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Surprise! Vivoli il Gelato Is Now Open in Disney World!

While Vivoli il Gelato was originally supposed to reopen on May 22nd, the spot ran into some issues and it has remained closed this whole time!

Vivoli il Gelato

That is — UNTIL TODAY! Vivoli il Gelato is now open! Let’s take a peek inside!

Just like the rest of the shops and dining spots we’ve been visiting, Vivoli il Gelato has implemented several new safety guidelines. We noticed social distancing markers have been placed on the ground…

Social Distancing Markers

…while plexiglass shields have been installed at the counters including around the cash register. A sign states Vivoli il Gelato is encouraging guests to use contactless payment methods.

Plexiglass Shield

We found out Vivoli il Gelato is still giving out samples of its delicious gelato flavors, but has limited them to two per guest. We’ll be back in just a little bit with a review of their Birthday Cake Shake, so sit tight while we guzzle it down!

Do you love visiting Vivoli il Gelato? Let us know in the comments below!

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Spotted: The Haunted Mansion Park Pal ‘Comes Out to Socialize’ in Disney Springs!

A Happy Haunt has materialized in Disney Springs…

World of Disney in Disney Springs

You may remember when we spotted The Haunted Mansion Park Pal on shopDisney, and now this Grim Grinning Ghost can be found at World of Disney!

Are Disney Park Pals new to you?

Haunted Mansion Park Pal

These figurines — which we first noticed at the parks in the fall — are complete with clips so you can attach your pal to your purse, backpack, hat, shirt… or any accessory you would like!

Park Pals (which are priced at $11.99) come with their own display stand, too, so you can enjoy them even when you’re not out and about.

Haunted Mansion Park Pal

There are still a ton available on shopDisney, too, from Orange Bird to Minnie Mouse to a certain Figment of your imagination… and you can see them all here!

For now, we’re signing off from World of Disney, where — thanks to The Haunted Mansion Park Pal — “A GHOST WILL FOLLOW YOU HOME”… really!

What do you think of the Disney Park Pals? Please let us know with a comment!

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Could This Annual Passholder GLITCH Keep You From Getting Into Disney World?

While Disney World has launched a new Annual Passholder webpage with its updated policies, there are still a lot of questions left unanswered.

Walt Disney World Annual Passholder

And thanks to one of our readers, we’re now aware of a potentially problematic situation regarding Annual Passes that were originally set to expire during Disney World’s temporary closure period.

A reader reached out to us today to let us know about a tricky problem she ran into and was unable to get resolved regarding her Annual Passholder status. AP’s are allowed to sign up early for runDisney events so, she called guest relations to inquire about the AP registry for the Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend even though her annual pass had technically expired during the temporary closure.

Spaceship Earth

Keep in mind, Disney World has stated they would automatically be extending the AP passes of members who had already paid in full or were keeping up with their monthly payments. But at this time, Disney World has yet to extend the expiration dates which means if your Annual Pass was originally set to expire between March 18th and July 11th, the system Disney uses won’t be able to recognize your membership is still valid until it’s reset. As far as the computer will see, you don’t HAVE a valid Annual Pass (even though you technically DO!).

MMRR Annual Passholder MagicBand

Our reader told us the Cast Member she spoke with said an internal team will be working on resetting the expiration dates around the time the parks reopen. Annual Passes cannot be reset by the guest services or management team at this time.

Cinderella Castle

This created a major roadblock for our reader who needed a valid Annual Pass for her early runDisney sign-up. But this issue, if left unresolved, could also cause major headaches for APs who are trying to attend Disney World’s Annual Passholder preview days, if their pass expired during the lengthy closure. The system must recognize your Annual Pass is still valid in order to get a reservation, so until Disney World gives its out new expiration dates, some APs might be out of luck.

Magic Kingdom Sign

This also means APs whose Annual Passes expired during the temporary closure will most likely be blocked from early registry to the Princess Half Marathon Weekend — which, as we saw with Walt Disney World’s 2021 Marathon Weekend, can sell out VERY quickly.

We’ll keep an eye on this issue and let you know if there’s any way APs whose passes expired during the closure can resolve this issue. We’ll keep you updated as soon as we learn any new details.

Did your Disney World annual pass expire during the theme parks’ temporary closure? Let us know if this glitch impacts your plans in the comments below.

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Review! We’re Sippin’ on TWO New Summer-Themed Drinks at Starbucks in Disney World!

We thought finding these new neon yellow MagicBands at World of Disney this morning would be the highlight of our day!

Summer Specials

But that was before we realized the Marketplace Starbucks in Disney Springs had not one, but TWO new summer drink specials!

Don’t worry if you haven’t gotten the chance to partake in Starbucks’ other new drinks including the Welcome Back and Love is Love! They’re still available!

Starbucks Menu

But today we’re setting out to explore the new Campfire Cold Brew and Picnic Punch that have just appeared! We gotta say — both of these drinks look and SMELL absolutely amazing! We can’t wait to see how they taste!

Campfire Cold Brew and Picnic Punch

First up, the new Campfire Cold Brew featuring Starbucks’ signature nitro cold brew blended with milk chocolate topped with a marshmallow cold foam and graham cracker crumbs! Before tax, this one set us back $7.35.

Campfire Cold Brew

We didn’t pick up much of the marshmallow or milk chocolate because the richness of the cold brew was so powerful! If you like a strong cold coffee drink with just a hint of sweetness, we think you should definitely give the Campfire Cold Brew a try! If you want it a little sweeter, ask for more foam on top or an extra pump of chocolate syrup to help those flavors stand out a little more!

