Latest News from Disney Destinations & Universal Resorts
November 9, 2022
Hello Friends!
Let’s get down to it and talk all things Disney and Universal! The Holiday Season is about to begin and it’s the perfect time to start thinking about your Spring Break or Summer Vacations! Put your getaway on “layaway” today and wrap up the BEST kind of gift…a vacation full of memories!
Top 10 ICYMI…in case you missed it
1. EPCOT International FOOD and WINE Festival is winding down, my friends!
What’s coming next…EPCOT Intl. Festival of Holidays
November 25 to December 30, 2022
Holiday Kitchens 🎄
American Holiday Table – American Adventure Pavilion
Bavaria Holiday Kitchen – Germany Pavilion
Chestnuts & Good Cheer Holiday Kitchen – Near Test Track Presented by Chevrolet
The Donut Box – Near Test Track Presented by Chevrolet
Holiday Hearth Desserts – The Odyssey Pavilion
Holiday Sweets & Treats – Near Port of Entry
L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen – Between Morocco and France Pavilions
Las Posadas Holiday Kitchen – Mexico Pavilion
Le Marché de Noël Holiday Kitchen – France Pavilion
Mele Kalikimaka – Near Port of Entry
Nochebuena Cocina – Near Port of Entry – NEW!
Shanghai Holiday Kitchen – China Pavilion
Shi Wasu Holiday Kitchen – Japan Pavilion
Tangierine Café: Flavors of the Medina – Morocco Pavilion
Tuscany Holiday Kitchen – Italy Pavilion
Yukon Holiday Kitchen – Canada Pavilion
Additional Locations
Funnel Cake –Near the American Adventure Pavilion
Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company – Throughout EPCOT
Refreshment Outpost – Between the China and Germany Pavilions
Refreshment Port – Showcase Plaza
Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt ☃
Simply purchase your map and stickers from select Festival merchandise locations—including Creations Shop, Port of Entry and World Traveler at International Gateway.
Using the stickers on your map, mark the “tradition” Olaf has found in each pavilion. Whether you complete the expedition or not, you may bring your map to Creations or World Traveler at International Gateway to redeem your map for a special holiday keepsake! Price: $9.99 plus tax
Holiday Cookie Stroll 🍪
Purchase 5 cookies from any of the official cookie stroll locations featured in your Festival Passport—and be sure to collect a matching stamp for each cookie purchased. Once you’ve collected 5 stamps, bring the stamped Passport to Holiday Sweets & Treats to receive a specialty treat!
Menu Items and Locations
- Nochebuena Cocina: Alfajores – Vanilla Shortbread Cookie with Dulce de Leche and Coconut
- Yukon Holiday Kitchen: SNICKERS®-Doodle Cookie made with SNICKERS® Bar pieces
- L’Chaim! Holiday Kitchen: Black and White Cookie (plant-based)
- American Holiday Table: Chocolate Crinkle Cookie
- Bavaria Holiday Kitchen: Linzer Cookie
- Holiday Hearth Desserts: Gingerbread Cookie
- Sunshine Seasons: M&M’s® Sugar Cookie
- Connections Café: Sugar Cookie
Candlelight Processional 🕯🕯
Showtimes: 5:15 PM, 7:00 PM or 8:30 PM at the America Gardens Theatre at EPCOT.
2022 Schedule with Celebrity Narrators
- Simu Liu
November 25 and 26, 2022 - Edward James Olmos
November 27 through 29, 2022 - Raul Esparza
November 30 and December 1, 2022 - Whoopi Goldberg
December 2 and December 3, 2022 - Isabella Rossellini
December 4 through December 6, 2022 - Daymond John
December 7 through December 9, 2022 - Josh Gad
December 10 through December 12, 2022 - Gloria Estefan
December 13 and December 14, 2022 - Neil Patrick Harris
December 15 through December 18, 2022 - Mariska Hargitay
December 19 and December 20, 2022 - Cal Ripken Jr.
December 21 through December 23, 2022 - Marie Osmond
December 24 through December 26, 2022 - Courtney Vance
December 27 and December 28, 2022 - Angela Bassett
December 29 and December 30, 2022
Candlelight Processional Dining Packages and Prices
Choose from several unique eateries at EPCOT offering Candlelight Processional Packages. Each package includes:
- An appetizer, entrée and dessert or one (1) full buffet (where applicable), along with a non-alcoholic beverage
- One (1) guaranteed seat per person to a Candlelight Processional performance held on the same day
Prices exclude tax and gratuity:
| Adult (ages 10 and up) | Child (ages 3 to 9) | |
|---|---|---|
| Akershus Royal Banquet Hall Norway Pavilion | $79.00 | $51.00 |
| Biergarten Restaurant Germany Pavilion | $65.00 | $37.00 |
| Coral Reef Restaurant The Living Seas | $74.00 | $30.00 |
| Garden Grill Restaurant The Land Pavilion | $71.00 | $46.00 |
| Le Cellier Steakhouse Canada Pavilion | $100.00 | $39.00 |
| Regal Eagle Smokehouse: Craft Drafts & Barbecue (same-day dining packages only) American Adventure Pavilion | $40.00 | |
| Rose & Crown Dining Room United Kingdom Pavilion | $64.00 | $28.00 |
| Spice Road Table (same-day dining packages only) Morocco Pavilion | $52.00 | $23.00 |
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2. 💲DEALS & Offers
Disney Cruise Line:
- 3rd & 4th Guests sail FREE with 2 full fare Guests in the same stateroom on select voyages. Available on select sailings on the Disney Magic, Disney Dream, and Disney Fantasy departing Jan. – April 2023. Disney+ Subscribers Only!
