Earth Day is just a few weeks away and you know what that means…special Earth Day celebrations are coming to Disney World!

Disney’s Animal Kingdom park will actually be celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year on Earth Day — April 22nd, 2023. In the past, we’ve seen special snacks and more released in honor of Earth Day/Earth Month. But now we’ve got FULL details about all of the eats and drinks you’ll be able to enjoy in Disney World in honor of Earth Day. Let’s check it out!

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park

Creature Comforts (Available March 28 through April 30)

• Bee Hive Mousse Dome: Honey mousse on top of a brownie base with sugar bees and white chocolate honeycomb (New)

Dawa Bar

• Rum and Pineapple Cocktail: Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Blue Curaçao Liquor, sour mix, pineapple juice garnish with pineapple wedge showcasing the ocean. The drink takes its name “bahari” from the Swahili word for “ocean.”

Flame Tree Barbecue (Mobile order available)

• Flamingo Cupcake: Strawberry cake, strawberry compote filling, guava buttercream, pink crispy pearls, sugar flamingo, and white chocolate wings (Available starting March 28)
• Bubbling Pink Lagoon: Strawberry lemonade, Sprite, and kiwi flavoring (Also available with glow cube and available with vodka for guests 21 and over) (Available March 28 through April 30) (New)

Nomad Lounge (Available March 31 through April 30)

• Gin and Bitters Cocktail: Cruxland Gin, bitters, and soda water garnished with a lemon wheel and honey simple syrup Inspired by the use of strategically placed beehives to protect the crops of African farmers from elephants (New)

Pizzafari (Available March 28 through April 30; mobile order available)

• Elephant Cupcake: Graham cracker cake, pineapple filling with matcha buttercream, crispy pearls, and a stunning white chocolate elephant celebrating Earth Month (New)
• Viva Gaia Tonic: Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade, Sprite, and cotton candy flavor with mint leaves (Also available with glow cube and available with vodka for guests 21 and over)(New)

Restaurantosaurus (Available March 28 through April 30; mobile order available)

• Elephant Cupcake: Graham cracker cake, pineapple filling with matcha buttercream, crispy pearls, and a stunning white chocolate elephant celebrating Earth Month

Tamu Tamu (Available March 28 through April 30)

• Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail Sundae: Brownie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, and trail crunch mix topped with a white chocolate image of Kejana (New)

Terra Treats

• Roasted Mushroom & Leek Pizza: Plant-based offering with IMPOSSIBLE Meatballs, roasted mushrooms, braised leeks, and a dash of truffle oil (New) (Plant-based)

Tusker House

• Bee Mini-cupcake included with buffet
• A variety of plant-based items including Cauliflower Bunny Chow, Black-eyed Pea Salad, IMPOSSIBLE Bobotie, Feisty Green Beans, Tandoori Tomatoes, Carrot and Chickpea Salad, Jollof Rice with Plant-based Sausage, Garlic-leek Hummus, and Harira Soup

Available at Isle of Java, Terra Treats, Thirsty River Bar, and Outdoor Ice Cream Carts (Available March 28)

• Tiger Eye Gold: Refreshing, light golden ale brewed with a blend of malt and rice and finished with hops from the Pacific Northwest that impart a hint of citrus flavor and the aroma of mandarin orange blossoms

Available at Dawa Bar, Eight Spoon Café, Restaurantosaurus Lounge, Thirsty River Bar, TriloBites, and Warung Outpost (Available April 2 through 30)

• Honey Bee Citrus Ale: Celebrating our pollinators, this ale is a light, slightly sweet, honey ale with a crisp clean finish

Disney Resort Hotels

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

The Mara (Available April 22 only; mobile order available)

• Cactus Cake: Chocolate cake, peanut butter filling, strawberry jam, and buttercream (New)

Sanaa (Available April 1 through 30)

• Chaat: Seasonal vegetables from The Land at EPCOT and potato croquette with chana masala, kale pakora, tamarind, coriander chutney, and coconut raita (New) (Plant-based)

Available at Various Table-service Restaurants and Disney Resort Hotel Lounges including California Grill, Jiko: The Cooking Place, Boma: Flavors of Africa, Victoria Falls, Flying Fish, Belle Vue Lounge, and AbracadaBAR (Available April 1 through May 31)

• Honeycomb Cocktail: A tribute to global conservation through bee pollination featuring Four Roses Bourbon, lemon juice, and honey garnished with a dehydrated blood orange and honeycomb (New)

Available at Various Pool Bars Across Disney Resort Hotels (Available April 1 through May 31)

• Cucumber Gimlet: Inspired by bright, refreshing flavors of spring and garden vegetables like cucumber, lime juice, and simple syrup topped with soda water with a chili-lime rim and cucumber garnish (New)

Which of these snacks do you most want to try? Tell us in the comments! And stay tuned for more Disney news.

