Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2022 Edition

[HokieRaven5]

Disney Eats Foodie Guide to EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays Presented by AdventHealth 2022

Mele Kalikimaka (Near Port of Entry)​

Food Items:

• Kālua Pork with Okinawa sweet potatoes and mango salad
• Lomi Lomi Salmon with tomatoes, onions, salmon roe, yuzu-mayonnaise, and yuca chips (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Haupia: Hawaiian coconut pudding with candied macadamia nuts and coconut

Beverages:

• Kona Brewing Co. Big Wave Golden Ale
• Florida Orange Groves Sparkling Pineapple Wine
• Melon Breeze with Spiced Rum

Holiday Sweets & Treats (Near Port of Entry):​

Beverages:

• Hot Cocoa (Non-alcoholic)
• Chocolate Peppermint Shake featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea (Non-alcoholic)
• Breckenridge Brewery Christmas Ale
• Playalinda Brewing Co. Coquito Beer
• Brew Hub S’mores Porter
• Hot Cocoa with assorted alcoholic cordials (Baileys Irish Cream, Frangelico Liqueur, or Fireball Cinnamon Whisky)
• Chocolate Peppermint Shake featuring Twinings Peppermint Cheer Tea and Whipped Cream Vodka
• Beer Flight

Nochebuena Cocina (Near Port of Entry) (New) ​

Food Items:

• IMPOSSIBLE Chorizo Tamale with plant-based cotija cheese and spicy red Chile sauce (New) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly) (Plant-based Item)
• Pernil: Mojo Pork with tostones and ketchup-mayonnaise (New) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Alfajores: Vanilla shortbread cookie with dulce de leche and coconut (New) (Cookie Stroll)

Beverages:

• 81Bay Brewing Co. Horchata Beer
• Chai Ginger Mule featuring Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka

Chestnuts & Good Cheer Holiday Kitchen (Near Test Track Presented by Chevrolet)​

Food Items:

• Cinnamon-glazed Almonds (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Cinnamon-glazed Cashews (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Cinnamon-glazed Pecans (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Fire-roasted Chestnuts (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)

Beverages:

• Hot Cocoa (Non-alcoholic)
• T.G. Lee Eggnog (Non-alcoholic)
• Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co. Hazel Nutty-Cracker Sweet Stout
• Hot Cocoa with Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey, whipped cream, and candied nuts
• T.G. Lee Eggnog with Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey
• Firenog: T.G. Lee Eggnog with Fireball Cinnamon Whisky

Holiday Hearth Desserts (The Odyssey Pavilion)​

Food Items:

• Red Velvet Mini Bundt Cake with cream cheese icing
• Salted Caramel Spaceship Earth Cookie
• Snowball Cookies
• Peppermint Bark (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Mouse Crunch made with M&M’S chocolate candies
• Maple Bûche de Noël: Maple mousse and cranberry rolled in gingerbread chiffon cake
• Gingerbread Cookie (Cookie Stroll)

Beverages:

• Hot Cocoa (non-alcoholic)
• Cinnamon Apple Cider (non-alcoholic)
• 3 Daughters Brewing Winter Spiced Lager
• BrewDog Hoppy Christmas IPA
• Wicked Weed Brewing Milk & Cookies Imperial Milk Stout
• Cocoa Candy Cane: Hot Cocoa with peppermint schnapps
• Beer Flight

Refreshment Port (Near Canada)​

Food Items:

• Coquito Soft-serve Waffle Cone
• Turkey Poutine: French Fries with turkey gravy, cranberry relish, and crispy onions

Beverages:

• Boulevard Brewing Quirk Cranberry Apple Cinnamon Seltzer (New)
• Pasek Cellars Cranberry Wine (New)
• Pumpkin spice ginger cocktail with Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka
• Coquito Soft-serve topped with Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum

Yukon Holiday Kitchen (Canada)​

Food Items:

