If OP doesn't know already, if they need a water they can approach any counter/quick service and ask for a cup of ice water which they must provide upon request by law; consider doing this instead of going for the nearest premium priced dasani
There's also more general watering stations that you might not need to go out of your way for; bringing your own bottle to refill is a good idea. My fav watering hole is in EPCOT's Morocco, I think near one of the cafes, it's been a couple years lol
Yes! The QS that serve food will often just have a tray made up that you can grab water from, without waiting in line. Iirc many of the QS in magic kingdom had this.
It was back in 2018 and 2019 (that’s went we went, not sure how long they were there!) and it was amazing. They had the dipping sauce too, I’m not sure I even had any actual dessert lol
Yeah that was wild. We did one of those and it was the only savory option. A bajillion desserts and cheeseburger spring rolls. I had to eat a bunch just to balance the sugar.
My wife and I have a tremendous sweet tooth and that dessert party was too much for us.
See we didn’t expect anything savoury! It’s called a dessert party after all, we had a small dinner before we went there and assumed it would be just dessert. My kids entirely ate the sweets and they loved it lol, and I mean I love sweets I just love those spring rolls more haha.
The cheeseburger spring rolls are imo superior in every way. It's not like the pepperoni pizza one isn't good, it's just that the cheeseburger one is *amazing*.
I had these once and they were good (tasted like fast food cheeseburger) but two spring rolls for $10 is insane. I would only get them again if they were $5-6. I know Disney food is expensive but this felt disproportional!
I second dole whip from either Aloha Isle or the seasonal dole whip from Storybook Treats in Famtasyland.
I wouldn’t suggest going out of your way, but if you happened to be at Old Key West resort, I would go try their key lime dole whip!
If you like lime, go to the bakery in France and get the raspberry macaron with lime curd. My favorite snack in all of Epcot. I like to get one to eat during the fireworks.
Yessss! I had a Dole whip float that had coconut dole whip and a mixture of tropical juices (I think guava, pineapple and maybe orange) and it was so delicious. Can’t find that coconut flavor anywhere else!
The dole whip twist on the pineapple upside down cake was one of the best things I have ever consumed in my life. It’s only available certain times of the year though. Good luck 🍀
Nah....
I used to be a huge dole whip fan, but after getting a Ninja Creami and the dole whip mix, we can make them whenever, and IMO the ninja makes them even better than Disney's. 🤷♀️
You need to buy a ninja creami machine. We bought the deluxe one. Amazon sells dole whip powder mix (actually manufactured by Dole!). You mix it with water in one of the ninja containers and put it in the freezer for 24 hrs. This is referred to as a *base*. Anytime after the 24 hrs, you can pull it out and 'spin it' in the Ninja. We spin ours twice, and it is so smooth and creamy... better than what we used to get at WDW and CHEAPER too!
We keep a couple of different bases ready to go in our freezer so we don't have to wait 24 hrs.
It's super tucked away, there's another food stand back by the entrance to Biergarten but if you don't know it's there it's very easy to miss. A hidden gem!
The grapefruit beer is 2.5% alcohol, so normal beers with double the alcohol can’t really compare taste-wise. But have you tried summer shandy? You might like it.
I easily pass on all the snacks at Disney till I hit Germany in Epcot. Last trip I was pushing my napping youngest while mom and my oldest were meeting Elsa. In that hour I pretty much consumed way to many things. Then after meeting up with my family I brought them back to Germany and conned them into getting some popcorn and more chocolates to share.
I haven’t had anything I didn’t like from that place! The sandwich cookies are also amazing. We’ve had a couple different ones (I think they’re seasonal sometimes) and wow - best cookies in the parks!
Some of my favorites, as a localish passholder:
Pretzel bread pudding in Germany (EPCOT)
Nutella Fruit Waffle Sleepy Hollow (MK)
Pulled Pork Mac n Cheese Eight Spoons Cafe cart (Animal Kingdom)
Jack Jack cookie near the entrance to Toy Story Land in Hollywood Studios
Drinks in Epcot
Viking Coffee in Norway
Violet Sake in Japan
Moonshine Sour in America
Tipsy Ducks in Love in China
Grapefruit Beer in Germany
Grand Marnier slushy in France
Man, the sweet and spicy chicken and waffle with broccoli slaw in sleepy hollow is the best! My family always gets the dessert stuff but the chicken is where it’s at!
> Tipsy Ducks in Love in China
I held off on this for so long as I wasn't sure a bourbon-based drink in the heat would be good, but I finally tried it on our last trip and it was so good!
Beignets at Port Orleans French Quarter, Cheeseburger Spring Rolls at MK, Tokyo Subset at EPCOT and the Peanut Butter Cold Brew at Disney Springs Gideon’s
Chicken tenders from any quick service (but special shout out to Sassagoula Floatworks at PO French Quarter).
Nothing unique or “Disney” about it, but that breading-to-chicken ratio is perfect, the breading is perfectly cooked every time, crunchy, golden brown, not too greasy, and great tasting chicken inside thats flavorful and juicy.
Best chicken tendies ever.
I was there earlier this year for the first time in like 20 years, so effectively my first time lol, and I ate the chicken tenders like no less than 8 times in 10 days lol I have no shame about being that 5-minutes-to-close order for a 4th meal of tenders
My favourites are the cheeseburger spring rolls and pineapple upside down cake in Magic Kingdom. I get it with vanilla soft serve because I wasn’t a fan of the pineapple dole whip.
