PHOTO REPORT: Disneyland Park 11/23/19 (Light Crowds, Rise of the Resistance Gets Ready, Matterhorn Returns, and More)

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Welcome to winter in Southern California. “Weather” has begun with some clouds and rain which seems to temporarily reduce crowd size. Crowds A noon arrival and Main Street was empty. Guests grabbing pictures around the tree was still popular. Even around the Hub there was plenty of open space. Crowds were a bit thicker around … Read more

REVIEW: Delicious Hot Chocolate Beignets at Cafe Orleans – Holidays 2019 at Disneyland Park

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In true festive New Orleans style, Cafe Orleans is offering up some amazing hot chocolate inspired beignets to fulfill all your holiday wishes. You’ll need a reservation to get in here or feel free to try your luck waiting. We went early in the day without a reservation and got seated in about 10 minutes. … Read more

REVIEW: Chocolate Peppermint Sundae and Bar from Clarabelle’s – Holidays 2019 at Disney California Adventure

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The holidays are in full swing at Disney California Adventure, and Clarabelle’s is getting in the spirit with two returning items; a Chocolate Peppermint Sundae and Bar. These items are only available from November 8th, 2019 to January 6th, 2020. Chocolate Peppermint Ice Cream Sundae – $7.99 If you’re a big fan of peppermint, check out … Read more

REVIEW: Peppermint Churro with Chocolate and Vanilla Icing – Holidays 2019 at Disney California Adventure

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Tis’ the season! So many new sweet treats have been welcomed at Disneyland resort this week, including new holiday churro flavors. An old favorite of ours has returned to the Churro Cart near Redwood Creek Trail with the Peppermint Churro. Come see what this treat entails! Peppermint Churro – $6.25 A peppermint churro sounds so boring compared to … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Disneyland Resort 11/13/19 (Tomorrowland Construction Walls, Sleeping Beauty Castle Lights, Holidays at Cars Land, and More)

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In addition to a whole bunch of new food for the holidays, we are also fortunate to get all the holiday decor. Let’s take a walk around Disneyland and DCA to check out some new things. Disneyland Park Some of the construction walls have come down to widen the path in and out of Tomorrowland … Read more

REVIEW: Horchata Churro With Condensed Milk Dipping Sauce – Holidays 2019 at Disney California Adventure

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Tis’ the season! So many new sweet treats have been welcomed at Disneyland resort this week, including new holiday churro flavors. At Churros near Goofy’s Sky School, you can find the new Horchata churro with Condensed Milk dipping sauce. Horchata Churro – $6.25 We probably would have enjoyed this if it hadn’t been the stalest churro yet of … Read more

REVIEW: Holiday Dinner Pizza and Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake at Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta – Holidays 2019 at Disney California Adventure

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The holidays are in full swing at Disney California Adventure, and Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta is getting in the spirit with two returning items; the Holiday Dinner Pizza and Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake. These items are only available from November 8th, 2019 to January 6th, 2020. Holiday Dinner Pizza – Slice ($8.99), Whole Pizza ($43.99) Roasted … Read more

REVIEW: Loaded Latke Doesn’t Live Up to Its Name at Smokejumpers Grill for Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays 2019

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This year, Disney California Adventure has branched off from just holiday booths to include food at restaurants as well to celebrate the Festival of Holidays. Smokejumpers got into the spirit with a loaded latke. Loaded Latke – $7.49 As you can tell, this isn’t quite as elegant as the picture advertises. We were struggling to … Read more

REVIEW: New Apple Fritter Bread Pudding and Plant-Based Pumpkin Soup at Pacific Wharf Cafe for Disney California Adventure Festival of Holidays 2019

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The Festival of Holidays are in full swing at Disney California Adventure. The Pacific Wharf Cafe is participating with two offerings; a savory pumpkin soup and an apple fritter bread pudding. Apple Fritter Bread Pudding – $5.99 We’ve had quite a few bread puddings over the past year from here, and luckily this one is … Read more

REVIEW: Chicken Mole, Caldo de Pollo, Pan Dulce Ice Cream Sandwich, Frozen Abuelita Horchata and Champurrado at Rancho del Zocalo – Holidays 2019 at Disneyland Park

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Some new items have dropped at Rancho del Zocalo for the holidays and thankfully a few of our favorite desserts have stuck around! But will the new chicken mole, champurrado and caldo de pollo live up the pan dulce ice cream sandwich and frozen Abuelita horchata? Keep reading for our review! Chicken Mole – $15.49 … Read more

REVIEW: Smothered Beef, Wedding Cake and Blue Velvet Cheesecake at French Market Restaurant – Holidays 2019 at Disneyland Park

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The holidays are in full swing around Disneyland and that always means a bunch of fun new food. This year the French Market Restaurant has one new seasonal item, smothered beef and is continuing to offer two desserts from the Haunted Mansion 50th; the wedding cake and the blue velvet cheesecake. Luckily these were two … Read more

REVIEW: Cranberry Julep at Mint Julep Bar – Holidays 2019 at Disneyland Park

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The holidays are in full swing at Disneyland Park, and Mint Julep Bar is getting in the spirit with a cranberry julep! Holiday items are only available from November 8th, 2019 to January 6th, 2020. Cranberry Julep – $4.49 This delicious and refreshing drink was everything we hoped it would be. It was not too … Read more

REVIEW: Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Funnel Cake and Snickerdoodle Cold Brew at Hungry Bear Restaurant – Holidays 2019 at Disneyland Park

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The holidays are in full swing around Disneyland Park and the Hungry Bear Restaurant is getting into the spirit with a pumpkin spice cheesecake funnel cake and a snickerdoodle cold brew. Snickerdoodle Cold Brew – $5.99 Who doesn’t want a giant cookie plopped right into their cold brew? The cold brew itself was a classic … Read more

REVIEW: New Halloween CrazyShake From Black Tap is a Candy-Coated Chocolate Lover’s Dream at Downtown Disney District; Available Now Through November 3rd

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Disclosure: We were invited by Black Tap to try out this limited-time CrazyShake below, free of charge. However, our thoughts and opinions are 100% our own. Black Tap in Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort is celebrating Halloween with a new limited-time CrazyShake. From October 30th – November 3rd, 2019, you can stop by Black … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Disneyland Resort 10/10/19 (Nightmare Before Christmas Vans Apparel, Coco Parade, Crowds, and More!)

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Halloween is in full swing at the parks. We also just had an explosion of fun rainbow Pride food and merchandise, and crowds seem to be packing in for it all. Most prevalent this year seems to be The Nightmare Before Christmas theme. We spotted some sweet new Vans apparel at Downtown Disney inside the … Read more

REVIEW: New Jarrito de Dante Souvenir Mug and Mexican Hot Chocolate is Abuelita Approved at Paradise Garden Grill in Disney California Adventure

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We’ve had our eye out for the new Jarrito de Dante mug since the Halloween and Coco celebrations started almost a month ago. We’re happy to report that this adorable mug is finally available at Cocina Cucamonga and Paradise Garden Grill inside Disney California Adventure. The Coco savory offerings were one of our sleeper hits … Read more