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Must-Have Disney Foods

MBGreen Logo 2013 300x144 Must Have Disney Foods  Welcome to those of you joining me from Mouse on the Mind and those of you just hopping aboard. I am the  4th stop on our Magical Blogorail.


This month, the Magical Blogorail GREEN loop is talking about our Top Disney Foods.  Randy and I share a love of quick-service goodies at Walt Disney World; so we’ve decided to collaborate on this post.  But, rather than focus on all the greasy, quick-service sandwiches that we can eat, we’re going to give you our top snack,  top quick-service sandwich, and top table service meal instead.  We don’t want anyone getting hardening of the arteries by reading our post.  So, here goes . . .

Snack

Disney pics 803 300x225 Must Have Disney FoodsThis one is a no-brainer for me!  I didn’t even let Randy chime in on the voting.  If I were only allowed to pick one snack to eat during my Disney trip, it would – without a doubt – be a Dole Whip Float.  Pineapple all the way, baby!

I had been reading about this heavenly creation all over the internet, but hadn’t actually tried it ’til our trip in January of 2009 (picture at right).  We had some cold days on that trip; and it wasn’t ’til our last day on property that it warmed up and I finally got a chance to try it.  One taste and I was hooked!

Now, we don’t make a trip to Walt Disney World without me enjoying at least one Dole Whip Float.  The soft-serve is good; but there’s something extra special about the addition of the pineapple juice to it.  While my husband might prefer the orange version, I’m a die-hard pineapple girl.

If you haven’t tried one yet, please make plans to do so on your next trip.  Promise me, ok?

Quick Service Sandwich

DSC 9932 300x200 Must Have Disney FoodsAwhile back, Randy posted – right here at Your Highway in the Sky – about this amazing sandwich that he enjoys at Captain Cook’s in the Polynesian Resort.  I read that post and saw the picture he posted (shown at right, with the pork nachos) and I knew that I had to add this restaurant – and this particular sandwich – to my must-do list for our next trip.

The Hawaiian Style Chicken Sandwich is like eating a bite of Polynesian Heaven. Randy described it as “greasy pineapple goodness” and “tasty, full of sweet flavor, and incredibly messy”.  He’s right.  But, it’s so much more.  Chicken, cheese, bacon, pineapple “salsa”, a delicious bun.  My only regret is that I split this one with my daughter.

Table Service Meal

046 300x225 Must Have Disney FoodsFor years, I had heard hype about Le Cellier in the Canada Pavilion of Epcot’s World Showcase.  I’m not sure why, but we’ve never done much table service dining back there (with the exception of the princess breakfast at Akershus).  Hindsight tells me that is really stupid, because World Showcase is my favorite part of Walt Disney World.  I guess I’ve always been so busy taking in all the sites that I haven’t taken time to think much about the food.  Go figure!

The kids and I made plans to try Le Cellier last September.  Honestly, we couldn’t resist the peer pressure – a bunch of our friends were dining there, so we decided to check it out for ourselves.  I decided on the infamous Mushroom Filet Mignon.  Needless to say, there is no turning back.  I don’t even care that it’s a 2-credit meal.  I will be back and I will be enjoying this meal again (and hopefully again and again and again).  The steak literally melted in my mouth.  Oh my gosh.

Alright, I’m drooling now.  I think I need a Disney Dining Fix.  I need to go find a calendar and count down the days ’til my next visit!

What about YOU?  What are your must-have Disney foods?


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Here is the map of our Magical Blogorail should you happen to have to make a stop along the way and want to reboard:

1st Stop ~ A Disney Mom’s Thoughts

2nd Stop ~ Walt Disney World: Not Just for Kids

3rd Stop ~ Mouse on the Mind 

4th Stop ~ Your Highway in the Sky (your are here)

Final Stop ~ Disney Living

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Our Greatest Disney Moments of 2012

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Welcome to those of you joining me from Mouse on the Mind
and those of you just hopping aboard.
I am the Final stop on our Magical Blogorail.

This month, we are looking back on 2012 and
the Greatest Disney Moments . . .


Let’s face it, Disney has experienced some awesome moments in 2012.  One of the biggest, in my mind, is the New Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom.  But, rather than focusing on the moments that are important to Disney, I’m going to focus on the Greatest Disney Moments for MY FAMILY.

2012 marked a big first for us . . . it was the first time that we visited Walt Disney World twice in one year! We traveled down for a family vacation in the winter; then the kids and I went back for the Ultimate Field Trip in September.  On each of these trips, we experienced some Disney firsts for us . . .

During our January/February trip, we took advantage of the Disney Dining Plan for the first time.  (It definitely won’t be the last!) We loved being able to plan ahead and decide which special sit-down meal we would enjoy each day.  Having the snack and quick-service meal each day proved to be more than enough food and we enjoyed having the chance to try some new Disney restaurants that we wouldn’t have tried otherwise.

We were excited to stay in one of the newly remodeled rooms at Port Orleans Riverside and we were thrilled to spend our first evening over at Fort Wilderness, enjoying the Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue!

MomPicturesDays5 041 225x300 Our Greatest Disney Moments of 2012We purposely built a free day into our vacation schedule.  We used this time to do things we had been wanting to do but never took the time – Gracie had been wanting to try fishing, so Brian took the kids cane pole fishing at the resort.  Ashley and I decided to go a bit fancier – we met some friends and had tea at the Garden View Team Room at the Grand Floridian.  It was wonderful!

We continued our tradition of taking a day just to resort hop.  We visited some resorts we hadn’t visited before – Caribbean Beach and Coronado Springs.  Our younger kids did something new that day also – they dressed up as pirates!

And one of the highlights of that trip for me was meeting Randy (the creative genius behind Your Highway in the Sky!), and 2 other blogorail friends – Melissa from Disney on Wheels and Zach from Magik Mouse.

meetings Our Greatest Disney Moments of 2012

Our trip in September also had some firsts – it was the first time the kids and I traveled alone and it was the first time we opted to fly to Disney.  We loved being able to get there so much more quickly!

We had another dining first on that trip – eating at Le Cellier in the Canada Pavilion.  Even though my ears were clogged up and I was feeling miserable, I was good enough to know that was delicious food and worth visiting again in the future!

235 225x300 Our Greatest Disney Moments of 2012It was our first time visiting in the fall.  We very much enjoyed having the chance to see the parks decorated for the fall holidays.

229 300x225 Our Greatest Disney Moments of 2012And we were thrilled to get a sneak peek at some of the new Fantasyland (even though it was raining and we couldn’t ride Dumbo).

2012 has certainly been a fun Disney year for our family.  I’ve only touched on a very few of our favorites in this post.  Each trip to Disney is a new adventure and a new Great Disney Moment!

What about YOU?  Have you experienced Disney Greatness in 2012?  I’d love to hear about it.

Now, I’m off to start planning our 2013 trip to Disney. . .


Thank you for joining Magical Blogorail Green this month. We will be back Friday, January 25th with an all new theme. Keep checking in with our blogs in between loops to keep up to date with our Disney info, photos and stories. If you are looking for more Disney magic, you can make your way over to The Magical Blogorail website to see all our members and their blogs, as well as all our previous loops.

Here is the map of our Magical Blogorail should you happen to have to make a stop along the way and want to reboard:

1st Stop ~ Disney Living
2nd Stop ~ A Disney Mom’s Thoughts
3rd Stop ~ Walt Disney World: Not Just for Kids
4th Stop ~ Mouse on the Mind
Final Stop ~ Heidi @ Your Highway in the Sky (you are here!)