More Exciting Dining Options to Return to Walt Disney World Resort

General By May 5, 2021 No Comments

Walt Disney World Resort has even more reasons to get excited about visiting in May and beyond! You’ll be able to see beloved characters when Chef Mickey’s at Disney’s Contemporary Resort reintroduces an all-you-care-to-enjoy dinner starring the Fab Five. Over at the EPCOT Resort area, you’ll be able to once again enjoy seaside meals when Cape May Café at Disney’s Beach Club Resort reopens, and, get your taste buds ready for the re-opening of Tusker House Restaurant at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park.

Chef Mickey’s Dinner

Starting May 16, Chef Mickey’s will offer an all-you-care-to-enjoy family-style dinner that will include “no touch” appearances like snapping a selfie or waving hello as Mickey Mouse and some of his favorite pals make surprising appearances in each of the dining rooms. Similar to other character dining locations, Guests will take home a souvenir with character signatures and colorful artwork.

Seeing your favorite characters isn’t all you can look forward to at Chef Mickey’s! The dinner menu will include items for the whole family, like starters of “Chef Mickey’s Caesar,” citrus-poached shrimp salad, and assorted breads; main courses of gnocchi, roasted garlic potato Gratin, plant-based faro wheat fried rice, prime rib, roasted turkey, and salmon; and an assortment of sweets to top off the meal. Little ones in your family can enjoy mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, turkey corn dog nuggets, and more!

Cape May Café 

  • Food options from Cape May Cafè

If you ever dream of escaping to the beach and enjoying all the delicious food of an oceanside town, you’ll be happy that Cape May Café at Disney’s Beach Club Resort reopens on May 18! The New England-style restaurant is a perfect location to refuel before and after a day of adventure at Walt Disney World.

Guests returning to Cape May Café will find old favorites and new changes, along with its signature service and quality. The restaurant will serve breakfast and dinner, but Minnie’s Beach Bash Character Breakfast and the Seafood-and-More Dinner Buffet will not return at reopening.

That’s not to say there aren’t plenty of treats in store! The all-you-care-to enjoy family-style breakfast menu will feature popular staples like pastries (including the layered crispy, cream-filled “Lobster Tail”), omelets, and Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse waffles. Highlights from dinner will include house-made Parker House rolls and corn bread, a seafood boil with a variety of fresh seafood, The Turf Platter with steak and chicken, and – my personal favorite – lobster mac and cheese.

Bookings for Cape May Café and dinnertime at Chef Mickey’s open on May 7.

Tusker House Restaurant

The guest-favorite character dining location at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, Tusker House Restaurant, will reopen this summer! During the modified character experience, guests will enjoy delicious family-style entrees inspired by the flavors of Africa and can snap photos of Donald Duck and friends, dressed in their safari best as they promenade through the restaurant. We will share more about the menu and reservation information soon.

Disney looks forward to welcoming you back to Cape May Café and for dinnertime at Chef Mickey’s later this month. And they can’t wait for you to savor the delicious African-inspired fare at Tusker House Restaurant in the coming months. Stay tuned for more scrumptious details and foodie news in the coming weeks!

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MouseDining.com Tutorial 2 of 10 – Registering a Free Account

Videos By May 3, 2021 No Comments

This second tutorial video in a series of 10 describes how to register for a free MouseDining account. I recap how setting up a free MouseDining account can help you get your coveted Disney dining reservations, and walk you through the process, screen by screen, and explain why I ask for the information I do. Then, I show you the verification email that you receive when setting up your account, and where to place the verification code to verify your first alert method.

Alert methods can be disabled from the new account and manage pages once you’re logged in, and additional email alert methods can be added for free accounts using the same verification process. Now, you’re all set to create some alerts and be notified the moment MouseDining sees dining reservations come available at a Disney restaurant! Give it a try and see for yourself by registering a free account using the link at the top of this description.

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Take a Closer Look Inside Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure Park

News By May 2, 2021 No Comments

Calling all Super Hero recruits! We recently shared first-look images of Avengers Campus, opening at Disney California Adventure park on June 4. Today, we’re excited to take you back inside of Avengers Campus for a closer look at just some of the details you may come across as you visit the different addresses. But first, did you know that Campus stands for Centralized Assembly Mobilized to Prepare, Unite, and Safeguard? Now you know!

The main entrance to the land is located adjacent to the Worldwide Engineering Brigade – also known as WEB, however, the land also features a back entrance just outside of Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT!, one of the land’s anchor attractions. Touring this area, we discovered a curious substance.

Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT!

A late addition to the Campus, Taneleer Tivan, a.k.a. the Collector, placed his Fortress against its edges. This placement warped the ground immediately surrounding the alien stronghold causing a cosmic disruption to ooze from the ground below. Hues of blues, purples and yellows glow in the daylight. Pretty rad, huh?

