food IS a theme park
We are just HOURS away from the start of Turkey season!
T-Rex Restaurant
Disney Springs is already getting ready for some feasts with Thanksgiving menus at Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill, Terralina Crafted Italian, Raglan Road, and more! And, now there’s another restaurant stomping into the mix with its roaring menu!
Walt Disney World’s shopping and dining district, Disney Springs, is hosting the new Flavors of Florida event for the summer of 2019! From now through September 2, 2019, guests can visit 20 dining venues throughout Disney Springs and enjoy Floridian-inspired plates with pairing suggestions for cocktails and brews.
Disney Springs
Where to begin? You can pick up a Flavors of Florida map at the Disney Springs Welcome Center or visit any of the participating restaurants as listed below.
This list from Disney includes the participating locations as well as their highlighted food and drinks for Flavors of Florida 2019! [Read more…]
If you’re an Annual Passholder, you’ll want to put on your favorite holiday sweater and head to Disney Springs on Saturday, December 8 for the Holiday Sweater Passholder Get Together.
Don your best holiday sweater for Super Saturday!
Much of the December Super Saturday event takes place inside the newly reimagined World of Disney. Passholders can enjoy entertainment by holiday carolers, and PhotoPass photographers will be on hand to take photos of all the fun holiday sweaters!
Most deals will be available from 9-10AM, but some will be offered throughout the day. Let’s check out what kind of deals and treats you’ll find! [Read more…]
The Christmas season has begun in earnest at Walt Disney World, and even the dinos at T-Rex restaurant in Disney Springs are getting in on the action! That’s right: Santa and Mrs. Claus are hosting a breakfast buffet among the giant lizards, and you can join them!
©T-Rex Cafe
This perennial event has been held at T-Rex for the past two years, with guests getting their fill of a breakfast buffet that includes such tasty morsels as Mini Pancakes, Omelette and Waffle Stations, and a French toast stack called Dexter’s Delight! (Dexter, you’ll want to know, is the dinosaur mascot of the restaurant!)
T-Rex Restaurant Welcomes Santa and Mrs. Claus!
Happy Sunday and Happy Thanksgiving weekend! We hope you enjoyed a wonderful holiday with family and friends! We have a lot of news to share this week and we also have details on the biggest sale of the year at the DFB Store!
The 2017 Epcot Festival of the Holidays has started and we have all the booth menus and FOOD PICTURES for EVERY Booth!
The Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure is happening too, and we have all the details, including all the booth menus and food photos!
And, it’s time to pre-order the 2018 DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining!
We have a lot to share with you this week, so let’s jump right in…
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 menu updates, restaurant closures, special events, and more! We’ve got all the latest for you, so check it out before you go. [Read more…]
Santa Claus and the Mrs. will once again be joining guests for breakfast at T-Rex Cafe this December!
On select mornings throughout the month, you can let the Big Guy know what’s on your holiday wish list (and snap some photos with him and Mrs. Claus!) when you dine at T-Rex Cafe in Disney Springs at a special breakfast buffet known as Breakfast with Santa!
Typically, T-Rex serves Lunch and Dinner, served a la carte. However, on December 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, and 17, 2017, a unique buffet will feature items like mini pancakes, French toast, scrambled eggs, omelets, waffles, Applewood smoked bacon, turkey sausages, biscuits with country gravy, fresh fruit with yogurt, assorted cereals, artisanal breads, Danish pastries, muffins and more.
Breakfast with Santa @DisneySprings Twitter Account
The price is $32 for adults, and $20.50 for children ages 3-9 (children under age 3 dine for free), excluding tax and gratuity. Seatings start at 8:00, 8:15, and 8:30 AM. Interested guests can make reservations through Disney by calling (407) WDW-DINE or (407) 939-3463. [Read more…]
Happy Sunday! We hope you’re having a relaxing pre-Thanksgiving weekend and that you’re ready to check out the latest Disney food news in our round-up!
Stollen Bites — Up Close
Disneyland’s Festival of Holidays opened last weekend, featuring 14 food booths with themed menus! Check out all the menus here!
Speaking of holiday food, don’t forget about Holidays Around the World at Epcot and the new food booths coming for this year!
We have a lot to share with you this week, so let’s jump right in…
We’re used to dining with friends at T-Rex Cafe.
Among our pals in this prehistoric dining joint are a Triceratops, a Wooly Mammoth, and a gigantic moving Octopus.
