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UNDERRATED: WDW Table Service Dining

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After a hiatus of a few months, Overrated/Underrated is back! In today's edition, we will discuss Table Service restaurants that we consider to be underrated. These aren't necessarily our favorites. However, these are ones that we consider to be great choices for which which are often overlooked by theme park goers. In some cases, you might even be able to walk up! So without further ado, here is our list of hidden gems. MAGIC KINGDOM: Tony's Town Square Tony's generally has a poor reputation for some reason, but we think it is a solid dining choice in the Magic Kingdom.…

The Disney Dining Plan Is Back! But Is It Worth It?

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Last week, Disney announced a number of big changes coming to Walt Disney World in 2024. One of those changes that is getting the most attention is the return of the Disney Dining Plan. This is a pre-pandemic feature where guests staying at a WDW hotel could pre-pay for their on-property meals prior to their trip. The popularity stemmed from the fact that you could budget for dining in advance and, if you took full advantage of the plan, you might actually save money. In addition, Disney sometimes offered "free dining". This is where you could get a dining plan…

Banshee: Flower and Garden Festival Foods Must Tries

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Not to be outdone by Buster, I have my must-try list for Flower and Garden. I followed the same rules as Buster in that these are items that I didn't try during our trip last year. Also, I noticed that Buster had a drink item on his list. Therefore, I included a bunch of drinks on my list. Drinks Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company: Melonade This is the only item that both Buster and I chose. Unlike Buster, I might take this with the Grey Goose Vodka! BAUERNMARKT: Apfelschaumwein This is a combo of sparkling wine and apple liqueur. Sounds…

Buster: Flower and Garden Festival Foods Must Tries

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This week Disney finally announced the food booth menu for this year's Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. We were lucky enough to sample a few items during one day visit to WDW last year. Spending one day there was nice but it only left us wanting more. Fortunately, our yearly two week WDW trip happens to coincide with the tail end of the festival, so we will get a much longer bite at the apple, so to speak. In anticipation of our upcoming trip, both Banshee and I are putting together a list of the top food items that…

Trip Planning Summer 2023: What We Are Looking Forward to Doing at WDW

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Buster and the Banshee thought that it would be interesting to walk through our trip planning process with our audience. As part of this series, we will address many of the aspects of WDW trip planning that all families go through. In our last installment of this series, we talked about how we planned out our park reservations. Today, we will discuss a much more fun topic: what we are looking forward to doing on our next Walt Disney World trip. Sometimes I feel like we can divide the year into two categories: the two weeks we go to WDW,…

OVERRATED: WDW In-Park Quick Service Dining

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This is part of our on-going series “Underrated/Overrated”. Today we will feature in-park quick service locations which we think get more love than they should. In a previous installment of this series, we told you which quick service dining establishments we thought were hidden gems. This article will go in the opposite direction. We will talk about popular in-park quick service dining locations that just don't quite do it for us. Now I realize that many of the places on this list might be among your family's favorites. That's okay. We aren't here to judge. Variety is the spice of…

Banshee’s Favorite Sweet Treats at WDW

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One of the pleasures of vacationing at WDW is the food... specifically the sweet treats. The Banshee’s sweet tooth is always ready to party at Disney!! Over the years, I have come to anticipate my favorite sweet treats as soon as we go under the welcome sign. These are my picks for must-have splurges. I am sure there are others that I have never tried that would make the list without doubt. I should also point out that sometimes food associates with feelings and good memories and so a favorite may not be the most decadent or best tasting but…

Rodeo Roundup BBQ: A Lost Opportunity?

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This week, Disney released an update on the long awaited Rodeo Roundup BBQ at Hollywood Studios at WDW. This is a new table service restaurant that is slated to open in Toy Story Land. The key takeaways from the update are 1. The new opening date is Spring 2023 (originally it was 2020... then 2022), and 2. This will be a family style BBQ restaurant. There were also an assortment of pictures of the interior, which was kind of neat, but nothing Earth shattering. While the prospect of a new restaurant opening at Hollywood Studios is exciting (it certainly can…