at Minnie’s Halloween Dine at Hollywood & Vine. While it may look a little different than the last time you visited, what hasn’t changed is our chefs’ scary good food! Minnie’s Halloween Dine offers a three-course meal served at your table where you will be able to wave and snap photos of your favorite characters such as Minnie Mouse, Mickey Mouse, and their friends. Check out this monster of a feast!

Appetizers

Served with Warm Pull-apart Rolls and Butter

Farmhouse Tossed Salad Bowl – Mixed Greens, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Red Onion, Cornbread Croutons, and Homemade Smokehouse Ranch Dressing.

Plant-based Chopped Salad – Mixed Greens, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Red Onion, Focaccia Croutons, and Plant-based Ranch Dressing.

Entrées

Garlic and Cracked Black Pepper Prime Rib of Beef – Sour Cream-Chive Whipped Potatoes, Fried Brussels Sprouts, and Pearl Onions with Red Wine Jus.

Carved Herb-roasted Turkey Breast – Garlic-Red Skin Mashed Potatoes, Cornbread Stuffing, Sautéed Green Beans, Turkey Gravy, and Cranberry-Orange Relish.

Macaroni & Cheese with Shrimp – Cavatappi Pasta, Four-Cheese Sauce, Shrimp, Crispy Bacon, and Buttered Panko Crust with Fennel and Arugula.

Seared Fresh Salmon – with Grain Mustard Beurre Blanc Olive Oil-crushed Fingerling Potatoes and Garlic-Lemon Broccolini.

Plant-based Pan-seared King Trumpet Mushrooms – Braised Lentils, Blistered Grape Tomatoes, Mushroom Ragù, Roasted Root Vegetables, and Marsala Mushroom Sauce.

Pork Osso Bucco – with Boursin Cheese Hominy Grits, Caramelized Apples, Lemon Gremolata, and Pork Reduction Gravy.

Desserts (Choose One)

Apple-Blueberry Pie – Baked Apples, Blueberries, Caramel, and Streuse.

Banana Cream Pie – Bananas, Cream, and Caramel Sauce.

Plant-based Cherry-Lemon Pie – Cherries with Lemon Drizzle.

Vanilla Crème Brûlée – Rich Custard with Caramelized Sugar.

Chocolate S’mores Pie – Dark Chocolate Mousse with Toasted Marshmallow Fluff and Graham Cracker Streusel.

Kid’s Menu Create-Your-Own Meal For Guests Ages 9 and Under

Appetizers (Choose One) 

Farmhouse Tossed Salad Bowl

Plant-based Chopped Salad

Entrées (Choose One)

Seared Salmon

Roasted Turkey

Roast Beef

Macaroni & Cheese

Dessert (Choose One)

Fresh Fruit

Lemon Sorbet

Sundae

Apple Pie

From our friends at disneyparks.disney.go.com
Filed Under: Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World Resort, DHS, Dining, WDW

From a castle and pirate scene to an Adventureland-inspired treehouse, Disney Imagineers continue to host new drawing tutorials on the Disney Parks Blog. Today, Imagineer Stephanie Jazmines will show you and your family and friends how to draw a Haunted Mansion-inspired manor!  

This spirited scene of a stately manor balances spookiness with humor just like the Haunted Mansion attraction. Use your imagination to stretch the design and add your own ghostly goings-on, as an added challenge. Of course, there’s always Stephanie’s way. 

Stay tuned for more of Imagineering’s creative ways to celebrate the Halloween season at home this month!  

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Filed Under: Uncategorized, Disney Imagineers, DIY, Video

I have always been fascinated by dinosaurs and when you journey to Montana with Adventures by Disney, you can travel back in time for an after-hours tour of the Siebel Dinosaur Complex-home to one of the world’s largest collections of dinosaur fossils including a world-class collection of Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils.

This month our friends at National Geographic are celebrating the secrets of dinosaurs and bringing new discoveries to life. Incredible fossil finds have dramatically changed our image of dinosaurs – even of the most iconic species! Using cutting-edge new technology, scientists have unearthed the secrets of how dinosaurs looked, lived, and perished.

Explore the new science that is giving these prehistoric icons a modern reboot at NatGeo.com/Dinos and if you’re ready to roar into your own adventure, be sure to visit Adventures by Disney.

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Filed Under: Adventures by Disney, National Geographic

The spooky season is upon us, and Magic Kingdom Park is welcoming foolish mortals looking for some happy haunts at Walt Disney World Resort. Check out this new Halloween Hit List for some eerily delightful places in the park to have some frightfully festive fun this season.

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Looking for even more ghoulish goodness? Here’s what else is happening this month in Magic Kingdom Park:

• For the first time, guests of all ages can wear Halloween costumes during regular park hours, now through Oct. 31.
• Special Halloween-themed cavalcades pop up on the park’s parade route throughout the day and head down Main Street, U.S.A. You may spot Mickey Mouse and his pals or Disney Villains. And did you happen to catch a certain Pumpkin King in the video?
• Also on Main Street, U.S.A., keep an ear out for the Cadaver Dans, who will provide enchanting a cappella performances upon emerging from their tombs!
• As you saw in the video, festive Halloween-themed merchandise is available at select locations around the park, including a candy-swirl Minnie Mouse headband, apparel inspired by Disney Villains and more.
• Dig into some more devilishly delicious treats around the park, such as the Hades Nachos at Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Café, or Constance’s For Better or For Worse Wedding Cake at Liberty Square Market. For even more treats you can find around Walt Disney World Resort theme parks this fall, check out our 2020 fall foodie guide here; for fall-inspired treats at Disney Springs and our Resort hotels, click here.

We’re celebrating Halloween all month long here on the Disney Parks Blog, so keep checking back for more fiendishly fun #DisneyMagicMoments!

From our friends at disneyparks.disney.go.com
Filed Under: Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World Resort, Halloween, MK, WDW