food IS a theme park
Here at The Disney Food Blog, we've been eating at Disney World restaurants for decades, gathering up the must-try snacks and dining recommendations into one massive guidebook just for you!
For most of us, a Disney World vacation represents a financial investment we can’t afford to waste. The DFB Guide to Walt Disney World® Dining is packed with more than 900 pages of tips and information, but it begins with a 5-step guide designed to get all your major worries out of the way.
Click here to order your copy of the 2023 DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining E-book with code WDW2023 to save 25% off the cover price today!
Nobody wants to experience FOMO…or “fear of missing out”…especially, not DISNEY FOMO!
Cinderella Castle
There’s so much to see, do, eat, and buy while visiting Disney that it can be really easy to get overwhelmed. How do I know what’s a must-do, and how do I know I’m choosing the RIGHT things?! These are all questions that can shoot through your mind when planning a Disney vacay.
Hurricane season is coming up fast, and guests at Walt Disney World are looking ahead to how any potential storms might affect their trip — either with a Florida coast impact, or just a week’s worth of rain. We know there’s a lot to be concerned about when a storm is approaching — particularly if you’re not from an area that typically gets large, active systems like a hurricane.
Hurricane Isaias from July 2020 ©WESH
Hurricane season in 2021 officially runs from June 1 through November 30, with the bulk of the action taking place in August through October. [Read more…]
The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival has begun, and if you’re planning to attend the Festival this year, you already know it’s gigantic. Eighty-seven days long, more than 30 food booth Marketplaces, 36 Eat to the Beat performers, and countless opportunities to make memories and fill your belly!
2019 Epcot Food and Wine Festival
But if this is your first Food and Wine Festival, if it’s been a while since your last visit, or if you’re just tryin’ to up your game this year, you’re going to want to get your copy of the DFB Guide to the Epcot Food & Wine Festival.
The Guide is over 250 pages full of tips, suggestions, and information to help you make the most of your Food & Wine Festival adventure.
Wanna know more? Here are just a few ways the guide can make your food and wine festival visit epic!
2019 Italy Booth Spread
The Epcot International Food and Wine Festival can be a lot, even if you’ve been before. The DFB Guide has an exclusive daily schedule of events so even if you don’t know your seminars from your demonstrations or your Mexico Tequila Lunch from your food and beverage pairings, you’ll still have a grasp on everything your day has to offer!
Hey, food lovin’ pals! We’re back with another DFB Video today, and we’re exploring WHERE Disney hides their best snacks!
Vanilla Churro Ice Cream Sandwich… still in tact!
We’re checking out all of the weird and unusual locations where you can find some of Disney World’s BEST snacks!
For many, Walt Disney World dining is a central part of the vacation experience, and you know we’re right there with you! And over many, many (did we mention many?) table service meals, we’ve scoped out some of the finest real estate in Disney World restaurants. These are seats that give you a little somethin’ somethin’ — like a view of something spectacular or proximity to the little details. Fireworks view, anyone?Â
View of Fireworks from the Contemporary
The DFB Guide to Walt Disney World Dining 2021Â is packed full of tips — like over 700 pages worth! And we’ve got a list of Recommended Table Requests you might want to consider on future visits.
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These guides help you choose restaurants, save money, and plan your perfect Disney vacation. Our books are updated every year AND there’s a full, money-back guarantee!
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With the 2018 Disney Dining Plan including alcoholic and specialty non-alcoholic beverages, it’s more difficult than ever to figure out where to go to make the most of your DDP.
It’s here! We are SO excited to share with you the DFB Guide to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival, 2016 Edition!
And with not a moment to lose — early booking for this year’s Culinary Demonstrations and Beverage Seminars opens July 19th at 9AM; and booking for ALL events opens for EVERYONE on July 21, at 7AM!
With more than 250 pages of new information for 2016, we have everything covered to ensure that you have your absolute best Food and Wine Festival yet! And to celebrate our grand launch, we’re offering 20% off the cover price! Just use discount code Chefs16 at check-out to secure your savings!
