{"id":82821,"date":"2022-04-04T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T12:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=82821"},"modified":"2022-04-08T17:54:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T21:54:21","slug":"hug-disney-characters-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/hug-disney-characters-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Hug Disney Characters Again Soon &#038; More Walt Disney World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-82822 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hug-Mickey.png\" alt=\"Hug Disney Characters at Disney World\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hug-Mickey.png 600w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hug-Mickey-400x299.png 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Hug-Mickey-500x375.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Walt Disney World News<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Guests will once again be able to meet their favorite Disney characters in the traditional way soon at the Walt Disney World Resort! You\u2019ll be able to pose for pictures and actually hug Mickey, get an autograph from Elsa, and share a laugh with Goofy beginning April 18! While not all locations will be available immediately, they will be reopening in phases throughout the spring and early summer. Find out more details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/wdw\/meet-disney-characters-once-again-soon\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The official dates for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/planning\/events\/food-and-wine\/\">2022 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival<\/a> are from July 14 though November 19.\u00a0There will be new concepts and menu items at more than 25 Global Marketplaces located throughout EPCOT. Also returning this year will be the Eat to the Beat Concert Series. The concerts feature internationally recognized artists as well as local bands who will perform on the America Gardens Theatre stage. Remy\u2019s Ratatouille Hide &amp; Squeak will allow Guests to search for Remy on a scavenger hunt. Find out more about this year&#8217;s festival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/wdw\/2022-epcot-food-and-wine-festival-dates\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The newest quick service restaurant for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/parks\/epcot-park\/\">EPCOT<\/a> will embrace cultures from around the world and bring them to you in true EPCOT fashion. The Cafe section will be offering Starbucks beverages and treats, while over at Connections Eatery, Guests will be able to enjoy new options that focus on unique burgers, pizza, salads, and more. Take a look at the menu offerings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/wdw\/menu-revealed-connections-eatery-epcot\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>This summer, the fan-favorite dinner show, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/dining\/menus\/hoop-dee-doo-musical-revue\/\">Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue<\/a>\u00a0will once again be taking stage at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/walt-disney-world\/resort-hotels\/faq\/fort-wilderness\/\">Disney\u2019s Fort Wilderness Resort<\/a>. The show officially returns on June 23, but Guests can begin to make reservations beginning on May 26. This family fun dining experience which takes place in Pioneer Hall will still offer a rousing Wild West performance, singing, and lots of laughs. For your meal, enjoy fried chicken, smoked BBQ ribs, a variety of sides and the famous strawberry shortcake! This Walt Disney World show will return with a few updates to its script and scenery, but it will still stay true to the experience that it\u2019s been known for for all these years. Find out more details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/wdw\/hoop-dee-doo-musical-review-returns\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Walt Disney World News Guests will once again be able to meet their favorite Disney characters in the traditional way soon at the Walt Disney World Resort! You\u2019ll be able to pose for pictures and actually hug Mickey, get an autograph from Elsa, and share a laugh with Goofy beginning April 18! While not&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":82823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82821"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82825,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82821\/revisions\/82825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}