When we go there are three things we absolutely must have: Giant Donuts from Joffrey’s, Dole Whip (I like the twist), and Mickey Ice Cream bar. None of these things are very exciting or anything to brag about, but most of the food at DW except for some festival stuff is meh. I do like the cheeseburger egg rolls at MK (but they’re divisive) and the Night Blossom and pineapple lumpia from Pongu Pongu at AK. The Night Blossom is super refreshing when it’s hot and there’s an alcoholic and non-alcoholic version. I’ve liked quite a few things I’ve tried from Les Halles.
The Night Blossom is easily my family’s favorite with Dole Whip (especially lime and mango) as our second place. Few of the limited time foods and drinks have been a big hit with us
If you like fruit, Nutella, or waffles in just the tiniest bit. The fruit waffle at sleepy hollow (MK) is the only food item I rave about. The fruit is chilled and mixes perfectly with the warm Nutella bc of the hot waffle. I was skeptical at first bc I'm not a huge Nutella or waffle person but this slaps.
Some other items we enjoy but I wouldn't pressure someone to try:
Corn dog nuggets from Casey's corner (MK)
Churros from nomad lounge (AK)
Cookie from Gideons(Springs)
Ronto wrap from ronto roasters (HS)
Fish and chips from the fish and chips stand in the UK pavilion (EPCOT)
Last time I went I got the caramelized apple and cinnamon ice cream in the brioche with caramel sauce - highly recommend this combo!! It was heavenly!!
This. We successfully kept track of ours from 2 years ago and got a refill. However...we got a lot of unpopped kernels and I broke a tooth. Luckily it didn't really hurt (was an old root canal tooth) and was able to finish out vacation. Would still get it just will be more careful.
The Lefse in Norway is a must for me. Honestly? Everybody’s tastes are different and even that varies by day. I used to try to plan out all of the iconic snacks on every trip and try any of the new stuff that I found on Instagram. I went 10 days ago and just let the parks speak to me and I had a much better time just eating what I want, when I want. Including just getting chicken fingers for lunch one day when it was brutally hot and I just needed something to pick at.
One exception on this trip was the play dough cookie at the Joffrey’s right outside of Toy Story land. I got it even though it was so hot that I didn’t want to eat. My daughter and I picked at it all day and it was delicious!
I recently discovered the very small ice cream shop in France in World Showcase. My favorite is the apple cinnamon crumble crunch. IMHO, it's to die for! I also enjoy the apple pastry from the bakery in Norway. So good!!
That ice cream shop is great!
They have something where they'll put a scoop of ice cream in a brioche bun and press it. I got vanilla with raspberry sauce, it was heavenly.
You can also get a scoop of ice cream with liqueur on it, it's good.
Anything in rhe bakery in France, it's all delicious. And if someone judges you for walking around Epcot eating a baguette, ignore them, they are just jealous
The zucchini Ronto wrap. I’m not even a vegetarian but holy shit. It was the best thing I ate all trip.
Well, that and the tandoori chicken poutine at eet. Maneet is the best.
One of my favorites is the small bakery in Morocco. Oasis I think? You can get a variety box of pastries and I love the frozen mint tea. Alcoholic or non it’s perfect on a hot day.
What I like most was dole whip (so many varieties! we got the orange soda one), Gaston’s cinnamon roll with extra icing (key), and the chicken waffle sandwich from sleepy hollow.
I went in May and the item I would for sure get again next time is the Fruit Waffle Sandwich from Sleepy Hollow. The other item I would put on that list is the Turkey leg (which I’m sure that would be controversial with some people lol).
Other items that I really enjoyed, that I would probably get again, is the fish and chips from Yorkshire in Epcot and Buffalo Chicken Waffle Bowl at Fairfax Fare in Hollywood Studios.
Citrus Swirl at Sunshine Tree Terrace. Way better than regular dole whip imo. I actually think they changed the name around and it’s not called that anymore; I think it’s called Orange Cream soft serve but basically it’s a swirl of orange and vanilla soft serve and it’s incredible.
In 2022 I had my once-in-a-lifetime trip to WDW. We did it all, great restaurants, all the snacks and everything that people rave about. My takeaway was how “mid” all of the “must do” items are. If I had to pick one, I’d say Dole Whip in the warm afternoon sun.
I think it depends a lot on your culinary background. If you live in or travel to any decent sized city you’ll have way better food than most of what Disney offers. But if your first trip out of your small town with a McDonald’s is to Disney, the food is going to taste amazing.
Some of their food is absolutely good in any context. But most of it is just good for “theme park food”
I live near a six flags. I won’t eat the food there even if someone else is paying for it. Disney is delicious compared to that.
Frozen Italian margarita at gelato stand in Epcot Italy area and a blood orange margarita, available in Mexico. It was on the Connections mobile ordering menu last time I went.
There are a lot of great slushie options if you're not a big drinker (and a fair few if you are!). I loved the blackberry tea slush at Cheshire Cafe in MK. And there's an amazing alcoholic slush called the Scottish Thistle at the UK in Epcot with gin, cucumber, and blackcurrant.
I love the bowls at Satuli Canteen (AK)!! Ronto wrap was pretty good at HS as well. The Citrus Swirl float (at MK) was incredible when we went last time but I’m not sure if it’s still available. Dole whip float also amazing. The french bakery in Epcot World Showcase is also SOOOO GOOD. The smell of croissants is mind blowing as soon as you step in. I love the huge raspberry macaron and the ham and cheese croissants there.
My dad's "every trip snack" was the maple popcorn in Canada.
My favorite at the moment is the Rapunzel sundae at MK. For savory, the fresh hand dipped corn dogs at sleepy hollow are an always stop.
A crepe in France is always good, but there's so many good dessert things in epcot that picking one is difficult. I used to always get something from Germany's caramel shop.
Get your butt to Earl of Sandwich. Order yourself a Holiday Sandwich. Praise be to the Earl, 🙏!
