New Longest Restaurant Title Award Goes to
Magic Kingdom
Epcot's "L'artisan des Glaces Ice Cream and Sorbet" has had the proud distinction of having the longest eatery name in all four Disney theme parks in Central Florida... until now. If you remove all the punctuations, the newly announced "Jungle Navigation Co., Ltd. Skipper Canteen" has tied the popular French Ice Cream shop for the "longest name ever" award. If you also remove all the blank spaces... our beloved L'artisan falls to second place by one letter. So sad. However, the abbreviated "Jungle ... ( read more ... )
It's Official... Minnie's Holiday Dine at Hollywood & Vine
Hollywood Studios
It's official, Minnie's Holiday Dine at Hollywood & Vine Dinner with Fantasmic VIP seating begins on November 7th, 2015 and runs (almost every day) through January 3rd. Cost is $52.99 per adult and $31.99 per child age 3 to 9 (plus tax and gratuity).
There will also be a non-Fantasmic version of Minnie's Holiday Dine at Hollywood & Vine Dinner. Cost for the non-Fantasmic Minnie's Holiday Dine at Hollywood & Vine Dinner is $46.99 for adults, $27.99 for children (plus tax and gratuity) or ... ( read more ... )
A Look Back at a 2014 Food & Wine Special Event, Dining Through the Decades - A Tribute to Walt Disney
Epcot
It wasn't too many Food and Wine Festivals ago, that the only big special event to take place in the giant World Showplace building, was the grand Party for the Senses. Over the years, we've seen a new, slimmer, and more tightly themed event take shape in this fabulous space.
More accessible both in scope, and to our wallets, some of these events are thematically tweaked and repeated from year to year (2013's Scotland event and 2014's Puerto Rico events come to mind), while others have been ... ( read more ... )
The Land's Garden Grill Restaurant Now Offers Breakfast and Lunch Reservation Options
Epcot
Starting November 8th, 2015 the often rotating Garden Grill Restaurant in Epcot's The Land Pavilion will begin serving a breakfast and lunch period in addition to dinner!
This does not appear to be just for the holidays at this time, as all three periods are showing as "available" beyond the traditional holiday end-dates. (Another interesting fact though... the Garden Grill's Breakfast and Lunch periods have been added to the popular Candlelight Dining Package as well. Those are available for booking ... ( read more ... )
Tables In Wonderland Food and Wine Festival Preview Lunch
Epcot
Tables in Wonderland occasionally hosts special events throughout the year for it's members. Mostly, these consist of wine dinners at Jiko's and a preview dinner event for the Food and Wine Festival. The Food & Wine Preview event was converted into a lunch this year, to better accommodate the large number of guests that wanted to attend. Considering that 250 people would be searching for food and drinks at the same time, the event was held in the large WorldShowplace Events Pavilion (where the Party ... ( read more ... )
Full International Marketplace Food and Beverage Items List for 2015
Epcot
The "International Marketplaces" are not just located around World Showcase for 2015, a couple are located in Future World as well. There is still some question as to where some of these will be. Keep checking back with Mealtrip.com for the latest information.
Our "Items Rating" database and PDF checklist will be available over the next few days. Prices for pretty much everything, won't be revealed until a few days before the festival.
This information is now on our permanent Food Booth & Kiosk ... ( read more ... )
What is a Culinary Demo at the Festival Center During Epcot's Food & Wine Festival?
Epcot
Disney has a knack for repeating things that are good. With that being said, the Culinary Demos have been a part of Epcot's Food and Wine Festival since it began in 1996. There have been some tweaks to the program here and there over the years, and they have all been for the better. Today, the demos combine culinary education and entertainment with a small food and wine pairing sample for each guest.
While the price has risen a bit from year to year, we still think they are a pretty good deal, and ... ( read more ... )
Chef Art's Florida Fish Camp Set to Open at Disney Springs in 2016
Disney Springs
Chef, restauranteur, philanthropist, and just an all around great guy Chef Art Smith has finally leaked a tiny bit of information about another new restaurant coming to Disney Springs in 2016. Chef Art's Florida Fish Camp is in the planning stages now but is set to open in the Spring of 2016 and looks to bring a little slice of Southern cuisine and charm to Disney Springs.
It's far too early to be talking about menus but Chef Smith just makes the best fried chicken, ever... period. If you want to ... ( read more ... )
Epcot Food & Wine Information Pages
Epcot
We have just added a new set of pages for Epcot's Food and Wine Festival. You will notice the two lines at the top of the Mealtrip "Home" page (with the little wine glass), that read "2015 Epcot International Food and Wine Festival…", those two lines are "sticky" and will stay at the top until the festival is over. You can still click the "Festivals" link in our main menu at the top of every page to view, rate, and review all of the food booth items. This new Food and Wine Festival area was created ... ( read more ... )
Farewell Pizzafari Breakfast and Hello to Another Starbucks in the Kingdom
Animal Kingdom
We learned today that Animal Kingdom's Pizzafari will serve it's last breakfast on June 17th, 2015. This is significant to me for a couple of reasons.
I think the breakfast period at Pizzafari is better than lunch or dinner at Pizzafari. For starters, they don't serve that ubiquitous, too much crust, not enough topping, too small for $8 theme park pizza for breakfast. They actually have two and a half really decent entrees... an egg, cheese, and veggie multi-grain croissant that's served with some ... ( read more ... )