Terran Treats

Nearby, The Collector is also curating a weird and wonderful menu of intergalactic eats at the Terran Treats food cart. Just one of his curious creations, the Sweet Spiral Ration Churros will feature unique and unexpected flavors. You never know what you’re going to get, but trust us, they are delicious!

Pym Test Kitchen featuring Impossible™

Around the corner, Pym Test Kitchen featuring Impossible™ is a food innovation science lab where the food and drinks tell a story. As we’ve shared before, just as Ant-Man and The Wasp use “Pym Particles” to grow and shrink just about anything, Pym Technologies applies this innovative science to the creation of inventive-sized foods, like the pretzels that grow and shrink as they pass through the quantum tunnel. This logic also applies to the beverages and condiments, seen here overhead in the beverage and condiment station. No appetite is too big or too small here!

  • Avengers Headquarters at Disney California Adventure park

Back outside, we come to the heart of the land – Avengers Headquarters, where you will find the emblematic Avengers “A” on the building and surrounding areas. At Avengers HQ, you may catch a glimpse of the Avengers springing into action, ready to save the day. A shining Quinjet sits atop its roof as a beacon for the campus.

The Orb of Cagliostro

Close by, but what feels like is located in another dimension are the overgrown ruins of an Ancient Sanctum. For as long as anyone can remember, rumors of unexplained events and energies have emanated from this remote location. Here, you’ll learn mysterious secrets from Doctor Strange and discover ancient, magical artifacts. Pictured here, the Orb of Cagliostro is known to be especially active at night when it flows with magical energy!

And for our final stop on today’s tour, we come to the front of the land. Back in the 1940s, Tony Stark’s father built a Stark Motors factory here in California, and decades later, Tony transformed the site into the Worldwide Engineering Brigade – also known as WEB. This is the place where bright innovators like Peter Parker have been assembled by Tony Stark to invent new technologies and equip everyday people to become heroes. While the Avengers themselves are sleek, organized, and structured, WEB is expressive, youthful and chaotic. You’ll notice this throughout WEB. For example, outside the former factory building, you can’t miss the colorful graffiti murals created by young recruits with a knack for the arts.

Okay, that concludes our tour for today, but there’s more to discover as you wander the campus. We can’t wait for you to share your findings when you visit.

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Disneyland is back! Now where can you eat?

News By April 30, 2021 No Comments

Disneyland is back! Now where can you eat?

After 412 days following the longest unscheduled closure in the park’s history, Disneyland officially re-opened on April 30, 2021. Sadly as we all know – currently only for California residents until further restrictions are lifted. But it’s back! DOLE Whips®, Matterhorn Macaroons, Pomme Frites, they’re all back! But there are some changes and important things you need to be aware of that we outline below. 

Disneyland Quickservice (Open)  

  • Bengal BBQ 
  • French Market Restaurant
  • Galatic Grill
  • Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe (Matterhorn Macaroons) 
  • Mint Julep Bar (Mickey Shaped Beignets) 
  • Plaza Inn
  • Red Rose Tavern 
  • Ronto Roasters
  • Stage Door Cafe
  • Tropical Hideaway (DOLE Whips®) 

Disneyland table service (Open): 

  • Cafe Orleans 
  • Plaza Inn 
  • Riverbelle Terrace 

Disneyland Quickservice (Closed) 

  • Alien Pizza Planet
  • Clarabelle’s
  • Daisy’s Diner
  • Docking Bay 7 
  • The Golden Horseshoe
  • Hungry Bear 
  • Pluto’s Dog House
  • Rancho del Zocalo 
  • Royal Street Veranda 
  • Tiki Juice Bar
  • Troubadour Tavern  

Disneyland table service (closed): 

  • Carnation cafe
  • Blue Bayou 
  • Oga’s Cantina 

A VERY important food update (especially at our house) to make you aware of is the menu changes at Cafe Orleans. There hasn’t been an official word if these changes are permanent or just a reduced menu offering for the re-opening. We are sad to share that the beloved Parmesan-Garlic Pommes Frites are no longer offered as an appetizer, but rather as a side with either Monte Cristo Sandwiches. If you weren’t sitting down for the last change, you might want to for the next one… Mickey-shaped Beignets are no longer on the menu. I know, I know.  You’ll have to head across the patio to the French Market restaurant to the Mint Julep Bar to order those! (I thought Dustin would cry when I told him this) The good news is you can still get those two BELOVED items, you just have to know where/how. 

Also at MouseDining we don’t allow our friends & family members to stalk Disney’s website to find advanced dining reservations. Everyone knows MouseDining is the best Disney dining alert notification tool out there, full stop. So please set those alerts for; Cafe Orleans, Plaza Inn & Riverbelle Terrace and share and tag us along in those photos! 

