food IS a theme park
Disney’s What’s HapPINing Blog gives us quick mini-look at some of this year’s 2011 Epcot Food and Wine Festival specialty pins today!
Here’s the exclusive Annual Passholder pin:
Annual Passholder Exclusive Pin
This pin is exclusive for Disney Vacation Club Members: [Read more…]
We’re gearing up for the 2011 WDW Foodie Fest events, which begin the first week of October — check out our schedule of events here!
Isn’t Disney food even better when we share it with friends? We designed the WDW Foodie Fest as a party for Disney Food fans as we celebrate the opening days of the 2011 Epcot Food and Wine Festival!
Currently there are four events scheduled during WDW Foodie Fest!
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011: WDW Foodie Fest Main Event
Let’s all meet at Ariel’s in Disney’s Beach Club Resort from 11am-1pm.
This FREE event is available to everyone, and is an [Read more…]
The Disney Parks Blog gave us a quick mini-look at some of this year’s 2011 Epcot Food and Wine Festival merchandise today!
Sneak Peek at Food and Wine Festival Merchandise
And there’s also a dedicated Vinylmation that’s been created just for the Festival!
We love the box [Read more…]
Kevin Kidney's WDW ceramic paper cup
Two words sum up this past week: Free Dining! It’s now available for the rest of 2011 and Spring 2012! See more details below.
After you book your vacation package, make sure to reserve your ADRs early! Any time free dining is offered, table service restaurants tend to be in high demand and often fill to capacity.
Our friends over at Walt Disney World For Grown-Ups were inspired to create a list of their top five Magic Kingdom snacks after checking out our newest e-Book, the Disney Food Blog Mini-Guide to Magic Kingdom Snacks! Many thanks, WDWFG!
You can get your own inspirational copy of our new mini-guide here! 😉
Progress City, U.S.A.
shows us a coaster from World Showcase! Hint: It’s not a thrill ride.
Studios Central helps us stay cool with refreshing beverages at Hollywood Studios. Bottoms up!
Bonnet Creek Blog shows Florida’s largest cupcake created during Cupcake Lovers Weekend at the Hilton Bonnet Creek Resort!
Eating (and Drinking) Around the World salutes National Tequila Day!
Main Street Gazette visits the Anandapur Local Foods Cafe this week!
The AllEars Blog takes us up close to the new restaurant complex at Disney California Adventure. Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta and Paradise Garden Grill serve up yummy eats at Paradise Pier!
All Fare’s Food Blog shares a personal experience with obtaining Disney’s Advance Dining Reservations for dining. And she even uses The DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining for guidance! Woo-hoo!
Every once in a while we have a little fun posting some interesting Disney-related kitchen products, and our recent trip over to Think Geek has me thinking it’s time for a little Christmas in August post. 😉
Stock your kitchen with this exclusive Star Wars stuff!
Star Wars Cookbook
Outlines Galactic recipes to make in your own Cantina! The whole family will enjoy making out of this world cuisine such as Wookiee Cookies, Jedi Juice Bars, and Twin Sun Toast.
I wonder what Tusken Raider Taters are… Get the Wookiee Cookbook here!
Death Star Giant Cookie Jar
Place your cookies inside the Death Star to protect them from outside forces. Everyone will join the Dark Side in order to reach in for a tempting treat!
The best part is, half the people who come to your house won’t even know what it is, so they’ll just think you’re all post-modern. Get yours here.
Darth Vader Cookie Jar
If the Death Star doesn’t do it for you, maybe Darth himself will! He’s sporting his Lightsaber, so you can always pretend to win a duel to get your cookie, therefore deserving it that much more. Darth Vader Cookie Jar here (cookies not included).
Star Wars Vader’s Dark Side Roast Coffee
Don’t let a day in your universe begin without coffee manufactured by Stormtroopers. We can’t vouch for the taste, but surely it has to be better than Nescafe.
Have a cup while raiding your Death Star cookie jar. Get yours here.
Star Wars 10 oz. Glasses
Let the Force flow through you when enjoying your favorite Jedi Juice in these [Read more…]
If you’ve got a love of food and want to wear your heart on your sleeve, or rather your stomach on your chest, then Disney has a way to make that happen.
We saw the launch of food-themed clothing a while back with these fun cupcake patterns and, of course, the Turkey Leg T-shirt:
But the trend continues! The recently retooled merchandise shop at Epcot’s America pavilion now stocks a selection of non-Disney food-themed tee shirts and baseball caps. These items evoke Americana nostalgia, much like the shop’s new candy selection. Take a look:
Buckeye Donuts.
Joe's Cable Car Restaurant.
Otto's Sausage Kitchen and Meat Market.
