It’s been a fun week at Disney World! We’ve been celebrating the reopening of Cape May Cafe at Disney’s Boardwalk and trying out some new snacks!

Time for Some Ice Cream!

We discovered a NEW ice cream shop and tasted some super yummy donuts, a unique Pina Colada, and fruity potato chips! But we’re not done because we’ve also been keeping an eye on menu updates at Disney World restaurants this week. So hang on tight because we’ve got a few!

EPCOT

Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie

One of our favorite snacks has returned to one of our favorite EPCOT joints! It’s the Roulé aux Fromage — formerly known as the Roule Lard et Fromage. It looks a little different, and when we first got a peek at it, it didn’t quite have as much bacon on it.

Now with more bacon!

However, we later found that the universe listened to our mention about the lack of bacon, and a newer version of the snack appeared with MORE bacon. WIN!

Read Our Review of the Roule Aux Fromage

Disney’s Wilderness Lodge

Territory Lounge

Territory Lounge has an updated “Small Bites” menu, including:

• Seasonal Bisque for $12
• Handcrafted Charcuterie for $22
• House-made Potato Chips — with Chimichurri Ranch Dip (Plant-based option available upon request) for $6
• Granny Smith Apple Pie à la Mode for $9

Territory Lounge

You had us at apple pie.. yum.

See Photos of Territory Lounge’s Reopening

Disney’s Yacht Club Resort

Ale & Compass Restaurant

We saw quite a few updates to the Breakfast Menu at Ale & Compass, and yes, you can now have the Vermont Cheddar Burger, Ale & Compass Salad, and Kids Grilled Chicken for breakfast! Burgers for breakfast? Sign us up! Here are the other changes:

• REMOVED: Eggs Benedict
• NEW: Shrimp and White Cheddar Grits — with Poached Egg, Chorizo, and Charred Tomato Stew for $16
• NEW: Blackened Sustainable Fish Tacos — with Chilled Cucumber Slaw, Avocado, Chipotle Rémoulade, and Flour Tortillas for $17
• NEW: Crab Cake Benedict — Poached Eggs, Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes, and Arugula with Lemon–Herb Hollandaise for $18
• NEW: Smoked Salmon and Toasted Bagel Sandwich — Herbed Cream Cheese, Pickled Red Onions, Vine-ripened Tomatoes, and Avocado with House-made Chips for $16
• Returning: Maine Lobster Roll — on a House-made New England-style Roll with House-made Chips for $20

Maine Lobster Roll

The Breakfast Sides have a few new items, too:

• Steel Cut Oatmeal is now Chilled Overnight Oats — with Marinated Fresh Fruit for $7
• NEW: Truffle Fries with Roasted Shallot Mayonnaise for $6

Read Our Most Recent Review of Ale & Compass Restaurant

Disney’s Boardwalk Inn

Boardwalk Ice Cream

There’s a new ice cream shop in town over on Disney’s Boardwalk where Ample Hills Creamery used to be. And although the online menu is a little limited, when we visited, we noticed quite a few selections available there.

Menu

Is it the BEST ice cream we’ve ever had?

Bayside Brownie

Probably not — but it’s nice to have another quick ice cream option over in that area.

Read Our Full Review of Boardwalk Ice Cream

Disney Springs

Splitsville Luxury Lanes

The Filet Sliders have returned to Splitsville! And we LOVED these things and were a little sad when they disappeared from the menu last year. They’re beef tenderloin topped with onion rings and horseradish cream. 

Filet Sliders

We highly recommend trying these out!

Read More About The Filet Sliders

Frontera Cocina

There are a few updates to the menu over at Frontera Cocina for Lunch. Here’s what’s changed:

• Returning: Crispy Chipotle Calamari — Caramelized Lime Aioli, Chile de Arbol Salsa, Cotija Cheese for $16
• Crispy Beef Tacos increased from $25 to $26
• Carne Asada Tacos increased from $24 to $25
• Carne Asada increased from $38 to $42.50

Crispy Chipotle Calamari

The Beverages part of the menu saw some changes, too:

• Play with Fire Margarita increased from $16 to $17
• Topolo increased from $15 to $17
• NEW: Elote Old Fashioned — Abasolo Ancestral Corn Whiskey, Nixta Elote Liqueur, and Orange Bitters served in a smoked bottle (serves two) for $40
• NEW: 5 Sentidos Bicuixe — Served with Grasshoppers and an Orange Wedge in a traditional “Veladora” for $25
• Premium Tequila Flight increased from $33 to $40
• Mezcal Flight decrease from $21 to $20
• REMOVED: Cruz de Caballo

Here’s a Review of A Margarita We Recently Had at Frontera Cocina

Those are all the updates for this week — we’ll be back soon with even more, so stay tuned!

