food IS a theme park
Whether filled with pulled pork or shaped like Mickey, our love for doughnuts knows no bounds!
Vivoli il Gelato
On our endless hunt for new deep-fried treats in Disney World, one surefire way to make us fully OBSESSED is by filling doughnuts with gelato, and there’s one sweet shop in Disney Springs making dessert dreams come true!Â
One of our favorite places to get a delicious frozen dessert is Vivoli il Gelato.
Vivoli il Gelato
Vivoli makes authentic Italian gelato, but they are also known for a very special treat…bombolato!
The donut cart that resides in front of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland is known for its incredible donut creations — and two new donuts are ready-made to celebrate the royal mouse couple.
Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle
The Mickey Mouse Donut is a yeasted donut sliced lengthwise — bagel style. [Read more…]
Disneyland’s donut game is strong
, and that little, unassuming donut cart near Sleeping Beauty Castle is where the magi happens! You’ll remember that amazing Cappuccino donut, and the fun Matterhorn Macaroon donut as well as the Avalanche Donut and…of course…the DOLE WHIP donut!
Today we’ve got another crave-worthy option for you! This… is the Chocolate and Peanut Butter Donut.
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Donut
Believe it or not, this donut is nearly the entire length of a Disneyland entree plate. [Read more…]
The Disneyland Donut Cart has done it again! They’ve brought back the Dole Whip Donut!
Disneyland’s Dole Whip Donut
Not that we need any excuse to dig into our favorite donuts (at the Disney Parks and in the real world!), but today is National Donut Day, so we’re basically obligated to eat as many donuts as possible.
Samoa Donut at Erin McKenna’s bakery in Disney Springs
But let us take a moment to wipe the glaze from our chins so we can bring you some of the coolest, tastiest donuts at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort! Grab a napkin, folks!
To celebrate National Donut Day with a side of awesome, head straight to Main Street Plaza Ice Cream Parlor, and order the Donut Sundae.
Thanks to Disney Food Blog reader Liana for giving us a heads-up about these adorable Disney Food-Inspired jewelry and decor items. The items are currently being sold on Etsy, and depict a few favorite Disney eats from the theme parks and movies. Let’s check ’em out…
This Zebra Dome charm is a nod to the popular Zebra Dome dessert found on the dessert buffet at Boma in the Animal Kingdom Lodge. It sells for $8.
Zebra Dome Charm
These earrings are made with titanium posts. Non Allergic.
$12
Earrings
Wear your love for Minnie Mouse and Macarons with this [Read more…]
in front of the Lava Shack
Join us in welcoming guest author Beth Osborn with a tour of Eats at Disney’s Aulani Resort and Spa in Oahu. We’ve also got some great tips about eating at non-Disney spots around the resort! Brace yourselves — there’s Dole Whip, Shave Ice, Plate Lunch, and more — ahead! Don’t forget to check out Aulani restaurant info and menus here.
Arriving to Aulani on October 15, my husband Kev and I selected familiar WDW items — refillable mugs! We purchased purple and blue refillable mugs, which have an Aulani design that matches the beige wallpaper in the halls of the hotel. Red and green options were also available.
Even though the mugs are more expensive at Aulani, we felt we got our money’s worth at $18.99 each over the week we were there.
We had dinner at Ama Ama — Kev’s salt crusted fish was like nothing we’d ever seen before, with a completely removable crust. He said it was very moist.
Salt Encrusted Fish from Ama Ama
I had the French Maui onion soup and a tomato and cheese salad (two appetizers instead of an entree). Both were excellent.
French Onion Soup and the Tomato Salad from Ama Ama
We had a character breakfast at Makahiki with Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy. I wasn’t as excited about the buffet as some at Disney World, but I did enjoy the [Read more…]
Sweet! Let’s welcome MealTrip as he shares a review of this year’s 3D Disney’s Dessert Discovery, one of several special events held at this year’s Epcot Food and Wine Festival. This year, the event introduced a new upgrade called Sweet Seats. Take it away!
The 3D Disney’s Dessert Discovery event is a ticketed dessert extravaganza held in the World ShowPlace in Epcot, and capped off with specialty viewing of the IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth fireworks show. Cost of this event is $55 per person.
Chocolate Art at the Disney Dessert Discovery
As the Discovery enters it’s sophomore year, we welcome the introduction of “Sweet Seats.” This additional upgrade ($25 extra) elevates your party from the mass of sweet-seeking attendees waiting patiently behind the closed doors of the World ShowPlace Pavilion and places you squarely into a private reserved table with your name on it (literally), a full 15 minutes before the official start of the event.
Sweet Seats Signage
If you don’t mind waiting in a tight huddle with a few hundred soon-to-be acquaintances, the Sweet Seats upgrade really is just an option, and not needed to fully enjoy this abundant dessert extravaganza.
The 3DDD event by itself is one of the most economical ways to get inside the World ShowPlace Pavilion, and if you have never been inside for a Party for the Senses (review coming soon!) or other private event, it’s a very unique space worth experiencing at least once.
Outside World Showplace
The check-in queue for the event begins on the World Showcase Lagoon side of the main walkway, just past Off Kilter’s stage in Epcot’s Canada. If you have purchased the Sweet Seats upgrade, your check-in is [Read more…]
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