Welcome to a jam-packed edition of theme park news! There has been so much going on this past week that, well, we won t dare to spoil it. From changes to theme park safety protocol and costume reveals to berry blasters and Halloween happenings, here s everything you may have missed:
THE NEW THROWBACK RIDE THAT S A BERRY GOOD TIME
As part of Knott s Berry Farm s 100th Anniversary celebration, the Southern California theme park is unveiling something unexpected: nostalgia. Its newest ride,
Knott s Bear-y Tales: Return to the Fair, is a 4D attraction that honors Knott s Bear-y Tales, a synonymous attraction that shuttered 35 years ago.
Disneyland s Blue Bayou Reopens This Month
May 10, 2021, 2:19 PM ·
Disneyland s Blue Bayou restaurant will return on May 27, the resort announced today. Over at Disney California Adventure, Paradise Garden Grill reopens this Thursday as Disneyland continues to expand operations at the resort.
Disney announced earlier this year that the Blue Bayou would add alcohol to its drink menu when it returned, including wine and Hurricane cocktails. It s the first expansion of alcohol sales within the original Disneyland since the opening of Oga s Cantina in Star Wars: Galaxy s Edge in May 2019 ended Disneyland s status as a dry park.
The Disneyland theme parks continue to operate at reduced capacity - capped at 25% - under California s pandemic restrictions. That has led the resort to keep several food and beverage locations closed due to the reduced number of people in the park. But as California moves toward reducing its pandemic restrictions next month, Disneyland is calling more cas