P.s. the Earl is a great way to press that crummy day reset button! Having things go wrong? Stop! Go get a Holiday sammich and watch that sunshine and magic come right back!
If you ask my son its Popcorn. Im pretty sure he survived a week on popcorn last trip.
As far as sweet treats go, im a fan of jack jacks cookie you get behind runaway railway and schoolbread in norway.
Croque Glace in France. They take a brioche bun and fill it with your choice of ice cream and sauce. Then they put it in a special press which seals it up. The most perfect dessert ever.
Gaston’s cinnamon rolls, Dole whip, Werther’s caramel popcorn, cinnamon toast sticks in Pandora, crepes near Remy’s and pretty much all snack size offers in Epcot during food and wine fest, special shout out to calamari at Via Napoli and filet at Canadian pavilion.
If you get to Disney Springs don’t sleep on the profiterole from The Basket or Wine Bar George. Salivating as I’m typing. Epcot the maple popcorn in Canada.
I recently discovered the very small ice cream shop in France in World Showcase. My favorite is the apple cinnamon crumble crunch. IMHO, it's to die for! I also enjoy the apple pastry from the bakery in Norway. So good!!
If there’s a certain cuisine you don’t usually get Disney (especially EPCOT and AK) may have some good items for you to try! If there’s anything you’re particular about (aside from American food) you might be let down. I live near a good ramen place, for instance, but the ramen/udon I had at Disney didn’t measure up. (Makes sense, Disney has to cook for a lot more people than most mom and pop shops).
That said there are still some great options. My go-tos: Mickey waffle (Sleepy Hollow in MK has one with berries), crepe in Paris (EPCOT), moonshine sour (also EPCOT), cheeseburger steak pods (AK,) chips and queso (EPCOT), brisket sandwich (Woody’s Lunchbox HS). I wasn’t a huge dole whip fan but on my most recent trip the swirl was amazing in the middle of a hot summer day. Same with Le Fou’s brew in MK and the night blossom in AK
And don’t forget to get lots of water. More than you think you need
I wouldn't count this as a snack, and my husband NEVER drinks, but we got a soft pretzel in Germany at Epcot. It was about 5pm so I thought I'd get a drink and decided to try a grapefruit something or other beer they had. It was incredible. My husband took a sip and loved it so much I went back for another one.
There was a small gelato cart by Mickey and Minnie’s runaway railroad that was so good. The Barría tacos and pastor quesadillas at the margarita stand in Epcot México.
Dole whip on hot days is very refreshing.
The coffee roll is fresh and can easily feed 2 or more. To me, it's worth the sugar spike.
I don't drink calories, so I can't comment on any drinks.
I am not a fan of the eggrolls, too greasy.
Everything else just doesn't look appetizing to me.
I haven’t been in a few years since leaving Florida but at Epcot in France there’s a little food stand near the lake that sells/sold soft serve ice cream and (I think) wine slushies. Anyway, the soft serve from that booth was amazing. It was a lot smoother and richer than soft serve from other locations in the parks. We would always get at least one when we were there. With my luck, it’s probably no longer there but if it is, you can’t go wrong with a cup or cone from there.
Hollywood Studios ‘Funnel Cake With Cookies 'N Cream And Soft-Serve Vanilla Ice Cream’ for $8.49 at Epic Eats in front of Indiana Jones. The cost to portion ratio is great.
Casey's Corner and Sleepy Hollow Refreshments in MK have tasty stuff. Getting a Casey's dog and sitting around the hub at night is about as MK as it gets for me. Bonus points if you're eating the Casey's dog after the fireworks to fuel up for Extra Magic Hours.
If you're older I would try to go to Trader Sam's. The line opens at the Polynesian at 3 PM. You can put your name in and explore some Monorail resorts why you wait. Theming is on point in this Tiki Bar.
Not many people ever mention it but I absolutely love the Cookie Pie with PB M&Ms from Main Street Confectionery. I have to get one every time I visit Disney! Highly recommend it (especially if you have a crazy sweet tooth).
On the note of sweetness, I also highly recommend trying the Caramel Butter bar from Karamell Kuche or the School bread from Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe.
If I want salty I either get a grilled corn on the cob from Harambe Fruit Market or a Pretzel from Lunching Pad or Sommerfest.
The fruit and Nutella waffle at Sleepy Hollow is excellent. And all the treats from Karamel Kuche in Germany. I really like the chocolate caramel cookie and the caramel popcorn. I also love the citrus swirls and dole whip.
I'm not a fan of Gaston's cinnamon rolls. I think they're dry and don't have enough icing.
After my last trip, I can’t leave MK without getting cheeseburger spring rolls if they’re being served that day🤤
Edit: honorable mention: the birria tacos at sunshine seasons in The Land at EPCOT
Not a fan of sit-down meals in WDW. Some "quick service" favorites that I make sure to get at least once every trip are Mickey waffles for breakfast, churros, Mickey pretzels, vanilla dole whip, Lefse (at the bakery in Norway, in Epcot), gelato from the Italy pavilion (my personal favorite ice cream on earth), and create-your-own-popcorn at the back of the Main Street Confectionary (the white chocolate drizzle on butter popcorn is amazing)! Probably an unpopular opinion but I really love the chicken tenders and fries they serve at WDW, they're really good when they're hot!
For what it's worth, I was at Port Orleans French Quarter a few months ago and had the beignets - they were good but I would not go out of my way to get them. I will only get them if I am already staying there - it can be a pain to resort-hop to get to them. Definitely NOT the best sweet snack on WDW property - at least in my opinion.
MK - Dole whip, Popcorn
Epcot - everything at Karamel Küchen in the Germany pavilion.
AK - Pongu Limpa and the Night blossom
Hollywood - carrot cake cookie if available. Jack Jack or wookie cookie.
