food IS a theme park
If you can’t leave a Walt Disney World vacation without grabbing yourself an order of Port Orleans French Quarter Beignets (or, you know, two or three orders…), you’re going to want to make an extra stop the next time you visit the resort. We present to you: the Beignet Tee!
Beignet Tee
No trip to Magic Kingdom’s Liberty Square is quite complete without a stop at the land’s quick service restaurant, Columbia Harbour House, or a meal at Liberty Tree Tavern, Liberty Square’s table service option.
Liberty Tree Tavern
And Liberty Tree Tavern just so happens to be our stop for lunch today. We can never resist some of the old favorites here… but there’s also a Secret Menu item that we have to let you know about!
Liberty Tree Tavern brings guests into the American Revolutionary era, well in keeping with Liberty Square. [Read more…]
Back in July, we told you about Animal Kingdom’s newest place to chill out: Restaurantosaurus Lounge. At the time, it was described as undergoing a three month trial period and had limited hours from 5PM to closing. But we loved the concept, particularly as indoor air conditioned places to rest our adventuring feet are always welcome in Walt Disney World’s largest park.
Restaurantosaurus Lounge
That said, as much as we love the concept, sticking a “lounge” in a corner of a counter service restaurant does not make for a relaxing retreat. We’ll give you our full thoughts at the end of this article, but first — some details… .
We just showed off a few fun Halloween and fall-time treats unique to Walt Disney World a few days ago, and reviewed that yummy cinnamon pumpkin cupcake in Animal Kingdom as well! Now we’re headed over to Disney’s Wilderness Lodge to tackle another Halloween-y sweet treat — the Poison Apple Cupcake!
Let me just remind everyone that accepting a poison apple from some mean, scary witch in the forest is a bad idea. Really, a terrible one. Snow White taught us all a valuable lesson. But, accepting a poison apple cupcake from the lively cast members at Roaring Fork in Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, well, that’s a completely different story. Spoiler alert: It’s a really good idea. And a delicious one, too.
Roaring Fork Limited Time Poison Apple Cupcake
We LOOOOVE Wilderness Lodge. It’s like walking into a fall/winter day in a National Park Lodge every time I’m there…which is a nice mind trick when it’s still. so. freaking. hot. in Florida. Throw a Halloween-themed cupcake into the mix, and I’m game.
Sometimes we stumble upon an artist that we just HAVE to share. These teeny tiny Disney creations are way too cute to keep to ourselves!
Meet MinnieKitchen – a polymer clay artist who creates the most adorable miniature items you will ever see! But our favorites, of course, are the Disney ones!
Um… a miniature MICKEY PUMPKIN? It’s perfect!
Miniature Mickey Pumpkin by MinnieKitchen
And we’ll take 100 of these miniature Mickey pretzels, please.
We occasionally hear chatter from readers who think Walt Disney World kicks off the Halloween season too early. After all, the first Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party was on August 17 — 2.5 months before the actual holiday and, really, still in the throes of a sweltering summer in central Florida (not unlike today). But one thing you’ve gotta give the Disney Parks props for is providing plenty of seasonal snacks to keep us interested. 😉
Enter this Halloween Cupcake, spotted all over Animal Kingdom!
Halloween Cupcake
ABC is getting ready to film its holiday specials at Walt Disney World
— and we’ve got information about dates and performances!
Magic Kingdom Christmas Filming in 2017
WDWMagic is reporting that, like last year, no parade will be filmed at Walt Disney World. Rather, ABC will film Disneyland’s parade for its multiple holiday specials airing in November and December.
ABC will film musical and stage performances a Walt Disney World, using cast members as audience extras. No tickets will be issued to guests, but performances may be visible from guest areas. [Read more…]
Attention cast members! Everyone’s favorite funky bowling alley Splitsville Orlando in Disney Springs’ West Side is offering a Rolling Social every week!
Splitsville Luxury Lanes
Today we’re bringing you a guest review from our DFB pal Jennifer Elliott, who attended the new Rose & Crown Tea Experience in Epcot’s World Showcase! This weekend, I had the privilege to attend The Rose & Crown’s brand new Tea Experience. It began promptly at 9:45 am, so make sure to allow plenty of time to walk to the United Kingdom Pavilion.
Tea Experience at Rose & Crown Pub and Dining Room
November marks 90 years of fun (and “oh boys!”) courtesy of Mickey Mouse — and the Walt Disney Company is celebrating the main mouse with a two-hour prime-time television event on November 4! It is appropriately named Mickey’s 90th Spectacular — and we got a sneak peek when we attended the taping this weekend!
Mickey’s 90th Spectacular!
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