We’re excited #Disneyland is back! We too look forward to getting back real soon! 

Xoxox 

-Emily 

 

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Cooking Up Fun with Impossible

Cooking Up the Magic at Home By April 29, 2021 No Comments

If you’ve visited Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival this year or dined at a Walt Disney World Resort restaurant, chances are you’ve seen delectable Impossible™ Foods items on the menu.

We know how important it is for guests to have a variety of options when they dine at Disney. We were thrilled earlier last year when Impossible and Disney Chefs began collaborating to bring additional plant-based offerings to Disney Parks guests. Whether you’re at Restaurantoraus at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park or the soon-to-open Pym Test Kitchen at Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure park, Disney chefs have enjoyed developing dishes featuring Impossible’s plant-based meat that cooks, sizzles and tastes to please every discerning palate! “Using the Impossible Foods product is a game changer when it comes to plant-based offerings,” said EPCOT Culinary Director Al Youngman. “Its versatility gives you the ability to create multiple dishes and use different cooking techniques that enhances any menu.”

In addition to being served at over 20 dining locations, you can find our friends from Impossible at various festivals and events at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, including Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival, runDisney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend and the currently running Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival.

What better event to celebrate Earth Month and plant-based offerings than the festival that features dishes inspired by plants! As part of Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, Impossible has a few different menu items at the Trowel & Trellis outdoor kitchen, including: Sausage and Kale Soup and Boneless Impossible™ Korean Short Rib with Cilantro-Lime Rice, Danmuji Slaw, and Kimchee Mayonnaise. Have you tried these dishes as part of this year’s festival? If not, there’s still time to try one of these mouth-watering offerings with the festival running through July 5!

Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival

In partnership with fellow blog author Karen McClintock and our Festival chefs, we wanted to share a favorite plant-based meat recipes – the Boneless Impossible™ Korean Short Rib with Cilantro-Lime Rice, Danmuji Slaw, and Kimchee Mayonnaise. Whether you’ve tried this popular dish at the festival or decide to make it at home, be sure to share your pictures with us on social!

Boneless Impossible™ Korean Short Ribs

Boneless Impossible™ Korean Short Ribs with Cilantro-Lime Rice, Danmuji Slaw, and Kimchee Mayonnaise
(Serves 6)

Click here for a print-at-home version of this recipe

IMPOSSIBLE SHORT RIBS

  • 1 pound Impossible™ Burger
  • 1/4 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
  • 1 tablespoon gochujang paste
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons chickpea flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt

KOREAN BBQ SAUCE

  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons mirin
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons ginger paste
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sambal olek
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons water, divided
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

DANMUJI SLAW

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic, halved
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 pound daikon radish, julienne
  • 3 medium carrots, peeled and julienne

CILANTRO-LIME RICE

  • 2 cups jasmine rice
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • Zest of 1 lime
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro
  • Coarse salt, to taste

KIMCHEE MAYONAISE

  • 1 tablespoon kimchee base
  • 1/2 cup plant-based mayonnaise

GARNISH

  • 3 baby bok choy
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds

FOR IMPOSSIBLE SHORT RIBS:

  1. Preheat oven to 250°F. Line 9×5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Combine Impossible Burger, five spice, gochujang paste, garlic, chickpea flour, and salt in large bowl and stir until fully combined. Spoon into prepared loaf pan and pack tightly, making sure the top is smooth.
  3. Cover loaf pan tightly with foil. Fill 9×13-inch pan half way with water. Set loaf pan inside of water bath.
  4. Bake for 1 hour, until Impossible Burger reaches an internal temperature of 145°F. Remove loaf pan from water bath and cool at room temperature for 30 minutes. Once loaf pan is cool enough to handle, remove short ribs. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours.
  5. Remove from plastic wrap and slice into eighteen 1/2-inch thick rectangles.

FOR KOREAN BBQ SAUCE:

  1. Combine soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin, rice wine vinegar, ginger paste, garlic, sambal olek, brown sugar, and 2 cups of water in medium saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium-low heat.
  2. Continue simmering for 30 minutes.
  3. Combine remaining 2 tablespoons of water with cornstarch in small bowl. Slowly whisk into sauce and simmer until BBQ sauce is thick and sticky.
  4. Keep warm until ready to serve.

FOR DANMUJI SLAW:

  1. Combine water, rice wine vinegar, garlic cloves, bay leave, peppercorns, turmeric, coarse salt, and sugar in medium saucepan. Bring to boil over high heat.
  2. Remove from heat and rest for 30 minutes.
  3. Place daikon and carrot in medium glass bowl. Pour cooled brine over vegetables. Rest for 30 minutes before serving.

