food IS a theme park
Did you even visit Disney World if you didn’t eat something Mickey-shaped?
Mickey Bar
There are SO many snacks in Disney World that resemble our favorite mouse from classics like pretzels to ice cream bars and we’ve even spotted a hidden Mickey inside of a cupcake! We tried another Mickey-themed treat today, and although it wasn’t shaped like Mickey himself, it totally honored him!
Hello, DFB friends! We spent a day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, as well as at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge!
Animal Kingdom
So what’s new since the last we visited these two locations? Keep reading to find out!
Animal Kingdom Lodge is a truly unique resort.
Kidani Village Lobby in Animal Kingdom Lodge
From the safari animals right outside the windows, to the fantastic restaurants, this is a breathtaking resort. We stopped by today to check out the latest updates, so let’s get started!
Jambo from Kidani Village in Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge!
Kidani Village Lobby in Animal Kingdom Lodge
This week we headed to Walt Disney World’s wildest resort to see what’s new and what’s happening. We decided to visit Kidani Village, the DVC resort area, to check out the pool and take in the savanna view!
Big news, everybody! We now know MORE about the return of our beloved Disney World restaurants!
Beaches and Cream
Disney World theme parks are set to begin a phased reopening on July 11th, but at the end of this month, signs of guest life will begin returning to Disney World. Disney Vacation Club Resorts and Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground will reopen on June 22nd. Now, Disney has released the list of ALL of the RESTAURANTS that will be opening that day!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge is one of our FAVORITE resort hotels when it comes to all things FOOD.
Animal Kingdom Lodge
There are some simply incredible restaurants here to choose from and we totally recommend you check this resort out, even if you aren’t staying here!
The 2015 Chocolate Easter Egg Display at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort isn’t the only sure sign of spring around here these days! Easter treats have been “hopping” up everywhere around Disney World Resort to celebrate this weekend’s holiday — not to mention the remainder of the Spring Break season through the end of next week.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a holiday at Disney World without all sorts of specialty cupcakes, and Easter is no egg-ception. (I. Can’t. Stop. Doing. That!). At Epcot, a Chocolate Cupcake with marshmallow filling and marshmallow buttercream frosting can be found at Fountain View from now through April 11th, and at Sunshine Seasons for a very limited run on April 4th and 5th.
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This beauty of a Carrot Cake Cupcake topped with a mini Bunny Macaron will be at the Contemporary Resort only through April 5th! The inside has a pineapple-coconut filling and it’s all topped with white chocolate buttercream frosting along with toasted coconut and — hooray! — jelly beans!
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While there, be sure to check out the Contemporary Resort’s display of Chocolate Bunnies and decorated Easter Eggs presented by the Resort’s pastry chefs on the fourth floor!
BoardWalk Bakery boasts its own Easter Cupcake: vanilla cake filled with raspberry panna cotta, topped off with a coconut nest filled with jelly beans.
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Two beloved Disney spots closed this week in preparation for the coming of Starbucks to the parks — Market House in Disneyland, and Fountain View Cafe in Disney World!
Fountain View in Epcot is now closed for Starbucks-ifying
Main Street Bakery in Disney World is scheduled to re-open soon as a Starbucks location as well. Stay tuned for the latest!
There’s plenty of Disney Food News happening this week! We love the new Test Track Cone Cups at Cool Wash in Epcot!
And there’s more where that came from! 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.
This week, we featured an upcoming refurbishment at Anandapur Ice Cream Truck, a Disneyland Annual Passholder offer for free character dining, new menu items at Kidani’s Maji Pool Bar, and the Orange Bird Souvenir cup which was spotted in Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
If you find a fun new food — or other edible awesomeness — in or from Disney, share a photo with us on facebook or twitter so we can add it to our DFB Reader Finds each Sunday!
Who wants a slice?! Don Livingston tweeted to us: “Margherita Pizza at Via Napoli. Pretty good value for sharing Compared to other EPCOT dining.”
Margherita Pizza at Via Napoli!
And for dessert? [Read more…]
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