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Disney World souvenirs aren’t exactly known for being cheap, but paying $1,000 for a lobster? That makes even a bejeweled pair of Minnie Ears look like a bargain buy! 

Tweed & Pearl Minnie Ears

It might seem excessive, but this isn’t your typical lobster. For starters, this isn’t even a lobster you can eat! 

We LOVE lobster at Disney! Whether it’s in nachos, a poutine, or even a VEGAN version, we’re always excited to see it — and eat it!

GIANT Plate of Nachos!

But this weekend in EPCOT, we found a DIFFERENT kind of lobster. One that we can’t eat. And one that costs almost as much as a Disney World Annual Pass. 

$1,000 lobster

Seen in the Mexico Pavilion of World Showcase, the lavish lobster is actually an intricate wooden carving! And there’s clearly a LOT of hard work and diligent detail that goes into these guys!

Lobster carving

Made from Copal wood harvested from the hills of the Oaxacan valley, these things are the REAL deal, made by local artisans who use machetes and pocketknives to carve them into precise details and shapes. 

Oaxacan wood carvings

After each lobster is shaped, it’s delicately painted with vibrant, eye-catching colors!

$1,000 lobster

The colors and patterns are truly unbelievable, and dare we say worth the $1,000 price tag?! 

Take all our money

We may need a little liquid courage from La Cava del Tequila before making the plunge, but these artsy Oaxacan wooden lobsters are some of the most stunning souvenirs we’ve seen in Disney World lately, and we gotta respect the craft! 

16 of the Most Expensive Snacks in Disney World

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Shout out from the West Coast to all our DFB friends! HOLLA!

Clarabelle and Oswald!

We’ve been to Disneyland Resort, hanging around Disney California Adventure, Disneyland, and Downtown Disney to check in to see what’s been up since we were last there. And we’ve got TONS of updates for you, so let’s get to them!

Disneyland Food Updates

French Market Restaurant

The bloody Haunted Mansion Wedding Cake is BACK! It’s wasn’t on Mobile Order, though, so if you want it, you may have to order it in person.

Haunted Mansion Wedding Cake

This is one fun AND delicious slice of cake. It’s available for $7.99.

Read Our Full Review of the Haunted Mansion Wedding Cake

Stage Door Cafe

A Frontierland Souvenir Cup available! Look how cute Mikey and Minnie are!

Mickey and Minnie!

The cup is $10.99 with your choice of fountain beverage.

We Reviewed A Disneyland Drink Inspired By A Cat — Read It Here!

Disneyland Merchandise Updates

Emporium

We found some new pins, incluing a Teacher’s Day Pin for $19.99…

Goofy is a great teacher

…a Bad Batch Pin for $15.99…

Bad Batch

…and a May the 4th Pin for $15.99.

A little late…

We found a VERY pretty Loungefly Mint Green Minnie Mini Backpack! Look at how it sparkles!

It’s so pretty!

This backpack is $90.

Check Out The Latest Disney Loungefly Collection That Was Made for the Cheese OBSESSED

Toydarian Toymaker

We found some of the new plushes we previously saw at Disney World here, including Darth Maul…

The Dark Side is cute

…Jar Jar…

Jar Jar!

…and Dok Ondar.

Dok Ondar

The plushes are $22.99 each.

Guess Where You Can Now Buy A Disney Galaxy’s Edge Thermal Detonator Coke!

Dok Ondar’s Den of Antiquities

Rey’s Lightsaber has arrived on the West Coast. It’s $149.99 for the hilt and $50 for the blade.

Rey’s Saber!

The Darksaber has arrived at Dok Ondar’s and it looks SO cool in person!

Darksaber

You don’t even have to be a Mandalorian to wield it — you can get your hands on it for $199.

See More Photos of the Darksaber

Disney California Adventure Food Updates

Paradise Garden Grill

Paradise Garden Grill has reopened.

It’s open again!

The menu currently includes festival items.

Read Our Most Recent Review of Paradise Garden Grill

Alfresco Tasting Terrace

This Legacy Passholders-only dining location offered us up a chance to try the Pizza Oom Mow Wow, which is a Bloody Mary WITH PIZZA ON IT. And even the drink tasted like pizza — you’ll have to try it for yourself to believe it. It’s $17.

You Gotta Love Bloody Mary’s!

We also tried a secret menu drink called The Nutmeg, which is actually named after one of Disneyland’s famous cats! This drink is for those with a sweet tooth — it’s dark rum, half and half, and raspberry flavoring with cinnamon and nutmeg dusting.

The Nutmeg

It’s available now by request for $16.

