Changes are coming to a popular show at the Disneyland Resort!

Bluey’s Best Day Ever!

From mini episodes on Disney+ to a brand-new movie and new experiences at Disney Parks, Bluey has become more and more popular by the day. Over at Disneyland Park, fans can experience Bluey’s Best Day Ever!, an unforgettable experience with Bluey and Bingo. Well, the show is about to get a big schedule change that you’ll want to know about.

We recently went to check out Bluey’s Best Day Ever! over at the Fantasyland Theatre this week, and the show was unexpectedly closed. When we took a look at the Disneyland app, we found out that the show is about to undergo a major showtime change very soon.

It’s closed!

Bluey’s Best Day Ever! adjusted its performance schedule to Fridays through Sundays up until September 27th. The shows are at 11 AM, 12:20 PM, and 1:40 PM.

Bluey and Bingo

Additional performances will be added on Mondays at the same time slots starting on September 28th. Then, on October 1st, Thursday shows will be added to the schedule as well. That will be the final schedule change, which means Bluey’s Best Day Ever! will be Thursday through Monday at 11 AM, 12:20 PM, and 1:40 PM.

Don’t miss it!

The showtime schedule goes until October 31st, as that’s the furthest you can look ahead on the Disneyland calendar. If any more showtime changes occur, we’ll make sure to let you know about them. If you haven’t been to Bluey’s Best Day Ever!, it’s something you need to check out.

All the kids were really into it

There, you can join Bluey and her sister Bingo for a fun-filled celebration with interactive games and a live musical show! Bluey and Bingo appear live on stage, joining a troupe of comedic actors and musicians. It’s an adorable show that brings the popular show to life, filled with iconic music and games inspired by beloved Bluey episodes that fans will recognize.

Bluey’s Best Day Ever in Disneyland

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If I were in charge of Disney Parks, every single ride would have a holiday overlay. Can you imagine? Peter Pan’s Flight: Holiday Edition. Matterhorn Bobsleds: Rudolph’s Revenge. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Presents. I’m a little biased, but these sound amazing.

“it’s a small world”

Unfortunately, not every ride in Disneyland and Disney World can get an overall holiday season makeover, but a select few do get a bit of love and Christmas lights. One of those is “it’s a small world” in Disneyland (but not Disney World — another change I would make if I were in charge). We just got news on when the ride will close for a refurbishment, and it’s coming up soon.

On the Disneyland calendar, “it’s a small world” closes on October 30th. “it’s a small world” Holiday returns on November 13th, ready to bring some Christmas cheer to the park.

it’s a small world Holiday

In 2025, the holiday version opened on November 13th and ran until January 25th, so we’ll likely have similar dates this year. If this version of the ride is at the top of your list, plan a trip between mid-November and early January so you can catch it. 400,000 lights also illuminate the attraction’s facade, and the clock face features a big Santa hat.

Inside

November 13th also marks the start of the holiday season at Disneyland, when everything becomes a bit more magical. It runs until January 6th, and you’ll be able to enjoy a 60-foot-tall Christmas tree on Main Street, U.S.A., and over 80,000 shimmering lights on the Sleeping Beauty Castle.

Christmas at Disneyland

Mickey, Minnie, and some of their friends will be wearing their new holiday attire, and you can even meet Santa at Mickey’s Toontown Trolley Barn near Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin.

Mickey and Minnie at Disneyland in their Holiday Best (2023)

For special entertainment, be sure to watch Believe…In Holiday Magic fireworks spectacular where you can even check out the snow on Main Street. There’s also the A Christmas Fantasy parade with reindeer, toy soldiers, gingerbread, and more strutting through Disneyland.

“Believe…in Holiday Magic” Fireworks

Haunted Mansion Holiday has already transformed into its holiday version since it’s technically a Halloween and Christmas movie. This ride can get super busy, but it’s one that you don’t want to miss and is a fan favorite.

Haunted Mansion Holiday

We’re so glad that the holidays are almost here at Disneyland, so in the meantime, make sure you keep following Disney Food Blog for more Disney news and tips and tricks that you don’t want to miss to have the best Disney vacation ever.

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When we’re at Disneyland craving something tropical, we love heading to Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar for fruity drinks and Polynesian snacks.

DOLE Whip Cocktail

Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar was closed for refurbishment until May this year, and the building is already being refurbished again!