2016 is a big year
, as the Epcot Food and Wine Festival runs 62 full days from September 14 through November 14! And The DFB Guide to the 2016 Epcot Food & Wine Festival e-Book features all the info you need to know about this year’s events, from what’s NEW, to brand new touring strategies — created with this year’s special events in mind!
Summer may have just officially started, but we are already thinking of the Holidays at Walt Disney World!
Sounds crazy, I know, but we’re just over 180 days — six months! — until the holidays are in full swing, and NOW is the time to make dining plans for your holiday meals — but it’s also the time to consider what other fun activities you’ll enjoy at Walt Disney World this holiday season.
To jumpstart your planning, today we’re talking about some of our favorite Tips from the DFB Guide to the Holidays at Disney World: Three Holiday Events that you can’t miss!
And speaking of the DFB Guide, don’t get to take advantage of our 180 Days Til Christmas Sale! Through June 28, we’re offering three great ways to save when you pre-order the 2015 DFB Guide to the Holidays at Walt Disney World. Check out all of the details about the sale here!
Now, let’s take a look at some of our favorite holiday events that you should definitely plan on working into your Disney holiday calendar…
Snow on Main Street USA and life-size Toy Soldiers? That’s part of your reality when you attend the long-running and beloved Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party.
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
This hard-ticketed event takes place during select evenings from November 8 until December 18, 2015, this year, and brings all of the joy and warm fuzzy feeling of Christmas and the holiday season to Magic Kingdom.
Toy Soldiers During the Once Upon a Christmastime Parade!
During the event, guests enjoy special entertainment and character meet and greets. Complimentary cocoa and cookies fuel you up for all the fun. And there are TONS of special, exclusive treats that you can enjoy only during the Party!
Snickerdoodles and Hot Cocoa
And be sure to grab a front row seat for Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmastime Parade, which features Santa as well as some of your favorite Disney holiday characters. And, of course Anna and Elsa will be there!
Looking to observe the holidays with international flair? Then an evening at Epcot for Holidays Around the World will fit the bill nicely. Enjoy a stroll around Epcot’s beautiful World Showcase as storytellers from around the globe share seasonal tales within several of the pavilions — free with Epcot admission!
Père Noël
And if you didn’t score a seat for the [Read more…]
After devouring countless calories and seeking out the best eats in Walt Disney World, we gathered some of our best tips in our four comprehensive Guides to Disney World Dining.
We absolutely love your emails, tweets, and facebook notes telling us how much the guides have helped as you plan your Disney vacations, and we wanted to share your stories! So we asked to hear from YOU once again about how you use the guides in our “How I Use My DFB Guide” Contest.
A huge thanks to everyone who sent in their stories! We’re super excited to announce our contest finalists and the winner. We loved these responses so much that we decided to give ALL 13 of our finalists their choice of a free DFB Disney Dining Guidebook! And the winners will get a little extra something to remind them of their past and future Disney adventures! 🙂
Mickey Ice Cream Bar
We loved the story of this little princess enjoying one of her first (of many, I hope!) Mickey Premium Bars!
Attached is a photo of our daughter enjoying one of her favorite snacks at Disney – we used the DFB guides to select the best frozen treat for her. You can see she loved it. -Dustin
Mickey Bar Smiles
Enjoying a Mickey Bar!
Kaki Gori
This story of a hot day, a cool treat, and a couple of smart cookies easily made our finalist list!
When my Fiance and I took our first trip to Disney World together last year, it was SWELTERING! While meandering the World Showcase and sweating like a beast, I remembered reading about something in the DFB Dining Guide that would eventually be our savior: Kaki Gori! I would have never known about it without you!
Attached is a pic of us enjoying this delicious icy treat. Thanks, DFB for saving us from the heat, and for turning my tongue a lovely shade of red. 😉 -Sandy
Kaki Gori on a hot day!
Dole Whip
Thanks to Sam for sending in this awesome story of the beginning of what I know will be a [Read more…]
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