Read Our Full Review of The Nutmeg

Pym Test Kitchen

Banners and posters for PYM Test Kitchen were set up in what used to be the queue area for the Hyperion Theatre.

PYM Test Kitchen Ad

Signage has been added to the area confirming that this space will be used for additional seating for Avengers Campus when it opens.

Read about the $100 Sandwich at PYM Test Kitchen here!

Disney California Adventure Merchandise Updates

Julius Katz & Sons

There’s a new Disney Dream Destinations Cheshire Cat Pin.

We’re all mad here

This pin is $19.99.

Click Here If You Think You Can Collect ALL the Key Pins in Disney’s Mystery Set!

Elias & C0.

We are IN LOVE with the Rainbow Collection Plushes. There’s Mickey…

Rainbow Mickey

…and Minnie! The plushes are $27.99 each

Rainbow Minnie

The Cruella collection has landed at Disneyland! And it includes some pretty sweet fashion — sweatshirts, t-shirts, jackets, loungeflys, and more! There’s a Sweatshirt for $59.99…

Punk rock vibes

…a Black dress/t-shirt combo outfit for $59.99…

Tank dress with tee

…a Red dress for $129.99…

This doesn’t look great on a hanger, though…

… a Loungefly Wallet for $50.00…

Cruella wallet

…a Loungefly purse for $80…

Cool purse!

… a Jacket for $109.99…

Fashion!

… a Matching Mini Skirt for $49.99…

Mini skirt

….a Black T-Shirt for $39.99…

Evil by design

… and a Blue Shirt for $44.99.

CRUELLA

Another Tropical Mickey item turned up — a Tropical Mickey Cardholder.

Summer vibes

The cardholder is $14.99.

Check Out The Tropical Minnie Ears We Found!

Disney California Adventure Character Updates

We spotted Lilo in Paradise Gardens!

Ohana!

Hi, Lilo!

PHOTOS! See the Characters We Spotted At Disneyland’s Reopening!

Downtown Disney Merchandise Updates

World of Disney

We’re digging this groovy Stitch Sweatshirt for $49.99.

It’s Stitch!

And there are Matching Shorts for $34.99.

Matching shorts

There’s also a  Stitch Top Spinner for $12.99…

Top Spinner

… and a sweet Lilo & Stitch Ohana Water Bottle for $19.99.

Ohana means family

The Pirates of the Caribbean Treasure Skeleton Funko Pop is here, too, for $29.99

Arrggghhhh!

This Minnie Mouse Loungefly Wristlet is so cute!

CUTE!

It’s $40.00

See Which Tangled Sidekick Just Got His Own Loungefly Bag!

Curl Surf

Baby Yoda, aka The Child, aka Grogu is EVERYWHERE, and we most recently found on a Herschel Baby Yoda Backpack for $60.95.

Baby Yoda in his pram!

AND he’s on a Herschel Baby Yoda Lunch Box.

Have lunch with Baby Yoda

The lunch box is $45.95.

Check Out This New Collection of Mickey Bags Is Now Available for Pre-Order Online

That’s it for us this time around Disneyland. But we’ll be back soon with more updates!

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Say what you will about Disney Villains, but they’ve got good taste in food. 

Villains Valentine’s Day Magnet

That’s according to an upcoming Disney Villains COOKBOOK, where the recipes and photos look so good that we honestly feel kinda bad drooling over them… .

Listen, the fact that Scar kills his own brother and Maleficent curses an infant are not things we can endorse. What we CAN endorse is Scar’s apparent penchant for cooking farro. Who knew! It’s all part of a bewitching new book, Disney Villains: Devilishly Delicious Cookbook, inspired by Disney’s most iconic baddies! 

©Amazon

Featuring beautiful full-color photos and more than 50 recipes from ALL kinds of classic Disney movie villains, there’s no doubt this will be one of the most unique cookbooks we’ve seen! While many of the recipes haven’t been revealed, one example we’re excited about is the “Lion’s Share Farro Salad,” inspired by Scar. Because apparently when Scar isn’t plotting a coup at Pride Rock, he’s roasting root vegetables. 

©Amazon

The Disney Villains cookbook arrives July 20, but you can pre-order it NOW for $17.99!

Click here to pre-order the Disney Villains Cookbook!

We’ll continue to keep you updated on the latest in Disney food.

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Nowadays in Disney World, construction crews are as commonplace as Character Cavalcades! 

A Look at the Tron Construction

With refurbishments and new developments taking place ALL over the parks and resorts, construction walls have become a frequent site. One prime example is Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, where not only are the rooms getting a major Moana makeover, but the Monorail station is getting a serious overhaul of its own!

Ever since the Monorail station at the Polynesian was demolished in January, we’ve been tracking its progress and providing updates. 

Look at that progress!

