Bibbidi Bobbidi Broadcast: 2nd Week of January

Hello magical basics! Happy 2022! 

I am convinced that I am the worst blogger in the world. I wouldn’t even call myself a blogger, but here we are. I am fully aware that I promised to bring y’all the latest news every week during our winter break, but life had other plans for me. My break was super hectic and now I’m here doing a huge blog post to catch you up on all the news you might have missed while we were away. If you haven’t already, take a listen to episode 10 with Hillary from A Spoonful of Mickey; I promise you will love it! 

Let’s get started with the Bibbidi Bobbidi Broadcast! 

• Starting in WDW, parking trams returned in 2021at the Magic Kingdom and all the other parks in 2022! This is such an exciting announcement, and it feels like one step closer to a WDW that we once knew. 
• Festival of the Arts is returning this week on January 14^th and will run until February 21^st. It will feature 100 Disney and visiting artists, lots of delicious food booths and a Disney on Broadway stage series! You can read here for more information on the dining packages for the Broadway series. Another exciting thing that is coming with the festival is a Figment popcorn bucket! Let’s see how long it takes for this cute little bucket to sell out. 
• Testing of the Magic Kingdom Railroad began in early December. No news yet on when it will reopen to guests. It will not be able to reopen until the construction on Tron permits.  
• Ride testing has started for the new Guardians of the Galaxy ride in EPCOT. The ride is set to open in the summer.
• Dates have been announced for EPCOT’s Flower and Garden Festival. The festival will be returning on March 2^nd and will last until July 4^th.  We’ll update y’all as we get more information.
• We may have just finished with the first race weekend of the year, but there are many more Run Disney races to participate in if you missed it. Here is a list of all of the races coming for 2022 and 2023. 
• The Indiana Stunt Show has returned to Hollywood Studios. Look at this article to see photos and videos of its first show back! 
• We have great news about one our favorite Disney resorts. The All Star Sports will reopen on March 31^st, and booking has already begun! 
• Typhoon Lagoon has reopened! The water park has officially been reopened since January 2^nd. 
• Currently WDW is offering great Florida resident hotel deals. Click the link to check out all of the details! Click here for a look into the Passholder savings. 
• As of this week, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure will not have a virtual queue. Guests can now use a stand- by queue to enjoy this ride. 
• Moving to our friends on the West coast now! The dates for California Adventure’s Food and Wine Festival has been announced. The festival will begin on March 4^th and run until April 26^th. 
• Genie+ has officially launched for the Disneyland. The software hit the Disneyland app on Decemeber 8^th. 
• Disneyland After Dark events are returning! Sweethearts, Villains, and Star Wars Nite are al returning! Each event is four hours long, and will include unlimited photopass downloads and commemorative keepsakes. 
• Now for some big Disney news in general! I’m sure all of you are well aware that Encanto has released with full force! It is now available on Disney+ as well. I personally have not had a chance to sit down and take it all in yet, but I’d love to know y’all’s thoughts on it, just no spoilers please! 
• Going abroad, Disneyland Hong Kong has closed again due to COVID 19 concerns. The park has been closed since January 7^th and as of now, will remain closed until January 20^th. 
• Probably one of the biggest stories during the break is the change in mask rules at Universal Orlando. As of December 24^th, masks are required for all indoor locations including restaurants, ride queues, and attractions.  
• Lastly, most definitely our saddest piece of news, we lost our beloved Betty White at 99 years old during our winter break. She was just a few weeks shy of her 100^th birthday. 

We had a lot going on during this break all around our favorite Disney parks and beyond. Thanks for sticking with me and the broadcast will be back to normal next Wednesday with our release of episode 11.  Let me know what you think of all these headlines by commenting here on the blog or reaching out to us on our social media. Thank you for being here. Until next week basics, stay magical!