Foodie Guide to St. Patrick’s Day 2022

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The Foodie Guide to St. Patrick’s Day is here! We’ve put together all the tasty concoctions coming to both Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort, and the chefs and mixologists from both coasts did not disappoint. From savory dishes to sweet delights, even deliciously crafted cocktails, there is a little bit of everything for everyone.

Walt Disney World Resort

Resorts 

Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort  

Intermission Food Court (available March 13 through 19)  

  • St. Patrick’s Day Mickey: Chocolate Irish crème mousse and chocolate cake with a sugar cookie (Mobile Order available) (New)

Disney’s All-Star Music Resort

World Premiere Food Court (available March 13 through 19)

  • St. Patrick’s Day Mickey: Chocolate Irish crème mousse and chocolate cake with a sugar cookie (Mobile Order available) (New)

Disney’s Art of Animation Resort

The Drop Off (available March 13 through 19)

  • Good Luck Charm: Vodka and Irish cream liqueur blended with vanilla ice cream topped with fresh whipped cream and cookie ears

Landscape of Flavors (available March 13 through 19)

  • Luck of the Green: Chocolate cupcake filled with marshmallow mint crème topped with vanilla buttercream, shamrock sprinkles, and gold shimmer (Mobile Order available)

Disney’s BoardWalk

AbracadaBAR (available through March 31)

  • Irish Magic Trick: Irish whiskey, Italian liqueur, and bitters (New)

Atlantic City Dance Hall (available through March 31)

  • Shamrock Punch: Apple whisky, vodka, apple sour, lime sour, Granny Smith apple, and Sprite garnished with a glow cube (New)

Bellevue Lounge (available through March 31)

  • Irish Mule Cocktail: Irish whiskey, ginger beer, and lime juice garnished with a lime (New)

BoardWalk Bakery (available March 12 through 17) (Mobile Order available)

  • Mint Cookies ‘n Cream Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake filled with mint cookies ‘n cream mousse topped with whipped cream, holiday sprinkles, and a sugar cookie shamrock
  • Shamrock Sugar Cookie: Sugar cookie with green holiday decor
  • Cannoli: Traditional Cannoli with green holiday decor
  • Coconut Macaroon: Traditional giant coconut macaroon with green chocolate decor
  • Mickey Brownie: Ganache brownie with green holiday sprinkles

Boardwalk Joe’s (available through March 31)

  • Pot O Lucky Gold: Coconut rum, vodka, lime, pineapple juice, and honey-mango flavors garnished with lime and pineapple (New)

Leaping Horse

  • Fuzzy Leprechaun: Vodka, blue curaçao, peach schnapps, orange juice, and pineapple juice garnished with an orange slice and maraschino cherry (New)

Trattoria al Forno (available through March 31)

  • Italian Leprechaun: Limoncello, prosecco brut, and elderflower liqueur garnished with mint (New)
  • Mimosa Verdi: Prosecco brut, blue curaçao, fruit liqueur, and pineapple juice (New)

Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort  

Centertown Market (available March 13 through 19)  

  • Mint Chocolate Cheesecake: Mint chocolate brownie topped with vanilla cheesecake, whipped mint ganache, and a shamrock chocolate décor (Mobile Order available) (New)

Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Contempo Café (available March 17)

  • St. Patrick’s Day Cupcake: Green cupcake filled with gold crispy pearls topped with buttercream, green sugar, shamrock sprinkles, and white chocolate Minnie hat (Mobile Order available)

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Gasparilla Island Grill (available through March 18)

  • St. Patty’s Day Hat: Caramel Irish cream mousse on a shortbread cookie (Mobile Order available) (New)

Disney’s Old Key West Resort and Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa

Goods to Go and The Artist’s Palette (available March 17)

  • St. Patrick’s Day Cupcake: Irish dry stout cake with Irish cream liqueur mousse and whiskey caramel finished with vanilla buttercream, gold crisp pearls, and a white chocolate shamrock (Mobile Order available) (New)

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

Kona Cafe and Capt. Cook’s (available March 17)

  • Patrick’s Day Cupcake: Vanilla cupcake topped with chocolate and vanilla buttercream, chocolate Mickey ears, and a shamrock (Mobile Order available) (New)

