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Top 5 Hollywood Studios Traditions
If you have been bitten by the Disney bug, then chances are you try to visit Walt Disney World as often as you can. If so, then you probably have some traditions that you must embrace each time you visit to make your trip complete. I have some Hollywood Studios traditions that I would like to share with you, and they just might be some of your traditions too!
5. Star Tours-Since I am a huge Star Wars fan, a trip to a galaxy far far away is definitely a tradition for me! Before the opening of Star Tours: The Adventure Continues last year, it was a tradition for my brother and I to ride the original and repeat Rex’s old lines; and now I look forward to seeing what place in the Star Wars universe the ride is going to take me!
4. Writer’s Stop-This little cafe is tucked next to the popular Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater and sells a variety of Disney books and an excellent array of bakery goods and refreshments! It’s one of my traditions to drop by this spot for a quick breakfast or a snack during one of my visits to Hollywood Studios.
3. Shopping for Pins-I always look forward to shopping for new Disney pins to add to my collection; and it’s a tradition for me to spend some time browsing the pins for sale under the giant Sorcerer’s Hat at the center of the park.
2. Tower of Terror-This is one of my favorite attractions at Walt Disney World, so naturally it’s one of my traditions! I always try to find new details when waiting in the lobby and choose the left line when waiting in the boiler room. Some guests say the left line is faster and the drops on that side are more intense; and while I can’t be sure, I think they’re right!
1. Rock n’ Roller Coaster-Another of one of my favorite attractions, I can’t leave WDW without a wild and crazy ride on Rock n’ Roller Coaster! My favorite part of the ride is the catapult from 0 to 60 mph straight into a loop. It’s also a personal tradition of mine to perform my own air guitar solo while rocketing upside down!
Now it’s your turn! I want to hear your own Hollywood Studios traditions so be sure to leave a comment and share them with us!
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Why Choose Disney’s Quick Service Dining Plan
Let me tell you…our first Disney trip, five years ago, we chose to NOT include a Disney Dining Plan in our resort package. Why? Well, we were “first timers” and uneducated :). We assumed, like many people do, that it is WAY expensive, that we could pack our own food for cheaper. That our resort has a refrigerator, so why not come back and grab a sandwich? Disney allows small coolers into the parks, we’ll just pack a lunch. Yea, not so much. While some of those reasons may be good ones for bringing your own food into the park, we realized it isn’t for us.
However, the Quick Service Dining Plan is perfect for our family. We chose this option two trips ago, and will never go back to carting our own food around the parks, and here’s why.
1. We love the flexibility. We can eat WHENEVER we want since we aren’t tied to a reservation. We aren’t at the point with our family where we can try to hold our kids off very long from eating. We don’t like to stop, in the middle of a hot day, to sit down to a buffet or table service meal.
2. Snacks rock. With the Quick Service Dining Option, you get one snack per person, per day. For me, that’s a pretzel in Germany 
. That’s the snack I look forward to. My kids LOVE the MIckey Ice Cream Bars and Rice Krispie treats. It’s so nice to walk through the park, and when my kids ask for a treat or a snack, to know I’ve already paid for it. We just hand our Key to the World Card over to the cashier, and it’s paid for.
3. Contrary to popular belief, there is a variety of food on the Quick Service Dining Plan. That is something we realized after our first time using it, two years ago. Before we leave, I email myself a list of restaurants, mainly in World Showcase, that offer Quick Service Dining. That way, we can make sure we are trying new foods, and not eating chicken nuggets and sandwiches for every meal.
If anyone is reading this post at EPCOT, promise you’ll grab a Bavarian Pretzel from Germany for me
I want to know what you think. Are you a Quick Service Dining Plan user? Let me know in the comment box below.
This guest post comes to us from our new friend Carrie. She is a teacher, mom, and avid Disney fan. She loves planning Disney trips with her family and sharing her magical experiences with others She blogs at My Favorite Finds about cooking, organizing, creating, and of course her Disney travels.”
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100 Disney VEGETARIAN Foods to Eat Before you Die Challenge
We had so many requests this past week for a Vegetarian Version of our World Famous 100 Disney Food to eat before you die that I had to get together with my vegetarian buddy Melissa and try to come up with a non meat version. Like the last list check the chart at the bottom to see where exactly you fall on the Disney World Food Addict Scale. Keep score how many you have tried and at the end you will be graded on how you have done.
Please note while I would love to list every item at Disney World it would be impossible. These are just some of the Vegetarian Items at the Walt Disney World theme park that I think most people are familiar with.