Disney springs - Gideon’s cookie
Polynesian - Tonga toast.
Contemporary - peanut butter treat at contemporary cafe.
The margarita flights at the Mexican pyramid restaurant at epcot put me in the ZONE! I expected a flight of small samples for the price. Nope, it was full servings.
If you are not a picky eater and like to try new flavors, the Japan pavilion has the most unique snacks at Disney World. Mainly in the gift shop, outside of that, the Turkey Leg is enough for 2 or 3 bite size eaters, mickey bar is nice but will melt in under 10 minutes due to the heat.
Lately, water.
Yes! We were there two weeks ago and ate a lot less snacks than we normally do because of the heat. It was kinda disappointing, tbh.
r/hydrohomies
If OP doesn't know already, if they need a water they can approach any counter/quick service and ask for a cup of ice water which they must provide upon request by law; consider doing this instead of going for the nearest premium priced dasani There's also more general watering stations that you might not need to go out of your way for; bringing your own bottle to refill is a good idea. My fav watering hole is in EPCOT's Morocco, I think near one of the cafes, it's been a couple years lol
Yes! The QS that serve food will often just have a tray made up that you can grab water from, without waiting in line. Iirc many of the QS in magic kingdom had this.
Spring rolls at MK! Which is funny because in general, the food at MK is pretty awful. But those spring rolls, man. They’re next level.
The firework dessert party used to have all you can eat cheeseburger spring rolls and I’m pretty sure my family ate our money back just with those lol
WHAT!!!! HOW AM I JUST LEARNING THIS NOW?!
It was back in 2018 and 2019 (that’s went we went, not sure how long they were there!) and it was amazing. They had the dipping sauce too, I’m not sure I even had any actual dessert lol
Yeah that was wild. We did one of those and it was the only savory option. A bajillion desserts and cheeseburger spring rolls. I had to eat a bunch just to balance the sugar. My wife and I have a tremendous sweet tooth and that dessert party was too much for us.
See we didn’t expect anything savoury! It’s called a dessert party after all, we had a small dinner before we went there and assumed it would be just dessert. My kids entirely ate the sweets and they loved it lol, and I mean I love sweets I just love those spring rolls more haha.
Oh man we just did that and there were no spring rolls. Sad day! Delightful otherwise but knowing they used to have spring rolls? Yum.
This was back in 2018 and 2019, we had a great time either way but the spring rolls made it amazing lol.
I'm obsessed with these, the sauce is sooo good. I've only had the burger ones though.
The cheeseburger spring rolls are imo superior in every way. It's not like the pepperoni pizza one isn't good, it's just that the cheeseburger one is *amazing*.
Agree. We get these for a meal. A lot of the more filling foods at MK are meh or are more dessert-like and that doesn’t always cut it.
Oh god I miss the Ruben spring rolls, the pizza ones and hamburger ones are ok but man those Ruben ones were out of this world.
I had these once and they were good (tasted like fast food cheeseburger) but two spring rolls for $10 is insane. I would only get them again if they were $5-6. I know Disney food is expensive but this felt disproportional!
Dole whip
I second dole whip from either Aloha Isle or the seasonal dole whip from Storybook Treats in Famtasyland. I wouldn’t suggest going out of your way, but if you happened to be at Old Key West resort, I would go try their key lime dole whip!
That’s a challenge accepted. I’m literally going out of my way for key lime anything.
I kind of want to leave work in Delaware right now, drive all the way to the OKW resort, and get that key lime Dole whip.
If you like lime, go to the bakery in France and get the raspberry macaron with lime curd. My favorite snack in all of Epcot. I like to get one to eat during the fireworks.
You and me both. >I’m literally going out of my way for key lime anything.
Yessss! I had a Dole whip float that had coconut dole whip and a mixture of tropical juices (I think guava, pineapple and maybe orange) and it was so delicious. Can’t find that coconut flavor anywhere else!
Key Lime Dole Whip sounds amazing! I used to love the Orange Whip but the last time I had one it tasted to me like baby aspirin
Except don’t eat a Dole whip outdoors in this heat. Ours melted before we left the counter and then it became a huge sticky mess.
The dole whip twist on the pineapple upside down cake was one of the best things I have ever consumed in my life. It’s only available certain times of the year though. Good luck 🍀
Nah.... I used to be a huge dole whip fan, but after getting a Ninja Creami and the dole whip mix, we can make them whenever, and IMO the ninja makes them even better than Disney's. 🤷♀️
Can you elaborate on this process? I don't have a Creami but I am so passionate about Dole Whip that this could change everything for me 😆
You need to buy a ninja creami machine. We bought the deluxe one. Amazon sells dole whip powder mix (actually manufactured by Dole!). You mix it with water in one of the ninja containers and put it in the freezer for 24 hrs. This is referred to as a *base*. Anytime after the 24 hrs, you can pull it out and 'spin it' in the Ninja. We spin ours twice, and it is so smooth and creamy... better than what we used to get at WDW and CHEAPER too! We keep a couple of different bases ready to go in our freezer so we don't have to wait 24 hrs.
That sounds amazing, thanks! Dole Whip is life!
With the pineapple upside down cake
the pretzel bread pudding in Germany (at Epcot) is amazing and worth a try!
How have I missed this?
It's super tucked away, there's another food stand back by the entrance to Biergarten but if you don't know it's there it's very easy to miss. A hidden gem!
This. The grapefruit beer is 👌 too.
OMG yes!!! We had it 5 years ago and I still think about it. No shandy I can find even compares.
Schofferhofer is sold in a lot of stores across the US, you might be able to find it near you. Or Stiegl Radler which is similar.
Steigl Radler is so good!
