food IS a theme park
Silly old bear! While we saw Rabbit, Piglet, and Eeyore were out bright and early yesterday morning at Magic Kingdom, Winnie the Pooh was nowhere to be found!
Pooh and Friends Minus One Pooh Bear
He must have gotten his paw stuck in a honey pot or something — but he did eventually show up later in the day! And check out where else we spotted Winnie Pooh and his pals recently — in corduroy PLUSH form!
We love shopping for interesting finds at the Disney Parks, but did you know BoxLunch has its own line of exclusive Disney merch?
Winnie the Pooh Topiaries
That’s where we spotted this new Winnie the Pooh Loungefly Backpack today and it’s just the cutest thing we ever did see!
Pooh Bear has OFFICIALLY returned to his home in the UK Pavilion.
Pooh Bear!
That’s right, my friends, you can once again meet Pooh Bear in Christopher Robin’s bedroom in the UK Pavilion!
As many of you may know, Epcot is undergoing a pretty HUGE transformation, and as part of that transformation, a lot of familiar locations will be getting an overhaul. And beginning September 8, the popular Character Spot will close temporarily.
Epcot Entrance
Character Spot is actually home to two character meet-and-greet areas, which are located across from one another in Epcot. [Read more…]
In the pantheon of character meals at Walt Disney World, there’s only one where you can dine with big, fluffy friends straight out of the Hundred Acre Wood — and in a classic Magic Kingdom location: Crystal Palace!
Truth be told, we’ve had a bit of a roller coaster relationship with Crystal Palace over the years. Some visits have been good (like this lunch four years ago and like breakfast here back when you could get into the nearly-empty park!), and one was particularly awful (dinner at the end of the night = icky buffet remnants…I didn’t even do a post about it).
But the opportunity to dine with Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet, and Tigger is pretty much a Disney World rite of passage and something that every Disney fan should do at least once. And dining in the Crystal Palace — a gorgeous building that’s been a mainstay since Magic Kingdom opened in 1971 — is a lovely experience.
But what about the food — arguably the most important aspect of any restaurant? It’s standard, but acceptable on most visits, with breakfast having, perhaps, the most interesting options with Pooh’s Breakfast Lasagna and Puffed French Toast being crowd favorites. And so I returned recently, for lunch this time, to see how things are going.
Welcome to Crystal Palace!
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