Disney’s Pop Century Resort

Everything POP Shopping & Dining (available March 13 through 19)

  • Luck of the Green: Chocolate cupcake filled with marshmallow mint crème topped with vanilla buttercream, shamrock sprinkles, and gold shimmer (Mobile Order available)

Disney’s Port Orleans French Quarter

Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory (available March 13 through March 19)

  • Mint Chocolate Cheesecake: Mint chocolate brownie topped with vanilla cheesecake, whipped mint ganache, and chocolate décor (Mobile Order available) (New)

Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside

Riverside Mill (available March 13 through March 19)

  • Mint Chocolate Cheesecake: Mint chocolate brownie topped with vanilla cheesecake, whipped mint ganache, and chocolate décor (New)

Disney’s Riviera Resort  

Le Petit Café (available March 17)

  • Caramel Hazelnut Profiteroles: Caramel hazelnut custard filled chocolate profiteroles with chocolate ganache (Mobile Order available) (New)

Disney’s Wilderness Lodge

Roaring Fork (available March 17)

  • Shamrock Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake filled with mint cookies ’n cream (Mobile Order available)

Disney’s Yacht Club Resort

The Market at Ale & Compass (available through March 17)

  • Irish Cream Chocolate Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake with a Irish cream mousse covered in chocolate ganache and finished with chocolate and vanilla crisp pearls and a chocolate clover (Mobile Order available)

Disney Springs

Amorette’s Patisserie (available March 12 through 20)

  • Luck of the Irish Petit Cake: Layers of praline, whiskey-scented vanilla chiffon cake, and Irish cream liqueur pastry cream (New)

City Works Eatery (available through March 17)

  • Irish Nachos: House-made corned beef, hardwood-smoked bacon, caramelized onions, IPA cheese sauce, green onions, and chips
  • Pastrami Reuben: House-made pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing, bacon-braised sauerkraut, and marble rye
  • Shepherd’s Pie: Stout-braised ground beef, peas, carrots, onions, shredded cabbage, and potato purée
  • Dark Side of The Moon: Belgian-style witbier and an Irish dry stout
  • Snakebite: Hard apple cider and an Irish dry stout
  • Voodoo: Raspberry ale and an Irish dry stout

D-Luxe Burger (available through March 31)

  • Dubliner Burger: Double stack of signature blend beef patties topped with cheddar, corned beef, lettuce, fried onions, and Irish stout barbecue sauce

The Ganachery (available March 12 through 20)  

  • Irish Cream Milk Chocolate Squares

The Daily Poutine (available through March 31)

  • Irish Poutine: Fries, Irish porter cheddar cheese, stout gravy, onion marmalade, and sliced pork bangers

Raglan Road Irish Pub (available through March 17)

Take part in the festivities of Raglan Road’s St. Patrick’s Day Festival [Insert link here] this year with classics like fresh-caught fish and chips, Shepherd’s to Die for Pie, and the plant-based take on shephard’s pie, This Shepherd Went Vegan, along with delicious drinks including the new So Berry Les.

  • So Berry Les: Local Florida strawberry and Key lime-infused hard seltzer (New)

Vivoli il Gelato

  • Float: Vanilla gelato with an Irish dry stout (available through April 30)
  • Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshake: Mint chocolate chip gelato, cookies and cream gelato, chocolate sauce, and chocolate chips (available through April 5)

Disneyland Resort

Disneyland Park

Red Rose Taverne (available March 17 through 30)

  • The Green Stuff: Mint White Chocolate Mousse, Chocolate Cake, Mint Chocolate Chips and Chocolate Cookie Crumbs on a Shortbread Cookie (Mobile Order available) (New)

Disney California Adventure Park

 Corn Dog Castle (available March 17) (Mobile Order available)

  • Hot-Link Corn Dog: Coated with green corn dog batter and served with mandarin orange or small bag of chips (New)
  • Original Corn Dog: Coated with green corn dog batter and served with mandarin orange or small bag of chips (New)  
  • Cheddar Cheese Stick: Coated with green corn dog batter and served with mandarin orange or small bag of chips (New)

Hollywood Lounge (available March 17)

