food IS a theme park
We gave you a bunch of updates and changes to the Disney Dining Plan in our 2012 Disney Dining Plan Changes post.
But now that many of the non-Disney-owned restaurants have finalized their commitment to the DDP, we have a clearer picture of where you’ll be able to dine with the Disney Dining Plan next year.
Get ready for some Mickey Waffle news!!
The Contempo Cafe has bid farewell to the small rectangular waffles that lacked a friendly face smiling up at you prior to devouring your morning meal.
Now, the Contempo Cafe will serve a large, friendlier waffle, just like the ones we recently lost at Sleepy Hollow in the Magic Kingdom!
Mickey Waffles at Contempo Cafe
That’s right! Even though you can’t find the giant Mickey waffle in the Magic Kingdom anymore, you can find him next door at the Contemporary Resort! Yay!
Mickey Waffle
(Note, small Mickey waffles are [Read more…]
We found another awesome new cupcake to share with you! (Well, we found three awesome new cupcakes to share with you, but we’ll focus on this one for today…)
Sunshine Seasons in the Land pavilion of Epcot’s Future World is a quick-service restaurant with ample seating and a large, varied menu. It’s a favorite of DFB readers (and me!), and often wins the top spot when it comes to beloved counter-service restaurants!
It deserves this honor, too! There are plenty of options on the menu, including fresh and unique items. Choose from one of five varied menus!
Epcot's Sunshine Seasons
Sunshine Seasons Menus -- click for larger image
On my visit last week, though, I headed straight for the Bakery area! I’d heard from a few DFB readers about the new Guava Cream Cheese Cupcake, and I knew I had to try it!
When I got to the bakery case, this lovely item was staring (literally — kind of looks like an eye, doesn’t it?) back at me!
Guava Cream Cheese Cupcake
The cupcake is only available here at Sunshine Seasons — a unique addition to this fun location’s menu!
The cake is moist vanilla — very rich for a vanilla cake, in fact. On top is a mound of light cream cheese frosting (when I say “light,” I don’t mean low-calorie — it just had a more [Read more…]
Around here, we believe there’s no better restaurant recommendation than the one we get from another Disney fan. So, in our quest to provide the very best information about Disney restaurants, we created the DFB Choice Awards in 2010!
These awards are bestowed upon Disney-area food and restaurants based on nominations and votes from Disney Food Blog readers. Here’s the timeline:
To participate, nominate one contender for each category in this survey (contenders can be from ANY Disney-related park or resort around the world unless otherwise specified); the top nominations from each category will be entered into our voting round, which begins on December 21, 2010! See you then!
Thanks again for nominating!
New pins were released to commemorate the 2011 Gingerbread Holiday Displays. These pins would make wonderful gifts for the Disney food fan and/or pin trader in your life! Get them at the individual Gingerbead locations in the Deluxe Resorts, or by calling WDW Mail Order (info at the bottom of this post)!
The Beach Club‘s traditional carousel is highlighted on this adorable pin.
Beach Club Pin
Beach Club Resort 2011 Gingerbread Carousel
Stitch has taken over the bakery at the Boardwalk Inn. Stop by to see this gingerbread display and pick up a pin!
Boardwalk Pin
Boardwalk Inn Gingerbread Display 2011
Stitch Took Over the Bakery Display in the Lobby!
At the Grand Floridian, the Gingerbread house beckons guests to [Read more…]
UPDATE: Please note that as of June 2015, the Hot Fudge Cookie Sundae is no longer being served at Storybook Treats.
We told you earlier about the awesome hot fudge, and strawberry shortcake sundaes at Storybook Treats in the Magic Kingdom, but now there’s something even better — well, in my opinion anyway!
Introducing the Chocolate Chunk Cookie Hot Fudge Sundae at Storybook Treats!
Storybook Treats Sundae
This is SUPER exciting to me, since one of my favorite sundaes at Eat-n-Park back when I was in college was their massive cookie hot fudge sundae! I always put strawberry sauce on it, which gives me a great idea for how to alter this sundae as well… 😉 Anyway…
The menu has consistently offered a chocolate chunk cookie as well as a hot fudge brownie sundae, and my guess is that so many guests asked for the cookie to be substituted for the brownie that they decided to just make it a permanent addition to the menu!
Sundae
Also, remember that caramel sauce can be substituted for the hot fudge on most Storybook Treats sundaes. So on my visit last week, I asked if they could just add [Read more…]
UPDATE: Read about the Opening Date for Be Our Guest Restaurant and Reservations Info!June Update: Be Our Guest Menu and Reservations info now available!May 2012 Update:
Another new set of videos from Be Our Guest Restaurant!
