food IS a theme park
While we’re exploring Disney resorts, we can sometimes get a little thirsty.
Disney’s Riviera Resort
While out and about last week, we found a brand-new drink at Disney’s Riviera Resort that we just had to come back and try.
It’s hard to go wrong with a combination like wine and chocolate.
Grand Floridian
For New Year’s, Disney World offered a special celebration package that included sparkling wine and chocolate at a few resort restaurants. It looks like this package will continue in 2021, because a Valentine’s Day version has just popped up on select menus!
Disney’s Riviera Resort had its grand opening last year, and it has brought us some pretty solid eats!
Primo Piatto Sign
Not only can you dine at the charming Topolino’s Terrace, but there’s also an incredible Italian-based quick-service location called Primo Piatto! We haven’t visited for a full review since the grand opening where we absolutely adored the unique eats and the chic design, so we are excited to take you back with us and see how the place is holding up. Without further ado, let’s dive in!
There are HUNDREDS of great places to eat at Walt Disney World, and while many of those lie behind the gates of Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom, there are tons of spots you can dine at for a magical meal without having to step foot into a theme park. Disney Springs alone has over 60 dining options!
Disney Springs
It can be a LOT to try and navigate the best spots to dine at when visiting Disney World in general. And now, with Park Passes and shorter hours meaning you may not be in a theme park every day for every meal, knowing where to dine at Disney Springs or at one of Disney’s currently open resort hotels can be overwhelming.
Even though we don’t have traditional character meet-and-greets and meals right now, Disney has been very creative when implementing ways for us to interact with our Disney friends!
Pluto!!
Just this morning, characters returned to Chef Mickey’s at the Contemporary (in socially-distanced fashion), and we’ve seen several fun cavalcades and distanced meet-and-greets in the parks. We speculated a few weeks ago whether or not characters might come around to visit the Disney World Resorts again, and then we spotted some friends over at Disney’s Grand Floridian last week! Today, we saw a few characters again, this time at Disney’s Riviera Resort! And they showed up in a cool ride!
Guests at Disney’s Riviera Resort were required to evacuate the building earlier this evening.
Disney’s Riviera Resort
Even though Disney World is the most magical place on Earth, things can still occasionally go awry. Sometimes guests may need to evacuate a ride, restaurant, or building for their own safety.
We just found one of the PRETTIEST gingerbread cookies in Disney World!
Gingerbread Mickey Cookies
Disney’s Riviera Resort is home to Le Petit Cafe which has brought us some of our favorite holiday desserts and coffee drinks. We’ve got another holiday snack to add to our growing list of favorites. Right now, Le Petit Cafe is baking up some Mickey Gingerbread Cookies that are exclusive only to the Riveria Resort!
We’ve been trying ALL the Disney holiday snacks and desserts this week!
Maple Buche de Noel
But because we love food, we obviously didn’t stop there. We stopped by Disney’s Riviera Resort today to check out what holiday snacks they had to offer!
Ever since Disney’s Riviera Resort opened in December 2019, the rooftop restaurant Topolino’s Terrace — Flavors of the Riviera has become one of our must-do resort restaurants.
The menu at Topolino’s Terrace
Now you can enjoy one of the signature desserts from Topolino’s in your own home, with this recipe for the Warm Chocolate Cake with Molten Raspberry-Caramel Center!
Love it or hate it, candy corn is pretty much one of the most iconic Halloween treats. And here at DFB, we just happen to be a fan of all things candy corn.
Candy Corn Milkshake
And we’ve tried a lot of amazing candy corn treats, including candy corn cotton candy, candy corn margaritas, and even candy corn milkshakes!
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