Category: Guides
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Knott’s Taste of Merry Farm Foods Offered For Home Reheating!
The Knott’s Taste of Merry Farm event may have been cancelled earlier this month due to COVID-19, but there is still food to be experienced! Starting today, select menu items from Taste of Merry Farm were offered to-go at the California Marketplace so foodie fans can take some of these packaged items home, reheat them,…
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Park Icons – Top 5 Good News Disney Stories of 2020 – #4
This year’s top 5 is looking a bit different. Where it’s usually taking a look back at the stories that topped news and social media for Disney, we’re constraining it to the more positive, hopeful stories of the year. This fourth spot is also a compilation of similar items. It’s about the parks, but the…
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Rise of the Resistance – Top 5 Good News Disney Stories of 2020 – #5
In this year’s top 5 Disney stories of the year, I’m taking a slightly different approach. It has been a hard year, as I think anyone could say. If we went straight to the top 5 stories there would be some that could dwell on the disheartening. Instead, here are the top 5 good news…
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Mickey Holly Cookie – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s the time of family, magic, music, and of course Christmas cookies! Today we share with you a recipe from the Disney Parks Blog on how to make a Mickey Holly Cookie. These cookies aren’t just beautiful, but also delicious! Give this recipe a try and then…
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Beef Bourguignon from Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
There are some absolutely delicious dishes to try at the Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays this time of year. One of this year’s favorites is the Beef Bourguignon. This dish is found at the Yukon Holiday Kitchen located at the Canada pavilion. It consists of tender beef brisket with savory flavors of…
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Peppermint Marshmallow Wands from Marceline’s Confectionery – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
It’s the holiday season and that means plenty of holiday treats to enjoy! If at the Disneyland Resort, Marceline’s Confectionery at the Downtown Disney District is the place to stop for some seasonal sweets. One of these sweets is the Peppermint Marshmallow Wands. These are a wonderful treat that Marceline’s candy makers have shared so…
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Leftover Stuffing Waffles – GEEK EATS Disney Recipes
For many, Thanksgiving leads toa. a bountiful feast of turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, and gravy. After the inevitable food coma, this Thanksgiving meal often leads to a lot of leftovers as well. However, this isn’t necessarily a bad thing! In previous years, I’ve shared my Turkey Turnovers recipe (one which I will be…
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Ham Sliders with Pineapple Cherry Jam – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
Happy Thanksgiving! Today is a day where we celebrate the many things in life we have to be thankful for, and we are thankful for each and every one of you. It’s also a day where we tend to eat a lot and then have a lot of leftovers! Today, we are sharing with you…
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Splitsville Luxury Lanes Reopens for Outdoor Dining at Disneyland Resort
Splitsville Luxury Lanes has reopened for Outdoor Dining at the Disneyland Resort at the Downtown Disney District. The announcement was made via social media inviting guests back to enjoy dining on their outdoor patio. The patio not only offers a nice space to relax with family and friends but also includes HDTVs for watching sports.…
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Three More Restaurants Reopening at Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Walt Disney World Resort continues to move forward with its phased reopening after being closed due to the impact of COVID-19. This week it was announced that three restaurants would be reopening at both the Magic Kingdom at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This comes after it was announced that the park capacity at Walt Disney World…
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Gingerbread-Cream Cheese Muffin – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
Today is National Gingerbread Day! To help bring a little Disney celebration to this special day at home, Disney has shared the recipe for their Gingerbread-Cream Cheese Muffin. These muffins can be found at Disney’s Animal Kingdom at the Isle of Java and Harambe Fruit Market during the holidays from December 1 through January 2nd.…
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GEEK EATS GUIDE: Taste the Holidays at 2020 Taste of EPCOT International Festival of Holidays
The holidays have arrived at Walt Disney World Resort! In just a few short weeks, you will also be able to taste the holidays at EPCOT! This year, the 2020 Taste of EPCOT International Festival of Holidays presented by AdventHealth will be the bit of magic we all need for the holiday season. The beauty…
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Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew Coming to Disney Springs!