FOR CILANTRO-LIME RICE:

  1. Place rice and water in medium saucepan. Bring to rolling boil, uncovered, on medium-high heat. Reduce heat to simmer and cover with lid. Cook for 12 minutes, until water is absorbed by rice.
  2. Remove from heat and let rice stand for 10 minutes. Fluff with spatula or rice paddle.
  3. Add lime juice, zest, and chopped cilantro. Season with salt, to taste.
  4. Keep warm until ready to serve.

FOR KIMCHEE MAYO:

  1. Combine kimchee base and plant-based mayonnaise in small bowl.
  2. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

TO SERVE:

  1. Cut baby bok choy in half.
  2. Bring a large stockpot of water to boil. Season generously with salt and add bok choy. Cook for 2 minutes, until tender. Place in ice bath with slotted spoon. Set aside.
  3. Heat oil large sauté pan over medium heat for 5 minutes, until hot. Add sliced short ribs and cook for 1-2 minutes per side, until crispy. Add BBQ sauce to fully coat ribs.
  4. Place 1 cup of cooked rice in each bowl. Top with 3 slices of short rib and glaze with additional BBQ sauce, if desired. Add large spoonful of slaw to each bowl. Place 1/2 head baby bok choy in each bowl. Drizzle with kimchee mayo and top with black sesame seeds.

Cook’s Notes: Impossible™ is available online or at your local grocery store. Impossible™ cooks and tastes like beef made from cows – but is made sustainably, from plants. 

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May 2021 Best Bites – Walt Disney World Resort

General By April 28, 2021 No Comments

This Walt Disney World Resort edition of Best Bites is jam-packed with a new opening announcement, fun menu offerings, and, of course, all things to celebrate a favorite day of the year for fans of Star Wars – May the 4th Be With You! Read on for all the delicious details.

The Child Mini Dome Cake and Millennium Falcon Chocolate Pop

Counting down to May the 4th Be With You! Check out all the creative tastes and sips.

Amorette’s Patisserie at Disney Springs

  • The Child Mini Dome Cake – Vanilla chiffon cake with cookies and cream mousse (available April 30-May 5)

The Ganachery at Disney Springs

  • Millennium Falcon Chocolate Pop – Milk chocolate pop with crispy pearls (available April 30-May 5)
Millennium Falcon Star Wars Soft Serve Sundae

Pineapple Lanai at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

  • Millennium Falcon Star Wars Soft Serve Sundae – Galactic gray vanilla soft-serve with chocolate cream cookie crumbles, chocolate drizzle, white chocolate pearl stars, brownie asteroid pieces with stardust sparkles, and a Millennium Falcon chocolate accent piece (available May 2-5)
Lightsaber Churros, Galactic Swirl Funnel Cake, Oi-Oi Puff and • Interstellar Sweet and Crunchy Popcorn

For guests that have reservations to Disney Hollywood Studios May 4 and 5, you can find these fun galactic treats!

Churro Cart, Anaheim Produce, and Grand Ave. Cart at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

  • Lightsaber Churros – Red or blue churro lightsabers served with chocolate sauce for dipping (available May 4 and 5)

Epic Eats at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

  • Galactic Swirl Funnel Cake – Black and white funnel cake with strawberries, space dust, and candy rocks (available May 4 and 5)

Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

  • Oi-Oi Puff – Raspberry cream puff with passion fruit mousse (available May 4 and 5)

Hyperion, Animation, and Hollywood Popcorn Carts at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

  • Interstellar Sweet and Crunchy Popcorn (available May 4 and 5)
Jettison Juice, Dark Side Chocolate Creation, Darth Vader Stein and Cosmic Rum Punch

The Trolley Car Café, PizzeRizzo, and Backlot Express at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

  • Dark Side Chocolate Creation – Malted milk chocolate mousse dome with raspberry mousse topped with slivered almonds sitting on a chocolate shortbread cookie (available May 4 and 5)

Oasis Canteen, Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge, Sunshine Day Bar at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

  • Cosmic Rum Punch – Coconut rum, rum, pineapple juice, Minute Maid Lemonade, and grenadine served with a glow cube (available May 4 and 5)

Backlot Express, ABC Commissary, PizzeRizzo, Rosie’s All-American Cafe at Disney’s Hollywood Studios

  • Jettison Juice – Minute Maid Lemonade and watermelon beverage syrup served with a glow cube (available May 4 and 5)
  • Darth Vader Stein served with fountain drink (available at all locations May 4 and 5. After May 4, Backlot Express, ABC Commissary, Rosie’s All-American will continue to offer)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Explosion Shake and Wildberry Shake

They have two new over-the-top shakes you have to try! One comes with a chocolate-dipped peanut butter cake and another with three cake pops! What???!!!