Will you be in Disney World around Earth Day? Tell us in the comments!

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Exciting changes are happening in Disney World!

Happily Ever After is returning SOON, Roundup Rodeo BBQ has officially opened, and EPCOT is getting a NEW 100th anniversary nighttime show. Recently, we even found out that breakfast will be RETURNING to Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in EPCOT’s Norway Pavilion. And now, prices have been released!

Currently, this location is only serving dinner, but breakfast is returning, with characters, starting on May 14th! While it is still unclear which characters we will see, in the past, Akershus has featured Princess Storybook Breakfast.

And now we know, this character meal will cost $53 per adult and $34 per child (ages 3-9)! Stay tuned, reservations should be opening soon! While Disney hasn’t yet announced if this will be a buffet or family-style meal, we will keep an eye out.

Stay tuned to DFB for more updates.

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Ever since the pandemic, we’ve seen a TON of changes with Disney World restaurants.

We’ve seen the dining locations at hotels and parks slowly reopen over the past few years, and things like buffets and character meals have returned over time. Now, breakfast is coming back to a popular EPCOT restaurant, and we’ve got the menu!

Akershus Royal Banquet Hall in the Norway Pavilion is home to a character meal with Disney Princesses. It reopened with dinner a while back, but now breakfast is returning on May 14th, and the Disney World website has been updated with the menu!

The meal is known as “Princess Storybook Dining” and while the website doesn’t specify if this meal is buffet or family-style, we know that the restaurant was family-style when it reopened in 2022, so it seems that it will remain that way for breakfast. This means that you’ll pay all one price and get food for the table.

The menu includes breakfast pastries, fruit, potato casserole, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, and Norwegian waffles. Your meal comes with basic beverages, including fountain drinks, coffee, or hot tea.

There are also allergy-friendly versions of the different menu items mentioned above. Just make sure to specify your allergies when you check in at the restaurant, and alert your server when ordering your food.

This meal will cost $53 per adult and $34 per child ages 3-9. The price does not include tax or gratuity.

We’ll make sure to keep you updated with any more details about this meal, so stay tuned to DFB! At this time, dining reservations don’t seem to yet be available for breakfast on the website, but we’ll keep checking for availability.

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Disney has announced all of the Earth Day 2023 treats that will be available at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Walt Disney World Resort hotels next month.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park

Creature Comforts (Available March 28 through April 30)

• Bee Hive Mousse Dome: Honey mousse on top of a brownie base with sugar bees and white chocolate honeycomb (New)

Dawa Bar

• Rum and Pineapple Cocktail: Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Blue Curaçao Liquor, sour mix, pineapple juice garnish with pineapple wedge showcasing the ocean. The drink takes its name “bahari” from the Swahili word for “ocean.”

Flame Tree Barbecue (Mobile order available)

• Flamingo Cupcake: Strawberry cake, strawberry compote filling, guava buttercream, pink crispy pearls, sugar flamingo, and white chocolate wings (Available starting March 28)
• Bubbling Pink Lagoon: Strawberry lemonade, Sprite, and kiwi flavoring (Also available with glow cube and available with vodka for guests 21 and over) (Available March 28 through April 30) (New)

Nomad Lounge (Available March 31 through April 30)

• Gin and Bitters Cocktail: Cruxland Gin, bitters, and soda water garnished with a lemon wheel and honey simple syrup Inspired by the use of strategically placed beehives to protect the crops of African farmers from elephants (New)

Pizzafari (Available March 28 through April 30; mobile order available)

• Elephant Cupcake: Graham cracker cake, pineapple filling with matcha buttercream, crispy pearls, and a stunning white chocolate elephant celebrating Earth Month (New)
• Viva Gaia Tonic: Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade, Sprite, and cotton candy flavor with mint leaves (Also available with glow cube and available with vodka for guests 21 and over)(New)

Restaurantosaurus (Available March 28 through April 30; mobile order available)

• Elephant Cupcake: Graham cracker cake, pineapple filling with matcha buttercream, crispy pearls, and a stunning white chocolate elephant celebrating Earth Month

Tamu Tamu (Available March 28 through April 30)

• Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail Sundae: Brownie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, and trail crunch mix topped with a white chocolate image of Kejana (New)

Terra Treats

• Roasted Mushroom & Leek Pizza: Plant-based offering with IMPOSSIBLE Meatballs, roasted mushrooms, braised leeks, and a dash of truffle oil (New) (Plant-based)