Campfire Cold Brew

Next, we sampled the new Picnic Punch! This one’s a pineapple matcha drink that comes topped with a strawberry sweet cream cold foam and costs $7.40 before tax!

Picnic Punch

We seemed to think the flavors of this drink were a little more to our liking! The creamy strawberry foam was super yummy and it’s the exact same foam they’re using for the Love is Love drink which to us kinda taste like delicious melty strawberry ice cream!

Picnic Punch

Although we don’t normally reach for iced green tea drinks, the strawberry cream seemed to mask some of the matcha’s bitterness.

That means there are a total of FOUR new drinks to try at Starbucks in Disney Springs now, so ya best get movin’!

Have you tried one of Starbucks’ new specialty drinks this summer? Let us know which ones you’ve had in the comments below!

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Check Out Some Of The WEIRDEST Disney Merchandise We Found Online!

Some of the Disney merchandise you can find online are items we all know and love: there’s no shortage of spirit jerseys, Minnie ears, and all the Baby Yoda swag.

© Bitty Boomers

And while there are some truly UNIQUE items out there like those designer ears and the Main Attraction series, they’re still not really that strange.

But if you look deep, deep, DEEP on the internet, you can find some pretty spectacular (and perhaps some bizarre) Disney merchandise! Here’s a roundup of some of the more eyebrow-raising treasures you can shop for!

Weird things to put on your wall

We all have that one piece of ‘dead space’ on our wall that we just don’t know what to do with! We finally found the solution: cuckoo clocks. These wonderfully unique and functional timepieces will definitely be the subject of conversation next time your family comes over.

Starting off with this Mickey Mouse cuckoo clock, our favorite mouse can be seen “throughout the years,” from Sorcerer Mickey to his classic “shorts” look.

© Disney

And for all you Nightmare Before Christmas fans…“What’s this?” We couldn’t possibly leave you out of the fun! In addition to the Mickey wall clock, we also spotted this cuckoo clock, starring all your favorite characters like Jack, Sally, and Zero when he appears ‘popping’ out of the clock every hour!

© Disney

It’s almost like having your own way to commemorate the passage of time until the NEXT Halloween!

Remember those old Felix the Cat wall clocks? Now you can have your very own Mickey Mouse motion clock! As the seconds pass, his eyes will dart back and forth and his tail will wag.

© Disney

He’s such a cutie.

Unique Treasures to Fill Your Home

When your friends and family can finally come back to visit your home, WOW them with all the bizarre Disney merchandise you’ve collected! First off, how’s about a $1000 Winnie the Pooh stuffed animal? You heard us – one thousand jars of honey.

© Hammacher Schlemmer

Did you ever think you could find a Winnie the Pooh plush that cost so much? Well, leave it to the luxury brand Steiff to come up with a plush that’s the size of a small child.

For the Star Wars lovers in your household, how’s about a levitating Darth Vader helmet? Looks like the laws of physics have been DEFIED with this fun collector’s piece. Set it on your bedside table, or on your fireplace mantle and have your guests “ooh and aah” at it. The force is certainly strong with this one.

© Hammacher Schlemmer

Have you ever dreamed of wearing Iron Man’s suit? Well now your wish can come true with this fun, if not bizarre, Iron Man robot. At first glance this seems to be like any other interactive toy.

© Hammacher Schlemmer

But when you open his helmet, you’ll discover that you can actually upload your own FACE onto the robot, making it appear as though YOU have become Iron Man! Pretty cool, right? Maybe a little weird? Maayyybeeee. Either way, you can tell all your friends that you’re Iron Man, and technically you won’t be lying!

© Hammacher-Schlemmer

So now that your guests are super perplexed as to why you have a giant Winnie the Pooh plush and an Iron Man robot with your face on it, how about you pour them a drink? Why not do it in a MASSIVE Star Wars tiki mug?

Toynk Toys has been our favorite site lately for the latest and greatest in tiki mugs, and boy have they gone above and beyond with this next set of items. Did you know your cabinet was missing a 40 OZ Jabba the Hut tiki mug? Well now you know! 40 OZ is a LOT of tiki mug! And he even comes with a Bib Fortuna mini 2 oz muglet! What in the world is a muglet?

© Toynk Toys

We found another pair of large & tiny tiki mugs to add to your collection of curiosities! This set features a 40 OZ rancor with his little 2 oz Oola mini muglet friend. But here’s the thing that has us puzzled — is the mini muglet for the rancor to drink out of? Look at how he’s holding her! What happened to poor Oola that she’s now being used by a rancor? Someone help her!

© Toynk Toys

And finally, we lurve some stained glass lamps, and now your Disney devotion can also = high FASHUN! The first one up is this Snow White stained glass lamp…

© Disney

…and there’s also this adorbs Eeyore (we can all relate to him some days, right?). Well, luckily he can shine bright as this stained glass lamp. As Eeyore would say, “Some days look better upside down.” Truer words were never spoken, especially these days!

© Disney

Not all Disney merch has to be Minnie Ears and spirit jerseys! If you dig a little deeper you can find some really crazy, weird, and cool items you may never known existed! We’ll keep our eyes peeled for the next batch of Disney goodies the internet is hiding. But first, going to order a Snow White stained glass lamp, BRB!

What bizarre piece of Disney merchandise are you the proud owner of? Share with us in the comments!

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