Category: Guides
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New Details for runDisney’s Inaugural Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend
Disney Sports released some brand new details regarding this exciting new addition to RunDisney’s line up of events. Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend marks the very first International group of races in the already extremely popular series. The new Disneyland Paris Half Marathon Weekend will be a three-day race weekend that includes a variety of…
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What You Need to Know About Character Dining at the Disneyland Resort
Dining at the Disneyland Resort is always a fun experience. From trying out new flavors of food to enjoying time with the people you care about, enjoying a meal at the resort can create lasting memories. Option wise, the resort offers quick service, table service and character dining. Each of the dining selections will bring…
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5 Tips to Safely Surviving Disneyland in the Heat
by Jessica Prell As the Diamond Celebrating begins at Disneyland, so does the warm weather (no really, it’s suppose to get hot soon)! Mix this weather in with all the new things to do at Disneyland (Matterhorn, Paint the Night, new fireworks…FOOD) and you get: super hot, LONG, days…can I hear a “duh”? DUH! However,…
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Lobster Nachos Without the Lobster From Disney California Adventure’s Cove Bar
Lobster Nachos are a known appetizer selection that is highly praised resort wide. This dining selection can be found at the Cove Bar in Disney California Adventure Park. Did you know that these guys can be ordered without the lobster? Yes, to some this choice might just be profane, ordering without lobster and all. But,…
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10 Tips For Taking a Toddler to Disneyland
10 Tips for Taking a Toddler to Disneyland As the summer crowds and heat start to descend on Disneyland during an already busy 60th Celebration, I want to give you some tips for a day (or a few hours) with a toddler at Disneyland. Now, let me preface this by saying that I do not…
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Blue Bayou Restaurant’s Vegetarian Portobello Mushroom & Couscous Macque Choux at Disneyland Park
The Blue Bayou, located inside of Disneyland Park in New Orleans Square, is home to one of the best themed dining locations in the resort. Great lighting, excellent service and the best part, guests are pretty much in the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Let’s not forget the awesome food. When it comes down to…
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Top Chefs Come Together For The 11th Annual Phoenix Cooks!
iHeartMedia Phoenix will celebrate the end of summer with the most anticipated culinary event of the season, the 11th Annual Phoenix Cooks. Cool off this Labor Day at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa and enjoy amazing food and drink on Saturday, September 5, 2015. Phoenix Cooks will bring top Chefs from around the Valley…
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6th Annual Flagstaff Wine & Food Festival Returns to Pepsi Amphitheater
The 6th Annual Flagstaff Wine & Food Festival, presented by Findlay Toyota and produced by R Entertainment North, returns to Pepsi Amphitheater (@PepsiAmpFlag, www.Facebook.com/flagstaffamp) Sat., June 7, 1-5pm. The signature fundraiser for Friends of Coconino County Parks, the event delivers guests the singular experience of sampling imported and domestic wine, craft beer and savoring culinary…
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Disney California Adventure’s Hearty Broccoli & Cheese Soup at the Pacific Wharf Café
Warm soup in a fresh sourdough bread bowl sounds great right about now, don’t you think? The Disneyland Resort is home to a variety of soups. There are even a few vegetarian options. Each is flavored to give your stomach a satisfied feeling. Over at the Pacific Wharf Café in Disney California Adventure Park, guests…
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Gluten Free Vegetarian Pasta at Disneyland’s Redd Rockett’s Pizza Port
Gluten free and vegetarian dining at the Disneyland Resort? Yes, it is possible. Today I would like to share with you a meal option that I never knew existed till I asked. Asking questions to cast members at your dining location is the best way to find out if a location will fit your specific…
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Carousel of Progress – DAPs From The Past
The last part of our look at Tomorrowland film attractions, this one pays an homage to the forward thinking of the film and Walt Disney’s legacy. The World’s Fair Carousel of Progress premiered at the 1964-65 World’s Fair in New York. General Electric had commissioned Walt Disney to create an attraction to show off their…
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PeopleMover – DAPs From The Past
