The Texas State Fair Might Be Copying Disney World…and Doing It BETTER?

If you’ve been here for a while, it’s no secret that we’re big fans of unique and quirky snacks.

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We review theme park food pretty much every day, and if you’re looking for something interesting to snack on when you can’t get to the parks, sometimes the next best thing is the state fair! We recently came across the list of best foods at the Texas State Fair for 2026, and we can’t help but think that some of them are pretty similar to Disney World treats.

Each year, the Big Tex Choice Awards highlight the best of the best coming to the Texas State Fair. There were several intriguing eats, but some of them are similar to treats we know and love from Disney World. The first one that caught our attention was the Berry Me in Matcha, which is a cheesecake slice on a stick, dipped in chocolate and rolled in matcha cookie crumbles.

©Big Tex Choice Awards

In the Disney realm, this reminds us like the Frozen Key Lime Pie at Good’s Food to Go at Old Key West Resort. This is chocolate-dipped frozen key lime pie, and it is DELIGHTFUL.

Frozen Key Lime Pie

The next snack that caught our eye was the Fletcher’s Chocolate Corny Dog. It’s a piece of fudge dipped in corn dog batter and fried.

©Big Tex Choice Awards

This reminds us of one of our favorite snack spots — Blue Ribbon Corn Dogs at the BoardWalk. This corn dog stand does all kinds of fun twists on the classic corn dog, and even offers sweets like fried Hawaiian rolls on a stick. We love it here, and it takes care of that corn dog fix until the fair rolls around.

Blue Ribbon

The Nevins Soft Serve Peach Bellini Float is peach bellini soft serve infused with sparkling wine, topped with sparkling sugar and grated frozen peach. And it’s fairly similar to…

©Big Tex Choice Awards

…the Ice Cream Martini at L’Artisan des Glaces in the France Pavilion at EPCOT. It’s made with your choice of ice cream flavors, and then you can add a shot of Grand Marnier, Whipped Cream Vodka, or Rum. We’ve also seen a similar Peach Bellini treat at Swirls on the Water in Disney Springs in the past.

Pina Colada Ice Cream Martini

In a similar vein, the Texas State Fair has the Sunset Soft Serve Rita, made with a strawberry and mango margarita, vanilla soft-serve ice cream, a Tajín rim, chamoy drizzle, and a crunchy hot honey Tajín topping. Sounds wild!

Over the years in Disney World, we’ve seen several versions of a Dole Whip Margarita. Some are served in frozen form while others combine the soft serve with the beverage to make a float form. The flavors have varied, but these pop up from time to time on seasonal menus.

Dole Whip Margarita Float

So if you’re going to the Texas State Fair soon, make sure to grab some of the snacks that make you think fondly of Disney World. This year, the fair begins in late September. We’ll keep you in the loop with more snack news, so stay tuned to DFB.

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