food IS a theme park
Grabbing Disney World dining reservations isn’t the easiest thing in the world. There are numerous restaurants and a large number of people who all seek the same magical dining experience.
Rainforest Cafe in Disney Springs
One way to get into your favorite restaurants more easily is by having a membership, but don’t worry — this isn’t as special as a Club 33 membership. Anyone can sign up and reap the rewards!
Hello from Disney World!
Macaron from Les Halles in EPCOT
Yep, we’re back in Disney World this week, where we ate five snacks from the ever-popular Les Halles in EPCOT’s France Pavilion (why not, right?). We’re also saying goodbye to Mama Melrose’s in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, which closed its doors FOREVER. But that doesn’t stop Disney World from changing menus at its existing restaurants — oh no, and we’ve got quite a few menu updates to share with you this week.
Snagging dining reservations for your Disney World vacation can be a STRUGGLE.
The Cake Bake Shop
If you’re using the Disney World website or the My Disney Experience app, you’ll need to book your restaurants 60 days before your trip, and some locations fill up fast. It can be frustrating to plan so far in advance and not be able to snag your preferred spots, so that’s why we’re here to tell you about a very important app!
We are always seeking out the best tips and tricks for your Disney World vacation! From testing park essentials to trying new services and hacks, we want to ensure you have the best vacation possible.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
We are all for Disney World hacks that help make your vacation better, but there are a few hacks for Disney’s Animal Kingdom that are getting out of control. Let’s look at them so you don’t fall victim to them!
We know that Disney World vacations aren’t cheap! When you are visiting the most magical place on Earth, you don’t want to waste your money on sub-par food.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Even if you decide to splurge on a meal, not all Disney World restaurants are created equal. We want to make sure you are getting the most out of your vacation, so we are sharing the most expensive restaurant in Disney’s Animal Kingdom that you should skip (and where you should go instead).
So it’s been a bit of a quiet week — at least when it comes to food — in Disney World.
Ice cream in EPCOT
But that’s okay because we’ve been busy exploring Disney’s newest hotel expansion, Island Tower at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. One of the BEST parts of exploring this new property, though, was getting a chance to eat at Wailulu Bar & Grill, the tower’s quick-service restaurant — let’s just say we were impressed (you can read the full review here). However, other Disney World restaurants had some changes this week, so let’s see what’s been updated.
December is already flying by and we’re so not ready for the holidays yet (although we’ve been celebrating the holiday season in Disney World for over a month now!).
Toy Soldier Mickey Dome Cake at Amorette’s Patisserie in Disney Springs
We’re looking forward to the opening of a brand-new restaurant coming up soon (and we now have a menu to look at while we wait for its doors to open). We’re also still eating our way around the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays (and here are the things we’re ordering over and over). Meanwhile, Disney World restaurant menus keep changing, and we’re keeping up with them all!
Okay, so we witnessed some changes this week in Disney World.
Chocolate Chip Belgian Waffle at The Cake Bake Shop
One of those changes was the opening of The Cake Bake Shop by Gwendolyn Rogers (and y’all, we visited it SEVERAL times — you know — for science). We also ate a giant mozzarella stick for science because, well, cheese. Plus there were loaded fries (yes, our job is SO HARD LOL). However, the BIGGEST change we saw this week was with Disney World restaurant menus, so let’s get into those updates. We hope you’re sitting down for this.
We often share news about our favorite restaurants in Disney World, and if you’ve been reading us for a while, you know that includes places like Homecomin’, Nomad Lounge, Wine Bar George, and several others.
Rainforest Cafe in Disney Springs
But you probably also know we have a few restaurants we’re NOT that fond of, and one in particular, has several locations in Disney World. Sure, it’s a “tourist trap” type place, but kids LOVE it, so maybe it makes sense that it’s coming to the top of the Empire State Building in New York. But still, this feels like such a weird flex.
It’s been a fun food week in Disney World!
Nachos!
We’ve been enjoying some of the new Pride Month snacks that the month of June has brought. We’ve also discovered some new nachos in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, some new Mac ‘n’ Cheese (oh, yeah!), and ANOTHER Cookie Dough Croissant (yes, this is becoming a trend). However, we were also keeping an eye on other Disney World menu changes, so let’s see what’s been updated this week.
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