But for select dates in December, another friend — and his wife — will be joining guests at T-Rex in the Marketplace of Disney Springs. Because Mr. and Mrs. Claus will be the honored guests at Breakfast with Santa!
Typically, T-Rex only serves Lunch and Dinner. However, on December 17th, 18th, 22nd, and 23rd, T-Rex will host a breakfast buffet that will also feature easy access to Early Bird Shopping at the World of Disney Store (from 9 – 10 am), and the T-Rex Dino Store in addition to the chance to meet Mr. and Mrs. Claus.
@DisneySprings Twitter
The price is $32 for adults, and $20.50 for children ages 4-9 (children ages 3 and under dine for free). [Read more…]
We are standing on the cusp of a brand New Year, and we can’t wait to see what 2015 holds in store for us — and Disney!
But we can’t wave goodbye to the old year without looking back on some of the biggest food news that happened throughout Disney Parks.
Most of this year’s big news happened at Walt Disney World, but we have a few memorable moments to share with you from Disneyland as well as other Disney Parks around the globe.
Today, we bring you a look back at 2014’s Biggest Disney Food News Stories! We have a LOT to cover — let’s get started!
First up, a little something I like to call…
It’s the story we feel like we’ve been watching for years — what’s happening at Downtown Disney Orlando’s now defunct Pleasure Island??
Well, 2014 finally saw some solid progress, and the Disney Springs story seems to be coming to life.
An Artist’s Rendering of Disney Springs
Lots of changes have made a trip to Downtown Disney a challenge in the last couple of years. But as the year draws to a close, the parking garages are open, and we are seeing some of the plans take shape!
2014 kicked off with a surprise restaurant opening of sorts — the House of Blues added a new counter service offering, The Smokehouse. We say surprise because we told you about the restaurant for the first time just days before the walls came down and the doors opened for business!
The Smokehouse at The House of Blues
The Smokehouse is strictly a walk-up window venue. But the covered outdoor seating is pleasant, and you can often take in live music as you enjoy barbecue favorites, like their Beef Brisket Sandwich, St. Louis Ribs, or Smoked Turkey Legs.
Smoked Beef Brisket Sandwich with House-made Cole Slaw from The Smokehouse
But it wasn’t all good news for Downtown Disney this year. Guests at T-Rex Cafe last Spring were in for some decidedly unpleasant dinner excitement, as one of the restaurant’s humongous fish tanks sprang a leak during dinner service!
However, no one was injured and all of the fish were reportedly rescued. We’re glad that all turned out happily in the situation, but we’ll never look at those huge fish tanks quite the same way again!
Also in the Spring, we said hello to a spot that’s quickly become one of our most favorite spots to shop in all of Walt Disney World — the Marketplace Co-op!
Disney Centerpiece
We have found some totally awesome stuff in the store’s Disney Centerpiece Section, including dishes, glasses, and other tableware that celebrate all of our Disney cult favorites. Whether you’re a Dole Whip fan or love memorabilia celebrating Tomorrowland, chances are you’ll find something that you’ve just gotta have!
Orange Bird Section
Starbucks also continued to [Read more…]
Lots of big news this week, but the two biggest items included two new dining options coming to Disney World…and one being taken away!
Share yer waffles with this guy!
For those of you who are Star Wars fans, we know you’ve been dreaming about dining in a Star Wars themed restaurant for years! Well, we don’t have the cantina for you…yet…but you CAN dine with your favorite Star Wars characters! Read about it here!
And Kouzzina fans need to get back to that restaurant ASAP, as it will be closing on September 30th to make way for a different dining experience.
Click on the links below for 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, updates, 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!
We asked for top dining picks for Epcot, and DFB reader @dor1973 tweeted a pic from Via Napoli. It’s a priceless photo; just look at the expressions on these young diners!
Pizza!
Our readers continue to amaze us with their food photos. Jennifer tweeted “Thanks so much for your blog & tips to make my vacation better. The boozy dole whip helped too!” Great shot of spiked Dole Whip!!
Adult Dole Whip
We can’t wait to see what our readers share with us next!
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For our Grand Launch Sale, use code: 2014 to get a $4 discount for a limited time! And at the end of this post, we have details on even more savings!
But, of course we’re offering a discount for our Grand Launch week!! Again, to celebrate the launch and to thank you for your support of the blog, we’ll be offering the Guide for $4 off its standard rate for a limited time! Order your copy now at DFBGuide.com and use code: [Read more…]
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