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Headed to Disney World anytime soon?
Animal Kingdom
Whether you are or not, you might want to keep up with the latest updates. We’ve got you! We stopped by Disney’s Animal Kingdom recently to bring you ALL the news in food, construction, and merchandise!
Hurray for Disney’s Hollywood Studios!
Cameras are rolling!
Yes, we are BACK with the latest and greatest from the park that combines Star Wars, Toy Story, and the golden age of Hollywood. And we’ve only got a few updates since the last time we were there, so let’s get on with it!
Disney World’s glitziest park is pretty fun to visit!
Hollywood Studios
We’re talking about Disney’s Hollywood Studios, of course! We’ve made a few visits to this park over the past few days and now we’re bringing you an update on everything new in food and merchandise!
Every once in a while, we notice something strange in Disney World that catches our eye…
Homecoming Ketchup
…but this week, we got more than we bargained for with a very bizarre Ketchup situation.
Although we’re not the kind of people to put ketchup ON EVERYTHING, we still love it on our favorite burgers and fries at Disney World.
Goodbye, you beautiful bottles of ketchup
And yes, we’ve even been known to occasionally put it on our corn dogs, too — don’t judge us! But that might become a little more difficult in the future.
Hot dogs at Casey’s Corner are a Disney World staple.
Casey’s Corner in Magic Kingdom
We all have our unique ways of dressing our dogs up, but recently there has been a bit of worry over being able to grab your fave condiments! Buuut, we’re here to tell you that whether you’re team ketchup or team mustard, there’s no need to worry ’cause the condiments are here to stay!
UPDATE: According to Disney, the antics at Whispering Canyon Cafe have been toned down as opposed to being quieted entirely, with a goal of being considerate of other guests at the Lodge. We will continue to monitor this story as it develops.
It was always fun to be in on the joke that the “Whisper” in Whispering Canyon Cafe was an intentional misnomer, as this Wilderness Lodge Table Service restaurant was not reflective of the actual atmosphere of the location.
Whispering Canyon Sign
It was always filled with hootin’ and hollerin’, brought about and encouraged by the wacky hijinks of the serving staff.
Disney Food for Families columnist Erin Foster knows what’s important for her family when it comes to Disney counter-service…
It’s a rare child that doesn’t feel passionate about condiments. Here are a few of the examples you might have heard from your kids… “I won’t let any type of sauce touch my food.” Or,“I’ll eat anything, as long as it’s covered in ketchup.” “Hot sauce is heavenly.” “Relish looks like alien slime.” “Plastic cheese makes everything better.” “Salsa, not ketchup.” “Mustard, not salsa.” “French fries are fine, but only if dipped in maple syrup.”
Yep, condiments are the weird and wonderful place where kiddie crazy food idiosyncrasies come out to play. Luckily, Disney has the condiment basics covered at most places.
You guys know AJ can't live without her plastic cheese
At any of the counter service restaurants where burger/dog/nugget staples are served, you’ll find traditional accompaniments like ketchup and mustard. And while they may not be out on the table, you can ask for these items at nearly all of the table service restaurants on property. But if you keep your eyes open, you’ll find many more options available.
So, if your child, or you, will ONLY eat food covered in soy sauce (hey, it happens), I’ll tell you where you’ll be able to get your fix.
A few Disney counter service restaurants, such as Cosmic Ray’s and Tortuga Tavern in the Magic Kingdom, offer what Disney calls a “toppings bar.” This is code for a salad-bar-like spread of fresh fixin’ add-ons.
Tortuga Tavern toppings
Once you get your burger (at Cosmic Ray’s) or taco salad (at Tortuga Tavern), you can head over to the toppings bar to get unlimited embellishments to enhance your entree. The toppings typically include items like [Read more…]
Wilderness Lodge’s Whispering Canyon Cafe is the kind of place that earns strong opinions from guests. Sometimes positive; sometimes negative.
Me? I love it. Bottomless milkshakes, bottomless skillets of grub, bottomless horses… . Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself.
Tucked into the left-hand side of the lobby at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, Whispering Canyon Cafe is a massive, wood-ensconced restaurant where cowboys still fight Indians (look at the back of your chair and see which side you’re on), napkins are re-purposed bandanas, your server is your fellow pioneer, and nobody stands on ceremony.
Table Setting
If this place has anything, it’s atmosphere (read more here). If it’s the kind of atmosphere that appeals to you, hilarity ensues. There’s even a warning on the menu:
But what they don’t mention is that Whispering Canyon Cafe has bad service. No…wait. Not “bad” service. More like “irreverent” service.
WCC servers are “on the range” with you, and they don’t really have the patience for pomp and circumstance. For instance, [Read more…]
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