food IS a theme park
“Helllloooooo there!” Name the ride! Okay, okay, we’ll tell you. It’s DINOSAUR!
Animal Kingdom
We’re hanging out with dinos and banshees alike in Animal Kingdom today and we have got updates. Let’s take a look at EVERYTHING new in food and merchandise in Animal Kingdom!
2020 hasn’t been a great year so far, but the 2020 Minnie Ears happen to be darn pretty.
2020 Minnie Ears
We get it, you might not want to commemorate a year where so much seems to be going wrong, but these ears are super sparkly and we’re total suckers for glitter. Besides, we just spotted these babies available with a HUGE deal in Disney World! You won’t believe how cheap you can snag these!
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righty, friends, we’re back at it on another trip to Chester and Hester’s Dino-Rama to visit Dino Diner!
Our most recent stop at this wacky and colorful carnival in Animal Kingdom’s Dinoland, U.S.A. was to sip a new drink: the Carnival Cocktail at Corn-Ivores Popcorn Cart, which features Cotton Candy among its ingredients (along with a nice kick of rum). But if you prefer your carnival treats served up in a more traditional fashion, then it’s Dino Diner all the way!
Offering cinnamon-glazed almonds and pecans, cotton candy (naturally!) and frozen beverages (lemonade or Coke), our visit today is focused on an old-fashioned county carnival staple: the Snow Cone!
Dino Diner is tucked into the very back corner of Chester and Hester’s Dino-Rama, and this teardrop trailer would be easy to miss if not for the enormous dinosaur head sticking out of the right side.
Dino Diner
Dino Head!
I took these photos after Dino Diner was closed (Dino Diner typically closes about one hour before the park closes, though it can vary). During operating hours, [Read more…]
When you think of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, you likely think of winding paths, lush greenery, and rich experiences based in the history, culture, and beauty of Africa and Asia.
Unless, of course, you’re HERE…
Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama sign
Welcome!!
Welcome to Chester & Hester’s Dino-Rama!
Dino-Rama Entrance
This street carnival smack-dab in the middle of Animal Kingdom’s Dinoland, U.S.A. is… well, it’s like nothing else in Disney World, that’s for sure. A brightly-colored and whimsical fair of carnival games and rides with over-the-top roadside-stop flair!
Primeval Whirl
Comet Crasher
TriceraTop Spin
Mammoth Marathon
Mammoth Marathon
It’s also where you can find some traditional carnival treats, like cotton candy and snow cones at Dino Diner, and popcorn at Corn-Ivores Popcorn Cart.
Corn-Ivores Popcorn
Corn-Ivores Popcorn
In fact, it was while stopping by Corn-Ivores that I spotted this sign for a Carnival Cocktail: a blend of lemonade, blue cotton candy, and Bacardi Black Razz Rum.
Carnival Cocktail sign
This, I had to try!
Upon placing my order, I was expecting a cotton candy-topped beverage akin to the Cotton Candy Lemonade that you can occasionally find at the Everything Pop Food Court. Nope! Here the cotton candy is blended into the mix prior to pouring. Sad face.
But at least it’s BEAUTIFUL! Don’t you just want to jump in?
Carnival Cocktail
You can spy the vivid blue hue coming from the drink machines.
Carnival Cocktail in drink machines
But just because I couldn’t see the cotton candy, doesn’t mean it wasn’t there. Because [Read more…]
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