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Foodie Guide to 2020 Fall Treats at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort

When visiting the Downtown Disney District this fall, get ready to get your fix of fall treats! This year, we have a yummy selection of autumn-themed bites at nearly every dining location throughout the popular shopping and dining district. 

These offerings are all available on various dates throughout the fall season, so be sure to take note of which delicious bites you want to try!  

For more information, to make reservations, and for all guidelines on how to have a safe and fun experience, visit the Disneyland Resort website and stay tuned for more yummy info to come on the Disney Parks Blog

Happy Snacking Disney Foodies!  

Foodie Guide to 2020 Fall Treats at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort 2020 Fall Treats from Marceline’s Confectionery at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort

Marceline’s Confectionery (All Items Available while Supplies Last Except Pumpkin Spiced Toffee) 

  • Minnie Witch Candy Apple – Granny Smith apple dipped in caramel with marshmallow ears, enrobed in milk chocolate, and decorated with a chocolate witch hat, lavender-colored sugar, and orange candy-coated chocolates 
  • Minnie Witch Crispy Treat – Crisped rice treat dipped in milk chocolate and decorated with a chocolate witch hat, lavender-colored sugar, and orange candy-coated chocolates 
  • Magic Mirror Crispy Treat – Oval-shaped crisped rice treat dipped in dark black chocolate and decorated with dark chocolate, yellow white chocolate, and red candy-coated chocolates 
  • Hades Candy Apple – Granny Smith apple dipped in caramel, enrobed in colored chocolate, and decorated with a chocolate Hades amulet 
  • Ursula Candy Apple – Granny Smith apple dipped in caramel, enrobed in colored chocolate, and decorated with a chocolate Ursula shell 
  • Cinnamon Marshmallow Wand – Marshmallows dipped in caramel, enrobed in white chocolate, and covered in cinnamon and sugar 
  • Pumpkin-spiced Toffee (Available Oct. 29-31 While Supplies Last) – Toffee enrobed in white chocolate and covered in pumpkin spice and orange colored sugar 
Foodie Guide to 2020 Fall Treats at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort Short Rib Pot Pie and Pumpkin Down Ale from Ballast Point Brewing Company at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort

Ballast Point Brewing Company 

  • Short Rib Pot Pie (Available through Nov. 29) – Braised short rib, root vegetables, mushrooms, Piper Down Scottish Ale reduction, and puff pastry crust 
  • Pumpkin Down Ale (Available while Supplies Last) – Flavors of caramel and toffee maltiness of our Piper Down Scottish Ale with roasted pumpkin and a hint of spice 
  • Pumpkin Down Ale Float (Available while Supplies Last) –  8 oz pour of Pumpkin Down Ale in a tulip glass with scoops of vanilla bean ice cream and garnished with a slightly sweetened waffle wedge 

Black Tap Craft Burgers & Shakes 

  • Pumpkin Pie Classic Shake (Available through Oct. 31) 
Foodie Guide to 2020 Fall Treats at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort Pumpkin Spice Churro from California Churro at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort

California Churro 

  • Pumpkin Spice Churro (Available through Nov. 15) – Served with a side of cream cheese frosting 

Earl of Sandwich 

  • Caribbean Jerk Sandwich (Available through Nov. 15) – Grilled chicken, roasted peppers, banana peppers, and mild or spicy jerk sauce 
Foodie Guide to 2020 Fall Treats at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort Pumpkin Smash and Fall Add-On Products from Jamba at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort

Jamba 

  • Pumpkin Smash (Available while Supplies Last)  pumpkin-flavored smoothie available in classic or a new plant-based recipe 
  • Power Fall Antioxidant Add-On Products (Available through Nov. 9) – get a boost of antioxidants and vitamins with the açai super anti-oxidant or orange c-booster smoothies, orange carrot twist juice, or an açai primo bowl 
Foodie Guide to 2020 Fall Treats at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort Mummy and Pumpkin Cheesecake Macarons from Kayla’s Cake at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort

Kayla’s Cake 

  • Mummy Macarons (Available through Oct. 31) – With cookies and cream buttercream 
  • Pumpkin Cheesecake Macarons (Available through Oct. 31) – With white chocolate pumpkin ganache 

Naples Ristorante e Bar 

  • Sundown Mule (Available through Nov. 9)  – Vodka, crème de cassis, ginger beers, and ginger ale  
  • Pumpkin Ravioli (Available through Oct. 31) – House-made ravioli filled with pumpkin and topped with brown butter sauce, sage, and Parmesan 

Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen 

  • Spooky Boo-Berry (a take on blueberry), Caramel Apple, and Maple Pecan Crème Anglaise Dipping Sauces (Available through Nov. 29) – Seasonal dipping sauces with beignets 
Foodie Guide to 2020 Fall Treats at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort Fall Ice Cream Offerings from Salt & Straw at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort

Salt & Straw 

  • The Great Candycopia Ice Cream (Available Oct. 9 through Nov. 5) 
  • Creepy Crawly Critters Ice Cream (Available Oct. 9 through Nov. 5) 
  • Mummy’s Pumpkin Spiced Potion Ice Cream (Available Oct. 9 through Nov. 5) – vegan 
Foodie Guide to 2020 Fall Treats at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort Fall Offerings from Sprinkles at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort

Sprinkles 

  • Pumpkin Cupcake (Available through Nov. 29) – Pumpkin cake laced with fragrant ginger, clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon topped with sweet cinnamon cream cheese frosting 
  • Various Fall and Halloween-themed Cupcakes will also be available throughout the season – be sure to visit the Disneyland Resort website for more details 

Tortilla Jo’s 

  • Hibiscus Baca-Rita (Available through Nov. 16) – Mezcal, organic margarita mix, hibiscus, and peach schnapps 

Uva Bar & Café  

  • Monster Burger (Available through Oct. 31) – Two certified Angus beef patties, bacon, fried egg, onion rings, yellow cheddar, lettuce, tomato, and secret sauce served with potato barrels 
  • Trick or Treat Cocktail (Available through Oct. 31) – Bourbon, pumpkin syrup, lemon juice, and soda water 
Foodie Guide to 2020 Fall Treats at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort Cinnamon Bitz with Caramel Sauce from Wetzel’s Pretzels at the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort

Wetzel’s Pretzels  

  • Cinnamon Bitz with Caramel Sauce (Available while Supplies Last) 

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Filed Under: Disney Dining, Disneyland Resort, Downtown Disney District, Dining, DLR, DTD

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Add Some Frightfully Fun Music to Your Season by Streaming the Disney Halloween Playlist!

Creepies and crawlies, toads in a pond, let there be music from regions beyond! Whether you’re throwing a swinging wake or just awakening the spirits with your tambourine, now you can enjoy favorite Halloween tunes in your ghostly retreat by streaming the Disney Halloween Playlist.

The playlist includes favorite songs for all the silly spooks in your family including “This is Halloween” from “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Cruella de Vil” from “101Dalmatians” and “Grim Grinning Ghosts” from The Haunted Mansion.

For a complete list of ways to listen, click here.

Now as they say “look alive!” #DisneyMagicMoments

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REVIEW: Breakfast at Pongu Pongu – Pandora World of Avatar

Pandora – World of Avatar is full of immersive details. Even the food and beverage is special. Many folks don’t know they can enjoy a hearty breakfast at Pongu Pongu, the area’s snack and specialty beverage spot. Our team started their day with a full spread from this popular spot.

Pongu Pongu – Pandora Animal Kingdom

Our readers have rated Pongu Pongu as the second best snack spot in all of Walt Disney World. They’ve also given it a 95% thumbs up rating. The star of the show is the Pineapple Cream Cheese Lumpia, but we feel their breakfast offerings are worthy of praise too.

  • Sausage, Egg and Cheese Biscuit – $6.99
  • French Toast Sticks – $6.29
  • Pongu Lumpia (Pineapple Cream Cheese Spring Roll) – $3.29
Pongu Pongu Breakfast Items – Pandora Animal Kingdom

The biscuit is certainly the heartiest of the breakfast items. The biscuit was a little crunchy on the outside, but fluffy (as a biscuit should be) on the inside. The serving of egg, sausage, and cheese was plentiful. This will absolutely fill you up.

The French Toast Sticks were a hit with our team, and our junior field team members. Sweet, slightly crunchy, fluffy, and tender these are easily shared.

The most popular item at Pongu Pongu is the Lumpia, a crispy spring roll filled with sweet pineapple and cream cheese. It’s warm and gooey, and has been a hit since Pandora’s opening day.

You can pair your Pandora breakfast with the signature beverage, The Night Blossom, which is layers of Apple and Desert Pear Limeade topped with Passion Fruit Boba Balls ($5.99). If you’re a fan of boba balls you can order extra (as seen in the Night Blossom on the right side of the photo). Pongu Pongu is also one of the rare places at Walt Disney World that serves beer and alcoholic beverages in the morning.

Pongu Pongu Breakfast Menu – Pandora Animal Kingdom

Mobile ordering is not available at this location. It is a walk-up and order location without any dedicated seating, but Satu’li Canteen is nearby with outdoor seating there.

Our team enjoyed breakfast here and recommend it as a great way to start your day exploring Pandora. If you love having tips and information at your fingertips then become a TouringPlans Subscriber; our Lines app includes ratings for all Walt Disney World dining locations.

Have you had the Pineapple Lumpia in Pandora? How does it sound for breakfast?

