food IS a theme park
Well, would you look who has the place of honor on an EXCLUSIVE Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom Card?!
Orange Bird Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom Card ©Disney
Why, it’s our favorite pal from Sunshine Tree Terrace… the Little Orange Bird! [Read more…]
Recently, I stopped by Disney Springs on a little gift-buying errand. While the item I was after was located at the World of Disney store, I popped in the Marketplace Co-op to see what was new (or, rather, new to me, since it had been some time since my last visit).
Marketplace Co-op in Disney Springs
Immediately I knew it was a bad decision… for my wallet. Because this retail center (which is known as a test location for tons of Disney merch, with a lot of it eventually making its way into the parks) always has some seriously cool stuff tucked inside its individual shops. Take, for instance, the place we’re starting: Twenty Eight & Main. [Read more…]
Happy weekend! We hope you had a great St. Patrick’s Day! Now it’s time to sit back, relax, and check out the latest in Disney food news!
Golden Churros
We were at the Flower and Garden Festival on opening day for the 2017 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival with its Outdoor Kitchens! We have all the menus and food photos for you!!
Last weekend we were at the 2017 Disney California Adventure Food and Wine Festival. Check out the full booth menus and all the food photos for the DCA Food and Wine Festival!
And Disneyland debuted golden churros and beignets for the 50th Anniversary of Pirates of the Caribbean!
And don’t forget, the 2017 Epcot Food and Wine Festival starts in August this year!
We have a lot to share with you this week, so let’s jump right in…
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Everyone!
I don’t know about you, but I am nowhere near finished with my to-do list yet. There’s baking to enjoy, cards to address — and of course, gifts to buy!
If you’re in the same boat with me, check out this fun collection of great, “Disneyfied” gifts that I’ve gathered from the Disney Store and Amazon. There’s a little something for everyone on the list!
Who doesn’t love the spooky, morbid, tongue-in-cheek ghoulishness of the Haunted Mansion? If you have an HM fan to buy for, check out these fun finds.
She will be the belle of the cocktail party dressed up in the Haunted Mansion Hostess Apron. Extra points if she manages to scowl in sinister fashion throughout the gathering!
Haunted Mansion Hostess Apron
Make the cleaning up vanish in a trice with handy and colorful Haunted Mansion Towels. [Read more…]
Every morning is a great morning to “Think Orange Thoughts!”
©Disney
And the new Orange Bird merchandise on the way to Disney Parks should help you do exactly that :). The little Orange Bird makes his official home at Sunshine Tree Terrace in Magic Kingdom’s Adventureland, and you can see him when you stop by to pick up your Citrus Swirl. [Read more…]
Wow! There is just so much going on in the world of Disney Food this week that I bet you’ve had a hard time keeping up!
Not only did we publish the first big news about the 2015 Epcot Food and Wine Festival — in its 20th year!! — but we also now have the complete line up for the uber popular Eat to the Beat Concert Series!
Well, the good news is…that’s what we’re here for! And after a busy week covering the latest and greatest in California, Florida, and Ireland, we’re back, sorting through all of the biggest stories to keep you informed.
We have a ton of stuff to share. Let’s get right to it!
Check out all the latest Disney Food News — even the stuff we don’t mention in posts on the blog! — on our Disney Food News Pin Board, including menu updates, restaurant closures, special events,
and more!
We’ve got all the latest for you, so check it out before you go.
If you find a fun new food — or other edible awesomeness — in or about Disney, share a photo with us on facebook or twitter so we can add it to our DFB Reader Finds each Sunday!
In honor of Star Wars Weekends, happening now through June 14, we’re featuring some treats commemorating all the fun!
Jacqueline Melanson kicked her day off right with a Darth Vader Waffle at Sci Fi Drive In.
Darth Vader Waffle at Sci-Fi Dine In Restaurant
But Disneyland fans — you aren’t left out of the fun! JD Boo-won grabbed himself a Hans Solo Popcorn Bucket in front of Pizza Port at Disneyland!
Han Solo Popcorn Bucket in Disneyland
Do you have a favorite Disney Food find? Share your photos with us!
Do you have a Walt Disney World Trip on the books for this year? Woohoo!! There’s nothing more exciting than counting down the days to your next Walt Disney World Trip!
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But which ones?
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As you may know, there was a little switch-up in Magic Kingdom’s Adventureland a few months ago: Aloha Isle (home of the Dole Whip) and Sunshine Tree Terrace (Citrus Swirl haven) changed places to accommodate construction — it is widely believed — for an upcoming Jungle Cruise-themed restaurant.
New Sunshine Tree Terrace location
On the day the “new” locations opened, however, there was one obvious thing missing: the Orange Bird could not be found at Sunshine Tree Terrace (to learn a little more about the Orange Bird’s long Adventureland history, check out the video in this post!).
Disney assured fans, thankfully, of his impending return, and it seems it has now come to pass. The original Orange Bird figurine returned today — Friday, May 29th — to Sunshine Tree Terrace (and he is going to be honored on the location’s sign as well).
Welcome back, Orange Bird!
To celebrate his homecoming, the Disney Parks online store is selling a LIMITED RUN t-shirt and poster featuring our little orange pal! Through June 4 only, this Orange Bird T-shirt will be available in an Adult and Youth size:
©Disney
A print featuring the same design is up for grabs, and so is [Read more…]
Call it a little Disney Magic!