Magic Kingdom
- Dole Whip – Aloha Isle
- Vegetarian Burrito -Tortuga Tavern
- Mickey Premium Ice Cream Bar – Ice Cream Carts
- Mickey Mouse Shaped Pretzel – Frontierland Pretzel Wagon
- Popcorn – Pop Corn Carts
- Vegetarian Chili - Columbia Harbour House
- Nutella and fresh fruit waffle sandwich - Sleepy Hollow
- Funnel Cake – Sleepy Hollow
- Baked Potato – Liberty Square Market
- Veggie Burger and Fixins – Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe
- Tomato Basil Soup - Pinocchio Village Haus
- Lighthouse Sandwich - Columbia Harbour House
- Mickey Mouse Waffle – Crystal Palace
- Vegetarian Sandwich - Plaza Restaurant & Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe
- Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake – Liberty Tree Tavern
- Sweet Cream Cheese Pretzel – Lunching Pad
- Citrus Swirl – Sunshine Tree Terrace
Epcot
- Vegeta Beta – Club Cool
- Okonomi Yaki - Japan
- School Bread – Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe
- Tofu and Vegetable Noodle Bowl - Sunshine Seasons
- Mango Green Tea – China
- Grey Goose Slush – France
- Grand Mariner Slush – France
- Cucumber Margarita – La Cava de Tequila
- Black Bean Vegetable Burger - Liberty Inn
- Caramel Corn – Karmell Kutche
- Kaki Gori – Japan
- Vegetable Torte – Norway
- Apple Cobbler – Liberty Inn
- Gratin de Macaroni - Les Chefs de France
- Soft Pretzel & German Beer – Sommerfest
- Vegetable Couscous - Restaurant Marrakesh
- Vegetarian Platter – Tangierine Cafe
- Quattro Formaggi Pizza - Via Napoli
Hollywood Studios
- Butterfinger Cupcake – Starring Rolls Cafe
- Marble Cupcake – Starring Rolls Cafe
- Peanut Butter Cupcake – Starring Rolls Cafe
- Red Velvet Cheesecake – Starring Rolls Cafe
- Carrot Cake Cookie – The Writers Stop
- Strawberry Muffin – The Writer’s Stop
- Grapefruit Cake – Hollywood Brown Derby
- Seasonal Marinated Vegetable Flatbread - Mama Melrose’s Ristorante
- Vegetarian Version of the Cobb Salad – Hollywood Brown Derby
- Noodle Bowl with Wok-fried Coconut Tofu - Hollywood Brown Derby
- Milkshake – Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater
- Vegetable Burger - Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater
- Vegetarian Cheeseburger - Rosie’s All-American Cafe
- Spaghetti and Vegetarian Meatballs - 50′s Prime Time Cafe and Tune-In Lounge
- Beer Battered Onion Rings - 50′s Prime Time Cafe and Tune-In Lounge
- Peanut Butter Jelly Milkshake – 50′s Prime Time Cafe and Tune-In Lounge
- Dad’s Electric Lemonade – 50′s Prime Time Cafe and Tune-In Lounge
- Hand-rolled Potato Gnocchi - Mama Melrose’s Ristorante
- Honey-Hazelnut & Ricotta Cheesecake – Mama Melrose’s Ristorante
- Grilled Veggie Sandwich - Backlot Express
Animal Kingdom
- Jalapeno stuffed cheese pretzel – Safari Pretzel
- Vegetable Egg Roll – Safari Egg Rolls
- Chilled Summer Roll - Safari Egg Rolls
- Vegetable Lo Mein - Yak and Yeti
- Fried Wontons - Yak and Yeti
- Cinnamon glazed almonds/pecans – Dino Diner
- Spinach and Goat Cheese Frittata - Pizzafari
- Vegetable Subosaurus - Restaurantosaurus
- Hot Tea – Royal Anandapur Tea Company
- Zebra cupcake - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
- Brownie paw - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
- White Chocolate elephant cupcake – Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
- Cotton Top Tamarin Cupcake – Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
- Vegetable Pizza – Pizzafari
Deluxe Resorts
- Zebra Domes - The Mara – Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Vegetable Flatbread -The Mara – Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Taste of Africa - Jiko – The Cooking Place – Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Indian Style Bread service - Sanaa – Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Sanaa Vegetarian Sampler - Sanaa – Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Kitchen Sink – Beaches & Cream – Beach Club Resort
- Tonga Toast - Kona Cafe – Polynesian Resort
- Macadamia Nut Pancakes - Kona Cafe – Polynesian Resort
- Kona Coffee - Kona Cafe – Polynesian Resort
- Lapu Lapu - Kona Cafe – Polynesian Resort
- Pele’s Fire Punch - Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show – Polynesian
- Kilauea Volcano Delight Dessert - Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show – Polynesian
- Vegetarian Platter with Tempura Veggies & Tofu - OHana – Polynesian Resort
- Bread Pudding with Banana Foster Sauce - OHana – Polynesian
- Smoky Portobella Mushroom Soup - Artist Pointe – Wilderness Lodge
- Sautéed Red Quinoa Cakes - Whispering Canyon Cafe – Wilderness Lodge
- Triple Cheese Brick Oven Flatbread - California Grill – Contemporary Resort
- Goat Cheese Ravioli - California Grill – Contemporary Resort
- Strawberry Soup - 1900 Park Fare – Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Vegetarian Bento Box - Flying Fish Cafe - Boardwalk Resort and Villas
- Grilled Vegetable Sandwich – Beaches & Cream - Beach Club Resort and Villas
Moderate Resorts