Select Dishes featuring Melissa’s Produce

• Seared Scallops with parsnip silk, apple chutney, and hazelnut croquant
• Beef Bourguignon with crushed potatoes
• SNICKERS-Doodle Cookie made with SNICKERS bar pieces (Cookie Stroll)

Beverages:

• Frozen Coffee (Non-alcoholic)
• 81Bay Brewing Co. Peanut Butter Banana Porter
• Playalinda Brewing Co. Maple Cookie Blonde Ale
• Collective Arts Coffee Maple Porter
• Regional Icewine
• Regional Red Wine
• Frozen Coffee with Tap 357 Whisky
• Beer Flight

L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen (Between France and Morocco)​

Food Items:

• Pastrami on Rye with house-made pickles and deli mustard
• Smoked Salmon Potato Latke (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Potato Latkes (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly) (Plant-based Item)
• Sufganiyot: Mini jelly-filled doughnuts
• Black and White Cookie (Plant-based Item) (Cookie Stroll)

Beverages:

• Brooklyn Brewery Winter IPA,
• Frozen New York Whiskey Sour featuring Manifest Whiskey and Manischewitz Blackberry Wine (New)

Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina​

Food Items:

• Grilled Kebabs with carrot-chickpea salad and garlic aïoli
  • Lamb Kefta (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
  • Chermoula Chicken (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Stone-baked Moroccan Bread with hummus, chermoula, and Zhoug dips

Beverages:

• 3 Daughters Brewing Cranberry Cider
• Woodchuck Winter Chill Hard Cider
• Ciderboys Mad Bark Hard Cider
• Fig Cocktail with sparkling wine, fig vodka, and cranberry juice
• Cider Flight

American Holiday Table ​

Food Items:

Select Dishes featuring Melissa’s Produce

• Slow-roasted Turkey with BEN’S ORIGINAL Stuffing, mashed potatoes, green beans, and cranberry sauce
• Blackened Catfish with Hoppin’ John and comeback sauce (New) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Chocolate Crinkle Cookie (Cookie Stroll)

Beverages:

• Gulf Stream Brewing Whiteout Sails Wit Beer
• 3 Daughters Brewing Eggnog White Porter
• Playalinda Brewing Co. Peppermint Chocolate Stout
• Beer Flight

Bavaria Holiday Kitchen (Germany)​

Food Items:

Select Dishes featuring Melissa’s Produce

• Pork Schnitzel with mushroom sauce, Spätzle, and braised red cabbage
• Cheese Fondue in a Bread Bowl with steamed baby vegetables and marble potatoes
• Linzer Cookie (Cookie Stroll)

Beverages:

• Possmann Pure Hard Apple Cider
• The Tank Brewing Co. Prost! Fest Bier
• Ayinger Brewery Celebrator Doppelbock
• Regional Riesling
• Glühwein: House-made hot spiced wine
• Beer Flight

Refreshment Outpost:​

Food Items:

• Peanut Stew with sweet potatoes, mustard greens, and roasted peanuts (New) (Plant-based Item) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• DOLE Whip Raspberry

Beverages:

• UFO Beer Company Triple Berry Teleporter
• Stem Ciders Cocoa Caramel Hard Apple Cider
• Boulevard Brewing Co. Unfiltered Wheat Beer

The Donut Box (Near Test Track presented by Chevrolet)​

Food Items:

• Croissant Donut with cinnamon-sugar
• Holiday Yeast Donut with vanilla icing and red and white sprinkles (New)
• Chocolate Peppermint Donut
• Eggnog and Cream-filled Donut with cinnamon icing and crumbled gingersnap cookies
• The Donut Box

Beverages:

• Gingerbread Milkshake (Non-alcoholic)
• Coppertail Brewing Co. Gingerbread Stout
• Gingerbread Milkshake with whipped cream vodka

Connections Café ​

Food Item:

• Holiday Sugar Cookie (Holiday Cookie Stroll)

Connections Eatery​

Beverages:

• Coquito Milk Shake (Non-alcoholic)
• Holiday Sangria: Indaba Chenin Blanc, Laird’s Applejack Brandy, white cranberry juice, and boba pearls
• Coquito Milk Shake with Bacardí Superior Rum

Sunshine Seasons​

Food Item:

• Jingle Sugar Cookie made with M&M’S chocolate candies (Holiday Cookie Stroll)

Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen (France)​

Food Items:

• Napoleon de Saumon Fumé en Brioche: Smoked salmon napoleon with layers of smoked salmon, dill mousse, and crème fraîche mousse served in brioche
• Rôti de Jambon Sauce Moutarde à l’ancienne, Pommes Dauphine: Roasted ham with mushrooms, pearl onions, bacon, mustard sauce, and puff potatoes (New)
• Macaron en Sucette, Ganache à la Menthe Poivrée et aux Chocolats Valrhona: Macaron lollipop with peppermint and Valrhona chocolate ganache (New)

Beverages:

• Frozen Hot Chocolate Martini: Grey Goose La Vanille Vodka, vodka, chocolate milk, and whipped cream
• Côté Mas Syrah-Grenache (New)
• Spiced Pumpkin Punch: Rhum Clement VSOP Vieux Agricole, spiced pumpkin purée, and oat milk (New)
• Cranberry Mimosa: Pol Remy Sparkling Wine with orange juice and cranberry syrup

Les Halles Boulangerie-Patisserie (France) ​

Food Item:

• Macaron Christmas Tree (New)

Tuscany Holiday Kitchen (Italy)​

Food Items:

• Tortellini in Brodo: Five-cheese tortellini with house-made aromatic winter truffle broth and chives (New)
• Salmone alla Siciliana: Cured salmon tartare, Sicilian blood orange, pistachios, and basil (New)
• Panettone: Panettone bread pudding and vanilla cream (New)

Beverages:

• Prosecco
• Moscato
• Banfi Rosa Regale
• Italian Sangria Red or White
• Italian Margarita with tequila and limoncello
• Peroni Pilsner

Shanghai Holiday Kitchen (China) ​

Food Items:

• Chicken Skewer with creamy peanut sauce
• Beef and Noodle Soup Bowl with slow-braised beef shank, green onion, and house-made chili oil (New)
• Vegetable Spring Rolls with citrus sauce (New)

Beverages:

• Panda Bubble Tea: Classic milk tea with black and white boba pearls (non-alcoholic)
• Lucky Foo Pale Ale
• Kung Fu Master with Tito’s Vodka, Triple Sec, mango, orange juice, and soda water
• Marco Boba with amaretto, iced coffee, whole milk, and boba pearls
• The Lucky Mo with SKYY Infusions Vodka, peach schnapps, piña colada mix, orange juice, and soda water

Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen (Japan)​

Food Items:

• Sushi Tree: Sushi Roll with krab meat and cream cheese topped with tempura, Ikura salmon roe, and spicy mayonnaise
• New Year Celebration Soba: Buckwheat soba noodles in a hot dashi soup with yuzu, shrimp tempura, kamaboko fish cake, and chopped green onion
• Mochi Cake: Gooey rice cake made with rice flour and served with Hojicha cream, strawberry, tangerine, and sweet red beans

Beverages:

• Ichigo Milk Boba: Cranberry and yuzu cream drink featuring Japanese Calpico Soft Drink and popping strawberry boba pearls (Non-alcoholic) (New)
• Japanese Christmas Punch: Shōchū, Plum wine, cranberry, and lemon (New)
• Ozeki Sake Platinum: Junmai Daiginjo
• Brew Hub Strawberry Lager (New)

Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen (Mexico)​

Food Items:

• Giant Tostada de Barbacoa: Braised barbacoa beef on a giant tostada with chipotle black bean purée, salsa verde, queso cotija, crema Mexicana, and pickled onion (New) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Cochinita Pibil Tamal: Cochinita pibil in corn masa topped with Pipián sauce, queso cotija, and crema Mexicana (New) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
• Dulce de Leche Churros sprinkled with cinnamon-sugar

