eleven24
DVC AKV 2007
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- Jan 5, 2008
Just got back from a 4 day Disney weekend trip with the kids & we made an effort to try new foods this trip. We originally had a "field of 32" NCAA style bracket for each of the 4 parks to determine the best food item, but our 32 food items in 4 days would've been tough, if not super expensive! Thought it would be fun to hear some other views on what snacks/foods a must have. Below is our average ranking of each on a scale of 1-5 with 1 being "I'm never getting this again" to 5 being "This might make me want to go to this park just to eat this".
Feel free to add your own, here's ours:
5.0 - Fruit & Nutella Waffle - MK Sleepy Hollow - this was almost a 5 just from anticipation & it didn't disappoint. So much that we're planning on making them at home
4.3 - BBQ Mac & Cheese w/Pork - AK Flame Tree BBQ - Pro tip - walk down side of building, turn right at gorilla, quick left and down to the red umbrellas for seating.
4.2 - Cinnamon roll bites w/Cream cheese icing & bacon bits - EP Sunshine Griddle (Flower & Garden). The bacon seemed to be a ridiculous addition at first, but clearly the creator of this item knows what they're doing. The filing of the bites was unexpected, and completely made them a must eat. This one left us arguing over who got the 4th bite. Dad won.
4.0 - Night Blossom - AK Pongu Pongu. Both kids (18 and 11) had this. I don't understand their ranking and plan on contesting the results.
4.0 - Kaki Gori - EP Japan Kabuki Cafe. Shaved ice. Again, both kids. They must like cold sugar.
4.0 - Mini Funnel Cake w/Cheesecake ice cream & blueberries. Very good but definitely not something you can share among 3 people. One would think after inhaling a Kaki Gori the kids wouldn't have interest in my funnel cake. Nope. At this point I had one child transforming in to Cornholio from all of the sugar (Parental Disclaimer: I do not condone such sugar consumption outside the walls of WDW, but it does provide quite the entertaining evening and the sugar crash on the bus provides exquisite silence)
3.7 - Ronto Breakfast Wrap - HS Ronto's Roasters - Dare I say, better than the Mickey Waffle?
3.6 - Raspberry Pineapple swirl Dole Whip float. We're an old school Pineapple only Dole Whip family and often scoff at the "twisties" walking by. They have reason to have that Cheshire Cat tail eating grin on their faces. RP Whip is pretty good (though the original Pinapple is always a 5.0)
3.6 - Kamal's Dumplings - AK Mr. Kamal's. We always blew past this path side stand on the way to Everest. Not anymore. Dumplings were really good & left us wanting more than 1 each (There are 3 in a basket).
3.5 - Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich (Raspberry) - EP France L'Artisan des Glaces - Great small little snack and the raspberry (seasonal flavor) was outstanding
2.7 - Kamal's Fries - AK Mr. Kamal's. A lower score, yes. But they're fries. Nothing spectacular about them, but they do go well with the Dumplings.
2.5 - Spring Rolls - MK Spring Roll cart. Cheesesteak much better than the pepperoni, but maybe that's because we're from the Philly area. A little greasy and disappointing given the high praise some have for these.
2.0 - Cheshire Cat Tail - (temporarily at) MK Cosmic Ray's - Outside of Disney we'd love this thing, but as my 19yo said, "it's something we can get at any bakery at home".
2.0 - Blue Milk - HS Milk Stand - Kids got the standard version, I got the "adult" version which a square glass apparently signifies. None of us thought it was that great. If not for it being a cold drink on a hot day, Blue Milk may have dipped below the 2.0 level
2.0 - Potato Pancakes - EP Germany Bauernmarkt (Flower & Garden) - We tried both the apple sauce and ham versions of these & weren't that impressed. Apple Sauce ranked higher than the ham version.
1.7 - Frushi - EP Japan - In theory it sounded good, but the rice with the fruit was an odd texture. Taste was ok, but we're not a fan
1.7 - School Bread - EP Norway Kringla Bakery - We took this one to room and ate it the next morning as to avoid a food coma. Both kids had the same reaction at seeing the coconut on top - EWW I hate coconout. They didn't want to try it the next morning, until I threatened to sing every Sonny Eclipse song on every ride that day. Begrudgingly they ate some. I gave it a 3. Both kids a 1.