- Beignets – Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory – Port Orleans French Quarter
- Create Your Own Pasta – Riverside Mill - Port Orleans Riverside
Value Resorts
- Tye Dye Cheesecake – Pop Century Food Court – Pop Century Resort
- Orange Creamsicle – Silver Screen Spirits – All Star Movies Resort and other locations
Downtown Disney
- Chocolate Covered Pretzels – Goofy’s Candy Company
- The Caprese - Earl of Sandwich
- Hot Fudge Sundae - Ghirardelli Soda Fountain
- Agave-Sweetened Brownies - Babycakes NYC
- Four Cheese Pesto Pizza - Wolfgang Puck Express
- Doh Bars – Cooke’s of Dublin
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So how did you do? Lets look at the scoring chart below:
1-25 – Disney Veggie Noobie: You need to be a bit more adventurous and really branch out at Disney World. Try new things, use those snack credits to their fullest. You are probably new at being a Vegetarian and secretly crave the taste of meat 
26 – 50 – Disney Foodie in Training – Getting better. You probably have kids or family that are meat eaters and are stuck visiting the Buffets every visit. You drool over Disney Food Photos and have a mental checklist of things you want to try.
51 – 75 – Disney Foodie – You have been around the park. You know what you like and try to get out and try new things all the time. You probably blog about Disney or fill your Facebook wall with articles from Chip and Co or share Photos on the C&C Picture Site.
76 – 100 – Disney Food Addict – Someone get this person a Citrus Swirl cause you have earned it! You are the Elite! People come to you when they have food questions. We need for you to join us on the site and blog about Vegetarian Disney Food for a living!
Let us know how you did in the comment box below!
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Citrus Swirl Makes a Comeback at Walt Disney World Resort!
The original Citrus Swirl makes its official comeback at the Magic Kingdom’s Sunshine Tree Terrace. Gone for more than a quarter of a century, it’s nice to have them back where they belong for the 40th anniversary celebration of Walt Disney World Resort.
Who remembers that icy swirl of frozen orange and soft-serve vanilla ice cream, a duo of delish in the heat of summertime? There was a knock-off for a while at Aloha Isle, but this swirl is the original recipe, a sweet-tart tower in a cone or cup ($3.19 and on the Disney Dining Plan).
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Dine on Disney Desserts at the Tomorrowland Terrace Dessert Party
On our trips to WDW we try to do something new each time that we haven’t done before. This past trip I thought it would be fun to try out the Tomorrowland Terrace Dessert Party!! Desserts,prime viewing of the fireworks and Disney…what could be better right ?!
I called and checked on getting reservations about 1 month before our travel dates. You can contact me and I would be glad to assist you with reservations. I do recommend that you book at least a few weeks in advance because seating is limited and during the busy months it tends to fill up fast. The price per child $15.97 and price per adult $29.81.
It is suggested that you check in 1 hour before Wishes starts. You will make your way to the Noodle Station and there is a podium set up where you will receive a wristband for each member of your party.When you get your wristband you are guided to your table where there is a place card with your last name and party size on it.
If you are unfortunate to be seated at the back of the terrace *as we were* you can stand at the railing to watch Wishes.You are not allowed to bring a chair to the railing though.
The buffet of desserts was very overwhelming!! We ate an early supper just so we could enjoy the desserts we knew that we would be enjoying later that night.It was rather late when we had our party *9:15pm* but our food had time to settle.
They had fresh strawberries,pineapple, cantaloupe,watermelon and grapes for those who were looking for a healthy alternative. Then you had cannolis,fruit tarts,mini key lime tarts,rice krispy treats and much more for those who are wanting to live it up!
We discovered a shot glass size glass that had some sort of orange creamsicle type concoction in it…That was the BEST! The drinks of the night were water,lemonade *very tart I might add*,milk and coffee.
I personally was not impressed with the view from the terrace during the fireworks.It is not a straight view of the castle so the castle is not in front of you when the fireworks are lighting up the nighttime sky.And if you are seated in the back of the area the overhang is too low that you can’t sit in your seat.So standing at the railing is the best option. The cool thing to my 7 yr old daughter was that Tinkerbell flies right over your head.
If you are looking for something off the beaten path to do or you have something special to celebrate while on your trip to Disney World this is a wonderful way to celebrate!
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