Main Street Ice Cream Parlor Christmas Decorations

I’m always enamored with Disney’s attention to detail when it comes to holiday decor. Strolling down Main Street, I stopped into the ice cream parlor to take a look…

Main Street Ice Cream Parlor Outdoor Holiday decor

Inside, huge wreaths dominated the walls, but it was the decorations on those wreaths that caught my eye. The first set of wreaths had tiny, glass ice cream cones hanging from them!

main street ice cream parlor ice cream wreath

While most of the cones were innocuous and [Read more…]

Sometimes a Cigar…

By AJ 11 Comments

As you know, a big trend in the food industry today is making edible replicas of real-life things. Well check this out…

Waldorf Astoria Orlando Chocolate Cigar Tray

The only thing that isn’t edible (and delicious!) on this tray is the beautiful, real ashtray serving as a platform for these dark [Read more…]

Snack Series: Cheddar Mickey Crackers

By AJ 19 Comments

Dining in Disneyland columnist Heather Sievers is back with a review of the Chip and Dale Snack Company’s Cheddar Mickey Crackers! These can be found in WDW and Disneyland…

Cheddar Mickey Crackers

On our recent Disney Vacation Club stay at the Grand Californian, the DVC left us a “hospitality” basket in our room for some issues (long story, let’s just talk snacks) that had happened during our last stay. Anyhow, what a nice surprise…

Hospitality Basket

In our beautiful basket there were lots and lots of snacks. One that we had never purchased or tried before were the Cheddar Mickey Crackers by the Chip & Dale Snack Company. Today, we ripped open the resealable bag and went to town on them. My first impression was [Read more…]

Guest Review: Grand Floridian Cafe

By AJ 12 Comments

Thanks to Heather Montgomery from Running With Sass for this great review of lunch at the Grand Floridian Cafe in Walt Disney World’s Grand Floridian Resort!

The Grand Floridian Café is located on the bottom floor toward the back of the lobby of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort. We arrived five minutes early for our 12:45 reservation and were immediately seated after being greeted by a friendly hostess. I was very happy to see we were being seated in the back along the windows looking out over the beautiful Grand Floridian gardens. Having just arrived in Disney World and checked into the Grand Floridian, we were very excited to have our first meal of the trip.

Atmosphere
This café fits in so well with the Victorian era décor. It uses a lot of light colors and florals in its palette, and it also gives off a relaxed vibe for those wanting to escape the busyness of the parks for a little while.

Cafe Atmosphere

All of the tables had a cute little vase on them with a beautiful [Read more…]

Dining Coupons for Disney World and Disneyland

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Great news from the Disney Parks Blog!

Save 30% on entrees** at restaurants in Disney World (12/19 – 1/1) and Disneyland (12/19 – 1/3)! The catch? You must dine before noon or between 3 and 4:30pm.

Specs

Here are a few things to remember:

Where to get the voucher
Use the following links to print out a [Read more…]

Grand Floridian Resort Gingerbread House

By AJ 6 Comments

I spent a whirlwind hour or so at the Grand Floridian’s gorgeous Gingerbread House this weekend, and I can’t wait to share the highlights with you!

Grand Floridian 2010 Gingerbread House

Free Gingerbread Decorating Demonstration
Free stuff alert! At Disney World’s Grand Floridian Resort you can attend a free gingerbread house decorating demonstration Monday through Saturday at 1:00pm! Just head over to the giant gingerbread house at 1 o’clock, and you’ll encounter one of the nicest pastry chefs I’ve ever met directing folks on how to make gingerbread houses similar to those sold at Disney World during the holiday season.

I learned some great techniques about how to keep your gingerbread house roof from caving in, how to put icicles on the house so that they don’t break off, and even how to keep ants from invading your house!

All Around the House
After the presentation, I scoped out the decorations on this year’s massive [Read more…]

Disney Food Blog Holiday Gift Ideas, Part 2

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Every year, we like to share some great gift ideas that your Disney foodie might love. Check out our first week’s ideas here!

Cookies for Santa Mickey Mouse Plate and Mug Set
All holiday decor is 30% off at DisneyStore.com right now, including this cute “Cookies for Santa” Mickey Mouse Plate and Mug Set. It’s a great way to bring a little pixie dust into Santa’s busy night! Pile it high with his favorite sugar cookies and milk — but don’t forget carrots for Rudolph!

There’s lots more in the holiday kitchen and food items department on sale for 30% off right now at DisneyStore.com, so be sure to check out the list!

Disney Parks Authentic Candy Cane Mickey Ears Headband

What better way to celebrate the holiday than by bringing a little bit of a Disney trip into your home!

These Candy Cane mouse ears are a not-too-much and not-too-little way to share the Disney holiday spirit with your friends and family during the season!

Of course, these are authentic Disney Parks mouse ears, so they’re the same merchandise you can buy in the theme parks. In fact, I just saw them for sale in the [Read more…]

Holiday Brewer’s Collection Booths in Epcot

By AJ 10 Comments

Who says Disney doesn’t recycle?

The Brewer’s Collection we all know and love from this year’s Epcot Food and Wine Festival has been given a new lease on life as the Holiday Brewer’s Collection this season!

The menu will please most beer-lovers. A choice of four brews is available, along with a flight — your choice of three.

Holiday Brewer's Collection Menu

But I had to try something I’ve never sampled before. I’ve always wanted to experience hot Gluhwein — a spiced German wine sold primarily during the holidays at Christmas-y German-y events like Christmas Markets and things like that. And, lo and behold, there [Read more…]

Free Caramel Corn for Disney World Annual Passholders

By AJ 9 Comments

It’s true, it’s true! Disney World annual passholders can get free caramel corn at Karamell Kuche in Epcot’s Germany through December 11th.

This is the size of the caramel corn bag when you get it

The bag is small — about half the size of a regular small bag, but it’s enough to have a nice snack as you walk through World Showcase.

Just heed a few warnings though: [Read more…]

Things I Learned at the Funnel Cake Stand

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Yep — there’s a lot to learn from a walk through Epcot…

1. Ice Cream Can Look A Lot Like Butter.

So, I was wandering through Epcot when I caught sight of this.

Some guy (who turned out to be very nice) was holding this as he waited in line at the turkey leg stand in the America Pavilion. I thought it was a funnel cake with a huge slab of butter on it. No kidding. I was so intrigued that I [Read more…]

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