food IS a theme park
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It was just an ordinary day in the Magic Kingdom until we neared the Haunted Mansion and could smell bacon. We followed our noses to Liberty Square Market and made a discovery!
Liberty Square Market
Guess what we found! Candied Bacon and Chicken Skewers!
Um….THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
Casey’s Corner has made the ultimate “two great tastes that taste great together” in their BACON ???????? MAC ???????? AND ???????? CHEESE ???????? FRIES!
Yes, that’s correct. It’s french fries. With mac and cheese on top. Why have we not done this before?
Bacon Mac and Cheese FRIESSSSSS
Those famous Casey’s french fries have gotten a couple of makeovers on the new Casey’s Corner menu. First up, they’ve been doused with that electric orange mac and cheese that’s used on the mac and cheese dog here, and then dusted with bacon bits to boot.
If you’ve enjoyed the Disney After Hours event at the Magic Kingdom — or you WANT to take part — we have some good news! Disney has announced additional dates for the hard-ticketed event that gives guests special access to Walt Disney World’s flagship park once it closes to the general public in the evening.
Magic Kingdom at night
The new dates are from December 3, 2018 up to March 7, 2019. Guests who choose to attend this event can enjoy the park for three hours! [Read more…]
Halloween is in full swing at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
, and during Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, guests get to enjoy a special fireworks and projection show: HalloWishes! And for guests who want to plus-up their HalloWishes experience, there’s the HalloWishes Dessert Party!
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
Now you know I like a dessert party, having enjoyed the Happily Ever After Dessert Party — once for the before fireworks experience and once for the after party. And we’ve been getting a LOT of reader questions about the HalloWishes edition of the Magic Kingdom dessert party.
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
So while I didn’t attend the HalloWishes Dessert Party this year, I had to grab some pics for you! Luckily the cast members were kind enough to let me take a few shots! If you’re interested in my thoughts on the value of a Dessert Party in Magic Kingdom, you can watch our video on the topic here.
Vegan and vegetarian friends (and those who like a plant-based meal once in a while!), Casey’s Corner in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom has heard your cries! Guests can now get their hungry little hands on a vegan-friendly hot dog!
Happy Halloween Decor at Casey’s Corner
Happy weekend! Here’s all the Disney food news this week!
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The 2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival has STARTED!! Find out EVERYTHING you need to know about the festival on our Epcot Food and Wine Festival pages! PLUS – check out our BEST OF THE FEST!
Pixar Fest is ending Monday at Disneyland Resort! Click here to get a checklist for ALL the food at Pixar Fest and see our review!
TOY STORY LAND IS OPEN at Disney’s Hollywood Studios!!! Click here to see ALL of our coverage!!
And it’s time to get the DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining 2018 e-book! Save 25% now with code wdw2018!
We have a lot to share with you this week, so let’s jump right in…
Check out all the latest Disney Food News — even the stuff we don’t mention in posts on the blog! — on our Disney Food News Pin Board, including menu updates, restaurant closures, special events, and more! We’ve got all the latest for you, so check it out before you go.
Disney food friends, this is an urgent message — an urgent PIZZA message for those visiting Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom between now and September 5! You must make your way to Pinocchio Village Haus for a truly awesome flatbread that a cast member tells me will only be available until next week!
Pinocchio Village Haus
The Bacon Macaroni and Cheese Flatbread is the flatbread of the month at Pinnochio Village Haus. It starts with a crispy flatbread crust and is topped with sour cream, macaroni and cheese, three cheese blend, chives, and crumbled bacon bits!
Bacon Macaroni and Cheese Flatbread
This is a seriously delicious — and seriously filling — flatbread that combines some of my favorite things! The sour cream is an inspired choice of “sauce” that gives the whole thing a tangy, addictive quality (as if the three cheese blend and bacon weren’t irresistible enough!). But even if you’re not a huge Sour Cream fan, the whole thing blends together so well that it won’t stand out to you.
Bacon Macaroni and Cheese Flatbread
The macaroni and cheese is made with soft elbow noodles that contrast with the crispy crust (baked to golden brown!) and the chewy bacon bits.
