Dessert Party & Dining Reservations Now Available for Holiday Party Nights, "The Chew" is Coming Back to Food & Wine, & More

Dessert Party & Dining Reservations Now Available for Holiday Party Nights:

Time flies when you're having fun. It may be the beginning of summer but the fall nights for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party or the holidays to celebrate Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party are just around the corner. Reservations are now open for the dessert parties as well as dining reservations for both holiday parties at the Magic Kingdom.

The HalloWishes Fireworks Dessert Premium Package will be returning for Mickey's Not-So-Scary for select nights of the party that occurs September 2 through October 31. The package begins with a reserved viewing of Mickey's "Boo-to-You" Halloween Parade. It is then followed by a private fireworks dessert party at Tomorrowland Terrace. There you will enjoy Halloween-themed confections while you take in the Happy HalloWishes Fireworks. 

You can enjoy the Wishes Fireworks Dessert Party during select nights of Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party from November 7 through December 22. You will get a reserved viewing of Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade. Afterwards enjoy festive treats while enjoying fa-la-la-fantastic views of Holiday Wishes: Celebrate the Spirit of the Season fireworks. 

Dining Reservations are also available for party nights at The Crystal Palace Restaurant, Be Our Guest, and Cinderella's Royal Table. A valid ticket to either Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party or Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party is need to make dessert party or dining reservations. Reservations may be made by visiting DisneyWorld.com/dine or by calling 407-WDW-DINE.

"The Chew" is Coming Back to Epcot's International Food & Wine Festival:

The co-hosts of ABC's "The Chew" will be returning to Epcot and Walt Disney World for the park's International Food & Wine Festival. Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly, and Daphne Oz will explore the festival and beyond during tapings of the show October 5-7. The taped shows will air October 10-14 on ABC at 1 p.m. EST/ 12 p.m. PST, check for local listings. 

The show will have a presence throughout the entire 62-day festival at The Chew Collective marketplace in the Next Eats festival area of Future World with two savory dishes – Grilled Beef Skewer with Romaine, Apricots and Feta Cheese, and Ricotta and Zucchini Ravioli with Rustic Tomato Sauce – and one sweet — Peanut Butter and White Chocolate Mousse with a Caramel Drizzle. You can pair tastes with this year’s exclusive new festival Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon that will be served at The Chew Collective.

At the Festival Center, guests can watch screening of "The Chew" show highlights, cooking and entertaining tips, and same-day episodes of "The Chew" Monday-Friday at 1 p.m. Instructions for tickets to the tapings will be available at a later date.

Preview "Pete's Dragon" at Disney Parks Beginning July 1:

Guests visiting Disney Parks will get a sneak preview of Disney's remake of its cherished film, "Pete's Dragon" beginning next week on July 1. At Disney's Hollywood Studios, guests can see the preview as part of One Man's Dream. While at Disney California Adventure guests can catch the sneak peak of the film in 3D with special in-theater effects inside the Sunset Showcase Theater in Hollywood Land. 

In “Pete’s Dragon,” old wood carver Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford) has delighted local children for years with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard), who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales…until she meets Pete (Oakes Fegley). Pete is a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliot. And from Pete’s descriptions, Elliot seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham’s stories. With the help of Natalie (Oona Laurence), an 11-year- old girl whose father Jack (Wes Bentley) owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

Catch the 10-minute sneak peek of Disney’s “Pete’s Dragon,” and look for the film to materialize in theaters in 3D on August 12, 2016!