We went to Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar today when we noticed a brown scrim all along the length of the building. We saw construction workers going in and out, so there’s definitely some refurbishments happening!

Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar

Even though the building looks closed, Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar is still fully operational! You’ll find a hostess stand at the front of the building, and they’ll lead you to outdoor tables and an outdoor bar serving the same Trader Sam’s drinks you know and love.

The hostess stand!

You can still grab some of Trader Sam’s new 15th anniversary menu items during the exterior refurbishment. Our favorite of the new bunch is the Furikake Fries, which are beer-battered French fries, furikake, green onions, and gochujang aioli for $12. We also enjoyed the BBQ Chicken Flatbread, made with Teriyaki chicken, red onions, mozzarella cheese, micro herbs, Fresno chilies, green onions, pineapple, and Kälua pork) for $24.

Furikake Fries

We’ll be sure to keep you updated on more refurbishments at Disneyland. Stay tuned to Disney Food Blog for more Disneyland news!

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Between Disney World and Disneyland, many closures and construction projects are affecting both coasts. And while we are excited to see what the future holds, we know it can be a bummer when lots of spots are closed on your trip.

Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland

Which is why we are thrilled Disneyland has quietly revealed when one popular lounge will reopen.

Several days ago, the Broken Spell Lounge, at the Disneyland Hotel, closed for refurbishment without a reopening date confirmed. However, after checking on the Disneyland website, we noticed that hours are listed as starting again on October 25th!

Broken Spell Lounge

This space has seen many different themes over the years, but this current iteration is dedicated to Sleeping Beauty. This theme is evident in the dark colors of the lounge, the tree designs on the walls, and the use of green lighting. This really is a cool place to grab a drink or a bite to eat when visiting the Disneyland Hotel, and we are happy that this closure is set to be very brief and guests can enjoy this space once again at the end of next month.

Broken Spell Lounge

However, if you are visiting in the next few weeks, there are still lots of themed locations with great food that you can check out in the meantime. Including the incredibly popular Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar, or if you are taking a visit to the Grand Californian, you can go to the Hearthstone Lounge. There is so much incredible dining to be found across all the Disneyland hotels and both parks, so you’ll never be without amazing options!

Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar

We will continue to keep you informed of all the closure news across Disneyland and Disney World, so stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog so you never miss anything!

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We’re a month into Halloween Time, and there’s quite a bit going on at the Disneyland Resort this week, including the demolition of a building in Paradise Gardens that has an interesting bit of history attached to it. The Frontierland Shootin’ Exposition returns after two months behind walls. There’s a new souvenir ticket at the […]

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If you’re visiting Disneyland and happen to be a massive Pixar fan, you may choose to stay at Pixar Place Hotel, which is…as you may have guessed from the name…dedicated to all things Pixar. You can even see the gigantic Pixar lamp and ball in the hotel lobby, as well as meet some rare Pixar characters like Joe from Soul and Bing Bong from Inside Out.

Pixar Place Hotel

Well, four things have been closed for a little while at this hotel, but we’ve got great news: all four closures are ending this month.

On September 8th, the Pixel Pool and the Paradise Spa at Pixar Place Hotel both closed for refurbishment. However, both are scheduled to reopen on September 19th. This is good news if you’ll be on vacation at the hotel and want to use the pool or take a break in the hotel’s spa.

Pixar Place Hotel pool

The Crush Surfin’ Slide and splash pad at Nemo’s Cove also closed on September 8th, but you’ll be able to visit both soon, on September 25th. So if you’re looking for a little extra play time at the hotel, you’ll be able to do that soon, too.

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At the moment, no other closures have been reported for this hotel, so everything will be open there by the end of the month. So if you’ve been waiting to book a stay there, now’s a good time as any. There’s a lot of fun Pixar-themed things to appreciate about the hotel, including nods to Pixar shorts, a fitness center, fireworks viewing from the rooftop pool deck, and more.

Bing Bong Meet and Greet

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When you think of Disney, what comes to mind? The castle? The resorts? Space Mountain? The princesses? The list could go on and on… There are so many icons, but do you really know the story behind them?

