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Enjoy Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus at T-Rex Restaurant in Walt Disney World’s Disney Springs!

The Christmas season has begun in earnest at Walt Disney World, and even the dinos at T-Rex restaurant in Disney Springs are getting in on the action! That’s right: Santa and Mrs. Claus are hosting a breakfast buffet among the giant lizards, and you can join them!

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This perennial event has been held at T-Rex for the past two years, with guests getting their fill of a breakfast buffet that includes such tasty morsels as Mini Pancakes, Omelette and Waffle Stations, and a French toast stack called Dexter’s Delight! (Dexter, you’ll want to know, is the dinosaur mascot of the restaurant!)

T-Rex Restaurant Welcomes Santa and Mrs. Claus!

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Tips From the DFB Guide: Reservations at Select Disney World Restaurants Through OpenTable.com

By AJ and the DFB Team 8 Comments

You’re likely already familiar with using the My Disney Experience website or app to book your dining reservations throughout Walt Disney World parks, resorts, and Disney Springs. But did you know that some of these restaurants also offer reservations through OpenTable.com? We’ve got all the details!

Steak Frites at Wine Bar George

Want to try booking a dining reservation through OpenTable.com? We’ve put together a list of all participating restaurants on property. While you won’t find any in-park dining on the list, there are plenty of Resort and Disney Springs restaurants available via the site.

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The Five Best Table Service Salads at Walt Disney World (According To The Experts!)

By AJ and the DFB Team 5 Comments

Walt Disney World seriously rocks

when it comes to offering a wide variety of dining options, and while we often find ourselves gravitating toward fried delights like classic Chicken Nuggets and carbolicious eats like Sanaa’s Bread Service, we still like to get our veggies in. Occasionally. Okay, really only to justify eating more cupcakes, but I digress.

Still, salads have their place, and we know that a lot of our readers enjoy the freshness and healthfulness of a plate of vegetables even when in a World full indulgent options. So we’ve culled our experience and that of our instagram readers for some great table service and counter service salad options that are satisfying and delicious. Thanks to our readers and followers for sharing their favorites!

Here we offer the Top Five Table Service Salads at Walt Disney World!

Hollywood Brown Derby Cobb Salad — Disney’s Hollywood Studios

We’re starting off with the most renowned salad in all the World: the Hollywood Brown Derby Cobb Salad. This salad is an institution at the original Hollywood Brown Derby in California, and the Disney version of the restaurant has captured the original version of the salad perfectly.

Cobb Salad at Hollywood Brown Derby

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Sneak PREVIEW! Must-Eats (And FRIED FUNFETTI OREOS!) at the 2018 Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic

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The 2018 Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic will take place on Friday, October 26, and Saturday, October 27, 2018.

And this event — which will mark its 9th anniversary this year — is one of my absolute annual favorites!

The Causeway at the Swan and Dolphin Classic

This two-night fall event coincides with the 2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival and includes The Causeway (which features more than 90 food and beverage stations with dishes from the resort’s 17 restaurants and lounges as well as more than 30 wineries) and four special food areas — Carnival Corner, Beer Garden, Chinatown, and NEW for 2018, The Pig & Poke — along with Educational Seminars.

And this week, we attended a Preview Event to see what’s in store, and let you know what you’ve just GOT to eat on the Causeway this year at the Classic!

Causeway Preview

First up, from Cib’s Smokehouse is roasted and smoked Iberico pork, fennel puree, honey caramelized apple, and buttered turnip.

Cib’s Smokehouse

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Disneyland’s Storytellers Cafe Ending A La Carte Options at Lunch and Dinner

By Traci C 4 Comments

Storytellers Cafe

in Disneyland’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa is changing up its menu for lunch and dinner starting this week!

Storytellers Cafe

Beginning October 10, the a la carte options for lunch and dinner will no longer be available, making room for a buffet brunch and buffet dinner instead. [Read more…]

Booking Now Open for Disneyland Hotel Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet

By AJ and the DFB Team 1 Comment

Once again this year, a Thanksgiving Feast will be served at Disneyland Hotel on Thursday, November 22, 2018!

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Booking is now open for Thanksgiving Day for times from 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Disneyland Hotel’s Grand Ballroom will serve up an all-you-care-to-enjoy buffet surrounded by autumn decor, and a few Disney pals will stop by for photo opportunities. [Read more…]

Review: Crystal Palace at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom

By AJ 20 Comments

In the pantheon of character meals at Walt Disney World, there’s only one where you can dine with big, fluffy friends straight out of the Hundred Acre Wood — and in a classic Magic Kingdom location: Crystal Palace!

Learn About:The Crystal Palace

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Truth be told, we’ve had a bit of a roller coaster relationship with Crystal Palace over the years. Some visits have been good (like this lunch four years ago and like breakfast here back when you could get into the nearly-empty park!), and one was particularly awful (dinner at the end of the night = icky buffet remnants…I didn’t even do a post about it).

But the opportunity to dine with Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, and Tigger is pretty much a Disney World rite of passage and something that every Disney fan should do at least once. And dining in the Crystal Palace — a gorgeous building that’s been a mainstay since Magic Kingdom opened in 1971 — is a lovely experience.

But what about the food — arguably the most important aspect of any restaurant? It’s standard, but acceptable on most visits, with breakfast having, perhaps, the most interesting options with Pooh’s Breakfast Lasagna and Puffed French Toast being crowd favorites. And so I returned recently, for lunch this time, to see how things are going.

Welcome to Crystal Palace!

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DFB Video: Disney World Food Tour – Swan and Dolphin Resorts

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Hey Guys! We’re back with another DFB Video today, and we’re getting down to the serious business of talking about a food tour at the Swan and Dolphin at Walt Disney World!

The Swan and Dolphin are two of the most underrated hotels at Disney World!

Phins Proud Marys

And today we’re checking out out all the amazing restaurants and destination-worthy dishes at the Swan and Dolphin! [Read more…]

Are Oreo Bon Bons BACK at Disney’s Beach Club?

By Traci C 9 Comments

Our favorite dessert item at the clam bake at Cape May Cafe in Disney’s Beach Club Resort were the Oreo Bon Bons.

Oreo Bon Bons on the Cape May Cafe Buffet

Sadly, they were removed from the menu several years ago, and while they could often be found in packaged at the Beach Club Marketplace, it just wasn’t the same. But today, we have good news for all you Oreo Bon Bon fans! [Read more…]

DFB Video: Best to Worst: Epcot Table-Service Restaurants RANKED!

By AJ 17 Comments

We’re back with another DFB Video today, and we’re getting down to the serious business of RANKING Epcot’s Table-Service restaurants!

I’ve taken my time to do this video since it’s just SO hard to rank such different dining locations when you have to take experience, characters, food quality, service, price, and more into consideration! You might be surprised by a couple of these rankings, too…so take a look! [Read more…]