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Hello, DFB Friends!
Tree of Life
We spent a beautiful day at Disney’s Animal Kingdom (and it’s such a beautiful park, right?) to see what’s new. So here are all the latest updates!
Have you started making your Christmas list yet? If you’re a fan of the Disney Princesses, you’ll definitely want to ask Santa for one (or more!) of these super-cute, super-detailed new mugs we found at Walt Disney World this week!
Disney Princess Mugs
The collection features mugs themed after some of our favorite Disney Princesses, including Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Jasmine, Rapunzel, and Snow White. Want to see more of the special details on each princess mug? Come along for a fairy tale-worthy tour!
If we aren’t eating in Epcot, it’s likely because we are shopping! We found some additional merchandise items in a new line that launched in the park earlier this summer.
Princess Home Items
We already spotted this line featuring Belle on shirts, bags and home items. And now Aurora and Cinderella have been added to the line.
May the 4th BE WITH YOU! 😉 This week, Disney World surprised us with a FREE dining offer for select dates in 2014!
Indulge at Trader Sam’s at the Poly!
And who’s ready to sip some fun drinks when Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto opens at the renovated Polynesian Village Resort?!!
Click on the links below for details and more food news from Disney!
Of course, there’s more! 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 restaurant closures, and more!
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!
Happy 25th Anniversary to Disney’s Hollywood Studios! The Walt Disney World park reached this milestone on May 1, 2014.
Shared by DFB Reader Miranda: “Hollywood studios is celebrating it’s 25th birthday today and there is a special cupcake only available today! It’s plain chocolate cake with a light hazelnut frosting that tasted more like a light chocolate frosting to me, then a plain choc disc on top with the birthday logo and some sprinkles and choc sauce. No hidden centers inside but the cake was really moist, tasty and fun!”
Anniversary Cupcake
Cross-section of Anniversary Cupcake
Thanks for sharing your celebration cupcake with us!
We’ve got more snacks! The 2014 Edition of The DFB Guide to Magic Kingdom Snacks e-Book is now available!
It’s time to snag your copy! The DFB Guide to Magic Kingdom Snacks e-Book is one of the many fun and informative Disney Dining e-Books offered by Disney Food Blog! Now we’ve updated our best-selling DFB Guide to Magic Kingdom Snacks e-Book for 2014 with even more great information, photos, and…yep!…snacks!
We’ve made this guide instantly downloadable. It’s a PDF guide with photos, information, and advice on well over 150 delicious snacks (over 50 more than in our previous edition!) that you can savor in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. This guide is guaranteed to help you find the best snacks and treats for your family while visiting the Magic Kingdom, or your money back — we all know that treats at the Magic Kingdom are just as nostalgic as our first flight on Dumbo! With a 100% money-back guarantee, you have nothing to lose! 🙂
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Know what you’re getting BEFORE using a precious snack credit or spending limited vacation dollars.
Whether you want sweet, salty, crunchy, healthy, or something in between, The DFB Guide to Magic Kingdom Snacks e-Book tells you where to find a snack to match your craving!
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Fantasyland Salt and Pepper Shaker
Mickey Fix
features Magic Kingdom themed salt and pepper shakers. Oh, did I mention that they are designed to resemble the trash cans! So darn cute.
Cake Wrecks showcases princess cakes gone wrong. Yikes!
Walt Disney World for Grown Ups stops by Rosie’s Victory Garden in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Find out what’s growing!
Eating (and Drinking) Around the World highlights new beer label character shirts at Walt Disney World. Cheers!
Daveland lunches at Carthay Circle in Disney California Adventure.
Farm Industry News heads to Epcot’s Spice Road Table. DFB Reader Jeff — thanks for mentioning DFB!!
Okay, Disney Princess fans, this one’s for you (oh, and you Villains fans haven’t been forgotten, either)!
I always love to check out the mugs in the big merchandise shops around Disney World – places like Magic Kingdom’s Emporium, Epcot’s Mouse Gears, and Downtown Disney’s World of Disney.
Main Street Emporium
Why, I don’t know, because I have way more mugs than I have people to pour coffee for… plus, I’m pretty sure they multiply themselves (I mean, I couldn’t have purchased all of those, could I?). But still, I’ve always liked the idea of a souvenir that you can use in your daily life — and use often, at that.
Well, my most recent visit to the Emporium was rewarded with my first look at these: the new line of Princess mugs!
Princess Mug Display
Much like the popular ear hat ornaments, these mugs incorporate distinctive elements of a particular character’s design and story (in fact, Disney Merchandising has stated that this line was inspired by the ear hat ornaments).
First, for those who might be unfamiliar with the ear hat ornaments, here’s an example.
Ariel Ear Hat Ornament
Now on to the mugs! I have to start with Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), because I love how the clever design showcases both her pink dress as well as her blue one. I’m also pretty impressed with the way the “gems” are painted in such a way that they almost look real.
Both sides of the Princess Aurora Mug
Princess Aurora Mug down the middle
Snow White’s mug is certainly eye-catching, due to her bold primary colors as well as the sparkling apple.
Snow White Mug
By the way, the sparkling apple is what makes this one unfit for the microwave – I did not find that to be the case with the other mugs when I peeked at the bottom (though I should note that Cinderella’s mug wasn’t yet on the shelves the day I saw them, so I’ll need to check. I can’t wait to see that one!).
Sparkling Apple
You gotta love that so many of our Princesses have iconic hair-dos, and those have been incorporated into each mug handle as well. Arguably, the most famous locks belong to Rapunzel…
Rapunzel Mug
Though many are partial to Ariel’s red hair.
Ariel Mug
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