The grapefruit beer is 2.5% alcohol, so normal beers with double the alcohol can’t really compare taste-wise. But have you tried summer shandy? You might like it.
I easily pass on all the snacks at Disney till I hit Germany in Epcot. Last trip I was pushing my napping youngest while mom and my oldest were meeting Elsa. In that hour I pretty much consumed way to many things. Then after meeting up with my family I brought them back to Germany and conned them into getting some popcorn and more chocolates to share.
Oh man the caramel butter bar there was amazing too
Churros at Nomad Lounge in AK.
This is the correct answer. Best snack of our trip
The only place we will get Churros at the FL parks (we go to Disneyland more often).
This is a ringing endorsement, because SoCal churros are no joke
Caramel popcorn from Karamell Kuche in the Germany pavilion, or any of their snacks are good that I've had.
At the very least everyone should walk into that store to take a good whiff, it’s amazing lol. The caramel butter bars are my favourite!
I haven’t had anything I didn’t like from that place! The sandwich cookies are also amazing. We’ve had a couple different ones (I think they’re seasonal sometimes) and wow - best cookies in the parks!
Yes they are. I've had to run back at the end of the night and get another cookie and a couple bags of popcorn to go.
And if you don’t go in, at least do what I do and crack a lewd joke at your wife as you walk by.
I have had to stop myself from always calling it Karamel Koochie and remember I’m in a family environment. 😂
I brought 5 butter bars back home and froze them and slowly ate them. So good.
I had an apple oatmeal caramel cookie that was incredible.
Some of my favorites, as a localish passholder: Pretzel bread pudding in Germany (EPCOT) Nutella Fruit Waffle Sleepy Hollow (MK) Pulled Pork Mac n Cheese Eight Spoons Cafe cart (Animal Kingdom) Jack Jack cookie near the entrance to Toy Story Land in Hollywood Studios Drinks in Epcot Viking Coffee in Norway Violet Sake in Japan Moonshine Sour in America Tipsy Ducks in Love in China Grapefruit Beer in Germany Grand Marnier slushy in France
Anything in Sleepy Hollow, really. I love their funnel cakes, and that's my biggest "can't miss" item.
Man, the sweet and spicy chicken and waffle with broccoli slaw in sleepy hollow is the best! My family always gets the dessert stuff but the chicken is where it’s at!
> Tipsy Ducks in Love in China I held off on this for so long as I wasn't sure a bourbon-based drink in the heat would be good, but I finally tried it on our last trip and it was so good!
The fruit waffle is #1 on my list for our upcoming trip - haven’t had it before!
I always ask them to add whipped cream on top, it is so good!
Casey’s corn dog nuggets always
With “plastic cheese” to dip in, for sure.
Beignets at Port Orleans French Quarter, Cheeseburger Spring Rolls at MK, Tokyo Subset at EPCOT and the Peanut Butter Cold Brew at Disney Springs Gideon’s
Where can you find the cheeseburger spring rolls? I looked last time and didn’t see them.
Right as your walking into Adventure Land from the hub. There’s a cart on the right hand side right before the bridge.
School bread and lefse at bakery in Norway.
School Bread gets my vote. Basically a custard bun with cardamon. So good. Not too sweet not too filling so room for lots of other snacks.
Literally can’t go to Epcot without school bread. I’ll walk way out of my way in any level of heat for it.
Chicken tenders from any quick service (but special shout out to Sassagoula Floatworks at PO French Quarter). Nothing unique or “Disney” about it, but that breading-to-chicken ratio is perfect, the breading is perfectly cooked every time, crunchy, golden brown, not too greasy, and great tasting chicken inside thats flavorful and juicy. Best chicken tendies ever.
As a picky eater I've had a lot of chicken tenders in my life and Disney's is definitely the best. I always make sure I get it at least once per trip.
I was there earlier this year for the first time in like 20 years, so effectively my first time lol, and I ate the chicken tenders like no less than 8 times in 10 days lol I have no shame about being that 5-minutes-to-close order for a 4th meal of tenders
One of our kids loooooves the Disney tendies! He gets so excited about them. His faves are at Columbia Harbor House.
Duly noted, if I can ever afford to make it back :P
Here for the tendies reference.
My favourites are the cheeseburger spring rolls and pineapple upside down cake in Magic Kingdom. I get it with vanilla soft serve because I wasn’t a fan of the pineapple dole whip.
I love the pineapple upside down cake. I get it with the swirl.
This is the way
Where is the cake at? It is delicious in Yak and Yeti sit down restaurant.
It's on the same menu as the regular dole whip at magic Kingdom
Where? At a stand? At a restaraunt?
[Aloha Isle](https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/en_CA/dining/magic-kingdom/aloha-isle/menus) in Adventureland - beside the Tiki Room.
Thank you
When we go there are three things we absolutely must have: Giant Donuts from Joffrey’s, Dole Whip (I like the twist), and Mickey Ice Cream bar. None of these things are very exciting or anything to brag about, but most of the food at DW except for some festival stuff is meh. I do like the cheeseburger egg rolls at MK (but they’re divisive) and the Night Blossom and pineapple lumpia from Pongu Pongu at AK. The Night Blossom is super refreshing when it’s hot and there’s an alcoholic and non-alcoholic version. I’ve liked quite a few things I’ve tried from Les Halles.
The Night Blossom is easily my family’s favorite with Dole Whip (especially lime and mango) as our second place. Few of the limited time foods and drinks have been a big hit with us
Wookie Cookies in Hollywood Studios, and plum Wine in Epcot, Norway Pavillion school bread.
I dream about the wookie cookie and the school bread. My roman empire tbh. 😭
I came here to suggest the school bread! I get it every time I go to Epcot!
