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We have more refurbishment news to share with you!
EPCOT
We’ve received loads of refurbishment announcements over the last few days! But as a recently redone dining location reopens, another one will be closing.
Editor’s Note on 7/19: The temporary relocation to the Convention Center has been cancelled, and guests with Advanced Dining Reservations should receive an email from Disney stating that they can go to Chef Mickey’s regular location for their meal.
According to wdwmagic.com, Chef Mickey’s will be relocating to the Contemporary Resort’s Convention Center from July 28th through August 13th for unplanned maintenance. (Sounds ominous!)
So, if you have an Advance Dining Reservation for those dates, you can rest assured that you will still be able to enjoy your Breakfast, Brunch, or Dinner buffet with Chef Mickey himself. And he’ll still be joined by Minnie, Goofy, Donald, and Pluto.
Additionally, guests who have already scheduled a reservation should be receiving a communication from Disney regarding the relocation.
In fact, you can still (as of this morning) make Advance Dining Reservations for the experience for the dates mentioned above. Fair warning, though… breakfast with Mickey and the gang still remains a hard ticket to get!
Chef Mickey
We’ll keep you posted on any further details.
If you’re looking for more details on Disney Character meals, check out our Best and Worst Character Meals in Disney World video!
I hope 2013 is treating you well, Disney food fans!
Boardwalk Bakery
While there are lots of restaurants undergoing refurbs and transformations right now (find out about those on our Disney Food News Pin Board, updated daily!), we’re still getting word of lots of fun new menu additions and updates! We’ve got a couple of them here in the round-up, but there’s lots more to come this week!
Stay tuned to DFB this week to hear about several fun new snacks that we’ve come across in our recent travels, and find out our recommendations!
Before checking out this week’s news, take a look at the top Disney Food news stories from 2012.
We’ve got additional food news, including New Minnie Baker’s Dozen Poster, restaurant closures, Annual Passholder Package for Disneyland’s Golden Horseshoe Revue, and LOTS more, on our Disney Food News Pin Board! Head over and check it out!
If you find a fun new food in or from Disney, share a photo with us so we can add it to our DFB Reader Finds each Sunday! This week we have some pictures from Twitter friends. Thanks for sharing!
Laura/@buyul shared this new Meat Lovers Pizza from Toy Story Pizza Planet in Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I haven’t seen this one before! Look at those giant meat-a-balls! (That’s my Italian accent you’re hearing.)
Meat Lovers Pizza
Jill Guren/@allysophsmom sent this drool-worthy Kitchen Sink Sundae our way. Makes us want to stop by the Beach Club’s Beaches and Cream! YUM!!!
Kitchen Sink Sundae
Calling all Disney food and fireworks fans! Due to popular demand (and a quick sell-out two years in a row!), we’ve scheduled a Springtime date — April 8th — for our next DFB IllumiNations Dessert Party “Snack Attack!”
Tickets will go on sale January 10th, 2013, at 12pm ET.
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
The exclusive evening features an all-you-care-to-eat menu full of our favorite Walt Disney World snacks — all in one place — AND an incredible, private view from the United Kingdom of IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth in Epcot from 8-9:30PM!
The dessert buffet includes some classic Disney Food Blog favorites like…
Starring Rolls’ Butterfinger Cupcakes
Classic Disney Popcorn
Animal Kingdom Lodge Zebra Domes
Mickey Ice Cream Bars
Norway’s School Bread
Writer’s Stop’s Carrot Cake Cookies
Boardwalk Bakery’s Cheesecake Brownies
Starring Rolls’ Red Velvet Cheesecake Cupcakes
And MORE!
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at this awesome event!!
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