Today, we swung by the resort for another look, and it’s still very much in progress! 

Monorail construction

The Monorail is still not stopping at the resort, and it’s clear that LOTS more work is needed at the station, but progress is clearly happening! 

Monorail construction

Inside the hotel, the platform is still fully blocked. 

No entry

After a brief pause the other day, the Monorail still cruises through, but it’s not stopping for guests to get on or off.

Monorail passing through

There’s a lot of area surrounding the Monorail that is also blocked off and filled with construction equipment. 

Monorail

Needless to say, it still looks quite a ways off from completion, but work is still moving along! We’ll continue to keep you posted on Monorail news at the Polynesian, and MORE Polynesian news as the hotel prepares to complete its room refurbs! 

A Poolside Restaurant Reopens at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

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There is no shortage of construction projects going on around Walt Disney World as they prepare for the 50th-anniversary celebrations this year!

Magic Kingdom

This week was filled with more progress on some long-term projects that we’ve been keeping track of and we even got a surprise at the end of the week that answered our questions about some mystery construction we spotted back in March. So, let’s get to all the updates from this week!

Magic Kingdom

Main Street Train Station

The Walt Disney World railroad has been closed for quite some time now as construction progresses on the new TRON roller coaster coming to Tomorrowland. In the meantime, the Main Street Train Station has been hiding “undercover” in true Disney fashion, where they try to convince us that it’s still kind of there with the tarp design.

While we didn’t see progress…we could HEAR it!

And, this past week we didn’t necessarily see construction going on here, but we did HEAR it! When we passed by the station, we listened closely and could hear some work being done inside. So, there is still something underway!

Casey Jr. Splash ‘N’ Soak

Over in Storybook Circus, we’ve been keeping track of the ongoing refurbishment of the Casey Jr. Splash ‘N’ Soak area. Last week we noticed that more areas had been taped off to paint on the giraffe car, and this week we got the grand reveal! The giraffe car now has a fresh coat of GOLD paint!

The work is done on the giraffe car!

And, now it’s the clown car’s turn — the bushes have moved over to surround the car so it looks like that’s the next paint project for Disney.

Work is underway on another link in the train!

EPCOT

Innoventions West

EPCOT has also been home to quite a few construction projects over the past year, and instead of spotting something going up, we spotted something completely gone. This week we noticed that Innovations West can no longer be seen towering over the construction walls near Spaceship Earth.

Innoventions West, are you back there?!

Italy Pavilion

And, another building is missing in EPCOT over in the Italy Pavilion. The former gelati stand that served up some frozen treats has been completely removed. The area is still surrounded by construction walls, but there was no indication that something new would be coming in the spot. They might just be fixing the pavement.

We reckon there’s only room for one gelati stand in this pavilion

But, rest assured, there is still a spot to grab gelati in the Italy Pavilion — in fact, it’s brand new! Gelateria Toscana opened just a few weeks ago on the other side of the pavilion, so it seems there’s only room for one gelati stand in the area and the newbie won out.

Click HERE For Our FULL REVIEW of the NEW Gelati Stand!

Disney Springs

Beatrix

When we were making our way around Disney Springs this week we noticed that some construction walls were looking different around the area that the restaurant Beatrix is planned to eventually be located. The walls used to have Beatrix advertisements on the panels, but those are now gone.

Beatrix signs are no more

Back in April, a representative from the company that owns Beatrix (Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants) confirmed that the project has not been canceled but instead has been delayed significantly. Until work can resume, Disney and Beatrix have agreed to return the area to “green space” and we recently saw a permit filed for building that won’t expire until 2023. So, it could be a while before we see much change in this space.

Disney Resorts

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort

Over at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort, we’re continuing to keep track of the construction on the monorail platform. The station was demolished back in January and is part of the larger refurbishment that Disney is doing at the hotel.

Look at that progress!

When we stopped by to check in on the progress, we could see that construction crews were outside working on one of the new structures.

BoardWalk Ice Cream

And, over at Disney’s BoardWalk, we got a surprise update in the form of a BRAND NEW ice cream shop! This spot used to be home to Ample Hills Creamery, but it closed last year with the parks when the COVID-19 pandemic began and did not reopen. We had spotted some mystery construction on the exterior a few months ago, and this week it was revealed as the new home of BoardWalk Ice Cream.

BoardWalk Ice Cream

The new location opened on May 20th and you can stop in to grab a sweet treat from 3PM-10PM on weekdays and 12PM-10PM on weekends. And, of course, we already stopped by to check out the menu and give it a try!

Check Out Our FULL REVIEW of BoardWalk Ice Cream!

Well, there ya have it — ALL the construction updates from this week in Disney World! We will continue to keep an eye out for more so check back with us next week for the latest!

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