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Best One-Credit Restaurant Values for 2020 on the Disney World Dining Plan!

Disney World has a seemingly endless amount of restaurants to choose from. If you have the Disney Dining Plan, that leaves you with some difficult decisions to make — where do you eat?!

Roasted Breakfast Potatoes

Whether you’re looking for more bang for your buck or a unique dining atmosphere, some of the one-credit restaurants provide a better value than others. Last year, we shared our top 9 one-credit restaurants, and this year’s list has some repeats as well as new additions that will make the most of your Dining Plan credits!

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What’s New at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge and Fort Wilderness — Matching T-Shirts, Star Wars Merch, and MORE!

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There’s nothing like a day well spent in the great outdoors!

Animal Kingdom Lodge

And Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge and Fort Wilderness Resort are two pretty awesome places to get outside. Whether you’re gathered ’round the campfire at Fort Wilderness or you’re waving at a zebra from Animal Kingdom Lodge, these resorts are a wild time! Well, we took a trip to BOTH resorts, so let’s check out everything new that we spotted in food, construction, and merchandise!

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See How Construction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge Could Affect Your Sanaa Visit!

By Carly Caramanna 13 Comments

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge is getting a makeover!

Animal Kingdom Lodge

A fresh coat of paint is going up on the exterior of Disney’s Animal Kingdom-Kidani Village but it’s affecting some of the view from inside.

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What’s New at Animal Kingdom Lodge — Vegetarian Wraps, Construction, and Halloween Merch!

By Janelle Sheetz 16 Comments

Welcome to our latest roundup of What’s New at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge!

Animal Kingdom Lodge

We have a bunch of menu changes and merchandise updates to tell you about, so let’s get started!

Animal Kingdom Lodge Food Update

The Mara

Jambo House’s quick-service restaurant, The Mara, has updated its menu with Disney’s new plant-based logos and new vegetarian items. Safari Bobotie, a meat-free egg and sausage dish with savory mushrooms, onion and spinach served with Chakalaka sauce is now available for breakfast along with Breakfast Quinoa and Steel-cut Oatmeal.

The Mara

Meanwhile, we saw The Mara’s grab and go cooler was stocked with many meat-free offerings as well including a Plant-based Vegetable Wrap for $9.99. [Read more…]

The 12 Best Meals To Eat in Disney World…Without Leaving Your Hotel!!

By Courtney Willingham 4 Comments

Disney World is home to SO MANY restaurants, and some of the BEST are in the four theme parks and in Disney Springs.

Cinderella Castle

BUT many of our favorite restaurants are found at the over 20 Disney World resort hotels! Today, we’re going to tell you about the best meals you can get without ever leaving your resort.

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Did You Know About These 9 Hidden Secrets in Disney World Hotels?

By Janelle Sheetz 4 Comments

You’ve probably heard of hidden Mickeys before, but did you know there are hidden bars, secret ceremonies, and special magical extras at many of the Disney resorts? We’re talking about super-secret, totally under wraps happenings you’ll have to see to believe!

What’s…happening here?

And not to worry — they aren’t just for the guests staying there; everyone’s invited to join in the fun! Here’s our list of the Nine Disney resort experiences you didn’t even know existed — until now!

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12 ULTIMATE Disney Eats You’ve GOTTA Share with Your #DisneySquad

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If you’re heading to Disney World with your fabulous Disney squad, you’re going to want to share some good eats — and we’re talking ultimate foods! And you KNOW that we at DFB know all about THAT!

Here are twelve ultimate foods to share with your #DisneySquad!

Kitchen Sink — Yacht and Beach Club Resorts

Beaches & Cream‘s Kitchen Sink is the ULTIMATE ultimate food to share with your Disney squad. This massive sink-bowl is packed with scoops of vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, cookies and cream, and mint chocolate chip ice cream and then topped with every ice cream topping in the restaurant (and a full can of whipped cream!). Yeah, it’s amazing.

Classic Kitchen Sink and Chocolate Lovers Kitchen Sink

The menu says the Kitchen Sink serves four — but if you’re with your squad of more than four, we’re pretty sure you’ll all feel satisfied after this one. [Read more…]

The Ten BEST Places to Eat at Walt Disney World WITHOUT a Park Ticket!

By DFB Sarah 11 Comments

Whether you’ve planned a rest day at your resort, live locally and want a Disney dining experience, or just don’t want to eat another meal in one of Walt Disney World’s parks, dining on property without a park ticket offers many delicious options. Resort dining is often fantastic, and Disney Springs has more options for dining than every before.

Special Dessert at Artist Point

Here we gather TEN of the BEST places to eat at Walt Disney World
WITHOUT a park ticket!

Sanaa — Animal Kingdom Lodge – Kidani Village

First up is one of our favorite table service restaurants in the World — and it also happens only to be a one-credit meal on the Disney Dining Plan! [Read more…]

9 Best One-Credit Restaurant Values on the 2019 Disney Dining Plan

By DFB Sarah 26 Comments

When you decide to purchase the Disney Dining Plan (or if you snag it during the yearly Free Dining offer!), you want to make sure you maximize your dining credits at every opportunity. With so many one-credit table service restaurants from which to choose, it can be tough to know where to go in order to get the best value for your credits. That’s where the DFB comes in.

Check out our top picks for Disney Dining Plan One-Credit Meals that offer the Biggest Bang for your Disney World Buck!

Kona Cafe

Kona Cafe

, located at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, recently changed its menu, and now there’s a lunch and dinner item that makes this table service spot the biggest bang for your DDP buck! So if you’re a fan of a 20-oz. Bone-In Black Angus Rib-Eye, prepare to be the master of the DDP! On top of the $55 steak, add a $14 Lapu-Lapu and a dessert selection (up to $9), and you’ve got a $78 value for your table service credit!

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