Category: Food

A Beginner’s Guide to the World Showcase with Al: Spotlight on Canada

If you like to get gadgets, Canada’s pavilion is the place to go while still being a great pavilion.  

Food: Canada has one of my favorite restaurants in Disney World. The restaurant is called Le Cellier Steakhouse. Le Cellier is super crowded and it is hard to get a seat. I don’t mind the wait though because the bread and especially the steak (steak is in my top 3 favorite foods) are delicious. 

Shopping: All around the Canada pavilion there are a bunch of stores. Most of the stuff in the stores is handmade too! It is also all from Canada! There are two big shops with all the gadgets. The shops are called Northwest Mercantile and the Trading Post. In the Northwest Mercantile they sell ornaments which represent the four seasons and all the ornaments are handmade which makes it even cooler. Inside one of the stores I got a super cool rock!

Entertainment: The Canada pavilion has a show called Canada Far and Wide! It is a 360 show where they show the beauties of Canada. Canada used to have a pavilion called O’Canada which I preferred but Canada Far and Wide is still a great show! The show is about 12 minutes and while you are waiting for the show outside the building there is a waterfall.

A Beginner’s Guide to the World Showcase with Al: Spotlight on Mexico 

Mexico is one of my favorite pavilions in Epcot! Why? You will find out soon!

Food: Mexico has some great food. The pavilion has a pyramid with a restaurant outside of the pyramid called La Hacienda De San Angel and a restaurant inside of the pyramid called San Angel Inn Restaurante. 

At La Hacienda, you can eat and watch the fireworks at the same time! I like San Angel Inn better because they have good quesadillas and you can watch the boats from the Grand Fiesta Tour sail by you as you eat. These restaurants are part of the reason why I love this pavilion so much. 

Shopping: Inside the pyramid, they have a shopping place with skulls, skeletons, shirts, glasses, and many more things from Mexico. This is a very nice place to shop or if you just want to look around. 

Entertainment: Next to San Angel Inn, there is a ride called the Grand Fiesta Tour! This is a very fun and relaxing ride where The Three Caballeros (Panchito Pistoles, Jose Carioca, and Donald Duck) want to perform a song, but they lose Donald Duck! They go through many places to find him. Then, near the end of the ride, they finally find Donald! After all that, they eventually perform. This ride is another reason why I love this pavilion. 

Outside the pyramid, you can take pictures with Donald, who is dressed in Mexican clothes. 

Also, next to La Hacienda De San Angel, a band performs Mexican songs. There is always a crowd enjoying the music.

I hope you enjoyed my review of the Mexican pavilion.  

A Beginner’s Guide to the World Showcase with Al: Spotlight on Italy

Italy is super cool to explore in Italy and in Disney. This is what I think of the Italy pavilion in Epcot. 

Food: In Italy they have some really good food options. You can get food from stores, you can get it from a stand, and you can get food from Via Napoli! The food from the stand called Pizza al Taglio and Via Napoli are mostly pizza, but you can always get pasta from Via Napoli too! The only complaint that I have is that the pizza stand is not always open. Other than that Italy has great dining. There is also another restaurant called Tutto Italia Restaurant.

Shopping: Italy has some really good shopping areas. There are two different places you can go to shop. The shops have perfume, shirts, sweats, pins, stamps, and many more things. One of the places you can shop is called the St. Mark’s Campanile. 

Entertainment: Italy does not have much entertainment, but the pavilion looks really cool. Italy is one of the nicest looking pavilions in Epcot. Around Christmas time a character named La Befana does a show where she talks about Christmas. 

That is what I think about Italy in Epcot! 

DisneywithAl: Al’s Top 5 Disney Snacks

  1. Mickey Pretzel: It tastes so good with the butter and the bread and salt all combined. You can’t go wrong with the classic Mickey pretzel. 
  2. Mickey Ice Cream Sandwich: The combination between cookies and cream and the sandwich go well together. And I love cookies and cream!
  3. Mickey Ice Cream Bar: In the heat the chocolate melts in your mouth. And the ice cream is the icing on top. 
  4. Churro: I love cinnamon and the churro is super cinnaminy. The combo of cinnamon and dough is just so good. 
  5. Strawberry Italian Ice: I love Italian ice and strawberries and the two of them is even better. Since Disney is so hot, this is a good snack to get in the go to cool yourself down. 

Honorable Mention: Pineapple dole whip: the pineapple dole whip is so good because I like pineapple and pineapple treats are amazing! It cools you down when you are in Disney. You can also get it in other flavors so don’t worry if you don’t like pineapple. 

I Tried Mickey-Shaped Beignets For The First Time!

If you are staying at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort then you have to try the Mickey-Shaped Beignets! A beignet is a donut with powdered sugar on the outside.