Tusker House

• Bee Mini-cupcake included with buffet
• A variety of plant-based items including Cauliflower Bunny Chow, Black-eyed Pea Salad, IMPOSSIBLE Bobotie, Feisty Green Beans, Tandoori Tomatoes, Carrot and Chickpea Salad, Jollof Rice with Plant-based Sausage, Garlic-leek Hummus, and Harira Soup

Available at Isle of Java, Terra Treats, Thirsty River Bar, and Outdoor Ice Cream Carts (Available March 28)

• Tiger Eye Gold: Refreshing, light golden ale brewed with a blend of malt and rice and finished with hops from the Pacific Northwest that impart a hint of citrus flavor and the aroma of mandarin orange blossoms

Available at Dawa Bar, Eight Spoon Café, Restaurantosaurus Lounge, Thirsty River Bar, TriloBites, and Warung Outpost (Available April 2 through 30)

• Honey Bee Citrus Ale: Celebrating our pollinators, this ale is a light, slightly sweet, honey ale with a crisp clean finish

Disney Resort Hotels

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge

The Mara (Available April 22 only; mobile order available)

• Cactus Cake: Chocolate cake, peanut butter filling, strawberry jam, and buttercream (New)

Sanaa (Available April 1 through 30)

• Chaat: Seasonal vegetables from The Land at EPCOT and potato croquette with chana masala, kale pakora, tamarind, coriander chutney, and coconut raita (New) (Plant-based)

Available at Various Table-service Restaurants and Disney Resort Hotel Lounges including California Grill, Jiko: The Cooking Place, Boma: Flavors of Africa, Victoria Falls, Flying Fish, Belle Vue Lounge, and AbracadaBAR (Available April 1 through May 31)

• Honeycomb Cocktail: A tribute to global conservation through bee pollination featuring Four Roses Bourbon, lemon juice, and honey garnished with a dehydrated blood orange and honeycomb (New)

Available at Various Pool Bars Across Disney Resort Hotels (Available April 1 through May 31)

• Cucumber Gimlet: Inspired by bright, refreshing flavors of spring and garden vegetables like cucumber, lime juice, and simple syrup topped with soda water with a chili-lime rim and cucumber garnish (New)

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The pricing and menus have been released for the return of breakfast and lunch to Akershus Royal Banquet Hall at EPCOT. Dinner returned to the Norway Pavilion restaurant last November.

Breakfast

Breakfast will be $53 per adult (ages 10+) and $34 per child (ages 3-9), plus tax and gratuity.

Menu

• Mixed Fruit
• Potato Casserole
• Scrambled Eggs
• Bacon
• Sausage
• Norwegian Waffles

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

• Assorted Fountain Beverages
• Freshly Brewed Joffrey’s Coffee
• Twinings® Hot Tea

Allergy-Friendly Offerings

• Breakfast Pastries and Accompaniments (For Shellfish Allergies)
• Mixed Fruit (For Gluten/Wheat, Egg, Fish/Shellfish, Milk, Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Soy Allergies)
• Scrambled Eggs (For Fish/Shellfish, Peanut/Tree Nut, and Sesame Allergies)
• Potato Casserole (For Fish/Shellfish, Peanut/Tree Nut, and Sesame Allergies)
• Bacon (For Fish/Shellfish, Peanut/Tree Nut, and Sesame Allergies)
• Sausage (For Fish/Shellfish, Peanut/Tree Nut, and Sesame Allergies)
• Norwegian Waffles (For Fish/Shellfish, Peanut/Tree Nut, and Sesame Allergies)

Lunch

Lunch is $63 per adult and $41 per child, plus tax and gratuity, the same as dinner.

Menu

• Field Greens Salad with Lingonberry Vinaigrette
• Lefse with Cardamom-Cinnamon Butter
• Traditional KjØttkake: Norwegian Meatballs
• Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
• Grilled Salmon with Herbed Butter
• Green Beans
• Red Cabbage
• Macaroni & Cheese
• Kylling og Melboller: Norwegian Chicken and Dumplings
• Corn Dog Nuggets

The Royal Chef’s Dessert Plate

An assortment of Norwegian-inspired Desserts.

Allergy-Friendly Offerings

Guests must speak to a Cast Member about their allergy-friendly request.