March 2012 Update: Check out this post for a great Be Our Guest Restaurant video of the mural going up in the Beast’s Ballroom!
We’re eagerly awaiting news about this new restaurant — sign up for the Disney Food Blog Newsletter to get the latest details!
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We’re getting anxious for more news on the Be Our Guest restaurant, which we first reported about way back in September 2009.
Luckily, we now have a vague idea of when we might be able to try it out! We’ve just heard word that Be Our Guest will be opening in late 2012. And we think Advanced Dining Reservation availability might be just around the corner.
Be Our Guest Restaurant Concept Art, Beast's Castle
If you haven’t heard about this new spot in the updated Magic Kingdom Fantasyland yet, here are a few details…
The restaurant will be located in the Beauty and the Beast area of the Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Fantasyland expansion. And the actual dining rooms will be inside the Beast’s Castle!
There will be three dining rooms in the restaurant, seating 550 people. Will you be seated in the Library/Gallery, mysterious West Wing (where the enchanted rose is kept), or the two-story Ballroom, where a snow effect in the windows will make guests feel as though they’ve stepped into the film?
Medieval windows will extend to the ceiling to create [Read more…]
Every once in a while when I’m in Disney World I gather a bushel full of food news, and this is one of those times! So, I decided to take one post to share all of these items and get your feedback! If you’ve heard this news or have experience with it, let us know in the comments! 🙂
The Dunes Pool outside of the Beach Club Villas is now offering Poolside Dining like we’ve found at Animal Kingdom Lodge’s Kidani Village and the Contemporary Resort!
Poolside Dining
Disney resort refillable mugs will now cost $14.49, plus tax, meaning they’ll be over $15.00 when all is said and done.
Current Souvenir Mug Info
Magic Kingdom’s Storybook Treats is now offering a red and green version of its soft serve swirl cone! The flavor is still vanilla, but some creative food coloring gives the cones here a special holiday “something.”
Seasonal Cone
(By the way, we’ll have more Storybook Treats news [Read more…]
The day is finally here! I get to review the new Katsura Grill at Epcot’s Japan pavilion!
Photo Copyright Disney
This spot opened last week in the former location of the Yakitori House in Epcot’s Japan pavilion. Yakitori was not necessarily a fan favorite, but I always found it to be a nice, out-of-the-way place to dine on passable Asian food while taking a bit of a break from the crowds of the World Showcase.
At Katsura, the location and look of the restaurant is still largely the same, so you get to take advantage of that relaxing, “away from the main drag” feeling while dining on a relatively new menu.
Katsura Grill is pretty much Yakitori House with a new, sleek, modern look when it comes to atmosphere. There are digital menu boards, a “Wendy’s-esque” counter ordering set-up, and a “clean lines” feel to the place now, but the general vibe really hasn’t changed all that much. 🙂
Counter
You still have the option of [Read more…]
Gluhwein in Epcot's Germany
We’re in Walt Disney World this weekend eating lots of good stuff and capturing tons of great photos to share with you as you plan your upcoming Disney trips, including a new caramel apple margarita, an ice cream cookie sandwich filled with pumpkin ice cream, and even a caramel-fudge-cookie sundae that only costs one Disney Dining Plan snack credit!
Speaking of upcoming trips, here’s a bit of Disney food news to keep you in the loop!
Want more news? Stop by our Disney Food News Pin Board, where Disney Food News is updated on a regular basis!
And don’t forget to follow along on our 2011 Holiday Dining page!
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WDW For Grown-Ups
takes a look at Adult-Friendly Character Meals! Great idea!!
WESH.com names Top 5 Holiday Food Picks at Walt Disney World — written by yours truly!
Goofy at Cape May Cafe -- an Adult-Friendly character meal!
Daveland Blog reminisces about a long-lost Disneyland coffee shop.
DisMarks has another great Disney Blog Carnival this week with lots of fun Disney food articles!
Stuff from the Park travels back in time to take a look at a 1970s menu from the American Egg House at Disneyland.
MiceChat.com reviews dining with diabetes aboard the Disney Dream.
BabyCakes NYC Blog shares the news that Downtown Disney’s Babycakes Bakery will now fulfill vegan and gluten-free cake orders for Disney World resort guests!
Main St. Gazette checks out the scene at Epcot’s Sommerfest! Happy Birthday, Ryan!!
Disney Weddings Blog highlights a new trend — mashed potato bars!
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