food IS a theme park
Earlier today we told you about the new Chicken Ronto Wrap and that you can now totally score at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in Disney World.
Ronto Chips
But that’s not all that’s blasted onto Ronto Roaster’s menu board! Check out the new RONTO CHIPS!!!
AND Churro Fans, listen up! Look what Dining in Disneyland reporter extraordinaire Heather Sievers has found in Disneyland!!
CHURRO LIGHTSABERS!!!!
Yep! We’re talking Sith and Jedi Lightsaber…Churros! For realz.
Red and Blue Churro Sign
We spied them at the Churro Cart in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland, and they’ll be there throughout the month of May.
Churro Cart in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland
But we also spotted them in Disney’s Hollywood Studios on May the Fourth. While we hear they’ll be back, they aren’t there as of press time, unfortunately. But..a new hope! For churros! (What?!) [Read more…]
Allright, Star Wars Fans! And Cupcake Fans. And Contempo Cafe Fans…
We’re back yet again this week at one of Disney World’s longtime bonafide Cupcake Capitals — the Contempo Cafe in Disney World’s Contemporary Resort — to check out one of the more recent additions to its nearly legendary bakery case. While it remains home to treats like the awesome Peanut Butter Pie (aka: heaven), it’s still a great spot to grab a good old fashioned cupcake.
As always, the cupcakes here do change with higher frequency than many spots. The featured cupcake for the month of March, for instance, is a Strawberry Shortcake Cupcake (and early April should bring a Carrot Cake Cupcake). But when I went to see it for myself, it was another batch that caught my attention.
The Star Wars Cupcakes.
Now, typically I’d insert a picture of the bakery case display to give you pricing information, descriptions, and all that. And I do have one to share in a moment. But first, I’ll show you the cupcake I grabbed.
Star Wars Cupcake
The cupcake that you see above is topped with a Star Wars character ring; specifically, Phasma, Captain of the First Order from Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens. [Read more…]
It’s time to CHOOSE YOUR SIDE… by choosing your cupcake! Star Wars Weekends have returned to Disney’s Hollywood Studios, and that means that the Darth Vader Cupcake has made his return as well.
But this time, he’s got a little competition… introducing the Yoda Cupcake, new to Star Wars Weekends this year!
Darth Vader and Yoda Cupcakes
Before you can dig in, you’ve got to know where to find them. Fortunately, upon entering Hollywood Studios you can pick up a Star Wars Weekends Guide letting you know where to find everything from specialty snacks, to character greetings, to merchandise (as well as the general schedule for the weekend).
Star Wars Weekends guide
Star Wars Weekends snacks and locations
You’ll notice you can find the Darth Vader cupcake in just about every Quick Service location (think Studio Catering Co., Pizza Planet, and ABC Commissary, to name a few). But the Yoda Cupcake can only be found alongside Vader in three spots: Starring Rolls Cafe, Backlot Express, and a new spot this year: the Ackbar Snack Bar located inside Darth’s Mall (the Weekends’ prime merchandise location)!!!
Ackbar Snack Bar
Admiral Ackbar takes a sip
Ackbar Snack Bar
Ackbar Snack Bar menu
By all means, go to Darth’s Mall, find Ackbar Snack Bar, and gaze upon it in all its glory… then head to Backlot Express or Starring Rolls to get your cupcakes a bit cheaper — they’re $5.75 at Ackbar’s, but they’re $5.19 at the Quick Service spots. (You can use your Disney Dining Plan snack credits for one of these cupcakes anywhere. )
By the way, Ackbar in the photo above is drinking from a Stormtrooper Stein, found at Quick Service locations throughout the park. Awesome.
Stormtrooper Stein
Stormtrooper Stein
But back to the cupcakes! Let’s start with the new guy… the Yoda Cupcake.
Yoda cupcake
This chocolate cupcake is topped with a Chocolate Hazelnut Buttercream frosting (i.e. Nutella) and sprinkled liberally with toffee chocolate candy crunch. Yoda himself is made of white chocolate.
Master Yoda
As I’ve learned from many a Mickey-shaped snack throughout the years, I go for the ears first.
Yoda sans ears
Sorry, little dude. I still got nothin’ but love for ya.
Anyhoo… I’d mentioned a liberal sprinkle of toffee crunch. That’s to be found in [Read more…]
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