Walt Disney World Resort:
- Save up to $400 on a 4-night stay, 4-day room & ticket package at select Disney hotels for stays:
Most nights Dec. 11, 2022 to Dec. 25, 2022
Most Sunday to Thursday nights Jan. 2 to Feb. 28, 2023
Most nights March 1 to March 30, 2023
- Save $100 per night at Bay Lake Tower, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge (including Villas: Jambo/Kidani Village), Disney’s Beach Club, Disney’s Boardwalk Inn (including Villas), Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Disney’s Old Key West, Disney’s Riviera Resort, Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, Disney’s Wilderness Lodge and Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
- Save $40 per night at The Cabins at Fort Wilderness Resort, Disney’s Art of Animation (Family Suites), Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Disney’s Port Orleans Resort— French Quarter and Disney’s Port Orleans Resort— Riverside
- Save $20 per night Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort, Disney’s All-Star Music Resort, Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort and Disney’s Pop Century Resort
3. Disney Cruise Line News
📍🚢Beginning Nov. 14, 2022, for sailings departing from the United States, Disney Cruise Line will no longer require Guests (regardless of vaccination status) to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test prior to sailing.
Disney Cruise Line continues to highly recommend that all Guests be fully vaccinated and encourages unvaccinated Guests to take a COVID-19 test two days prior to sailing.
4. Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
🎄🐭 November 8 to December 22, 2022. Prices vary by date. Email me for a Quote today: AngieBaycura@d2travel.com. Most dates are sold out!
Remaining dates available as of 11/9/22:
November 29
December 1, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16
Enter party as early as 4 pm. Party begins at 7 pm and ends at midnight.
5. Finally….FANTASMIC ✨returned at Hollywood Studios!! New sequences featuring Aladdin, Elsa, Pocahontas, Mulan and Moana.
Blizzard Beach will reopen on November 13! Look for some cool new Frozen touches throughout the park! ☃
6. Walt Disney World: Disney After Hours is Back! 🌙
HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS: $129 to $149 plus tax. 9:30 pm to 12:30 am
Enter at 7:00 pm.
Dates: January: 4, 11, 18, 25
February: 15, 22
March: 8, 22, 29
April: 2, 5, 19
MAGIC KINGDOM: $135 to $159 plus tax. 10 pm to 1 am.
Enter at 7 pm.
January: 9, 16, 23
February: 16, 20, 27
March: 2, 6, 13, 16, 20, 27
7. Disneyland Resort
🎅The Merriest Place on Earth for the holiday season, Nov. 11, 2022, through Jan. 8, 2023!
California Adventure Park
- World of Color-Season of Light
- Mater’s Jingle Jamboree
- Luigi’s Joy to the World
- Disney Festival of Holidays
Disneyland Park
- A Christmas Fantasy Parade
- it’s a small world Holiday
- Believe in Holiday Magic Fireworks
- Wintertime Enchantment at Sleeping Beauty’s Winter Castle
- it’s a small world Holiday Lighting
- Haunted Mansion Holiday
8. Universal Orlando Resort- Holidays 🌍🎄
- Grinchmas
- Universal’s Holiday Tour (Grinch & Max greetings, reserved Grinchmas Who-liday Spectacular seating, food & drinks, Santa meeting, priority access to 1 attraction, & after-hours show of The Magic of Christmas at Hogwarts Castle) Prices start $79.99 pp/plus tax.
- The Grinch & Friends Character Breakfast (buffet breakfast) Prices start $26.00 child/$41.99 adult pp/plus tax. Select dates.
- Christmas at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
- Universal’s Holiday Parade featuring Macy’s
- Mannheim Steamroller: Dec 3, 4, 10 and 11
Coming soon…🎉Mardi Gras- Intl. Flavors of Carnaval, February 4 to April 16, 2023
Universal Orlando DEAL of the MONTH!!
FREE 2 Days, when you buy a 2 Day Ticket!!
9. Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaii
🏝🌺Save on select rooms for stays of 4 or more nights, with travel from Jan. 5 through March 30.
- Save up to 25% on select rooms for stays of 5 or more consecutive nights
- Save up to 20% on select rooms for stays of 4 consecutive nights
Disney Visa Cardmember: Save up to 35% off for 5 nights, 30% off for 4 nights.
10. 🌞Now’s the time to book your Spring Break and Summer Vacations. Get the BEST rate before prices increase and have the BEST chance at getting the resort/room/stateroom you want!
💖 Email me today to start creating your best vacation ever! AngieBaycura@d2travel.com
Thanks for Reading!
🥀Enchantingly Yours, Angie Baycura
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