  • Strawberry Elderflower Whiskey: Strawberry lemonade mixed with ginger syrup, elderflower, and whiskey (Mobile Order available) (New)

Lamplight Lounge and Boardwalk Dining (available March 17 through 20)

  • Watermelon Cooler: Irish Whiskey, Muddled Watermelon, Agave and Lemon Juice (New)

Disney’s Grand California Hotel & Spa

GCH Craftsman’s Grill (available March 17 through 20) (Mobile Order available) 

  • Leprechaun Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake filled with pot of gold and frosted with vanilla buttercream (New)
  • Leprechaun Mickey-shaped Donut: Vanilla cake donut dipped in dark chocolate and decorated with Leprechaun decor (New)

GCH Holiday Cart (available Mach 17 through 20)

  • St Patrick’s Day Whoopie Pie: Chocolate whoopie pie filled with vanilla buttercream and rolled in shamrock sprinkles (New)
  • Mickey-shaped Leprechaun Cookie: Vanilla sugar cookie dipped in dark chocolate and decorated with rolled fondant (New)
  • St Patrick’s Day Double Chocolate Cookie Shot: Available with milk or liqueur (New)
  • St Patrick’s Day Chocolate Cookie Shot: Available with milk or liqueur (New)

Downtown Disney District  

Ballast Point Brewing Co. (available March 17 through 20)

  • The Rueben: Marble rye, thinly sliced corn beef, Russian dressing, sauerkraut, and Swiss cheese served with chips or fries & pickle spears (New)
  • Hair of the Dog: Bratwurst braised in a porter topped with peppers, onions, beer cheese, and bacon bits on a pretzel bun and served with chips or fries (New)

Black Tap Craft Burgers & Shakes (available through March 31)  

  • Reuben Burger: Burger with prime beef, swiss cheese, griddled corned beef, sauerkraut, sliced pickles, and special sauce
  • Lucky Charms Classic Shake: Lucky Charms Shake topped with whipped cream and Lucky Charms (New)

California Churro (available March 17)

  • Pot of Gold Churro: A churro rolled in Key lime pie sugar drizzled with white chocolate sauce over top, dusted with gold and green sprinkles, and served with a side of whipped cream (New)

Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen (available March 16 through 20)

  • The Emerald Breeze: Vodka, peach schnapps, blue curaçao, pineapple juice, and orange juice (New)

Salt & Straw (available through March 31) 

  • Pots of Gold & Rainbows: A legendary favorite with hand-sorted luck from the charms, steeping the whole-grain cereal in cream for that bottom-of-the-bowl sweetened milk before stirring in mountains of rainbow marshmallows

Sprinkles (available March 14 through 20)

  • Irish Coffee: Chocolate coffee cake and marshmallow core topped with Irish whiskey-infused green and vanilla buttercream frosting (recommended just for adults due to hint of alcohol)

Uva Bar & Café (available through March 31)

  • Beer Cheese Burger: Corned beef, burger patty, Irish stout beer cheese, pickles, and mustard aïoli on a Brioche bun served with sweet fries

Disney’s Vero Beach Resort

Wind & Waves Market (available March 16 through 18)

  • Shamrock Whoopie Pies: Vanilla cake with golden citrus crème

(Note: All offerings are subject to change.)

Disney Plans Return Of Missing Annual Pass Option

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At both Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort, one of the most beloved aspects for many Guests who visit often is the ability to purchase an Annual Pass, or, a Magic Key Pass, depending on what coast you are on. Before COVID-19 hit the Parks, Guests were able to also purchase a Premier Pass, this allowed Guests to have the option to own an Annual Pass that would allow them to go between both Disneyland and Disney World. After COVID-19, that pass disappeared, but now, it may return.

Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom

During the question and answer portion of today’s shareholder meeting with The Walt Disney Company, one Disney fan and long-time Guest asked when the Premier Pass would return. The speaker in question was the same one who was able to tell previous CEO Bob Iger that this pass should be created over 10 years ago, and now returned after noticing it was no longer available with no return in sight.

