food IS a theme park
Ahoy from Disney’s Beach Club Resort! The holiday festivities aren’t limited to the Disney parks — even Disney’s hotels are here to spread the cheer!
Disney’s Beach Club Resort
For all of our gluten-free friends looking for a new snack, listen up! We found a holiday treat that you need to see!Â
Disney World’s 50th anniversary is going strong, with the celebrations kicking off just over 3 weeks ago!
Happy 50th!
We’ve seen a new cavalcade, an incredible new show in Animal Kingdom, tried new restaurants, and more. And, we’ve tasted SO MANY new food items exclusive for the 50th! From chocolate pyramids to funnel cake hot dogs (yeah, really!), we’ve had some pretty epic food adventures lately. But, we’re not done yet, because there are even more treats to try! Come with us as we check out a new 50th dessert over in Disney Springs.
Every visit to Epcot is filled with construction updates, new food, and fun merchandise — and this visit to Epcot is jam-packed with new food (including gluten-free snacks, chocolate covered pretzels,and more), the cutest and sweetest smelling merchandise, and progress on new rides, restaurants, and the Skyliner.
Look who we found in Italy!
After spending some time with our new BFF Pinocchio, we walked the park — here’s what we found!
We get a ton of questions about allergens here at the DFB, and we know lots of you will be thrilled with the latest news from the online menus on DisneyWorld.com and Disneyland.com.
Allergy-friendly menus are now ONLINE
Guests can now view allergy-specific menus for some of Disney World’s and Disneyland’s restaurants online — and that means you can get a better idea of what’s safe to eat before you even arrive for your vacation!
Allergy-specific menus
Travelling with a food allergy or sensitivity can be difficult. Disney has worked to reduce the stress by making chefs visits to your table easier as well as incorporating allergy and sensitivity requests in the Advance Dining Reservation system and providing allergen information on menus at many Disney restaurants.
And for a while now, Disney has been moving toward incorporating food allergy and sensitivity orders into the Mobile Order System in the My Disney Experience App.
Pinocchio Village Haus Mobile Order Egg Allergy Friendly Menu
After you scroll down past the standard menu, the allergy and sensitivity options appear.
Sometimes, eating with food sensitivities or dietary preferences can be a bit of a drag. And that’s never more the case than when you’re on vacation.
But once again this year, Disney is taking its commitment to offering gluten free options seriously at the 2015 Epcot Food and Wine Festival.
To that end, not only will you find some delicious dishes that don’t contain gluten; they’re clearly marked in the free Food and Wine Festival Passports that you can pick up at the Festival!
Today, we’re highlighting a few of the more interesting gluten free options that we’ve tried so far. And if you love sampling your way around the World sans gluten, check out our handy page listing ALL of the Festival’s gluten free options this year!
Ok…this one’s a no-brainer! It’s a DFB restaurant favorite already.
But truly, this is the MOST wonderful time of the year — because you can get the “Le Cellier” Wild Mushroom Beef Filet Mignon with Truffle Butter Sauce at the Canada Booth without an advance dining reservation!
Le Cellier Wild Mushroom Beef Filet Mignon with Truffle Butter Sauce
Deliciously satisfying, this is one dish that I never, ever want to share. Get your own if we’re Food and Wine-ing it together! [Read more…]
Okay, BabyCakes fans… this one’s for you!
With the ongoing construction at Downtown Disney (as it continues in its transition to become Disney Springs), there’s a lot of anticipation about the new dining spots on the way: from The Boathouse and Morimoto Asia to STK Orlando. If you’ve been following the Downtown Disney/Disney Springs food news, you may recall in November when we mentioned the possible return of BabyCakes NYC to Downtown Disney in the revitalized form of Erin McKenna’s Bakery Valentine.
We’re happy to bring you official signs of its return… with the SIGNS now hanging outside what will be the bakery!
And, according to Erin McKenna’s Bakery NYC’s Facebook page, it will open this Sunday at 1PM! (Thanks to reader Heather for the heads up!)
Erin McKenna’s Bakery Storefront — Word is Out That the Bakery Will Open This Sunday!
Erin McKenna’s Bakery sign
Erin McKenna is the founder of BabyCakesNYC, known for its great selection of gluten-free, vegan treats including cupcakes and donuts in a wide variety of flavors.
Babycakes Sweets and Treats
Fans of BabyCakes will certainly remember [Read more…]
News on the Disney Springs front!
The mega food outlet occupied by Pollo Campero, Bodie’s All-American, and Babycakes NYC has an official closing date now. The Downtown Disney Marketplace spot will shutter its doors on Wednesday, March 19.
Pollo Campero at Downtown Disney Orlando
The combo restaurant will close to make way for the continued re-imagining of the Downtown Disney area as it morphs into Disney Springs.
Speculation has abounded regarding what businesses and restaurants will survive and make it through to Disney Springs. Already we have seen the rollout of four food trucks — portending the closure of some restaurants while capitalizing on a hot trend at the same time.
Fantasy Fare Food Truck
Pollo Campero, Bodie’s All-American, and Babycakes NYC join the casualty list that also includes [Read more…]
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