REVIEW: Bacon and Blue Burger Joins the Ranks at Disney Springs’ D-Luxe Burger

WDWNT on January 8, 2017

Disney Springs undoubtedly won the dining war of 2016, introducing the Disney World to Blaze Pizza, Frontera Cocina, Homecoming, B.B. Wolf’s Sausage Co., and of course, D-Luxe Burger (We’re going to pretend that the Daily Poutine doesn’t exist, ok?).

When D-Luxe Burger opened back in May, the chef there informed us that they would occasionally be adding burgers and seasonal milkshakes to the menu. While we have had a few different milkshakes to try out, we finally have a new burger on the menu. Thankfully, nothing from the original menu was removed to add this one, so our original review of the restaurant (which includes every dish, so you should read it if you haven’t) is still good.

So let’s talk about what is new…

Bacon and Blue Burger ($11.99)

This new burger is a “Signature Blend topped with Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Bacon, Onion Jam and Bleu Cheese”. I’m not a fan of onion jam or bleu cheese, but they blend well on this and this burger works. I suspect anyone who enjoys bleu cheese will want this and I think they would be quite happy with it. Personally, I would still take the El Diablo, Barbecue Classic, Southern Classic, and Cluck Burger over this one though.

They already have a solid line-up at D-Luxe, and adding this kind of burger certainly only strengthens the existing array. If you haven’t been yet, be sure to make D-Luxe a must for counter service dining in 2017.

PHOTOS: Orange Bird Dress, AVATAR Pins, & Epcot 35th Items Coming in 2017

WDWNT on January 8, 2017

Disney today is previewing a number of items that will be released at the parks in 2017.

A little Orange Bird dress with the pattern above will be released soon.

Frontierlamd will be the next Disney Parks exclusive Tsum Tsum series, featuring some of the Country Bears and the Goat from Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

In addition to the exclusive preview we gave you of some Epcot 35th Anniversary merchandise a few weeks ago, Disney is now previewing the mug and the license plate which will be available.

Two tea sets based on Pirates of the Caribbean and Cinderella Castle are coming to Disney Parks in 2017.

There is also a series of limited edition Pandora: The World of AVATAR pins based on the construction walls located outside of the area currently.

Further previews of these and other items can be found here.

VIDEO: Watch the Star Wars Launch Bay Exclusive Film Previewing Rogue One

WDWNT on December 26, 2016

Recently, the exhibits and film at the Star Wars Launch Bay attractions at both the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts were updated to reflect the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story later this month. Lucky for us, Disneyland allows for the filming of the exclusive preview film attraction as it is not located in a formal theater there:

We also have a video walkthrough of the exhibit for you, featuring props and replicas from the film:

Disney Researching Addition of AVATAR and MARVEL Character Meet and Greets

WDWNT on December 26, 2016

Disney Parks would like to know just how badly you would like to meet characters from AVATAR, Guardians of the Galaxy, and more.

A recent survey to guests indicates that Disney may look to add these characters as Meet and Greet experiences in the near future.

A recent announcement about Pandora: The World of AVATAR seemed to indicate that there would be no meet and greets, but this survey may say otherwise.

A fifth Pirates of the Caribbean film is slated to hit theaters next year, so a return of characters from the films would not be unlikely.

As always, we take these survey questions with a grain of salt, but they could give us some insight as to Disney’s plans for the future.

PHOTOS: New Attraction Character Vinylmation Released at Disney Parks

WDWNT on December 26, 2016

A new series of Vinylmation has been released at the Disney Parks featuring famous attraction characters. The first figures in the series are characters from Splash Mountain: Brer Fox and Brer Rabbit.

Limited to 2500 figures total, they are sold in Eachez style, meaning you do not know what is inside. You have a 1/10 chance of getting Brer Fox, but 9 out of 10 are Brer Rabbit trapped in a beehive.

They retail for $16.99 each. Additional Attractions series Vinylmation are expected to be released at a later date.

Annual Passholders Can Get Their MagicBand 2 Starting Today

WDWNT on December 26, 2016

According to magicbandcollectors.com, new and renewing annual passholders for the Walt Disney World resort ordering their complementary MagicBand from today on should receive the new MagicBand 2 style.

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The MagicBand 2 was introduced at the Destination D event just last month and the first retail version of the new item is slated to be released later this week in celebration of Rogue One.

All other resort guests should be able to receive  their MagicBand 2 starting next month. The widespread release of retail bands and accessories will take place in January 2017.

PHOTOS: New Monkey Exhibit Opens at Animal Kingdom

WDWNT on December 26, 2016

This week, the lion-tailed macaque exhibit along the Maharajah Jungle Trek attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom finally opened.

The new exhibit is located towards the beginning of the walkthrough, just before the bat house.

Guests here can observe the creatures through glass windows, which there are two sets of at opposite corners of the exhibit.

In the exhibit are 3 females from Cologne, Germany and 1 male of the species from Colorado. The male has been trying to assert dominance over the others but has not been successful as of yet.

They are ground foragers in nature, but just like your kids, they apparently won’t eat the broccoli you give them…

If you want to see these cute little guys, they are now located in the Maharajah Jungle Trek walkthrough in Asia.