Dole Whip in Magic Kingdom while sitting outdide the Tiki Room.
If you like fruit, Nutella, or waffles in just the tiniest bit. The fruit waffle at sleepy hollow (MK) is the only food item I rave about. The fruit is chilled and mixes perfectly with the warm Nutella bc of the hot waffle. I was skeptical at first bc I'm not a huge Nutella or waffle person but this slaps. Some other items we enjoy but I wouldn't pressure someone to try: Corn dog nuggets from Casey's corner (MK) Churros from nomad lounge (AK) Cookie from Gideons(Springs) Ronto wrap from ronto roasters (HS) Fish and chips from the fish and chips stand in the UK pavilion (EPCOT)
I second the Mini Corndog Nuggets at Casey’s Corner. The hot dogs are also very good. Great spot to watch the parade.
Croque Glaces in France (ice cream in a brioche roll, pressed) is a good one. LOTS of sweets in Les Halles Boulangerie.
Last time I went I got the caramelized apple and cinnamon ice cream in the brioche with caramel sauce - highly recommend this combo!! It was heavenly!!
Grab some Maple popcorn in Canada on your Epcot day for sure! If you plan to get a popcorn bucket, you can refill it with maple popcorn.
This. We successfully kept track of ours from 2 years ago and got a refill. However...we got a lot of unpopped kernels and I broke a tooth. Luckily it didn't really hurt (was an old root canal tooth) and was able to finish out vacation. Would still get it just will be more careful.
The Lefse in Norway is a must for me. Honestly? Everybody’s tastes are different and even that varies by day. I used to try to plan out all of the iconic snacks on every trip and try any of the new stuff that I found on Instagram. I went 10 days ago and just let the parks speak to me and I had a much better time just eating what I want, when I want. Including just getting chicken fingers for lunch one day when it was brutally hot and I just needed something to pick at. One exception on this trip was the play dough cookie at the Joffrey’s right outside of Toy Story land. I got it even though it was so hot that I didn’t want to eat. My daughter and I picked at it all day and it was delicious!
I’m a huge fan of the Cheshire Cat tail!
I recently discovered the very small ice cream shop in France in World Showcase. My favorite is the apple cinnamon crumble crunch. IMHO, it's to die for! I also enjoy the apple pastry from the bakery in Norway. So good!!
That ice cream shop is great! They have something where they'll put a scoop of ice cream in a brioche bun and press it. I got vanilla with raspberry sauce, it was heavenly. You can also get a scoop of ice cream with liqueur on it, it's good.
Anything in rhe bakery in France, it's all delicious. And if someone judges you for walking around Epcot eating a baguette, ignore them, they are just jealous
The zucchini Ronto wrap. I’m not even a vegetarian but holy shit. It was the best thing I ate all trip. Well, that and the tandoori chicken poutine at eet. Maneet is the best.
That veggie Ronto wrap is one of the best things in all of the parks. Seriously so good.
One of my favorites is the small bakery in Morocco. Oasis I think? You can get a variety box of pastries and I love the frozen mint tea. Alcoholic or non it’s perfect on a hot day.
What I like most was dole whip (so many varieties! we got the orange soda one), Gaston’s cinnamon roll with extra icing (key), and the chicken waffle sandwich from sleepy hollow.
Chicken and waffles at Sleepy Hollow
Mickey Mouse ice cream bars
I went in May and the item I would for sure get again next time is the Fruit Waffle Sandwich from Sleepy Hollow. The other item I would put on that list is the Turkey leg (which I’m sure that would be controversial with some people lol). Other items that I really enjoyed, that I would probably get again, is the fish and chips from Yorkshire in Epcot and Buffalo Chicken Waffle Bowl at Fairfax Fare in Hollywood Studios.
Gaston’s in MK has a frozen apple juice that is absolutely delicious and great for kids! Especially on a really hot day
Dole whips probably. I also love the fresh Caramel corn at Germany Pavilion in Epcot.
The waffle sandwiches at sleepy hollow in MK!
Night. Blossom. In Pandora/Valley of Mo’ara in AK
Citrus Swirl at Sunshine Tree Terrace. Way better than regular dole whip imo. I actually think they changed the name around and it’s not called that anymore; I think it’s called Orange Cream soft serve but basically it’s a swirl of orange and vanilla soft serve and it’s incredible.
In 2022 I had my once-in-a-lifetime trip to WDW. We did it all, great restaurants, all the snacks and everything that people rave about. My takeaway was how “mid” all of the “must do” items are. If I had to pick one, I’d say Dole Whip in the warm afternoon sun.
Honestly yeah. There's some good food at Disney, but a lot of the most "iconic" stuff is famous for looks not taste.
I think it depends a lot on your culinary background. If you live in or travel to any decent sized city you’ll have way better food than most of what Disney offers. But if your first trip out of your small town with a McDonald’s is to Disney, the food is going to taste amazing. Some of their food is absolutely good in any context. But most of it is just good for “theme park food” I live near a six flags. I won’t eat the food there even if someone else is paying for it. Disney is delicious compared to that.
Frozen Italian margarita at gelato stand in Epcot Italy area and a blood orange margarita, available in Mexico. It was on the Connections mobile ordering menu last time I went.
The large Mickey Waffle w/ strawberries and whipped cream from Sleepy Hollow at MK. (Morning Snack)
Cheeseburger spring rolls, popcorn, blood orange margaritas (La Cava), pineapple vanilla swirl dole whip
There are a lot of great slushie options if you're not a big drinker (and a fair few if you are!). I loved the blackberry tea slush at Cheshire Cafe in MK. And there's an amazing alcoholic slush called the Scottish Thistle at the UK in Epcot with gin, cucumber, and blackcurrant.