Hollywood Scoops at Disney’s Hollywood Studio

  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Explosion Shake – Chocolate ice cream layered with peanut butter sauce topped with whipped cream and garnished with chocolate peanut butter crumbles and a chocolate-dipped peanut butter cake

Beaches & Cream Soda Shop at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resort

  • Wildberry Shake – Wildberry shake striped with pink and purple marshmallow and topped with whipped cream and three cake pops
Fleur de Lys, EPCOT Farmers Feast, Taste of Marrakesh dish and Northern Bloom, all available at the Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival

The Taste of EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival continues through July 5, and the food is fabulous … and the flowers are beautiful, too! Hard to pick favorites, but right now, folks are craving these delicious bites from the Festival.

  • Fleur de Lys (France) – Caramelized beignet filled with vanilla cream and glazed with caramel fleur de sel
  • EPCOT Farmers Feast (World Showplace) – Herb-crusted spring lamb with marble potatoes, spring vegetables, and red wine-butter sauce
  • Taste of Marrakesh (Morocco) – Moroccan seafood couscous with shrimp, mussels, olives, preserved lemons, and anchovy breadcrumbs
  • Northern Bloom (Canada) – Griddled maple pound cake with warm peach compote and sweet corn gelato
Kids’ All-You-Care-To-Enjoy Breakfast Skillet from Whispering Canyon Café at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge

Whispering Canyon Café at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge has not one but two “hidden Mickeys” in their Kids’ All-You-Care-To-Enjoy Breakfast Skillet! This hearty and delicious kids’ breakfast skillet includes a Mickey-shaped waffle AND, new to the skillet, Mickey-shaped scrambled eggs! In addition to the Mickey-shaped scrambled eggs and waffle, the kids’ skillet also comes with:

  • Country potatoes
  • Hickory-smoked bacon
  • Breakfast sausage links
  • Buttermilk cheddar biscuit
  • Sausage gravy
Double Bacon Stack Burger and Orange slushy topped with vanilla soft-serve

Check out two new offerings at Disney Springs – one savory and one sweet. The best of both worlds!

D-Luxe Burger at Disney Springs

  • Double Bacon Stack Burger – Two-pressed signature blend patties, cheddar, bacon, lettuce, tomato, pickle, and grilled onions on a house-made Parker House roll

Marketplace Snacks at Disney Springs

  • Orange slushy topped with vanilla soft-serve
Pineapple-Coconut Bread Pudding from the Banana Cabana Pool Bar at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

Head over to the Banana Cabana Pool Bar at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort, to try the Pineapple-Coconut Bread Pudding with caramel sauce and ice cream. The best kind of bread pudding – delicious!

Collage of treats from the new Gelateria Toscana opening at EPCOT in May

We have some sweet goodness to announce! A new gelato location is opening in the Italy pavilion at EPCOT – Gelateria Toscana. Opening in May, this walk-up window will offer gelati, sorbetti, gelati floats, and much more!

  • Gelati in a Waffle Cone or Cup – Chocolate, vanilla, pistachio, cookies ‘cream, stracciatella, strawberry, or tiramisù
  • Sorbetti in a Waffle Cone or Cup – Lemon, raspberry, mixed berry, or mango
  • Gelati Floats – Fior di Latte gelato with your choice of root beer or Coca-Cola
  • Coppa del Nonno – Fior di Latte, chocolate, and cookies ‘n cream gelati with chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and amaretti cookies
  • Coppa Amicizia – Fior di Latte, cookies ‘n cream, and strawberry gelati with whipped cream
  • Coppa Delizia – Fior di Latte, strawberry, and cookies ‘n cream gelati with strawberry sauce and whipped cream
  • “Affogato” Espresso Gelato – Fresh Italian espresso poured over Fior di Latte gelato with an amaretto cookie
  • Cannoli al Cioccolato – Crisp pastry filled with sweet ricotta, chocolate, and candied orange
  • Zeppole –  Soft fried Ricotta cheese fritters dusted with powdered sugar
  • Mocha Tiramisù – Mascarpone cream, espresso coffee, savoiardi biscuits, and chocolate
  • Specialty non-alcoholic beverages along with cocktails, beer, and wine are also available
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MouseDining.com Tutorial 1 of 10 – Free Tools & Services; No Registration Required

Videos By April 26, 2021 No Comments

This first tutorial video in a series of 10 describes the 3 types of users of the MouseDining service: anonymous visitors, free users, and paid subscribers. This video focuses on the MouseDining.com tools that are publicly available as an anonymous user or website visitor at mousedining.com. These tools include: 1. Searching for a specific restaurant by name 2. Viewing restaurant details including price, cuisine, meals, and meal times 3. MouseDining’s exclusive calendar view that displays dining availability in an easy-to-read calendar 4. Browsing a restaurant by theme park or resort from the homepage 5. The MouseDining blog with news and updates to all things Disney dining If these free tools aren’t enough to help you get your Disney dining reservations, you’re invited to register a free account and share your travel plans and dining preferences so MouseDining can notify you the moment something becomes available.

