Learn how to Spend a Fandom Valentine’s Day at Disney Parks

Right here’s tips on how to sweep your Valentine off their ft and into their favourite fandom world at Disney Parks. From out-of-this-world journeys to Galaxy’s Edge, to animation adoration at Epcot’s Festival of the Arts, to fairytale fantasy—and even the after-hours Disneyland After Dark: Sweet Hearts Night should you managed to snag a ticket. Seize some Lego flowers and chart a course to your nearest Disney expertise.

Star Wars Valentine at Galaxy’s Edge

Romance your insurgent royal on the Millennium Falcon journey Smugglers Run on the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios. The within queue for the Galaxy’s Edge attraction takes you aboard our favourite scoundrel’s ship; you’ll find a really related wall to the one seen above to pose your individual Valentine’s Day smooch earlier than hopping on a high-stakes mission. Be warned, although: younglings who don’t respect your PDA could get their revenge in the event that they pilot the Falcon and crash into every part for the journey’s period.

Meals and drinks suggestion: Oga’s Cantina for Fuzzy Tauntauns and a Brub Berry Muffin from Kat Saka’s Kettle (Disneyland solely); at Galaxy’s Edge East you’ll be able to order a Spiked Chilly Brew Black Caf (belief us).

Fandom Artwork Stroll at Epcot’s Worldwide Pageant of the Arts

Take a romantic stroll at one in all our favourite Epcot festivals, the Worldwide Pageant of the Arts. Right here you’ll be able to search for the right Disney-inspired artwork print and possibly get it signed by the artist. There are fairly a number of releases that we’re loving this 12 months, together with Disney Princess love tales, Star Wars, and even Kingdom Hearts. There’s additionally reside Broadway musical performances of favourite Disney love songs, artwork picture ops, and crafts you’ll be able to participate in.

Meals and drinks suggestion: Sushi donuts on the Goshiki sales space in Japan. Professional-tip: the most effective margaritas are contained in the Mexico Pavilion’s La Cava del Tequila, the most effective place to begin ingesting world wide.

A New Orleans Fairytale Romance with Tiana’s Bayou Journey

Tiana’s Bayou Journey is now open at each Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Disneyland. Fall in love (and down a pair drops) on the journey that takes you into the bayou to see The Princess and the Frog‘s Princess Tiana in her subsequent chapter, alongside Prince Naveen and buddies. The attraction is very beautiful at night time with the twinkling lights of fireflies and the sight of Ray and Evangeline hidden on the journey.

Meals and drinks suggestion: beignets! At Magic Kingdom discover Tiana’s Well-known Beignets on the Golden Oak Outpost as effectively at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort French Quarter Scat Cat Membership Cafe (there’s gluten-free ones right here, too). Drinks and reside jazz are a must-do at at this lodge in addition to a keep for that NOLA ambiance throughout a Florida trip. At Disneyland, you’ll be able to expertise Tiana’s Palace for Southern cooking together with her household recipe gumbo and specialty beignets. Nevertheless, for traditional beignets we advocate the window on the Mint Julep Bar, proper across the nook from Tiana’s.

Take a stroll on the Avatar Facet in Animal Kingdom’s Pandora

Inform the one you love “I see you” in Pandora: The World of Avatar at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. On Flight of Passage you’ll be capable of connect with your individual Na’vi rider for the most effective rides from Disney Imagineering and the thoughts of James Cameron. The surroundings across the land lends itself for an immersive expertise like no different.

Meals and drinks suggestion: This can be a little bit of a cheat however essentially the most romantic spot for bites and drinks is the Nomad Lounge, which is on the best way to Pandora. There’s scrumptious churros and a great view of the river the place characters will come by on a ship float.

Indiana Jones Journey

For these with an adventurous spirit wanting a day full of thrills and motion, there’s a number of choices to theme a date round an Indiana Jones-type quest for the guts of the one that you love. Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios has an Indiana Jones Stunt present that recreates Indy and Marion’s thrilling escape from the dangerous guys. In the meantime, at Disneyland you’ll be able to journey the Indiana Jones Journey attraction, which has the most effective queues within the park, recreating iconic set items from the movie’s traps.

Meals and drinks suggestion: Disney Springs at Walt Disney World has an underrated Indiana Jones universe themed bar. Jock Lindsay’s is the kind of watering gap Indy’s trusty pilot would open that seems like a hub for touring tomb raiders. There’s drinks impressed by the movies (such because the Fountain of Youth) and meals served with meta references, like Membership Obi-Wan wings. At Disneyland we advise to a trek to the Disneyland Resort for Dealer Sam’s tiki bar for interactive drinks that unlock particular results on the bar. You didn’t hear it from us, however there would possibly even be a secret drink known as the Temple of the Forbidden Rye impressed by Professor Jones’ archeological facet hustles.

“Come and Get Your Love” with Guardians of the Galaxy

Prep a mixtape—er, playlist and spend an superior day together with your Valentine at sights impressed by Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy. If you happen to’re on the East Coast take a spin on Epcot’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and make no matter track you get one in all your songs. At Disney’s California Journey, fall for each other on Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout. 

Meals and drinks suggestion: At Epcot attempt to get standby reservations for Area 220’s bar, which shoots you into “orbit” for libations and bites. At Disney California Journey there’s Pym’s Tasting Lab Lounge for enjoyable MCU-themed drinks, however we additionally extremely advocate attempting out the Lunar New 12 months choices and desserts, just like the Chocolate Firecracker mousse cake on the Fortunate 8 Lantern sales space.

For extra on Walt Disney World and the Disneyland Resort’s Valentine’s Day choices go to here.

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