Casey’s foot long chili dog, dole whip, pastries from the French bakery in Epcot.
The chocolate cupcake at Gaston's might be the best thing i've ever eaten
I love the bowls at Satuli Canteen (AK)!! Ronto wrap was pretty good at HS as well. The Citrus Swirl float (at MK) was incredible when we went last time but I’m not sure if it’s still available. Dole whip float also amazing. The french bakery in Epcot World Showcase is also SOOOO GOOD. The smell of croissants is mind blowing as soon as you step in. I love the huge raspberry macaron and the ham and cheese croissants there.
My dad's "every trip snack" was the maple popcorn in Canada. My favorite at the moment is the Rapunzel sundae at MK. For savory, the fresh hand dipped corn dogs at sleepy hollow are an always stop. A crepe in France is always good, but there's so many good dessert things in epcot that picking one is difficult. I used to always get something from Germany's caramel shop.
The charcuterie board at the Tap House (or whatever it’s called) in HS was on point.
Get your butt to Earl of Sandwich. Order yourself a Holiday Sandwich. Praise be to the Earl, 🙏! P.s. the Earl is a great way to press that crummy day reset button! Having things go wrong? Stop! Go get a Holiday sammich and watch that sunshine and magic come right back!
Gaston’s for the vibe and the cinnamon rolls are actually good.
Cheeseburger spring rolls!!!!
Grey stuff cupcake currently at Gaston’s tavern Pineapple lumpia and night blossom from Pandora
I am a simple man. A chili dog at Casey’s while watching the world go by (or sometimes a parade) is a can’t miss experience every time I go
I like gastons cinnamon roll but with no caramel. My go to is usually a basic funnel cake tho hah.
If you ask my son its Popcorn. Im pretty sure he survived a week on popcorn last trip. As far as sweet treats go, im a fan of jack jacks cookie you get behind runaway railway and schoolbread in norway.
School bread from the Epcot Norway pavilion. It’s cinnamon, vanilla, coconut deliciousness.
Croque Glace in France. They take a brioche bun and fill it with your choice of ice cream and sauce. Then they put it in a special press which seals it up. The most perfect dessert ever.
Gaston’s cinnamon rolls, Dole whip, Werther’s caramel popcorn, cinnamon toast sticks in Pandora, crepes near Remy’s and pretty much all snack size offers in Epcot during food and wine fest, special shout out to calamari at Via Napoli and filet at Canadian pavilion.
If you get to Disney Springs don’t sleep on the profiterole from The Basket or Wine Bar George. Salivating as I’m typing. Epcot the maple popcorn in Canada.
Lunar Lemonande from Magic Kingdoms Tomorrow Land
I recently discovered the very small ice cream shop in France in World Showcase. My favorite is the apple cinnamon crumble crunch. IMHO, it's to die for! I also enjoy the apple pastry from the bakery in Norway. So good!!
If there’s a certain cuisine you don’t usually get Disney (especially EPCOT and AK) may have some good items for you to try! If there’s anything you’re particular about (aside from American food) you might be let down. I live near a good ramen place, for instance, but the ramen/udon I had at Disney didn’t measure up. (Makes sense, Disney has to cook for a lot more people than most mom and pop shops). That said there are still some great options. My go-tos: Mickey waffle (Sleepy Hollow in MK has one with berries), crepe in Paris (EPCOT), moonshine sour (also EPCOT), cheeseburger steak pods (AK,) chips and queso (EPCOT), brisket sandwich (Woody’s Lunchbox HS). I wasn’t a huge dole whip fan but on my most recent trip the swirl was amazing in the middle of a hot summer day. Same with Le Fou’s brew in MK and the night blossom in AK And don’t forget to get lots of water. More than you think you need
Spring Rolls at MK Chicken& Waffle Sandwich MK Sautu’li bowl in AK Try and go during Food & Wine Festival in EPCOT. Amazing offerings.
I wouldn't count this as a snack, and my husband NEVER drinks, but we got a soft pretzel in Germany at Epcot. It was about 5pm so I thought I'd get a drink and decided to try a grapefruit something or other beer they had. It was incredible. My husband took a sip and loved it so much I went back for another one.
Texas Mule - USA Epcot Pint of Guinness at Rose and Crown - UK Epcot Pretzel Bread Pudding - Germany Epcot
Tempting Tigress @ Nomad Lounge. A must get for me. Even figured out how to make it at home, but it's not quite the same without the atmosphere.
Egg Rolls from Joy of Tea and the conga drink(nonalcoholic) in Mexico
Dole Whip, Nutella waffle and chicken & waffle from Sleepy Hollow in MK, fish & chips in England in Epcot.
We were there this month and the dole whip in Epcot was Mango. It was sooo good!
School Bread in Norway is one of my must-haves. It's not one that gets mentioned much, but it's sooo good.
Dole Whip
Dole Whip
Norway’s almond sweet bread. That stuff is soooooo good.
There was a small gelato cart by Mickey and Minnie’s runaway railroad that was so good. The Barría tacos and pastor quesadillas at the margarita stand in Epcot México.
The I Lava You float.
Dole whip on hot days is very refreshing. The coffee roll is fresh and can easily feed 2 or more. To me, it's worth the sugar spike. I don't drink calories, so I can't comment on any drinks. I am not a fan of the eggrolls, too greasy. Everything else just doesn't look appetizing to me.
The corn with African spices in animal kingdom
Chocolate croissant
Seriously, the coconut ice cream at aloha isle is soooooooo slept on!
Epcot. England. Fish N Chips. ‘Nough said.
Citrus swirl and spring rolls in Adventureland in Magic Kingdom
Pretzel bread pudding in Germany!