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Snack & View: The Oscars Themed Recipes!

Cooking Up the Magic at Home By April 24, 2021 No Comments

The Oscars have finally arrived! Tomorrow, Sunday, April 25 at 8:00 ET|5:00 PT on ABC the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will honor the movies released in 2020 and bring a little bit of glitz and glamour back to Hollywood.

Oscar night is an occasion to put your cooking skills and wits to the test. It’s the ultimate contest to see who can best tantalize the taste buds and craft the cleverest movie-themed recipe name. After all, who doesn’t I love a good food pun?

This year, the Walt Disney Company has earned 15 Oscar nominations, so combine your movie love with your love of all the delicious food from the Disneyland Resort. With a little help from our friends in the Disney Parks Kitchens, they’ve pulled a few recipes out of the vault and from some of the soon-to-reopen eateries around the resort.

And the Oscar goes to …

United Steakhouse 55 vs. Billie Hollandaise a.k.a. Eggs Benedict – Steakhouse 55
United Steakhouse 55 vs. Billie Hollandaise a.k.a. Eggs Benedict – Steakhouse 55

From Steakhouse 55 at the Disneyland Hotel comes a recipe for Eggs Benedict. Impress your Oscar party guests with a serving of The United Steakhouse 55 vs. Billie Hollandaise. Inspired by the Hulu Original film “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.”

NoMeatLand a.k.a. Veggie Tater Bake – Flo’s V8. Café
NoMeatLand a.k.a. Veggie Tater Bake – Flo’s V8. Café

Right off Route 66 you’ll find Flo’s V8 Café in Cars Land at Disney’s California Adventure park. A detour with this out-of-the-vault recipe for Veggie Tater Bake will take you all the way to NoMeatLand (because it’s vegetarian!). Inspired by Searchlight Pictures’ “Nomadland” nominated for six awards including Best Picture.

Joe-Balaya Gardner a.k.a. Jambalaya – Blue Bayou Restaurant
Joe-Balaya Gardner a.k.a. Jambalaya – Blue Bayou Restaurant

This year, no Oscar party would be complete without a little Soul food. Tap your toes and taste buds to the tune of Joe-balaya Gardner. A classic Jambalaya recipe from the Blue Bayou Restaurant inspired by Disney and Pixar’s “Soul” nominated for three awards including Best Animated Feature.

Moo-lan Bread Pudding a.k.a. Cookies ‘n Cream Bread Pudding – Pacific Wharf Café
Moo-lan Bread Pudding a.k.a. Cookies ‘n Cream Bread Pudding – Pacific Wharf Café

For dessert, we’ve got you covered with this delicious recipe from the vault for Cookies ‘n Cream Bread Pudding from the Pacific Wharf Café in Disney’s California Adventure park. This is sure to settle the sweet-tooth of any Moo-lan fan and bring honor to any potluck. Inspired by Disney’s “Mulan” nominated for two awards including Best Costume Design and Best Visual Effects.

Share your movie-themed recipe names in the comments below and don’t forget to watch the Oscars on ABC.

Exclusive red carpet coverage begins Sunday, April 25th at 6:30 ET|3:30 PT, immediately followed by the awards ceremony at 8:00 ET|5:00 PT. Watch live on ABC or stream the Oscars at abc.com or on the ABC app.

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Foodie Guide to Mother’s Day at Disney Parks

Foodie Guide By April 23, 2021 No Comments

Mother’s Day is May 9, and what better way to express your love and appreciation than something delicious at Disney? Treat your mom during your visit to Disney with yummy cupcakes, desserts, brunches, and specialty sips created for Mother’s Day. But to be clear, we love and appreciate moms every day! Happy Mother’s Day!

