food IS a theme park
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is a park full of thrill rides, entertaining shows, and tasty snacks.
Hollywood Studios
Today, we’re talking about the food. There are so many great snacks in Hollywood Studios. We’ve even got some snack hacks that you can do to create your very own UNIQUE treats there. But there is one snack location that we keep coming back to.
There’s not a lot that I love better on a hot day in Florida than a little ice cream. But leave it to Disney World to kick ice cream up a notch by offering Gelato!
And we’re seeing it in a lot of different spots across Walt Disney World, and even in Disneyland. If you are a fan of this richer, more dense version of that snack we all scream for, then you’re in luck.
Today, we thought it was high-time to offer some inspiration for another DFB Food Challenge, and so we are going in search of all things gelato we can get our hands on with the Walt Disney World Gelato Crawl!
Since you can only enjoy so many desserts in a 24 hour period, feel free to bring along friends to split all the goodies, or pace yourself on the crawl by spreading out the stops over several days.
I hope you came hungry. Let’s get started!
Since our very first visit, Landscape of Flavors at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort has been one of our favorite counter service destinations. And one of the biggest reasons for that is their killer Gelato Bar!
If you’re lucky enough to be staying at Art of Animation, this first stop on the Gelato Crawl will be a snap! Check ’em out!
Gelato at Landscape of Flavors in Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
But my favorite thing about the Gelato Bar here — aside from the variety of flavors — is that you can also add toppings for a perfectly customized treat.
Toppings! Woo!
Pick your scoops, pick your sprinkles, and off you go!
My Favorite Combo — Raspberry and Chocolate
A couple of other Disney resorts also have gelato available. If you’re staying at Disney’s Coronado Resort, feel free to amend your crawl and start your gelato journey at Cafe Rix.
Gelato Flavors and Pricing at Cafe Rix
You can also check out a pretty awesome selection at End Zone Food Court over at All Star Sports!
End Zone Gelato Bar
Ahhhh…don’t you just love having options??
After polishing off your first gelato of the day, head straight for Epcot, where you’ll have lots of different ways to enjoy your frozen favorite! Next stop: the Italy Pavilion.
View from Epcot’s Italy Pavilion
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Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café is a great counter-service option available in the Magic Kingdom. The portions are heaping and the food is pretty good (for quick-service).
In general, Cosmic Ray’s is a pretty chaotic place to eat. There are always people zooming in and out; and trying to get to the toppings bar with your tray of food is sometimes more dangerous than when Simba was running with the wildebeests.
Word of advice: if you’re traveling in a party with more than 1 person, send 1 person off to find a table for everyone!
Cosmic Ray’s Sign
It can be nuts trying to find a place to sit during busy mealtime hours. Almost as nuts-y as trying to find the entrance doors to this restaurant!
Cosmic Ray’s Seating — and Sonny Eclipse!
Something new to me was the graffiti wall in the restaurant that patrons liked writing their hometowns on! I wonder if they start fresh every day? Maybe every hour with the traffic this place gets!
Graffiti “Wall” …with very surprised photo subject!
There are three different areas, or “bays,” which people can order from; Chicken (#1), Burgers (#2), and Sandwiches (#3).
Ordering Area at Cosmic Rays
There aren’t very many main dish options at each station (4-5), but considering there are [Read more…]
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