One of the most beloved attractions that appeared at Disneyland was the PeopleMover. Starting as the WEDWay PeopleMover, this slow moving ride took visitors above Tomorrowland from 1967 to 1995. The famed attraction didn’t start out at Disneyland, and it didn’t stay at Disneyland either. The PeopleMover was first known as the Magic Skyway. The…
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it’s a small world – DAPs From The Past
Today will start a three day look at attractions that are in the Tomorrowland film. It’s a look at some attractions that are still around to some extent, but we’re looking at their histories. All of this will lead up to the opening of the film. So, enjoy the first installment! “it’s a small world”…
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How to Survive Disneyland Resort’s 24-Hour Event
For those that are brave enough to partake in a full 24-hour day at the Disneyland Resort, best of luck! Not only will your day be great but it will be one for the books. Having attended two 24-hour day events at the Disneyland Resort, I know that there will be both good and bad…
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Stylish Comic Book Storage
Recently I have worked on a small project of both sorting through old comics and finding a new way to store them. The common way of storing comic books is to get boxes from a local comic book shop and throw them all in by whatever organization that seems fit. It is a good way,…
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Disneyland Resort’s Rainforest Café Serves Up Vegetarian Portabella Wrap
Located in the beautiful Downtown Disney District of the Disneyland Resort lies the Rainforest Café. Upon entering, you are transported into a brand new world; world full of adventure, unique animals, thunderstorms and so much more. Let’s not forget the occasional ‘volcanooooo’ sound you can hear if a guest orders the Sparkling Volcano dessert. This…
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RunDisney sets its marks for Inaugural Race in Paris
Emails surfaced today from our favorite racing headquarters announcing the dates for the much anticipated Inaugural Race event in Paris, France. Set from September 23 to 25, 2016, this will not only be the first race weekend presented outside of the Continental US, it is one of the biggest events at Disneyland, Paris to date! While…
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DC’s Foggy Beef Bruschetta
Happy Friday Foodies! One of my favorite things to do on Friday night is enjoy a nice bottle of wine and cheese board or some bruschetta. It was then that I thought to myself, what would be better than giving you the readers a few easy to prepare ideas for your own Friday night bruschetta!…
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Culinary Cameo- Perry Rea
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to Culinary Cameos! In a slight change of pace, today’s cameo will not feature a chef, but a different type of member of the culinary community. Today’s interview is with Perry Rea, olive oil sommelier and owner of the Queen Creek Olive Mill. As many of you know, I absolutely adore the…
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Creating Yummy Star Wars Shaped Jell-O Treats
Star Wars and Jell-O? Odd combination, right? Just the other day I thought the same thing too until I saw a set of Star War Jell-O molds at my local grocery store. It took me a few moments to figure out if I indeed really need this product and the answer was obviously yes! Before…
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Eat Well: Spring Arizona Restaurant Week Returns May 15-25
Spring Arizona Restaurant Week (ARW), held May 15-25 will be a prime opportunity to check out hot new restaurants or rediscover old favorites. During the Spring edition of ARW, over 100 Phoenix restaurants will offer a selection of chef-curated, specialty menus priced at $33 or $44 per person, excluding beverages, tax and gratuity unless otherwise…
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Refresh Glass: Upcycling at its Finest
Happy Earth Day Foodies! I wanted to write a blog that was food based, topical and not preachy. There is so much negativity floating around the culinary world in regards to sustainability, GMOs, etc. I decided that I wanted to write about something positive and recently at Devoured Phoenix, Mister and I received some amazing…
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Check Out the Fresh Caprese Sandwich at Downtown Disney’s La Brea Bakery Express
Quick, simple and delicious. That is something you might be keeping in mind when running around all day at the Disneyland Resort. You know you will be hungry and if you have a day jam packed with things to do, finding food that is ready to go is key. Over at the La Brea Bakery in…
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Culinary Cameo- Chef Nobuo Fukuda
Greetings Foodies! Welcome to Culinary Cameos! This week we are featuring James Beard award winning chef Nobuo Fukuda owner of Nobuo at Teeter House. I met Chef Fukuda at Check, Please! Arizona Festival and was instantly drawn to his charismatic yet humble demeanor. My love of Japanese food also increased my desire to speak with…