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We recently put a poll up on our Instagram stories and asked you if you knew the story behind one of Disneyland’s famous park icons, and 60% of you didn’t! So, let’s dive into the secret behind Snow White Grotto in Disneyland!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the film that really paved the way for the future of Disney films, as it was the first full-length animated feature film — it was a groundbreaking moment for the company. Rightfully so, it deserved a spot in Walt Disney’s debut park — Disneyland Park in California. Snow White Grotto is located on the hillside near Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland, and we’re here to talk about the story of this iconic spot.

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In 1961 — six years after Disneyland opened — Walt Disney received a gift from an anonymous fan sent from Italy with no return address. The gift arrived at the Disney Studios in eight wooden crates, and inside were beautifully detailed statues of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, all carved out of pure-white Carrara marble.

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The only problem with these figures was that Snow White was the same size as the dwarfs! Nonetheless, Walt Disney still wanted to display them somewhere in Disneyland, so he assigned the project to one of his most trusted and respected designers, John Hench. Hench knew there would be a design problem since all of the figures were the same size, but Walt simply told him to “figure it out.”

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Hench went into some brainstorming, and he figured out that if he could stage the statues vertically and arrange them on a slope with Snow White on top, then he could solve the scale problem by using forced perspective, and that’s exactly what he did. The next step? Finding a place to put it. He found a landscaped hillside right next to Sleeping Beauty Castle that would work. He would place Snow White and an undersized deer sculpture at the top of the hill and put the dwarfs more toward the bottom.

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Hench designed a waterfall that began at Snow White’s feet to be small at the top and grow wider as it descended the hill. He explained that the water increased the volume of flow the way down to create that forced-perspective effect. Overall, Walt loved this idea with the exception of one thing: People would be inclined to throw money into the waterfall. The solution? Build a wishing well next to the attraction!

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Proceeds from the wishing well are donated to local children’s charities, like Make-A-Wish and Give Kids The World. The spot remains a popular photo spot, especially great for proposals, family photos, graduation pictures, and more!

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The Snow White Grotto has been replicated at Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland, so if you want to see it somewhere other than Disneyland Park, you can also visit one of the international parks. Stay tuned to DFB for more Disney park deep dives!

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If you run into this dining problem at Disneyland, don’t worry — you’re not alone.

Tangaroa Terrace

Disneyland dining should be straightforward — in theory. Yet, during a recent visit, we encountered a problem that’ll surely blindside non-Disney experts and tourists alike. Let’s talk about it.

During our visit, we were on the hunt for a rare DOLE Whip dessert that had gone viral when Disney posted it online. Simple enough, right?

DOLE Whip Cup

However, when we were verifying our order, we noticed that the treat wasn’t advertised in person, nor was it shown on the Disneyland app via mobile order.

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Later that day, we went to review a seasonal dessert at Naples Ristorante and noticed that it wasn’t on the official online menu, nor the menu in person. Fortunately, there was a little table advertisement that did highlight it, but it’s still worth noting in case you didn’t know about the treat beforehand.

Pumpkin Blood-Scotch Cannoli

This highlighted an obvious dining pitfall: Not all Disneyland offerings will be obvious to the average guest.

Sleeping Beauty Castle

This problem usually plagues seasonal items — which wouldn’t be as much of an issue if Disneyland really didn’t embrace seasonal items. But it does, and so if you don’t know where to look, you could EASILY miss out on some pretty incredible exclusive treats.

Ultimately, Disneyland has lots of secrets that you need to know before your trip in order to unlock the full potential of your stay.

Disneyland Railroad Station

Keeping up with the trends is a tough task. It requires knowing where to look and who to talk to. Luckily for you, we’re pros at that, and we’ve taken it upon ourselves to know every little bit of what’s going on at Disneyland — from the latest ride construction updates to where you can find rare drinks. When we say we keep up with everything, we mean everything.

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Disney recently came out with a massive souvenir collection featuring the Disneyland or Walt Disney World logos on dozens of items, so you can always rep your home park.

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Disney’s logo lineup is expanding to have five brand-new colors for every item at both Disneyland and Disney World! This new collection is massive, so here’s EVERYTHING included so you’ll know exactly what to buy before it sells out at rope drop!

This beige “Storybook Soft Serve” color inspired by vanilla soft serve will be added to the Disney World and Disneyland merch lineup, featuring this tote bag…

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…micro tote bag…

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…and water bottle!

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Disney is also bringing this new “Main Street, U.S.A.” red color to the lineup, featuring this water bottle…

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And these tote bags and micro tote bags!