1.0 - Citrus Swirl - MK Sunshine Tree Terrace - The bitterness of the orange was jarring. I know this may be more offensive than talking politics to some, but we did not like it at all.
And there you have it. Now, if you don't mind, I have to get back on the Peloton bike for another 29 hours to work off all of the food.
Feel free to add your own, here's ours:
5.0 - Fruit & Nutella Waffle - MK Sleepy Hollow - this was almost a 5 just from anticipation & it didn't disappoint. So much that we're planning on making them at home
4.3 - BBQ Mac & Cheese w/Pork - AK Flame Tree BBQ - Pro tip - walk down side of building, turn right at gorilla, quick left and down to the red umbrellas for seating.
4.2 - Cinnamon roll bites w/Cream cheese icing & bacon bits - EP Sunshine Griddle (Flower & Garden). The bacon seemed to be a ridiculous addition at first, but clearly the creator of this item knows what they're doing. The filing of the bites was unexpected, and completely made them a must eat. This one left us arguing over who got the 4th bite. Dad won.
4.0 - Night Blossom - AK Pongu Pongu. Both kids (18 and 11) had this. I don't understand their ranking and plan on contesting the results.
4.0 - Kaki Gori - EP Japan Kabuki Cafe. Shaved ice. Again, both kids. They must like cold sugar.
4.0 - Mini Funnel Cake w/Cheesecake ice cream & blueberries. Very good but definitely not something you can share among 3 people. One would think after inhaling a Kaki Gori the kids wouldn't have interest in my funnel cake. Nope. At this point I had one child transforming in to Cornholio from all of the sugar (Parental Disclaimer: I do not condone such sugar consumption outside the walls of WDW, but it does provide quite the entertaining evening and the sugar crash on the bus provides exquisite silence)
3.7 - Ronto Breakfast Wrap - HS Ronto's Roasters - Dare I say, better than the Mickey Waffle?
3.6 - Raspberry Pineapple swirl Dole Whip float. We're an old school Pineapple only Dole Whip family and often scoff at the "twisties" walking by. They have reason to have that Cheshire Cat tail eating grin on their faces. RP Whip is pretty good (though the original Pinapple is always a 5.0)
3.6 - Kamal's Dumplings - AK Mr. Kamal's. We always blew past this path side stand on the way to Everest. Not anymore. Dumplings were really good & left us wanting more than 1 each (There are 3 in a basket).
3.5 - Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich (Raspberry) - EP France L'Artisan des Glaces - Great small little snack and the raspberry (seasonal flavor) was outstanding
2.7 - Kamal's Fries - AK Mr. Kamal's. A lower score, yes. But they're fries. Nothing spectacular about them, but they do go well with the Dumplings.
2.5 - Spring Rolls - MK Spring Roll cart. Cheesesteak much better than the pepperoni, but maybe that's because we're from the Philly area. A little greasy and disappointing given the high praise some have for these.
2.0 - Cheshire Cat Tail - (temporarily at) MK Cosmic Ray's - Outside of Disney we'd love this thing, but as my 19yo said, "it's something we can get at any bakery at home".
2.0 - Blue Milk - HS Milk Stand - Kids got the standard version, I got the "adult" version which a square glass apparently signifies. None of us thought it was that great. If not for it being a cold drink on a hot day, Blue Milk may have dipped below the 2.0 level
2.0 - Potato Pancakes - EP Germany Bauernmarkt (Flower & Garden) - We tried both the apple sauce and ham versions of these & weren't that impressed. Apple Sauce ranked higher than the ham version.
1.7 - Frushi - EP Japan - In theory it sounded good, but the rice with the fruit was an odd texture. Taste was ok, but we're not a fan
1.7 - School Bread - EP Norway Kringla Bakery - We took this one to room and ate it the next morning as to avoid a food coma. Both kids had the same reaction at seeing the coconut on top - EWW I hate coconout. They didn't want to try it the next morning, until I threatened to sing every Sonny Eclipse song on every ride that day. Begrudgingly they ate some. I gave it a 3. Both kids a 1.
1.0 - Citrus Swirl - MK Sunshine Tree Terrace - The bitterness of the orange was jarring. I know this may be more offensive than talking politics to some, but we did not like it at all.
And there you have it. Now, if you don't mind, I have to get back on the Peloton bike for another 29 hours to work off all of the food.
Enjoyed your fun take and always enjoy yanking the kids’ chains LOL