Fuggedaboutit Pizzaria.
Gino's Deep Dish.
Loveless Cafe.
Capone's Root Beer.
Chicago Style Hot Dog.
Superdawg Drive In.
Manny's Cafeteria and Deli.
Over in the Germany pavilion, they’ve also got a collection of German food-themed [Read more…]
The 2011 Epcot Food and Wine Festival official website is finally starting to take shape!
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You’ll see all of the colors and textures mentioned in our Food and Wine Festival Preview review. But it seems as though the content on the site is still from the 2010 Festival. We’ve been told that the site will be updated fully by [Read more…]
Popular Disney artists Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily bring their brilliant designs to Walt Disney World’s 40th anniversary party!
After receiving an invite to create nostalgic concepts for WDW’s souvenir collectibles, the artists set to work. Inspired by vintage Walt Disney World — yes, including 70’s orange and lime green — their submissions included attraction replicas, scale models, and retro Tiki mugs.
For the final designs, Kevin and Jody collaborated with Disney artist Linda Flynn from Disney’s Design Group and merchandise team. We’re excited to announce that some food-related designs made the cut!
Check out the awesomely retro Magic Kingdom paper cup now in collectible ceramic style!
Kevin Kidney's WDW ceramic paper cup
Illustrated with the colorful 1971 Preview Center map, this boxed dinnerware set will take you [Read more…]
As many of you know, we had an AWESOME time at Raglan Road on St. Patrick’s Day this year, and I’m excited to announce that you don’t have to wait ’til March to experience it yourself!
Mark your calendars for the halfway point to St. Patrick’s Day! Raglan Road is throwing a party to celebrate in true Irish form with live entertainment, Irish dancing, fun competitions and great giveaways. Why wait till March to put your green on?
When: Join in the fun on September 17th, 2011!
Where: Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant, Downtown Disney, Orlando, FL.
Knock back a pint at the Halfway to St. Patrick's Day Celebration!
U2 tribute band, Elevation, will perform their huge repertoire during a customized show.
Seriously, you guys, this is awesome. That guy truly looks and sounds like Bono up there, and the band is incredible. If you like U2 at all — at ALL — you will love this show. It’s incredibly produced.
Elevation Lead Singer on stage at Raglan Road
Here he is commanding the [Read more…]
The Belgium Booth is back for the 2011 Epcot Food and Wine Festival
The Disney Food Blog enjoyed an exciting week chock full of all the things we love — menus from the Epcot Food and Wine Festival’s World Showcase booths were announced, we released of our very first Mini-Guide, and the sale of Epcot’s Candlelight processional dinner/lunch packages began!
We’ve got so many fun articles in the round-up and great foodie news to share, so “Come on, everybody! Here we go!”!!
Great news from this week! We’ll start with the Epcot Food and Wine Festival, then move on to the rest!
Explore in-depth coverage of the 2011 Epcot Food and Wine Festival here!
The DFB Mini-Guide to Magic Kingdom Snacks e-Book
is our first Mini-Guide in what we hope will be a very useful series of informational e-Books.
We couldn’t fit this detailed information into our overview book, The DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining, so we’ve created an entire guide detailing over 70 Magic Kingdom snacks!
You’ll see photos, reviews, costs, and Disney Dining Plan snack credit information about each featured snack! Be sure to check out http://DFBMiniGuides.com for details about the e-Book, sample pages, and even a list of the bonus items in the book!
And the best news is that for our Grand Launch week, you can get the book for 20% off its original purchase price using code MAGIC at the check-out!! We hope you enjoy!
Yours truly is the guest this evening on WDW Today‘s Live Show, starting at 8pm ET! Come listen — or call in and talk food with us! You can join the chat room and listen in here. See ya there!
Walt Disney World For Grown Ups
congratulates Jiko in Disney World’s Animal Kingdom Lodge on being named one of the nation’s best wine restaurants!
Bournemouth Echo shares the Walt Disney World Company’s chocolate-themed team-building events.
An AllEars.net guest blogger reviews Paradiso 37 in Disney World’s Downtown Disney!
PR Newswire featured a press release announcing that WDW and Chiquita have moved forward with their alliance! Watch for Chiquita to sponsor runDisney events, Living with the Land, and Crush ‘n’ Gusher.
Main Street Gazette sticks with barbecue this week and features Flame Tree Barbecue’s gorgeous St. Louis ribs.
Around Disney reports that Disneyland’s bakeries churn out the best macaroons in Orange County.
Finally, check out this video featuring All Star Sports Resort’s new fountain drink machines, equipped with an RFID card reader, during Disney’s new refillable mug system tests. Read the full story here.
Have a great week!
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