• Mixed Greens: Spring Mix with Lingonberry Vinaigrette (For Gluten/Wheat, Egg, Fish/Shellfish, Milk, Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Soy Allergies)
• Lefse: Norwegian Flatbread (For Egg, Fish/Shellfish, Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Soy Allergies)
• Cinnamon Butter (For Gluten/Wheat, Egg, Fish/Shellfish, Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Soy Allergies)
• KjØttkake: Norwegian Meatballs (For Gluten/Wheat, Fish/Shellfish, Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Soy Allergies)
• Mashed Potatoes and Gravy (For Gluten/Wheat, Egg, Fish/Shellfish, Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Soy Allergies)
• Kylling og Melboller (Chicken and Dumplings) (For Fish/Shellfish, Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Soy Allergies)
• Pan-seared Salmon (For Gluten/Wheat, Egg, Milk, Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Shellfish Allergies)
• Green Beans (For Gluten/Wheat, Egg, Fish/Shellfish, Milk, Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Soy Allergies)
• Red Cabbage (For Gluten/Wheat, Egg, Fish/Shellfish, Milk, Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Soy Allergies)
• Macaroni & Cheese (For Fish/Shellfish, Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Soy Allergies)
• Corn Dog Nuggets (For Fish/Shellfish, Peanut/Tree Nut, and Sesame Allergies)
• Plant-based Bratwurst (For Gluten/Wheat, Egg, Fish/Shellfish, Milk, Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Soy Allergies)
• Rice Cream with Strawberry Sauce (For Gluten/Wheat, Egg, Fish/Shellfish, Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Soy Allergies)
• Chocolate Mousse Cake with Blackberry Cream (For Fish/Shellfish, Peanut/Tree Nut, and Sesame Allergies)
• Plant-based Vanilla Gelato (For Gluten/Wheat, Egg, Fish/Shellfish, Milk. Peanut/Tree Nut, Sesame, and Soy Allergies)

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Assorted Fountain Beverages

Specialty Drinks

• Northern Light’s Cocktail: Helix7 Vodka, Bols Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Blueberry, Desert Pear, and Sprite® with a souvenir Glow Cube – $19.50
• Blue Viking: This blend of Helix7 Vodka, Don Q Cristal Rum, El Jimador Blanco Tequila, Askur Gin, and Bols Blue Curaçao Liqueur will tame even the mightiest of Norse God thirst – $16.50
• The Bifröst: This blend of LINIE Aquavit Liqueur and Orange Cream with a splash of Grenadine will bring you along the journey between Midgard and Asgard – $16.50
• The Stavanger: A refreshing frozen blend of Helix7 Vodka, LINIE Aquavit Liqueur, and Raspberry – $16.50
• The Oslo: A creation from the capital city, this frozen favorite combines Helix7 Vodka, LINIE Aquavit Liqueur, Bols Crème de Banana Liqueur, and Strawberries – $16.50
• Linie Aquavit Glacier Shot: Tradisjonell Norsk Spirit produced from potatoes and flavored with caraway, aniseed, and orange peel then matured in Oloroso Sherry casks that give the Norwegian Aquavit a golden color and soft notes of vanilla (Product of Norway 41.5% ABV) – $12

Lunch also includes a selection of beers, hard ciders, red wines, white wines, and sparkling wines.

Breakfast and lunch will be available beginning May 14, 2023.

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Disney World has been making LOTS of new rules lately, so you may need to read up on the changes before you go.

So what banned items and actions should YOU know about before your big trip? Find out TODAY, on DFB Guide.

Check out our video below: NEW Things That HAD to be BANNED in Disney World

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World Discovery, sometimes called the land of Guardians of the Galaxy, seems to lack experiences while having some of the best attractions ever. Unfortunately, I only ever come here if I score a virtual queue for Cosmic Rewind or grab food from a festival booth. But because of that, I recently decided to spend a day in this section of the park. After spending time here, I have developed a Dos and Dont’s list that I want to share with you.

Here are the Dos!

There’s a handful of things to do here in World Discovery. I will mention a few things that are technically part of World Celebration, but the majority of that area isn’t open yet, so it fits in this futuristic section for right now.

• Design a car and ride Test Track
• Explore the Car Showroom area at the end of Test Track
• Grab a virtual queue to ride Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
• Check out which festival booths are available in the area because these tend to have some of the best food.
• Be sure to go shopping or window shopping in the Creations Shop. Look up and around to see all the artwork that is in the store.
• Walk into Connections Cafe & Eatery and watch the bakery team create the delicious Leige Waffles they serve.
• Try different sodas from around the world at Club Cool and get your favorite family member to try the drink, Beverly.

Here are the Don’ts

This list is so easy because there is only one thing you should definitely skip when visiting World Discovery. I’m sure you have already put the pieces together and figured out what it is.

• Mission: SPACE

If you love this ride, I am so sorry that it’s on this list. Unfortunately, this attraction makes many guests sick and sometimes to the point that it ruins their entire day. The good news is since most visitors skip it, there’s a low wait time on most days for those that love the attraction.

Well, folks, that is my Dos and Don’ts list regarding World Discovery at EPCOT. Please leave your list in the comments so we can compare and analyze them together.

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