Mother’s Day Cupcake and Mother’s Day Dessert from Disney's Animal Kingdom

Walt Disney World Resort

Creature Comforts, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park (mobile order available)

Flame Tree Barbecue, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park (mobile order available)

Restaurantosaurus, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park (mobile order available)

  • Mother’s Day Cupcake – Chocolate cake with strawberry ganache filling and white chocolate frosting (available Apr. 30 through June 1)

Tiffins Restaurant, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park

  • Mother’s Day Dessert – Coconut and caramelized pineapple mousse, coconut sorbet, almond crumble, pineapple gel, and cherry sauce (available May 9)
Raspberry and Chocolate Mousse Tart and Lemon Cream and Berry Charlotte from EPCOT

Coral Reef Restaurant, EPCOT

  • Raspberry and Chocolate Mousse Tart – Vanilla tart filled with raspberries and chocolate mousse topped with raspberry mousse and wrapped with chocolate rope (available May 9)

Le Cellier Steakhouse, EPCOT

  • Lemon Cream and Berry Charlotte – Lemon and vanilla bean cream with ladyfingers topped with fresh berries (available May 9)
Dipped Strawberry Bouquet and Mother’s Day Swirl from Disney Springs

Amorette’s Patisserie, Disney Springs

  • Dipped Strawberry Bouquet – Strawberry dipped in Guayaquil dark chocolate (available May 7-10)

Marketplace Snacks, Disney Springs

  • A Mother’s Day Swirl – A swirl of DOLE Whip strawberry and chocolate soft-serve with chocolate-dipped strawberry garnish (available May 7-10)
Mother’s Day Sweet Blossom Cupcake and Mother’s Day Red Velvet Cupcake

Landscape of Flavors, Disney’s Art of Animation Resort (mobile order available)

World Premiere Food Court, Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort (mobile order available)

Everything Pop Shopping and Dining, Disney’s Pop Century Resort (mobile order available)

  • Mother’s Day Sweet Blossom Cupcake – Vanilla cupcake with marshmallow crème filling topped with strawberry buttercream, white chocolate flower blossoms, and sprinkles (available May 6-9)

Contempo Café, Disney’s Contemporary Resort

  • Mother’s Day Red Velvet Cupcake – Red velvet cupcake with cream cheese icing and cream cheese-buttercream icing garnished with sprinkles and a Mother’s Day chocolate plaque (available May 7-9)
Collage of Mother's Day treats from Walt Disney World Resort

Gasparilla Island Grill, Disney Grand Floridian Resort & Spa (mobile order available)

  • Mother’s Day Mimosa Miniature Gâteau – Champagne-infused sponge cake with orange-scented mousse topped with white chocolate slipper (available April 23-May 9)

Barefoot Pool Bar, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

Tambu Lounge, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

  • Raspberry Lemonade Cocktail – A refreshing blend of vodka and flavors of raspberry and lemon (available May 7-9)

Capt. Cooks, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

  • Mother’s Day Butterfly Cupcake – Chocolate cupcake with raspberry mousse filling and buttercream icing (available May 7-9)

Pineapple Lanai, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

  • Key Lime Pie Sundae – Lime soft serve, graham cracker crust, blood orange mango jam, and topped with a macaron (available May 7-9)
Collage of Mother's Day sweets from Walt Disney World Resort

The Artist Palette, Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort (mobile order available)

Good’s to Go, Disney’s Old Key West Resort

  • Mother’s Day Cupcake – Vanilla cake with a peach compote, spiced vanilla buttercream peach mousse, and a white chocolate hat (available April 24-May 9)

Roaring Fork, Disney’s Wilderness Lodge (mobile order available)

  • Mother’s Day Cupcake – Tres leche cupcake with vanilla buttercream and a chocolate butterfly (available May 6-9)

The Market at Ale & Compass, Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resort (mobile order available)

The Beach Club Marketplace, Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resort (mobile order available)

  • Sweeter Than Roses – Creamy raspberry mousse on chocolate hazelnut cake with ruby red raspberry center and chocolate fondant decorations (available May 2-9)
  • Mother’s Day Bouquet Cupcake – Red velvet cupcake filled with rich chocolate mousse and decorated with an array of buttercream flowers (available May 2-9)
Blueberry pancakes from Ale & Compass Restaurant

Join us for Mother’s Day brunch at these Walt Disney World Resort restaurants:

Bananas Foster French Toast with Bacon and Lobster Ravioli with Shrimp and Heirloom Tomato from Disneyland Resort

Disneyland Resort

Ballast Point Brewing Company, Downtown Disney District

Lobster Ravioli with Shrimp and Heirloom Tomato – Lobster and ricotta-stuffed raviolis, shrimp, heirloom tomato, asparagus, tarragon-lemon cream sauce, and Parmesan. View full menu here (available May 8-10)

Naples Ristorante e Bar, Downtown Disney District

  • Mother’s Day Weekend Cocktails – Enjoy three specialty cocktails including the Rossini (prosecco and strawberry purée) and the Ruby (vodka, elderflower, and grapefruit). View full menu and make reservations here (available May 7-9)

Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen, Downtown Disney District