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This new “Last Day of Trip Blues” is for the Disney fans already thinking about their next trip while on vacation. This round includes a water bottle…

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…ear headband…

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…fanny pack…

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…sweatshirt and backpack…

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… and a Mickey Mouse plush!

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The “Tiki Tiki Tiki Room” collection features a natural Adventureland-inspired green and includes a sweatshirt, backpack, ear headband, tote bag, micro tote bag, water bottle, necklace, mug, and a Mickey Mouse plush.

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The “Fantasyland Feels” collection is for fans who love twirling in whimsical teacups. This includes a water bottle, sweatshirt, Mickey Mouse plush, tote bag, micro tote bag, ear headband, and a candle!

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These new merch collections will release at both Disneyland and Disney World on November 1st, 2026. We’ll be sure to keep you updated on more Disney World souvenirs as they’re announced. Stay tuned to Disney Food Blog for more Disney World news!

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If you have a sweet tooth and you’ll be at Downtown Disney soon, then you need to have Disney’s newest candy on your radar!

So many options!

You can fill up a bag or mini trash can at Downtown Disney’s brand-new bulk candy station!

A bag of the brand-new bulk candy alone is $14.99, and you can bundle it with a souvenir container. The Main Street, U.S.A. Novelty Candy Container is $14.99 with any bulk candy purchase, so this souvenir will be $29.98 before tax. You can find both the bulk candy and the souvenir trash can in at the Wonderful World of Sweets in Downtown Disney.

Trash cans!!!

You can choose from so many different types of brand-new bulk candies to fill your bag or trash can up with, including Butterfly Gummies from The Netherlands, Raspberry Gummies from The Netherlands, Raspberry Jellies from The Netherlands, Fruit-flavored Gummies from Italy, and Banana and Strawberry-flavored Gummies from The Netherlands. The candies we tried were so yummy and packed with fruit flavor!

So many options!

These Main Street, U.S.A. Novelty Candy Containers are miniature replicas of the iconic Main Street, U.S.A. trash cans you’ll find at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom! With swinging side lids and a flip-top opening, they’ve got all the charm of their full-sized cousins, just shrunk down and filled with sugar (how amazing is that?!).

The display

These are identical to the versions sold in Disney World, which you can find at Main Street Confectionery in Magic Kingdom. We got ours there last year, and it’s quickly become one of our favorite Disney souvenirs!

We filled our trash can with M&Ms!

We’ll be sure to update you on more fun Disneyland snacks. Stay tuned to Disney Food Blog for more Disney food news!

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Another closure has hit Disneyland Resort, but it may not be one you were expecting.

Broken Spell Lounge

Inside the Disneyland Hotel, you’ll find a spot that has seen many different versions of lounges over the years. Currently, you’ll find the Broken Spell Lounge here, which opened back in late 2025. However, if you were hoping to stop by on your upcoming trip, that just got much harder.

The Disneyland website currently lists the Broken Spell Lounge as closed for refurbishment. Operating hours are currently posted again on the Disneyland website for dates starting October 25th, 2026. 

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Broken Spell Lounge is inspired by the Disney animated film Sleeping Beauty, and that’s shown throughout the theming of the space. When open, you can grab small bites like the dry-rub chicken wings, classic Caesar salad, savory steak frites, and molten chocolate cake, as well as glasses of wine and special cocktails like the Old Fashioned or Black Thorn Bramble.

Benevolent Faerie at Broken Spell Lounge

If you’ll be near the Disneyland Hotel and are looking for other spots to check out, we recommend Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar for an incredibly immersive experience, the Palm Breeze Bar, as well as Tangaroa Terrace Tropical Bar & Grill. Not to mention, you can also order room service if you find you don’t want to leave the room.

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Disneyland regulars, this is NOT a drill! There’s a new bathroom in town!

The new bathroom!

The walkway between Cars Land and Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure opened up today with a brand-new bathroom. Come with us to check it out!

From Avengers Campus, you’ll head down the walkway to find this Strategic Scientific Reserve garage from Captain America!

Strategic Scientific Reserve

From there, you’ll enter the back of Cars Land, with this brand-new Take-A-Break Rest Stop sign pointing towards the new restroom!

Let’s take a break at the rest stop!

Inside the corner, you’ll find the new Take-A-Break Rest Stop, a vintage tire repair shop featuring a water fountain outside and restrooms inside.

