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When you travel to any theme park, there are rules that need to be followed to keep everyone safe.
Animal Kingdom
Disney World is no different! However, since Disney has a variety of different experiences that other smaller theme parks don’t have, that means there are more rules to follow. If you’re heading to Disney World for the first time in 2025 or you haven’t been in a while, these are three rules you have to know Disney is REALLY enforcing right now.
When you go to a theme park like Disney World, you’re likely already expecting there to be rules to follow.
EPCOT
For example — no running, no horseplay, no vulgar words or disrespect towards other guests or the workers at the park — these are all the rules you expect, but Disney World parks come with a few additional rules that may have you giving them a second glance. EPCOT, in particular, has a few rules you’ll definitely want to know about before you plan to spend a whole day there!
It may have just felt like a normal Tuesday to most of us, but Disney World decided February 18th was the day to announce some MASSIVE Disney news!
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Disney just announced that as of February 25th, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT will no longer require a Virtual Queue and will instead switch to a standby line. Some guests are excited about this change, but many others? Well, let’s just say they’re not happy.
We’re big fans of the majority of the restaurants in Disney Springs, because while you can find some hidden gems in the parks, the fantastic dining options are usually outside those park gates.
Disney Springs
One of our favorites is The Polite Pig, which is home to some great barbecue options. We found out there was a new option here that we had to try, but we’ll be honest, it totally wasn’t what we were expecting.
Table service restaurants in Disney World can be great, but sometimes they’re hard to grab reservations for.
Whispering Canyon Cafe
Thankfully, some of these restaurants have lounges attached to them, and while those sometimes have walk-up waitlists that can take some time to get on, it’s often way easier than getting a table service reservation. Even better, sometimes these lounges share kitchens with main table service restaurants, so you can get very similar offerings! We stopped by Territory Lounge at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge to see if this tucked-away spot is worth the trip over, and BOY do we have some thoughts!
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure officially opened in Disney World on June 28th, 2024, but now a MAJOR change is headed to the attraction.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure has (thus far) operated with a Virtual Queue, instead of a standby line, to manage crowds. But, something VERY interesting is about to change in Magic Kingdom — Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will be switching to a standby queue!
It’s not every day you see a celebrity in Disney World, but when it is, WOW is it special!
Disney Springs
We keep our eyes peeled for them all the time, because you never know when there might be special filming happening in the parks, or they’re just visiting with their family/friends to have a great time. With the recent release of Captain America: Brave New World, we expected the theater in Disney Springs to be pretty packed with fans seeing the film, but we didn’t expect Captain America himself to show up!
Disney World Annual Passholders have many benefits around the parks that they can look forward to when they visit.
Annual Passholder Magnet
Discounts on merchandise, access to special lounges (on occasion), and freebies like AP magnets! Recently Disney World released a new magnet that totally BLEW UP on social media, because it starred none other than Ray from The Princess and The Frog. However, it appears that these magnets were a little too popular because Disney just announced they’ve RUN OUT!
We love Disney’s Animal Kingdom as is on any day of the week, but we especially love it when we find out it’s home to some new adorable residents!
Animal Kingdom Entrance
Animal Kingdom is actively a conservation center for dozens upon dozens of species of animals, from small birds to massive elephants, and every now and then a new animal is born. All eyes have been on Bakso, the new baby tiger you can find on the Maharajah Jungle Trek, but now there’s a NEW family of baby birds you can see too!
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