Beverages:

• Pomegranate Margarita: Ilegal Mezcal Joven, black currant liqueur, pomegranate, and ginger juice with a hibiscus salt rim (New)
• Horchata Margarita: Centinela Blanco Tequila, Abasolo Corn Whisky, Agua de Horchata, and a hint of cinnamon-infused mezcal
• Holiday Cerveza: Cielito Lindo Artisanal Mexican Beer blended for the holiday season (New)

Funnel Cake (The American Adventure) ​

• Mini Funnel Cake topped with Peppermint Ice Cream, Chocolate Whipped Cream, and Crushed Peppermint (New)

Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company​

• Horchata Cold Brew: A holly jolly blend of Joffrey’s Shakin’ Jamaican Cold Brew and horchata topped with whipped cream and cinnamon (New) (Non-alcoholic) (Spirited version available featuring Bacardí Coquito Coconut Cream Liqueur)

Available at Select Marketplaces​

• Chip ‘n’ Dale Spork (New)

 

[BrianL]

EDIT - forgot to add my comment...need more coffee!

I witnessed Bob Gurr taking a photo with this statue at D23, saw him tear up then and I completely lost it

That's awesome. I love Bob Gurr - it's amazing that there are still so many people around who knew Walt directly. They made so much magic together!

 

[Ismo]

That's awesome. I love Bob Gurr - it's amazing that there are still so many people around who knew Walt directly. They made so much magic together!

When I met Bob I cried because he is behind so many amazing classic Disney experiences that I love. Then I cried again because I realized I was one degree from Walt Disney. So much magic!

 

[rangerxenos]

EDIT - forgot to add my comment...need more coffee!

I witnessed Bob Gurr taking a photo with this statue at D23, saw him tear up then and I completely lost it

I can't wait to see this statue in person.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Disney Patents Boat Motion Simulator Ride System, Sailing With Moana in Immersive Projection Dome Used as Example

As Disney continues to look for new ways to tell stories in its theme parks, a patent might reveal a new way to tell immersive stories on the water without a traditional boat ride approach. In the patent, Disney notes that water rides are some of the most memorable and beloved attractions in the world. Disney says that water rides rarely meet the demand for new and surprising ways to entertain because they have remained largely unchanged over the years. The traditional flume ride is often designed to be as smooth as possible with little pitch and yaw. Disney is looking to change that.

The patent calls for a cable system that is strategically tethered to the sides of the boat and works to simulate a more dramatic boat ride experience. By tugging on a certain part of the boat, the cables will be able to simulate a more intense (and predictable) ride experience than a traditional flume ride.



Additionally, Disney envisions an implementation where the boat and pool of water are surrounded by a projection dome to fully immerse guests in an environment. In the illustrated example, a scene from Moana is depicted. Disney says that the dome would be combined with an audio soundtrack and even some 4D effects such as rain or splashing to immerse riders in the experience.



While the above implementation would be a passive experience, Disney also envisions an active experience such as a pirate battle where guests could perform tasks and the boat would respond to their actions with movements provided by the cable system. Furthermore, Disney says that a multi-vehicle “fleet” implementation could be possible whereby guests pick a “side” to be on and battle each other in an immersive space.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Elemental - Teaser Trailer - In Theaters June 2023

 

[HokieRaven5]

Celebrate Star Wars Life Day with Disney

If you’d like to celebrate with your loved ones today, you can toast Life Day at Oga’s Cantinainside Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland park in California. Today we’re debuting a new sampler of four favorite drinks – the Fuzzy Tauntaun, Jedi Mind Trick, Outer Rim and Yb Nub – paired with Five Blossom bread; this is a special evening treat, available beginning at 7 p.m. each night through Jan. 8, 2023.

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Florida will also offer a new Disney PhotoPass Magic Shot experience where you will appear to hold a glowing Life Day orb in your hand. You can also check out some of the new Life Day merchandise we recently released to get into the spirit of the season.