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Filed Under: Dining, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park, Dos and Don’ts, Observations, Pandora, animal kingdom dining, disney avatar, disney breakfast, disney dining, disney pandora, Disney Snacks, Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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#DisneyMagicMoments: Frightful Fun All Month Long from Freeform, DisneyNOW, Disney+, Radio Disney, ABC, Nat Geo WILD, and ESPN

Happy Halloween from across the Disney family! This year we have even more frightfully fun Halloween content to keep you and your family in the spirit all month long.

No one does Halloween like Freeform, and this October Freeform casts a spell on viewers with their month-long fan favorite programming event – ‘31 Nights of Halloween’. From Oct. 1-31, viewers can celebrate All Hallow’s Eve at home with haunting movies, including “The Addams Family” (1991), “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride” and “Hotel Transylvania.” Check out the complete Spooktacular Celebration guide here.

Collage of Halloween treats available on DisneyNOW

There’s a few tricks and TONS of treats in DisneyNOW! Play DisneyNOW Halloween games all October long, from Cart Blaster to Color Splash and Super Arcade to SNAPs. Families everywhere won’t want to miss DisneyNOW’s delightfully ghoulish Halloween collection for all ages, including themed episodes, shorts and new music videos for a spook-tacular time

Disney+ is conjuring up a spellbinding collection of some of the most popular Halloween movies, specials, and episodes of all time.  With beloved holiday traditions like “Hocus Pocus,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Halloweentown,” and the best Disney Channel and Disney Junior Halloween episodes, Disney+ is the ultimate destination to Hallowstream for family frights and wicked delights for all ages. Click here to learn more. #DisneyPlusHallowstream

Need a costume inspiration for your Halloween celebration? Radio Disney’s Emily Nelson shows you how to create your own DYI costumes for Evie from “Descendants”, Addison from “ZOMBIES,” and Marnie from “Halloweentown.” Then starting October 20th through Halloween, Radio Disney will test your Halloween Movie Knowledge. Listen every day for a spine-chilling movie clip and try to guess the Halloween Movie! 

Disney andPixar's

ABC is brewing up the Halloween spirit with Disney•Pixar’s “Toy Story OF TERROR!,” a family-friendly scary tale featuring all of your favorite characters from the “Toy Story” films. A vacant roadside motel, suffocating coffin-like suitcase, and a monster lurking in the shadows make ABC’s Halloween special the most terrifying adventure our “Toy Story” characters Woody, Buzz, and Jessie have faced yet. Check your local listings.

For those of you who love the scarier side of Halloween, Nat Geo WILD’s Howl-o-ween is creepin’ it real with all treats and no tricks. Tune in October 26-October 30 for a monster marathon of “WORLD’S WEIRDEST” and “WORLD’s DEADLIEST” featuring bizarre beasts and lethal exploits of the animal kingdom.

Saturday Night Football on ABC

And for those
sports fans out there who want to sit back and watch a college football game on
Halloween night, enjoy your candy while watching Saturday Night Football on ABC
for what is sure to be a great matchup!

Let us know in the comments what Halloween activity you’re most looking forward to! I personally will be binging movies on Freeform and Disney+ while playing Halloween games on DisneyNOW and listening to Halloween favorites on Radio Disney…

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Disney in a Minute: What is a Dark Ride?

We’re here with a series of quick posts, “Disney in a Minute,” bite-sized nuggets of information that can better help you understand a Disney term or planning topic. Enjoy!

There may be bright moments in a dark ride.

What is a dark ride?

When chatting about theme parks may hear a sentence like, “I think the new Ratatouille dark ride at EPCOT will open next year.” What does the “dark ride” part of that mean?

You’re likely to find several variant definitions depending on who you ask, but the key components of a dark ride are:

  • The attraction is primarily indoors.
  • The attraction is designed to direct where you look and what you see.
  • The attraction typically tells a story.

Classic examples of dark rides are Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Peter Pan’s Flight, and it’s a small world, all located in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.

These are all attractions where you board a vehicle that takes you on a pre-determined route. The vehicle points you toward the area of interest. Your physical position, lighting design, and even sound cues, all direct what your eyes will take in.

If, for example, you look upwards while riding it’s a small world, you’ll see ceiling tiles reminiscent of a 1970s office park, revealing that you’re basically floating along in a warehouse. To prevent this, nearly every aspect of the attraction design (colors, movement, lights, music) work to keep your interest at ground level, in the world of lovely singing dolls. You only see what they want you to see.

Unlike large outdoor roller coasters, dark rides are weatherproof, typically easy to control, and can be reconfigured with minimal effort. Changing EPCOT’s Malestrom dark ride into Frozen Ever After, was accomplished relatively quickly because it was done out of sight and primarily involved switching out set decor.

Let us know what Disney topics you think need just a bit more explanation.

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