You will have to go to the French Quarter and go to Scat Cats Club Cafe. Here is a picture of the menu:

You can get either 3 beignets or 6 beignets with a choice of one dipping sauce. The sauce flavors are salted caramel, strawberry, and chicory chocolate ganache. You can also get specialty beignets or Mickey-shaped Beignet Sundaes. (By the way, all the beignets here are Mickey-shaped.)

I would also like to warn you that the line here can get pretty long, so be prepared.

We ordered 3 beignets and the beignets were still hot when we got them!

We ordered two sauces: strawberry and chicory chocolate ganache.

It was my first time ever having a beignet and I thought it was delicious! I did not use the sauces because I did not think it needed it, but that is probably because my beignet had a lot of powdered sugar on it. Al’s donut did not have a lot of powdered sugar on it since it was towards the bottom of the bag so he used the sauces.

I give Scat Cats Club Cafe 5 Mickey Bars!

Where You Can Buy A Ginormous Pretzel In Disney World

At Disney World, there are so many different snacks to try! Today, I will be telling you about a snack so big you will want to share it with your family.

In Animal Kingdom, there is a stand called Pongu Pongu. This stand has breakfast food, a popular limeade drink called Night Blossom, and snacks.

We were in Pandora and decided to get a snack here. Except none of us were prepared for this!

We got the Na’vi-sized Pretzel. It was delicious and had the right amount of salt. We would recommend to get it if you are going to share it. We still had some leftover, so we saved it.

Will you be trying this pretzel?

ABC Commissary Review

ABC Commissary is a quick service in Hollywood Studios.

For those of you that do not know, a quick service means that you order your food ahead of time and then pick it up at one of the mobile order pick ups.

I am a big fan of quick services because you can order from the kids menu and you finish your food faster than if you went to a sit down restaurant.

I had the Pork Taco from the kids menu. The pork taco comes with Mexican rice and black beans. The black beans have queso fresco. The pork taco tasted bland and needed something else inside of it.

My mom had the Chicken Club Sandwich. The sandwich has marinated chicken, bacon, provolone, Avocado Ranch, lettuce, and tomato. She loved her sandwich.

My dad had the Chicken Salad Sandwich from the kids menu. It comes with a choice of two sides. He was glad that he ordered from the kids menu because he was not very hungry.

Al had the Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich from the kids menu. It comes with a choice of two sides. He liked his sandwich.

I give ABC Commissary 4 Mickey Bars! The food here is good, but nothing extraordinary.

Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria Review

Via Napoli is a restaurant in the Italy pavilion that serves oven cooked pizzas.

The three ovens are named after volcanoes that are found in Italy.

We were seated next to a window and this was the view from our seats.

Via Napoli does not just sell pizzas, but most people get pizzas when they go. Some of the other meals you can get include salads or pasta.

The pizzas come in three different sizes: individual, large, and a mezzo metro (half a meter).

We ordered a mezzo metro, half Margherita and half Quattro Formaggi.

My favorite was the Margherita. The sauce tasted sweet and I felt like there was just the right amount of mozzarella.

I liked the Quattro Formaggi as well. The different cheeses tasted perfect together.

You might be wondering, why are the pizzas at Via Napoli so delicious? There is actually a reason why. The water in Florida is not good enough for pizza dough. Instead, Via Napoli imports water that has a high Alkaline content from two special springs from other places in The United States that is similar to the water in Naples.

That is not the only thing that makes these pizzas so good. The flour that is used and San Marzano Tomatoes are imported from Italy.

I give Via Napoli 5 Mickey Bars!

The Perfect Snack To Eat In Epcot During The Summertime

Summertime in Disney World can get very HOT! If you are looking for a snack that will keep you feeling cool, than look no further!

The Japan pavilion has a kiosk called Kabuki Cafe where you can get shaved ice, sushi, and ice cream. The line here can get very long so be prepared.

My family loves to get Japanese shaved ice called kakigōri from Kabuki Cafe. You can get kakigōri in all different types of flavors too.

Al got the Melon and Strawberry Kakigōri.

My dad got the Blue Raspberry and Cherry Kakigōri.

My mom had the Strawberry Kakigōri.

I do not like kakigōri, so I did not get any. My family though would highly recommend it because they find it very refreshing to eat it during the summertime.

Updated Columbia Harbor House Review

I recently went back to Columbia Harbor House and will be giving you my updated review!

Columbia Harbor House is a quick service restaurant which means that you order your food ahead of time and pick it up.

Pro tip: When eating at this restaurant, make sure to eat upstairs.

Downstairs it is super crowded and hard to find a seat, but upstairs it is completely empty.

My brother and I ate the Chicken Strips. You can choose what side you want and we both had green beans. This was just the right amount of food. I felt full, but not stuffed. The chicken strips were delicious and were crunchy.

My parents had the Grilled Salmon. The grilled salmon comes with green beans and rice. They also enjoyed their meal and thought it was just the right amount of food.

I give Colombia Harbor House 5 Mickey Bars! It is a great place to go when you want something a little lighter to eat.