 

[BrianL]

Elemental - Teaser Trailer - In Theaters June 2023

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That fire character looks pretty hot!

 

[disney-inspired]

Elemental - Teaser Trailer - In Theaters June 2023

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He looks like Osmosis Jones LOL

 

[zebrastreyepz]

Do the holiday food offerings look better this year or is just me sad I am not going?

 

[SkyGuy]

Do the holiday food offerings look better this year or is just me sad I am not going?

Not sure, but this is also the first year in a while that we won’t be making it for the festival, and I was thinking the same thing - so I’m casting another vote for offerings looking better this year!

 

[HokieRaven5]

‘Sofia The First’ Spinoff in The Works, Creator Craig Gerber Extends Deal With Disney



Sofia The First, one of Disney Junior‘s most viewed projects ever, is getting a spinoff.

Series creator Craig Gerber, who is also behind hit series Elena of Avalor and Firebuds, has extended his overall deal with Disney Junior. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the spinoff, which is in the early stages of development, is a part of his deal.

 

[Pens Fan]

Do the holiday food offerings look better this year or is just me sad I am not going?

Well, I just changed our park reservations for one of our days from HS to EP - so maybe . We'll be there for over a week, so we will be hitting each park regardless, but just figured there really is no better way to spend a day than wandering the World Showcase. Never gets old!! Plus, we can easily hop over to HS in the evening if we want.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Disneyland:

Arriving TOMORROW! We have spoken.



Disney Parks Twitter

 

[mrsap]

DVC News:

Huge Disney Vacation Club Price Increase Coming Soon​

Active Selling Resort Disney Vacation Club Price Increases​

Direct prices will increase to the following per-point levels on Sunday – December 4th, 2022:

Resort	Current Direct Price	Rumored NEW Price	Increase
The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian	$207	$217	+ $10
Disney’s Riviera Resort	$207	$217	+ $10
Aulani, Disney Vacation Club Villas	$207	$217	+ $10

New Pricing Effective December 4th, 2022.

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Sold-Out Resort Disney Vacation Club Price Increases​

Current properties are not the only ones that will be seeing increases! Sold-out Disney Vacation Club resort pricing will also increase for both existing and new members for all properties, except for Polynesian:

Resort	Current Direct Price	Rumored NEW Price	Increase
Animal Kingdom	$200	$210	+ $10
Bay Lake Tower	$265	$275	+ $10
Beach Club	$265	$275	+ $10
Boardwalk	$230	$240	+ $10
Boulder Ridge	$205	$215	+ $10
Copper Creek	$240	$250	+ $10
Grand Californian	$310	$320	+ $10
Hilton Head	$155	$165	+ $10
Old Key West	$200	$205	+ $5
Saratoga Springs	$200	$205	+ $5
Vero Beach	$140	$150	+ $10

 

[HokieRaven5]

NEW: Disneyland has stopped sales of the Believe Key pass. Renewals will continue.

DL official: "While we know this will be disappointing news to Disneyland fans, it’s important that we help protect the experience for Magic Key holders and the value those passes provide."

Scott Gustin Twitter

 

[Jrb1979]

NEW: Disneyland has stopped sales of the Believe Key pass. Renewals will continue.

DL official: "While we know this will be disappointing news to Disneyland fans, it’s important that we help protect the experience for Magic Key holders and the value those passes provide."

Scott Gustin Twitter

Not surprised. It's the way it's going to be going forward.

 

[HokieRaven5]

Gingerbread Display Opens With Treats Available at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn

 

[rangerxenos]

Disneyland:

Arriving TOMORROW! We have spoken.

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Disney Parks Twitter

What about WDW?!!!

 

[rangerxenos]

NEW: Disneyland has stopped sales of the Believe Key pass. Renewals will continue.

DL official: "While we know this will be disappointing news to Disneyland fans, it’s important that we help protect the experience for Magic Key holders and the value those passes provide."

Scott Gustin Twitter

That was quick!