food IS a theme park
The 1980s were a time for perms and re-runs of Footloose, but Disney World was a RAD place to be with experiences we totally miss!
Main Street U.S.A. in 1985
However, we’re not the only ones reminiscing about the good ole’ days back in the parks! Disney has been bringing back retro Mickey shirts, hats, and even Star Wars apparel. As we were heading around Downtown Disney today, though, we were thrown for a major loop when we found a huge throwback to a 1980s EPCOT (wait, what??).
Disney World has seen a lot of changes over the years from new lands like Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to the removal of iconic rides like The Great Movie Ride.
Spaceship Earth
But, EPCOT has seen some MAJOR changes since the park opened back in 1982. And, since we can’t visit the parks in person, we’re taking you back on a journey through time and space to EPCOT’s beginnings!
Oh, my fellow classic EPCOT fans… this one’s for you. And me. And, like, everyone on my gift list this year who might appreciate the beauty of this Kitchen Kabaret phone case!
Kitchen Kabaret Phone Case
You can find it, currently, at D-Tech on Demand in the Disney Springs Marketplace Co-op. Note that there are other D-Tech merchandise locations around Disney World, but — even with stopping at two others — we couldn’t find this case outside of Disney Springs for now. [Read more…]
In my post last week about new food-related Vinylmation releases, I mentioned that I was waiting for the delivery of a Kitchen Kabaret Vinylmation box set. Well, now I have it — and you get to see it first!
This set of six tasty treats retails for $99.95 at Walt Disney World and Disneyland locations. Get your own Kitchen Kabaret set here! Here are our representatives from the dearly departed “The Land” attraction, Kitchen Kabaret:
The hostess with the mostest — Bonnie Appetite.
Your hostess, Bonnie Appetite
Mustard, representing the Kitchen Krackpots band.
Mustard, jamming on the saxophone
Rice, from the Cereal Sisters.
Rice
Broccoli, from Colander Combo and the Fiesta Fruit. Sadly, his [Read more…]
More new food-related vinylmations have been released (or announced), and we can’t wait to share them with you!
Drum roll please… The Kitchen Kabaret Vinylmation set that we reported on back in September has now been released.
Broccoli Vinylmation is one of Six in the Kitchen Kabaret Vinylmation Set
The 6-piece set is being sold at the Walt Disney World and Disneyland D-Street locations as well as few select in-park shops, retailing for $99.95. I’m not at the parks this week, so I’ll have to wait until the mailman brings me my set to show you up-close-and-personal photos of these vinyl veggies.
But to keep your hunger at bay, I do have a few foodie Vinylmation pictures for you to snack on.
For all you lovebirds out there, disneystore.com is has been offering the Vinylmation version of a box of chocolates.
This is an open-box edition, so in this case, you do know what you’re going to get. This 3″ figure sells for $16.95 on DisneyStore.com.
Box of Chocolates Front
Box of Chocolate, Back
While not a depiction of actual eats, the Park 7 Vinylmation series feature a fire dancer from the Spirit of Aloha dinner show at the Polynesian.
I’m thinking that if the merchandise artists wanted to make this one more realistic, they would have given [Read more…]
Anyone else out there remember their first plush toy from Disney World? Maybe you got a brand new Mickey Mouse plush, or Minnie, or maybe even a Goofy doll!
Not me. Nope. I got the mariachi tomato from Kitchen Kabaret as my first Disney World toy! Clearly I was destined to be a Disney Food Blogger! 😉
Anyway, a few months ago I was touring One Man’s Dream in Disney’s Hollywood Studios and I came across none other than my first Disney World toy!!
Kitchen Kabaret Tomato plush
Granted, mine was a miniature version of this, but it brought back so many memories (I really loved that tomato)! So I had to tell you about it just in case you’d like to head over to see it.
They also have the broccoli plush on display (and I think IKEA has stolen the blueprints for their new popular, but clearly less hip, broccoli toy…).
Kitchen Kabaret broccoli plush
Anyway, just wanted to share these fun finds with you — especially since Kitchen Kabaret has been immortalized (?) through a Vinylmation collection! 🙂
UPDATE: Check out what reader Candace Henderson sent over!! This fun “basket of fruits and veggies” sites on her dining table to bring back great memories!
Kitchen Kabaret Basket
Did you have a favorite Kitchen Kabaret character? Let us know in the comments below!
Our Vinylmation Guru, Erin Foster, has the latest on upcoming foodie vinyl releases!
Disney certainly has a lot on its plate in Vinylmation-land. This past weekend Walt Disney World hosted an event called The Florida Project, a key component of which was meets and seminars for Disney pin and Vinylmation traders and collectors. Many thanks to Cody Smith of Global Disney Pinvestigation for his reporting from this event.
A highlight of the Vinylmation Florida Project news was the announcement of future series releases and the unveiling of teaser figures from those series. Upcoming sets will include Seven Dwarves Vinylmation Juniors, Cutesters at the Beach, Alice in Wonderland, Park Classics, This and That Juniors, more Park and Urban, Nerd Figment and Stitch, Haunted Mansion, Sports Teams, Chinese Zodiac, and many more.
But of course food-related Vinylmations are the favorite with Disney Food Blog readers and the Florida Project teasers have given us more than enough to whet our appetites. Here’s what Disney is cooking up:
A set based on the late great Kitchen Kabaret attraction at Epcot’s Land Pavilion. Unconfirmed reports have this as an open box set priced at approximately $75.00. No word yet on a release date.
Kitchen Kabaret!
This Goofy with an awesome lollipop accessory is coming in [Read more…]
Disney Food for Families columnist Erin Foster is our Vinylmation guru, too! Check out these cute new food Vinylmation figures and ear hats!
We’ve covered the world of foodie Vinylmation several times in the past, from a Rice Krispie create-your-own to sushi and, of course cupcakes.
Since then, there have been some additions to the Vinyl food world. The Urban 7 series of Vinylmation figures was released in July. I couldn’t resist adding this spaghetti and meatballs figure to my buffet of food-themed Vinylmations.
Spaghetti and meatballs front.
Isn’t it adorable? Makes me think of [Read more…]
One of my favorite food memories from visiting WDW is watching Kitchen Kabaret, the original food and nutrition show put on at EPCOT Center’s The Land pavilion.
This audio-animatronic showcase of “edible” delights had funny jokes, catchy songs, and a healthy premise, but what I liked most about it was that there was so much to look at and anticipate. The detail of the animatronics was incredible; the variety of the songs was broad; the characters were actually [Read more…]
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