Travel with the Whitakers

We are just a couple of days away from September, which means that each day the 50 th Anniversary Celebration at Walt Disney World draws closer! If you know us, then you know that we love Disney World, and we’re excited to celebrate it’s birthday at least a few times during the 18 month long celebration. The 50 th Anniversary Celebration begins on October 1, 2021, and changes are coming to the Walt Disney World Resort on that day as well. Starting October 1, guests staying at an on-property resort hotel, and select other hotels, can enjoy a 30-minute earlier start to their day! Early Theme Park Entry is available at all four theme parks everyday. Guests will need park admission, a park pass reservation for their first park*, and be staying at one of the included hotels. Extended Evening Hours will also begin in October for guests staying at Disney Deluxe Resort Hotels and Disney Deluxe Villas. This benefit will be for select parks on select nights. A calendar, showing which park

We’ve been talking about where to get sweet snacks at the Disney Parks! We’ve talked about Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios. Today we’re wrapping up our snack posts with Where to Find Sweet Snacks at Magic Kingdom!   Adventureland Aloha Isle – Satisfy your sweet tooth, and cool off, with a Dole Whip or Dole Whip Float in the heart of Adventureland. Here you can choose from flavors like pineapple, pineapple swirl, coconut, raspberry, and vamilla. Sunshine Tree Terrace – This iconic Adventureland location offers a variety of frozen treats like floats, soft-serve, Orange Cream, and Citrus Swirls.   Fantasyland Cheshire Café – Enjoy a Cheshire Cat inspired sweet treat after a spin on the Mad Tea Party. Gaston’s Tavern – This Beauty and the Beast, well Gaston, inspired location is home to one of my all-time favorite Disney World treats – the Warm Cinnamon Roll! You can also satisfy your sweet tooth with the Grey Stuff Cupcake or a LeFou’s Brew. Pinocchio’s Vil

A few weeks ago, we were talking about where to get sweet snacks in the Walt Disney World theme parks. We talked about Animal Kingdom and Epcot. We stepped away for a week to talk about the amazing eats at the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival (it runs until November 20 th !) And then last week time got away from me with family in town, and getting ready for my work trip last week. The trip was amazing, and I had a magical time at the Disney World theme parks and at Disney’s Riviera Resort. This week, we’re back to talking about sweet snacks at the Disney parks with Disney’s Hollywood Studios.   Commissary Lane ABC Commissary – Stop by for a Strawberry Shortcake Verrine or a Red Velvet Whoopie Pie. Echo Lake Backlot Express    -  This quick service location offers one of my absolute favorite snacks in all of Walt Disney World – the Wookie Cookie. You’ll also find the Paint Can Cake here as well.   Dinosaur Gertie’s Ice Cream of Extinction – This location isn’t