When hearing the passion that this Disney Guest had from the Premier Pass, noting how Guests and Cast Members loved it, Disney CEO Bob Chapek responded with the intention to do something about it. Chapek noted, “I can check the possibility on bringing back the possibility of bringing back the Pass.” He also assumed that the Guests who wanted this Pass were “in a small unique club” however he wants to eliminate friction for Guests and will try and reinstate the Annual Pass for both coasts.

Disney CFO Gives Update on Face-to-Face Character Interactions

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When Disney Parks first reopened after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were a lot of things that were different. Many of the dining options were unavailable, Park capacities were significantly decreased, and characters were nowhere to be seen. All of these new changes were meant to keep both Guests and Cast Members safe. As COVID numbers have declined, more and more things have been brought back to Parks, to the delight of many Guests.

Characters have slowly made their way back to Disney Parks, but Guests have been unable to get up close and personal with them. At both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, all character meet and greets are still being done from a socially safe distance. While masks were required for months at those meet and greets, recently both Disneyland and Disney World dropped those facial covering mandates.

Now, Walt Disney Company CFO Christine McCarthy is giving fans another update on character interactions. During the Q&A portion of the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference, she was asked about the return of face-to-face character interactions. McCarthy said that Disney has been monitoring the COVID situation at all of its Parks and said that the close interactions will return “soon.”

“With the trending of COVID, we’re definitely going to see some of those face-to-face interactions come back.”

Christine McCarthy

Both Disney World and Disneyland have seen a steep drop in COVID-19 cases in their areas. These decreases have allowed Disney to drop its mask mandates for vaccinated Guests, open more restaurants, bring back buffets, and bring back nighttime experiences like World of Color and Fantasmic!.

Right now, there is only one Disney Park that is allowing up close and personal interactions between Guests and characters. Disneyland Paris requires all Guests to provide proof of vaccination before entering the Parks — as is the law in France. Because Guests must prove that they are either vaccinated or have tested negative for COVID, Disneyland Paris is now allowing Guests to see the characters and even hug them.

Ariel meet and greet

McCarthy also stated that Disney is looking forward to bringing back these types of interactions because they help balance the crowds in the Parks. Neither Disneyland Resort in California nor Walt Disney World requires Guests to provide proof of vaccination. Disney is watching to see if the numbers keep going down before they allow close character interactions.

Guest Claims That Disney Security Told Her to Throw Away Her Booster Seat

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When visiting a Disney Park, it is important to note what items you are not allowed to bring. Some items are a little more obvious than others, like firearms, fireworks, glass bottles, and alcohol. Others might not be as well known to some visitors, like stroller wagons, folding chairs, and selfie sticks. If you do try to bring prohibited items into the Park, Disney security will inform you that you must either bring the item back to your car or throw it in one of the many garbage bins in the area.

Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Park is enveloped in golden accents and pixie dust as though it has been magically enchanted. Here, guests can explore winding passageways where the epic tale of Princess Aurora is told through spellbinding dioramas. Inspired by the film’s original Eyvind Earle artwork, this iconic attraction features 3-dimensional displays, sound and stunning special effects. The climactic final scene features Maleficent’s transformation into a fire-breathing dragon. (Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort)

One Guest visited the Disneyland Resort recently and had some trouble when it came to an item she wanted to bring in. According to the Guest, she has a booster seat for her young child, that can also double as a diaper bag. One day, security allowed her to bring the bag into the Parks with her. She went back to Disneyland and Disney California Adventure the next day, and Security told her that she would need to either bring the bag back to her car or throw the diaper bag away.

The Guest took to Reddit to share her story and to see if anyone else had experienced trouble with security not being consistent on their Disneyland Resort visits.

Security: is this a booster seat? Me: yes but we don’t use it. Just a handy diaper bag substitute. Security: you can run it back to your car or throw it away. Not allowed in the park. Me: really? We used it last night. Security: there’s the garbage or you can run it back to your car from Disneyland

One person asked which answer — diaper bag or booster — should be used to get into the Park. The original poster commented that she was told that, when it comes to certain items being let in, it will be left up to the discretion of Cast Members. That is what led to the poster getting two different answers when she tried to bring it into the Parks on different days.