Mind blown? Yeah, mine too. You’re not seeing things…two of Magic Kingdom’s most beloved snack stops have switched places!
We’ve heard rumors, and now it seems to be happening: major changes are underway in Adventureland.
We’re still awaiting confirmation that a brand new restaurant might be coming to the area, but in the meantime, Aloha Isle and Sunshine Tree Terrace have swapped real estate.
And we have lots of brand new pictures of the change as it’s happening right now!
Here’s FIRST LOOK at the brand new Aloha Isle Sign! Clearly, the Dole sponsorship is still firmly in place.
NEW Aloha Isle Sign
Check out this photo of the NEW Aloha Isle locale!
Sunshine Tree Terrace Morphs Into Aloha Isle Overnight!
As you can see from the menu pic below, NEARLY everything that you previously enjoyed at Aloha Isle is now available at this new (old? new?) location.
You can still enjoy Dole Whip, Dole Whip Swirl, Dole Whip Floats, fresh spears of Pineapple, and [Read more…]
UPDATE: Please note that Dole Whip is no longer being served at Sunshine Tree Terrace, and that Sunshine Tree Terrace and Aloha Isle (the original Dole Whip home) have switched locations.
With the addition of Dole Whip to Epcot during the Flower and Garden Festival and Epcot Food and Wine Festival, and at Animal Kingdom’s Tamu Tamu Refreshments since last May, we’ve become somewhat accustomed to spotting this Magic Kingdom signature snack in other Disney World parks.
Dole Whip Float
But Aloha Isle — the original home to Dole Whip at Disney World — is no longer your sole source of Pineapple soft-serve at Magic Kingdom (at least for the time being, we should say 😉 ).
Aloha Isle
Dole Whip has arrived at Sunshine Tree Terrace!
Sunshine Tree Terrace
The first appearance of Pineapple soft-serve on the Sunshine Tree menu came along with the rush of Christmas week crowds, so at the time it was unclear if it was a temporary attempt to help alleviate some of the loooooong lines at Aloha Isle for the weeks immediately surrounding the holidays.
But since the lines are loooooong at Aloha Isle any time of year (understandably, because Dole Whip ), it’s good to know that a recent visit to Sunshine Tree Terrace revealed that Dole Whip remains on the menu!
Sunshine Tree Terrace menu (click to enlarge)
Sunshine Tree Terrace is serving up Pineapple and Vanilla soft-serve in cups, cones, or Floats. It does not appear that you can [Read more…]
For this round of “What’s New,” we’re heading to three Disney World parks and five Resorts to check out candy apples, menu changes, comfort foods, and oodles of cold drinks to help you cool down in hot temperatures! Welcome back to “What’s New!”
Magic Kingdom rang in the summer with the 24-Hour Rock Your Disney Side event. Several treats debuted that day, which were originally intended to be around just for those 24 hours; but a few made the cut to stick around a little longer, including these eye-catching Maleficent Krispy Treats and cake pops found in the Main Street Confectionery and Big Top Treats.
Maleficent Cake Pops and Krispy Treats
If you followed our coverage that day, you may have seen the Sunshine Tree Terrace’s Orange Bird join the candy apple ranks as well, but just in case you missed it, here he is!
Orange Bird Candy Apples
He’s too cute to not show twice 😉 !
Orange Bird Caramel Apple
And at Main Street Bakery, the Olaf the Snowman Carrot Cake Cupcake remains, alongside a Frozen-themed one as well.
Olaf Cupcake
Frozen Cupcake
In Liberty Square, Columbia Harbour House is offering two new dinner-only comfort foods: Seafood Macaroni & Cheese and Chicken Pot Pie. You can read our review here!
Columbia Harbour House
Seafood Macaroni and Cheese
Full entree
added a great-sounding choice to their list of entrees: a Beef Brisket Onion Burger.
Plaza sign
Plaza Entrees
At Tony’s Town Square, guests can now choose a Seasonal and Sustainable Fresh Catch Salad. And at lunch, a Meatball Trio has replaced the Meatball Sliders.
Tony’s Sign
Tony’s Town Square Lunch Menu
is serving up a new Cherry Slush topped with Lemon-Lime Fomz.
Cherry Slush at Cosmic Ray’s
Cherry Slush topped with Lemon Lime Fomz
Read more about it (and the mystery that is “Fomz”) by clicking here!
The Refreshment Cool Post (found in the Africa Outpost as you stroll around World Showcase) is offering a few summer treats: Pineapple and Coconut Frozen Yogurt (served solo or swirled together) and a Mango Rum Smoothie featuring African Starr Rum. Check out our review of the new Frozen Yogurt flavors here!
Refreshment Cool Post
Pineapple Coconut Swirl Frozen Yogurt
A couple of really fun new adult beverages have arrived in Animal Kingdom!
Head over to Asia’s Drinkwallah for a Coconut-Lychee Lemonade with Parrot Bay Coconut Rum. We’ll have a review on the blog soon!
Drinkwallah
Drinkwallah Menu
Or if you’ve really got to tame your sweet tooth, try [Read more…]
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