The new bathroom!

The new restroom has six stalls, and it was super clean when we stopped by.

So clean!

There were lots of sinks, too, including a kids-sized one!

Sinks!

They even have changing tables for the parents out there!

Changing tables!

And it’s super well-themed, with a Dinoco Gasline sign.

Let’s refuel!

Plus, there’s a “Wash, Dry, Rest, Take-A-Break” sign.

Are you ready to Take-A-Break?

We also caught a glimpse of the Avengers Campus expansion outside. This building will be the future Stark Flight Lab ride!

It’s Stark Flight Lab! (kind of)

We’ll be sure to keep you updated on more Disney California Adventure additions. Stay tuned to Disney Food Blog for more Disney California Adventure news!

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Disneyland, you did not hold back with these snacks!

Let’s eat!

We’re always looking for new snacks at Disney World and Disneyland, and while we have our returning favorites, we could probably live off of the new snacks they drop every week. This time, we’re heading to two different restaurants to try some dishes that we don’t think we’ll ever be able to live without.

First up, we’re heading to Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante, located in Frontierland. We started with the Mexican-style Shrimp Cocktail for $12.99, with poached shrimp, tomatoes, red onions, cilantro, cucumber, celery, and spicy cocktail sauce served with crackers.

Shrimp Cocktail

While we thought this was a solid shrimp cocktail, it wasn’t necessarily our favorite dish of all time. The tomato sauce has some sweetness, and a lot of tartness still shines through. There’s a good amount of spice and a bit of a kick at the end. The shrimp are perfectly cooked, and the flavors work well together; you also get about ten shrimp, so it’s easy to share. We wish we got a little more for the price, and we had a lot of tomato sauce left by the end, so we needed a bit more shrimp!

We also had the Nachos for $14.99, made with tortilla chips, beans, guajillo cheese sauce, house-made tomatillo salsas, red jalapeños, sour cream, and guacamole.

Nachos

This isn’t the first time this restaurant has had nachos, and in the past, they were some of our favorite foods in the park! You’ll want to eat these as soon as they come out because the toppings can make the nachos very cheesy. They have a bit of a spicy kick from two different salsas, plus flavorful cheese, and while the flavors all go together, we wish we could add a protein on top, like beef or pork. When we asked, it wasn’t an available option, and it wasn’t as fresh as we were hoping. It felt particularly one-note and a bit underwhelming. When you need nachos, this might do the trick, but you’ll likely find better meals throughout the park.

Lots of toppings

To drink, we grabbed the Horchata Slushy for $8.49.

Horchata Slushy

This was the highlight of our meal! It tastes just like authentic horchata and was super refreshing and delicious. We loved that it wasn’t that expensive of an add-on and really brought the whole meal together.

We had one more stop for the day before we called it quits. We went to Bengal Barbecue in Adventureland to grab the Garlic Naan, which is grilled bread basted with herb butter, for $5.79.

Garlic Naan

The bread was fluffy, buttery, and super garlicky! We loved the flame-broiled, toasted flavor of the bread, and once you add a skewer like the Bengal Beef Skewer, it’s a total game changer. It’s filling and a great addition to Bengal Barbecue, and we’ll be adding it every time we order from here.

With the beef

In the meantime, make sure you keep following Disney Food Blog for more of our favorite snacks and dishes you’ll want to try on your next Disneyland vacation.

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There are tons of spots that are considered famous Disney stops. That being said, some are truly iconic, while others are just viral for the moment.

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Trader Sam’s in Disneyland! Now, THAT spot is genuinely iconic. This popular bar, located at the Disneyland Hotel, offers up seriously fun tiki cocktails, delicious food, and more. For a limited time, you can check out their Halloween menu, and here’s what we think about one of the newest items.

Welcome to Trader Sam’s! The themed bar is an excellent spot to relax and take a load off when you’re not in the parks, thanks to the fun atmosphere and delicious menu. This year, the spirits have spoken for Trader Sam’s 15th anniversary, and they’ve brought three drinks back from the dead!

The Halloween Menu!

When we stopped by, we grabbed the Cloaked Specter (RIP 2013) for $20! This drink is made with Planteray O.F.T.D., Planteray Original Dark Rum, Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Pineapple Juice, Lime Juice, Falernum, Cinnamon, and Angostura Bitters.

