We all have heard about the Impossible Whopper at Burger King. Well Disney announced on Tuesday the 25th that they will now be pairing with Impossible Foods to offer more plant-based meal options. As of right now we will only see Impossible Foods at Disneyland, Disney World, and Disney Cruises.

I LOVE this news! I am not a vegan but I have many friends who follow vegan diets due to personal choice and allergies. It can be tough to find food in the parks that cater to dietary needs. I have no problem stopping by the closest fast service food spot for some chicken fingers and fries. Some people don’t have that option. Now it can be!

Disney will be trying this new product during the Food Festival in Disneyland starting on Friday the 28th. The three featured items will be a Petite Impossible Burger with guacamole and pepper jack cheese, Impossible Cheeseburger Mac and Cheese, and an Impossible Meatball Submarine.

I am now interested to go back to Disney and try these new products!

The Descendants movies came out in 2015. There are a total of 3 movies. The third just came out this past summer. The main characters are the children of the original Disney characters we all know and love. This even includes the villains.

Belle and the Beast have a son named Ben and they are the royal family of the land of Aurodan. Before Ben was born, Belle and the Beast ban all villains to the Isle of the Lost. Maleficent, like always, is the one who rules the Isle. She has a daughter Mal who is just like her and is pretty much in charge of all the villain children.

Ben is the king in the making and makes a big decision for Aurodan and the Isle. He decides that four lucky villain kids get to go to school at Aurodan Prep. These four kids are Mal (Maleficent’s daughter), Evie (the Evil Queen’s daughter), Carlos (Cruella de Vil’s son), and Jay (Jafar’s son). By the end of the first movie Ben and Mal fall in love.

In the second movie, Ursula’s daughter, Uma, puts Ben under a love potion so she can take Mal’s spot and become the future queen of Aurodan. Her plan ultimately fails and Mal saves Ben from the spell and all is well.

In the third movie Ben and Mal are now engaged. Mal has a lot more say in what happens to the Isle kids. The plan was to take four new villain kids to Aurodan Prep each year. When the next four leave the Isle, Hades tries to break through the magical barrier. Mal stops him (because she can turn into a dragon like her mother) and then she decides to stop taking kids from the Isle all together.

I really enjoyed this series but there is one outstanding fact that made me question all three movies. Here is the major spoiler alert! Hades turns out to be Mal’s father. That means Hades and Maleficent had a daughter together. This is the only villain cross over in the whole series. This just doesn’t settle well with me. I wish that they hadn’t crossed villains like that.

Disney is known for their “Easter Eggs.” From the movies to the parks, Disney has hidden mickey mouse heads and other movie references among the parks, rides, and movies. A commonly known Easter egg is the Pixar ball and Jessie doll in Boo’s bedroom in Monsters Inc. A popular favorite of mine (which has recently been changed) is that the dinner plates in the Haunted Mansion ride in Magic Kingdom are arranged to look like Mickey Mouse heads. Magic Kingdom also has a great Easter egg outside of the rides!

If you’re a fan of the movie Tangled, you probably know and love Pascal. If you’re unaware, Pascal is Rapunzel’s chameleon sidekick. Pascal loves to change color to match his surroundings.

In Magic Kingdom, there is a Rapunzel section where you can see her tower in the distance, the lanterns, and Pascal! Actually, 10 Pascals!

Yes! 10 Pascals are hidden among the little town of Corona in which Rapunzel lives. Until recently I was under the impression that there was only one. He is hidden among the rocks by the bridge. Low and behold, there were 9 more I had no idea existed.

During my last trip to Disney World, a friend and I were telling our other friends about the one Pascal. Suddenly our worlds were changed when a passerby shared the knowledge that there are actually 10 Pascals. The group of us looked and found 8 of the 10! If we didn’t have FastPasses to catch we would have stayed longer to find the last two!

I love that I continue to find and learn of new Disney Easter eggs! They make rewatching movies and revisiting the parks much more entertaining!

There is no secret that any Disney vacation is expensive. When you are already living on a college budget, it seems even more expensive. Here are a few tips that I have developed over my past 4 years at PSU.

• Make note of the discounts
  • Disney often runs specials on the pricing of park passes and resorts. Take note of these before you start planning your trip.
• Bring your own food to the parks
  • If you’re flying your options are somewhat limited. Trail mix, granola bars, crackers, goldfish, and other snacks of the like travel very well. You should also consider things like tuna packs, microwave oatmeal/mac ‘n cheese.
  • Grocery delivery services are EASY. You can have groceries delivered to the lobby of your resort. Quick, simple, and gives you more time to spend in the parks!!!
• Bring your water bottle
  • Stay hydrated but don’t spend all your money on water. That’s just silly.
  • There are multiple water fountains in every park (by most bathrooms). Most food locations have a beverage station with free water.
• Pack your rain coat
  • It’s Florida. It goes from no clouds to flooding in 5 minutes. Don’t spend your money on ponchos or a new outfit because you didn’t plan ahead.

Some people like to spend their whole life savings at Disney. I honestly hope one day I can do some care free shopping in Disney World. But until then, I will be visiting the mouse with a strict budget!