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Mickey’s Not-So-Spooky Dessert Party: To Skip or Not to Skip?

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party has made a triumphant return after a two-year hiatus! Alongside this beloved party, a sister event is making its grand re-debut: Disney’s Not-So-Spooky Dessert Party, which takes place during the Halloween Party. Much like the traditional Magic Kingdom fireworks dessert party offered during showings of Enchantment, this Halloween banquet offers guests Mickey’s Not-So-Spooky Dessert Party: To Skip or Not to Skip?

U.S. Airforce Thunderbirds Conducting Flyover Above Magic Kingdom Thursday

Residential communities near the Walt Disney World Resort have announced that they’ll be hosting a flyover later this week above Magic Kingdom. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flight demonstration team flyover will take place on Thursday, October 27th beginning at 9:30 a.m. (weather permitting). The team will do two passes above the theme park as U.S. Airforce Thunderbirds Conducting Flyover Above Magic Kingdom Thursday

Guests Can Book Holiday Sleigh Rides at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground NOW!

Halloween is seven days away, so it is time to start booking your Disney holiday experiences. Over at the Fort Wilderness Campgrounds, they have Holiday Sleigh Rides, and guests can start booking this experience now. This horse-drawn excursion lasts for 25-minutes and begins at the Tri-Circle-D Ranch Barn near the Settlement Bus Depot. The Sleighs Guests Can Book Holiday Sleigh Rides at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground NOW!

Let’s Take a Journey Through Elephant Country and the Mud Pits on Kilimanjaro Safaris at Animal Kingdom!

If you have followed along so far, we have been exploring the Harambe Wildlife Reserve on Kilimanjaro Safaris in Animal Kingdom’s Africa. Our journey through the reserve continues into elephant country and the mud pits. As we exit the savanna, we first see African elephants on the right side and mandrills on the left.  Mandrills Let’s Take a Journey Through Elephant Country and the Mud Pits on Kilimanjaro Safaris at Animal Kingdom!

Countdown to Halloween with 13 new ‘Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Products

Halloween is less than two weeks away now, and Disney is celebrating the countdown with 13 products that any Nightmare Before Christmas fan must see. Here are a few of the items that have been shared with us as the spooky season approaches. Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 13 Day Countdown Calendar by Countdown to Halloween with 13 new ‘Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Products

Seven Baby Hedgehogs Have Arrived at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park

When new babies arrive at Animal Kingdom, it’s always exciting because the park continues to expand its animal family. Recently, a baby Okapi, Beni, was born into the Animal Kingdom family. Today seven hedgehogs joined the team. Yes, you read that right, seven. Dr. Mark Penning, the Vice President of Disney’s Animals, Science & Environment, Seven Baby Hedgehogs Have Arrived at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park