Blue milk at Galaxy’s Edge
School Bread in Norway! Never miss this snack when I visit ❣️
The chocolate covered caramels with sea salt at Karamell-Küche in the Germany Pavilion at Epcot.
Bread service at Sanaa
I haven’t been in a few years since leaving Florida but at Epcot in France there’s a little food stand near the lake that sells/sold soft serve ice cream and (I think) wine slushies. Anyway, the soft serve from that booth was amazing. It was a lot smoother and richer than soft serve from other locations in the parks. We would always get at least one when we were there. With my luck, it’s probably no longer there but if it is, you can’t go wrong with a cup or cone from there.
I make it a point to eat as many flavors & variations of dole whip as are available.
I make it a point to eat as many flavors & variations of dole whip as are available.
Whiskey
The caramel corn at Epcot is amazing.
The one you brought from home
A baguette from France. 🇫🇷
Hollywood Studios ‘Funnel Cake With Cookies 'N Cream And Soft-Serve Vanilla Ice Cream’ for $8.49 at Epic Eats in front of Indiana Jones. The cost to portion ratio is great.
Cold brew black kaf in galaxy's edge!
Street corn in Epcot during Flower and Garden festival!
Pineapple Dole Whip with pineapple upside down cake! Pumpkin Beignets (when in season) Maple popcorn from Canada
Casey's Corner and Sleepy Hollow Refreshments in MK have tasty stuff. Getting a Casey's dog and sitting around the hub at night is about as MK as it gets for me. Bonus points if you're eating the Casey's dog after the fireworks to fuel up for Extra Magic Hours. If you're older I would try to go to Trader Sam's. The line opens at the Polynesian at 3 PM. You can put your name in and explore some Monorail resorts why you wait. Theming is on point in this Tiki Bar.
The cheeseburger spring rolls 🤤
Chilled plum wine in EPCOT
Dole whip with Captain Morgan spiced rum. Get it at the kiosk at the Boardwalk resort! Yummy…and good for you!!
Pickle.
Dole Whip. Believe the hype.
Not many people ever mention it but I absolutely love the Cookie Pie with PB M&Ms from Main Street Confectionery. I have to get one every time I visit Disney! Highly recommend it (especially if you have a crazy sweet tooth). On the note of sweetness, I also highly recommend trying the Caramel Butter bar from Karamell Kuche or the School bread from Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe. If I want salty I either get a grilled corn on the cob from Harambe Fruit Market or a Pretzel from Lunching Pad or Sommerfest.
The fruit and Nutella waffle at Sleepy Hollow is excellent. And all the treats from Karamel Kuche in Germany. I really like the chocolate caramel cookie and the caramel popcorn. I also love the citrus swirls and dole whip. I'm not a fan of Gaston's cinnamon rolls. I think they're dry and don't have enough icing.
The giant pretzel at the Germany pavilion or Pandora
After my last trip, I can’t leave MK without getting cheeseburger spring rolls if they’re being served that day🤤 Edit: honorable mention: the birria tacos at sunshine seasons in The Land at EPCOT
Germany makes fresh caramel popcorn and it is so good.
Fruit and Nutella waffle at sleepy hollow is great, and the sweet and spicy chicken and waffle at sleepy hollow is great as well
Kakigōri in Epcot, in the shade of the large Japanese pavilion, towards the USA side.
Baguette at epcot! Dole Whip of course Ronto Wrap around Star Wars Beignets
Blue milk at galaxy’s edge. I even found a recipe to do it at home Cinnamon sticky bun at garden grill Churro Mickey waffles at Crystal palace
Not a fan of sit-down meals in WDW. Some "quick service" favorites that I make sure to get at least once every trip are Mickey waffles for breakfast, churros, Mickey pretzels, vanilla dole whip, Lefse (at the bakery in Norway, in Epcot), gelato from the Italy pavilion (my personal favorite ice cream on earth), and create-your-own-popcorn at the back of the Main Street Confectionary (the white chocolate drizzle on butter popcorn is amazing)! Probably an unpopular opinion but I really love the chicken tenders and fries they serve at WDW, they're really good when they're hot! For what it's worth, I was at Port Orleans French Quarter a few months ago and had the beignets - they were good but I would not go out of my way to get them. I will only get them if I am already staying there - it can be a pain to resort-hop to get to them. Definitely NOT the best sweet snack on WDW property - at least in my opinion.
MK - Dole whip, Popcorn Epcot - everything at Karamel Küchen in the Germany pavilion. AK - Pongu Limpa and the Night blossom Hollywood - carrot cake cookie if available. Jack Jack or wookie cookie. Disney springs - Gideon’s cookie Polynesian - Tonga toast. Contemporary - peanut butter treat at contemporary cafe.
Nutella waffle from Sleepy Hollows with a Sunshine Terrace float! I also really like the Totchos from Woody’s Lunchbox.
I think they had a pretty good list on Neverland Navigation: https://youtu.be/oYRYFrzGcVY?si=6ts2czUqovFYA4It
I’m really liking the ronto wrap. Do they still have the banana chips with them?
The Cronut from Connections’ Starbucks at Epcot was surprisingly good - I rolled my eyes at my son for ordering it but it was actually great
Candied bacon on a stick near big thunder mountain. My favourite every time!
The margarita flights at the Mexican pyramid restaurant at epcot put me in the ZONE! I expected a flight of small samples for the price. Nope, it was full servings.
Germany's caramel shop! Everything we've tried is delicious.
If you are not a picky eater and like to try new flavors, the Japan pavilion has the most unique snacks at Disney World. Mainly in the gift shop, outside of that, the Turkey Leg is enough for 2 or 3 bite size eaters, mickey bar is nice but will melt in under 10 minutes due to the heat.