  • Bananas Foster French Toast with Bacon – Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen’s famous banana Foster sauce over sweet French toast. View full menu and make reservations here (available May 9 until 3 p.m.)
  • Creole Caprese Salad – Vine tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, blue crab, sweet yellow pepper emulsion, lemon olive oil, and basil-arugula pesto. View full menu and make reservations here (available May 9)
Ice cream flavors from Salt & Straw and Mother's Day brunch item from Tortilla Jo’s at Disneyland Resort

Salt & Straw, Downtown Disney District

  • Eat Your Flowers Series 2021 –Vivid flowers, bright fruits, and potent aromatics that draw us outside no matter the forecast. Flavors include Rhubarb Crumble with Toasted Anise, Wildflower Honey with Ricotta Walnut Lace Cookies, Jasmine Milk Tea & Chocolate, and Mathilde’s Hibiscus & Coconut Sherbet (available April 23-May 27)

Tortilla Jo’s, Downtown Disney District

  • Mother’s Day Brunch – Special brunch menu featuring items like enchiladas, chilaquiles, churro French toast, and huevos rancheros. View full menu and make reservations here (available May 9)
Treats inspired by Mrs. Potato Head and a purse found at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

Main Street Market, Main Street, U.S.A.

  • Chinese Almond and Orange Cake (available May 1-31)

Jessie’s Snack Roundup, Toy Story Land

  • Sweet Purple Potato and Coconut Cake (available May 1-31)

Crystal Lotus, Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel

  • Mother’s Day Lunch and Dinner Menus (available May 8-9)
  • Mother’s Day Specialty Drink – Complimentary specialty drink for all mothers visiting the restaurant (available May 8-9)

Dragon Wind, Disney Explorers Lodge

  • Mother’s Day Lunch and Dinner Menus (available May 8-9)
  • Mother’s Day Specialty Drink – Complimentary specialty drink for all mothers visiting the restaurant (available May 8-9)
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Disney Parks Foodie News: Dining Guide to Disneyland Resort Reopening

Foodie Guide By April 16, 2021 No Comments

With the reopening of Disneyland Resort right around the corner, we pulled together a list of all the food and beverage locations that will be open for service on April 30. We want to be sure you know where to find your favorites and learn what’s new on the menus!

Are you craving the Disney classics? Find hand-dipped corn dogs at Little Red Wagon and Award Wieners. The Tropical Hideaway will serve up your DOLE Whip. And of course, CHURROS, CHURROS, CHURROS! Look for fluffernutter, s’mores, strawberry cheesecake, milk & cookies, and the original cinnamon sugar at various churro carts in both parks. We also kept popular items from A Touch of Disney – 1/2 Monte Cristo, Brisket Mac ‘n Cheese, and S’mores Shake at Smokejumpers Grill.

For added convenience and to promote contactless payment, don’t forget to download or update the Disneyland mobile app*, as this is the primary way to order food and beverages at most quick-service dining locations. Here is a link for additional details on mobile order.

Lamplight Lounge, Café Orleans, and other full-service locations will open with limited seating capacity for guests with confirmed theme park reservations and tickets for the same park on the same date. And exciting news – we are now offering mobile check-in and mobile wait-list at select full-service locations, available on the Disneyland mobile app!

  • Mobile Check-In for Dining Reservations: Maximize your time—and minimize your contact with others—by checking in for dining reservations at select table-service restaurants via the Disneyland mobile app.
  • Join a Mobile Dine Walk-Up List: Don’t have a dining reservation? You now have the opportunity to add your party to the mobile walk-up list at select table-service restaurants (subject to availability)

Visit the Dining: Know Before You Go for more information. Be sure to have the latest version of the app downloaded and installed on your mobile device.

We will plan to reopen dining bookings for select locations on April 22, with limited capacity. You will be able to book your dining reservation 60 days in advance on Disneyland.com or with the Disneyland App, subject to availability.

Check out our Know Before You Go blog post to learn more about theme park reservations, tickets, and more.

Click on the below links for the first look at all the menus at reopening. See you real soon!

Jolly Holliday Cupcake, River Belle Skillet Brisket Mac & Cheese, Stage Door Cafe Nutella Funnelcake, Tropical Hideaway Pineapple Lemon Whip

Disneyland Park

Adorable Snowman Pixar Pier Parfait, Cocina Cucamunga Queso Birra Street Tacos, Studio Catering Co. Pork Nachos, Hollywood Churro Strawberry Cheesecake Chrurro

Disney California Adventure Park

Note: All menus currently available for A Touch of Disney will be offered through April 19.

Grand Californian Hotel Forrest Mushroom Pizza, Grand Californian Hotel Avocado Toast Burrata, Grand Californian Hotel Churro Sundae, Grand Californian Hotel Lemon Sumac Salmon Salad

Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa

Note: Only Guests staying at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa will be able to dine at these locations..

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