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2. Be Our Guest Located in Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom, Be Our Guest transforms to a table service restaurant where guests dine in one of three wonderfully themed dining rooms in the restaurant. Guests will love having their meal here and returning the fun in the parks and catching Wishes before retiring for the night!

1. 50s Prime Time Café Located at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, this restaurant is a great option for dinner because guests can have a pre-dinner drink from the Tune-In Lounge before the meal arrives. Guests will be faced with a difficult decision as to what to get because the menu is chocked full of great homestyle dishes! Be it pot roast, meatloaf, ...

At the end of a long day of exploring the parks, we love sitting down, relaxing, and charging our batteries for a final push of energy for an evening in the parks!  The best way to do that is with a wonderful dinner at great restaurants in the four theme parks at Walt Disney World.  Depending on what you are ...

10. Pass Holder Benefits Because of the 45th year celebration, annual pass holders enjoy added benefits this year, including new discounts at 45 restaurants, deeper merchandise discounts, and even (for some) an additional month of park access. If you’ve been on the fence, 2017 could be a great year to become a pass holder.  Those are ten fabulous things to ...

9. Star Wars Guided Tour Star Wars fans will soon have the opportunity to purchase a new seven hour long guided tour of all things Star Wars at Hollywood Studios. Backstage tours, elusive character greetings, and VIP access are just a few of the benefits. Perhaps they’ll offer a glimpse into the new Star Wars Land? One can hope…    ...

8. Highway in the Sky The Magic Kingdom Monorail will soon be the transportation for an exclusive progressive dinner. Guests will be able to purchase the Highway in the Sky dining experience where they will hop aboard a VIP area of the Monorail and be escorted from the Contemporary for cocktails, to the Polynesian for appetizers, then on the Grand ...

7. Welcome Show The traditional Rope Drop of Magic Kingdom has now officially moved to the Castle Stage. While some will no doubt bemoan the change, the logic seems sound. Guests will now be allowed onto Main Street a little earlier, preventing a backlog at the entrance. The welcome show on the Castle Stage is supposed to have the same ...

6. Disney Springs Dining Four new venues are promised to open this year in Disney Springs. Paddlefish, formerly Fulton’s Crab House, will continue to serve seafood. Planet Hollywood Observatory has changed theming from starlets to stars—as in the actual outer space ones—and will serve American cuisine from Guy Fieri. For all your smokehouse desires, visit the Polite Pig, a sister ...

5. Miss Fortune Falls Who’s ready for a brand new water ride? I am! This spring, Typhoon Lagoon will introduce its new family tube ride, Miss Fortune Falls. Little is known about this addition, except that at a two-minute run time, it’s poised to be one of the longest rides in Disney Water parks.  Photo credit Disney  

4. Choza Tequila Also coming soon to Epcot, is Choza Tequila, a handcrafted margarita bar under construction in the Mexico pavilion. Rumored to be opening in late February or March, it seems that patrons of Choza Tequila will be able to get light snacks including chips, guacamole, and empanadas (love!) along with their salted-rim beverages.   Photo credit Disney