Bacon Macaroni and Cheese Flatbread
The whole thing is basically a savory delight, complete with the bright green chives which provide a welcome, fresh respite from the intensely (ahhh-mazingly) salty, cheesy flatbread.
Bacon Macaroni and Cheese Flatbread
This one is SO. GOOD.! I’m bummed that this seasonal flatbread will be gone on September 5 because it’s something I would totally get again and again if it was a permanent part of the menu. Here’s hoping it’s popular enough to become a recurring special addition!
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What’s your dream flatbread combo? Tell us in the comments!
We first previewed the Disney Halloween Cauldron Popcorn Bucket — one of a few specialty popcorn buckets popping up in Disney Parks this Halloween season — in this post full of spooky souvenirs you’ll see in the parks over the next couple of months!
But today — we found it IRL!
Magic Kingdom Cauldron Popcorn Bucket for Halloween 2018
Lines are forming for this little guy. He’s supposed to be found in every Disney World park and in Disneyland as well starting mid-September, but this is the first time we’ve spotted him!
Just a few days ago we let you in on a not-so-little secret menu item available at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe. This secret menu item is available when using Mobile Ordering, and it contains two of our favorite buzz words: pork belly.
Cosmic Ray’s Sign
Cosmic Ray’s Pork Belly Burger is a masterpiece of meat and fried things, and honestly, there’s no way it couldn’t be good if you’re into those two things. And I just so happen to be very into them!
Here at the DFB we love to be surprised (in a good way) by the eats we pick up at the Disney Parks. And when that surprise comes in the form of dessert, it’s even better! Such was the case with the Brownie Temptation at Main Street Bakery in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.
Cinderella Castle
Main Street Bakery is the park’s Starbucks location, and it can be found on Main Street, U.S.A. In addition to Starbucks beverages and Starbucks-branded snacks, guests can also find more unique items.
Main Street Bakery
The Brownie Temptation is being advertised on a temporary sign, and the picture doesn’t elicit a ton of enthusiasm. It looks like a pretty standard brownie with (admittedly tasty) sauces.
Brownie Temptation
The reality is a nice, gooey bowl of sweetness, so an improvement over the photo. 😉 (An over-abundance of sauces is almost never a bad thing!)
Brownie Temptation at Main Street Bakery
The mound of whipped cream and drizzle of caramel are prominent.
Brownie Temptation at Main Street Bakery
The warm peanut butter and chocolate sauces spill over the sides and pool in the bowl, which is a good thing because the brownie is actually larger than I expected it to be. The choice of plating with the bowl contains all of those sauces.
Brownie Temptation at Main Street Bakery
The brownie itself is dense and moist, providing a lot of bang for the buck in terms of richness and chocolate flavor.
Brownie Temptation at Main Street Bakery
Overall, this one really surprised me! Why? Ha ha — I got a message on instagram asking “Why would you think a brownie with yummy sauces would be bad?” But the truth is, a LOT of Disney brownies are super dry and can’t be saved by the sauces in question.
So, the Brownie Temptation was much more tempting in person than in its signage, and it really delivered! Due to the richness of everything combined, it’s definitely share-able, but if you decide to attempt it on your own, might I recommend finding a cozy spot in the shadow of Cinderella Castle where you can linger over the classic combo of peanut butter and chocolate?
Brownie Temptation at Main Street Bakery
Yeah, I thought so. 😉
Get four awesome e-Books FULL of Disney park dining advice, bundled for 30% off the already discounted price! Yep, we’ve scoured the parks to find any and all snack choices — from the mundane to the spectacular — and we tell you all about them (with full-color pictures!) in our snack guides! These are updated every year, so you know your guide will be perfect for your upcoming trip, and they’re bundled with our DFB Guide to WDW Dining!
This money-saving bundle includes all of the following:
All four are being sold together — for 30% off the already hugely discounted bundle price. Use code BUNDLE18 at check out to get the discount. It’s a $63 value for under $30!!
With this Bundle of e-books you’ll have everything you need at your fingertips to plan the best Disney World vacation ever. And with our handy e-book format, you can download the Guides to all of your electronic devices and take them with you wherever you go!
And with our 100% money-back guarantee, what do you have to lose?
What Disney Parks food has surprised you (in a good way) when you tried it? Let us know in the comments!
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