Donut fans rejoice! There will soon be a new destination for you to stop when visiting Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort. Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew will soon be arriving at Disney Springs West Side with some of the fanciest donuts you ever did see…. or photograph. Everglazed Donuts & Cold Brew will…
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Impossible™ Burger Slider with Wasabi Cream and Spicy Asian Slaw – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
There are so many wonderful tastest to be had at the Taste of EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival this year. The festival continues on through November 22nd and then on November 27th, Taste of EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays presented by AdventHealth will begin. One of the wonderful dishes that can be enjoyed…
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Thoughts on the Pros and Cons of Walt Disney World Resort After a Phased Reopening Visit
At the end of last month, Murray and I flew out to Florida for a week at Walt Disney World Resort. The trip was fairly last minute in nailing down details and actually deciding to go. This is mainly due to the uncertainty of the time in which we live. Just a couple of weeks…
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Mickey and Friends Character Breakfast Returning to Chef Mickey’s in December
Mickey Mouse and the gang will be returning to Chef Mickey’s at Disney’s Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World Resort on December 16th. The character experience will be returning for breakfast at Chef Mickey’s. The return of Mickey Mouse and friends to Chef Mickey’s continues the phased reopening Disney is going through at Walt Disney…
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Knott’s Berry Farm’s Taste of Fall-O-Ween is the Halloween Party We Never Knew We Needed!
What do you do when you can’t open your theme park during the Halloween season and you are known for your spectacular events? You create a food festival dedicated to Halloween of course! That’s precisely what Knott’s Berry Farm has done this year for Halloween as it awaits the go-ahead to officially reopen from the…
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Early 2021 runDisney Events Going Virtual Due to COVID-19
As COVID-19 has continued to be present in the United States, Disney has had to make many difficult decisions to keep everyone safe. This afternoon, Disney announced that they would be transitioning two of their early 2021 runDisney events to virtual weekends. The Walt Disney World and Princess Half Marathon Weekends will officially become virtual…
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Chocolate Waffles with Espresso Frozen Mousse From Tamu Tamu Refreshments at Disney’s Animal Kingdom – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
Today marks the first week of Waffle Week over on the Disney Parks Blog! This week, the Disney Parks Blog will be celebrating the almighty waffle by highlighting different incarnations of it from around the globe in the Disney Parks. Along with all of that, a new recipe was shared that DAPS MAGIC is now…
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More Dining Options Returning to Magic Kingdom Park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Walt Disney World continues its phased reopening, and that means even more dining locations are set to reopen in two theme parks. On September 24, Guests can once again enjoy dining in the enchanted, fairytale setting of Cinderella’s Royal Table at Magic Kingdom Park. Enjoy a delicious regal banquet with unforgettable main courses ranging from…
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Cliff Dweller Non-Alcoholic Beverage from Oga’s Cantina – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge just celebrated being open a year at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It is amazing how much has happened since this new land came to Walt Disney World Resort and before that the Disneyland Resort. For many, it isn’t in the cards to be able to visit Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and more…
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Taste of Knott’s: Great Tastes and Great Value!
Knott’s Berry Farm is now offering a Taste of Knott’s! This food festival allows guests to explore most of the park while enjoying a wonderful variety of flavors. On Sunday, the DAPS MAGIC team was invited to experience a Taste of Knott’s for this hosted day at the park. The DAPS MAGIC team always enjoys…
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Mac & Cheese from the 2020 Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival – GEEK EATS Disney Recipe
The 2020 Taste of EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival is in full force at Walt Disney World Resort now. This is a delicious event with many different dishes for guests to devour. Throughout the course of this festival, guests can experience food from six different continents! One popular dish is a gourmet Mac &…
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La Brea Bakery Café Reopens at Downtown Disney District
La Brea Bakery Café has reopened in the Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort. The Café is serving brunch all day, with a menu that blends classic favorites with new chef-inspired creations, including a grand assortment of the same fresh-baked-daily breads that made La Brea Bakery a household name. Brunch fare includes pecan-stuffed French…