Apparently “it’s the discretion of certain cast members “ as to what happens and how. Good example: dropped off by an Uber with your child at the park? Is the car seat allowed in?… it is At the discretion of certain cast members. Blue coat cast members specifically. If they say no I guess the car seat gets surrendered to the gods of garbage and excess

Disneyland Train Station

Redditor hotpinkmua said that it was the first security guard who let the Guest in with the chair was the one who had screwed up. Disney does not allow folding chairs and, even though it is a booster seat, it is counted as a folding chair. According to the Redditor, the first security guard should not have let her into the Park with it the first time.

So the first guard screwed up. Anyone who ever goes to Disney know that there are some guards who are very thorough and some who don’t seem to give a rat’s behind about searching bags and making sure people aren’t bringing in things they shouldn’t. Since this qualifies as a folding chair, it just isn’t allowed and it’s on the list of things you aren’t supposed to bring into the park. Not sure why you would use a booster seat as a diaper bag. Just get a bag. That’s odd.

Disneyland Security

Another Guest suggested a simple solution if the Guest wanted to take the bag in — go to another security entrance and don’t mention that the bag contains a booster seat, simply say it is a diaper bag.

f you haven’t thrown it away yet. There is another security entrance at the back of Downtown Disney. Don’t ask me how to get to it I’ve only been to DL once. Go through there and tell them it’s a diaper bag.

When visiting Disneyland Resort, there are three security checkpoints for Guests to choose from. There is one security checkpoint at the Mickey & Friends and Pixar parking structures, one at the entrance to Downtown Disney. There is a final security checkpoint on the other side of the esplanade, where the busses drop Guests off who have come from the Toy Story parking lot.

Mickey and Friends parking

Before you decide to visit any Disney Park, it is important to visit that Park’s website. The website will have all of the information you need, including Park hours, ride closures, health and safety protocols, and a list of prohibited items. Knowing all of this information in advance only serves to help you have the most magical time on your Disney vacation.

Disneyland unveils the Return Dates for Nighttime Spectaculars

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Disneyland Resort in California has just announced the return dates for its nighttime spectaculars plus a big surprise about the Main Street Electrical Parade!

Since Disneyland’s reopening in April 2021, the Resort has continued to welcome back many of its beloved nighttime spectaculars and shows, including Jambalaya Jazz in New Orleans Square at Disneyland Park and the “Disney Junior Dance Party!” in Disney California Adventure Park. New experiences have also been added that include meeting Raya from Raya and the Last Dragon at Redwood Creek Challenge Trail and “Celebrate Soulfully” entertainment.

Now, on April 22, 2022, the Main Street Electrical Parade makes its triumphant return, as well as the “Disneyland Forever” fireworks spectacular, both at Disneyland Park, and “World of Color” finally returns to Disney California Adventure Park!

Fantasmic! returns to Disneyland Park on May 28, 2022.

The Main Street Electrical Parade will be celebrating its 50th anniversary when it returns. In honor of this occasion, Disney’s Live Entertainment Team will be adding new surprises to the spectacular, surely making it a favorite among even more Guests at Disneyland Resort.

Disney describes the new experience as follows:

“This universal theme is reflected in the creative concept of the grand finale sequence. Inspired by both the original design of classic “Main Street Electrical Parade” floats and Disney Legend Mary Blair’s iconic art style on “it’s a small world,” the new grand finale brings to life more than a dozen Disney Animation and Pixar stories. These stories will be interpreted in thousands of sparkling lights and electro-synthe-magnetic musical sound, with unique representations of beloved characters as animated dolls.

disneyland resort castle

As the new grand finale passes by, Guests along each side of the parade route will see a different set of stylized scenes from classic and contemporary favorite stories such as “Encanto,” “The Jungle Book,” “Raya and the Last Dragon,” “Aladdin,” “Coco,” “Mulan,” “Brave,” “The Princess and the Frog” and more. Check out one of the early pieces of concept art, featuring Mirabel and Antonio from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Academy Award-nominated film, “Encanto.”

From the Blue Fairy to a colorful, unique representation of Sleeping Beauty Castle, the grand finale of the “Main Street Electrical Parade” comprises seven segments stretching 118 feet in length, making it one of the longest and grandest units in the parade’s 50-year history.”