If you can’t wait to get your SUMMER started a bit early, you need to get to Disney Springs ASAP!
The Swirls on the Water Dole Whip stand at Disney Springs is typically a BIG hit with us when we’re craving something sweet and looking for a way to cool off. We LOVED their last Dole Whip sampler, which was just released earlier this spring, so you can imagine our excitement when we saw they had CHANGED their menu once again. What kind of Disney foodies would we be if we didn’t decide to take one for the team and treat ourselves to a few sweet snacks on a sunny afternoon once again? Here’s how it went!
One of our favorite stops at Disney Springs just got 3 brand NEW menu items to try out and they’re giving all the summer vibes! If you’ve been searching for the best way to beat the heat of the Florida sun while taking in all the shops, eats, and live entertainment around the shopping district, we’ve got the perfect quick stop for you!
Swirls on the Water just changed over their seasonal menu items, and let us be the first to say these new treats are stunning! This restaurant kept a new spin on a classic that we’ve grown to love by switching up the flavors in the Dole Whip Sampler flight, adding a gorgeous Matcha Cone, and wait for it… a Dole Whip Margarita Float! Ok, looks like we’ve got your attention now so let’s dig into each of them!
We’ll start with arguably the most interesting of the 3 treats — the Dole Whip Margarita Float. This treat is a combination of mango and lime swirled Dole whip flavors topped with chili-lime seasoning and diced mango floating in a cup with a lime-flavored margarita and garnished with a lime slice for $17! Unfortunately for us, Swirls on the Water was out of the diced mango on this visit.
Everything about this float WORKS beautifully! It’s a head-turner for sure because of all the bright colors combined to bring this float to life. It’s refreshing and a blast of citrus to your taste buds. It tastes just like you would expect a lime and mango swirl of Dole Whip would, but it’s so much more too.
Once you make your way down to the chilled margarita, you’re in for part two of this treat. The margarita here is definitely lime-flavored, though it isn’t terribly strong. As for the chili-lime seasoning, you’ll find that it adds a low-back-of-the-throat heat to your mouth which is enjoyable but not distracting. But we’re warning you not to slurp this one down too fast because there is a limit of 2 per person due to the alcohol found in the float.
Next up it was time to try out the Matcha Cone, and this one literally oozes summer sweetness! It’s made of strawberry and coconut-swirled Dole whip flavors served in a matcha waffle cone and topped with gooey strawberry sauce and coconut flakes for $5.99.
Oh gosh, if you’re all about some sweet yet fruity flavor, you’ve met your next match! This Dole whip flavor combo between the strawberry and the coconut gives a strawberries and cream taste when swirled together — you know, kind of like those cream-saver candies (which were heavenly)!
The coconut flakes are lightly toasted, giving them a little bit of a crunchier texture. All of these flavors are wrapped up like a present on Christmas when you finally get down to that matcha waffle cone (cue the drool) especially when your dole whip has sat in it for a little while and made it softer than when it was freshly made. Our ONLY complaint for this one is that since the waffle cone is made of matcha we found ours to be on the thin side and we needed to eat FAST! Once that dole whip started melting it went straight through the end of our cone which got sticky fast.
Last but certainly not least, you knew we had to try them all once again with the signature Dole Whip Sampler flight! As we mentioned before this is THE reigning champ here at Swirls on the Water but this version brought together the strawberries and coconut flavors found in the Matcha Cone, the mango and lime flavors found in the Dole Whip Margarita Float, and the classic pineapple and vanilla flavors for your third sampling all for $7.99.
That’s right! You get to try a portioned cup of all three swirled combinations for the price of one treat, pretty neat, huh? So let’s break it down.
I think you already know how we feel about the strawberry and coconut swirl…
… and the mango and lime swirl…
… but we CONTINUE to sing the praises of how much we LOVE the pineapple and vanilla swirl!
This combo is definitely the creamier of the three samplings and it’s garnished with a pineapple wedge (which is actually quite large for the cup’s sample size). Sure this is a combination of Dole whip flavors you can find in multiple places across Disney World, but it’s popular for a reason. The creamy vanilla flavor meets the tart pineapple flavor and you’re in for a sugar rush that’s practically an out-of-body experience!
So if it wasn’t already apparent, we’re HUGE fans of Swirls on the Water and their latest creations they’ve added to the menu and we hope to see them stick around for a while. If these sound tasty to you, you’ll want to plan to grab them soon because we can’t guarantee how long they’re set to have them on the menu before they think of something next!
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