How pretty is this?

We are SO excited that the spirits spoke this drink onto the menu, but be cautious. This drink was dangerous in the best way possible. The pineapple juice hit us immediately upon sipping it with that familiar fruity and slightly acidic flavor. The rum notes came after the fact. The rum was sweet and warm in flavor, making the drink feel more well-rounded.

The flower on top!

The drink was (unsurprisingly) perfectly tropical and made us feel like we were ready to relax on the beach. As we enjoyed it, it was super refreshing and was great to enjoy over the course of a meal. We would happily grab this one again and again! This drink is only around for a limited time, so don’t hesitate if you want to try it yourself.

The front of the menu!

We love that Disney is using this spooky season to resurrect some old favorites, and we can’t wait to grab the others before they’re gone. As always, be sure to keep following DisneyFoodBlog for more Disney reviews, news, and updates.

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We’re now three weeks into Halloween Time, and there’s quite a bit going on at the Disneyland Resort, including a surprise appearance by the original Redhead on Pirates of the Caribbean, the last remaining tickets for Oogie Boogie Bash, and the start of a refurbishment on Indiana Jones Adventure that Disney hasn’t put an end […]

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Indiana Jones Adventure

The Disneyland Resort is no stranger to construction and refurbishment projects. Over at Disneyland Park, the rides are generally well-maintained, but they sometimes need lengthy refurbishments to ensure everything runs properly. Those refurbishment projects sometimes include some of the park’s most popular attractions — one of which might be closed well into the fall.

Per the Disneyland closure calendar, the Indiana Jones Adventure thrill ride will close on September 8th, 2026, for refurbishment — and no reopening date has been announced as of this writing.

Indiana Jones Adventure

Indiana Jones Adventure is no stranger to closures. This ride is among the pantheon of best Disney Parks attractions thanks in part to its innovative ride system, exciting audio-animatronics, and immersive special effects. However, because the ride is technically complicated, it does often run into issues.

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Daily stalls are common, and Disney must work extra hard to ensure the ride is at least operating in B-mode. The attraction itself features pyrotechnics, literal moving rooms, and a rolling boulder that is on a path to crushing jeeps. It’s really amazing when it works — but routine refurbishments are required to ensure that happens.

Indiana Jones Adventure ride vehicles

Currently, the Disneyland schedule shows the ride closed through October 15th — which is as far out as the calendar goes when this was written.

Essentially, that means the ride’s reopening date isn’t ready to be revealed. It could be closed throughout October, or open on short notice at any moment. This is not uncommon for Disneyland’s bigger refurbishment projects, but they usually give a few days’ notice, so we can let you know that specific reopening date as soon as it’s announced.

Indiana Jones Adventure

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The refurbishment schedule changes all the time, so make sure you keep it posted right here at DFB for all the latest updates!

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Disneyland offers so many amazing perks to Magic Key Holders, but unfortunately, some things are so limited-edition that not everyone who wants them can take advantage.

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Disney released some Magic Key Holder-exclusive swag a few months ago, and in case you missed the first drop, Disney is rereleasing it – but there’s a catch! They’re available for only eight days this month!

Magic Key Holders will have another chance to pick up both the Disney California Adventure Park Billboard Magnet Set and Magic Key License Plate Frame on select dates from September 14th through September 26th, 2026, with each item available during its own pickup window, while supplies last.

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You can get the Disney California Adventure Park Billboard Magnet Set at the Hyperion Theater Courtyard in Disney California Adventure from 2 PM to 8 PM on the following dates:

• Monday, September 14th
• Wednesday, September 16th
• Friday, September 18th
• Saturday, September 19th

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And you can grab the Magic Key License Plate Frame at the Hyperion Theater Courtyard in Disney California Adventure from 2 PM to 8 PM on the following dates:

• Monday, September 21st
• Wednesday, September 23rd
• Friday, September 25th
• Saturday, September 26th

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To get the exclusive swag, you’ll need a Disneyland or Disney California Adventure park reservation and can join the virtual queue in the Disneyland app at noon. You’ll receive a push notification when your boarding group is called with a designated return window to check in at the Hyperion Theater Courtyard.

Hyperion Theater

We’ll be sure to keep you updated on more Magic Key Holder perks. Stay tuned to Disney Food Blog for more Disneyland news!

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