When you get into the last few months of the year, one Disney movie, in particular, becomes very relevant…The Nightmare Before Christmas!

You’re jokin’, you’re jokin’, I can’t believe my eyes!

Is it a Halloween movie? Is it a Christmas movie? We don’t know, but we DO know that we start to see a TON of Nightmare Before Christmas merchandise pop up this time of year. We’ve spotted everything from accessories to clothing in Disney World, but now there’s a new item dropping online that will be a must-have for some fans!

ColourPop Cosmetics announced on their Instagram last night that they’d be dropping a new Nightmare Before Christmas collection on October 28th at 10AM!

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Based on the pictures shared so far, it looks like the collection is going to feature an eyeshadow palette, different lipstick colors, and a variety of other products. And as a special surprise, the packaging for the collection is blacklight activated! We think Oogie Boogie would approve.

Stay tuned to DFB for more merchandise updates and news on all the things coming soon! We’ve got you covered with all the hottest items you need to know about!

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With the holidays coming up, you might have a long list of people to grab items for.

What Will You Buy?

Getting lots of gifts can be quite expensive. That’s why we’re constantly searching for great deals you can take advantage of! Today we’ve rounded up 7 of the best deals you can get on Disney items on Amazon right now. Get ready to hit “add to cart!” and get that holiday shopping done.

Getting ready for the holidays? Get some of your presents early by grabbing the Disney Frozen Arendelle Winter Wonderland play set from Little People!

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The set includes figures of Anna and Elsa, a moveable swing, and much more!

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Its list price is $21,99,  but you can get it right now for $14.99 (saving 32%!).

Click here to check out this Frozen set!

You can also pick up a LEGO Disney Storybook Adventures set featuring Belle and the Beast!

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The set comes with various characters, including Mrs. Potts, Chip, Cogsworth, and more!

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The list price is $19.99, but you can get it for $15.99 (20% off).

Get the storybook adventures set here!

Want to #TreatYourself with some goodies for your home? You can save on some Disney items for that too! Right now, you can save 28% on some Zak Designs Mickey and Minnie Mouse Stainless Steel Bottles.

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These bottles are vacuum insulated, have a built-in carrying loop, and a spout cover.

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They could be good for the home, sports outings, or even trips to the parks. The Mickey & Minnie design was $18.99, but is now $13.71 (saving you 28%).

Click here to get these bottles!

You can also save 24% on the Echo Wall Clock — Disney Mickey Mouse Edition! The clock will sync to a paired Echo device and can help show timers set with Alexa.

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It could be a great gift for that Disney fan in the family who seems to have it all. The list price is $49.99, but it’s available right now for $37.99.

Click here to check out the clock!

Speaking of gifts, you could treat yourself (or a family member or friend) to a bit of a tech gift with the Fire HD 10 Tablet with a special Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Limited Edition Standing Case.

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This bundle comes with the Fire HD 10 Tablet, the Star Wars case, and a charger. The Fire HD tablet is capable of up to 12 hours of reading, browsing the internet, watching videos, or listening to music with Alexa.

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There is a 64 GB version that is 46% off — normally $254.97, now priced at $137.48; and there is a 32BG version that is 45% off — normally $214.97, now priced at $117.48. Those are some substantial savings!

Click here to buy the tablet and Star Wars case set!

Looking for something fun to play on family game night? Know a big Haunted Mansion fan? Then now might be the perfect time to grab The Haunted Mansion — Call of the Spirits Board Game.

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During this game, you’ll get to explore some of the classic rooms from the manor, collect ghost cards, and more!

Funko Disney The Haunted Mansion – Call of the Spirits Board Game ©Funko | Disney | Amazon

The game has a list price of $24.99, but is available right now for $18.12 (27% off).

Click here to get this board game!

Out of ideas to keep the kiddos entertained? Looking for a hilarious and fun way to spend date night or even fun crafts to use at school? Look no further than the Disney Ideas Book!

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This book has MORE than 100 Disney-inspired arts and crafts, games, puzzles, and more activities with step-by-step instructions.

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The hardcover book has a list price of $24.99, but is available right now for just $12 (48% off).

Click here to make this book yours!

And that’s a look at some of the best Disney deals on Amazon this week. Of course, there are more deals out there, you’ve just got to go hunting!

We’ll keep an eye out for more great discounts and let you know what we find.

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Welcome to Disney World!

But recently, a brand-new menu item popped up that was actually meant to be eaten for breakfast! It might not look like breakfast (just wait ’til you see this adorable creation), but it was definitely the perfect start to our day. You can’t find this new dish in the Disney World parks, but lucky for us it wasn’t too far away.

We headed down to the Whispering Canyon Cafe at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge to try their newest breakfast item: Dynamite Cinnamon Roll Sticks.

Whispering Canyon Cafe

These are cinnamon rolls that are colored bright red and shaped to look like sticks of dynamite! Whispering Canyon Cafe is styled with Wild West decor, so A+ on hitting the theme. The presentation was superb — they even came standing up in a wooden crate.

Dynamite Cinnamon Roll Sticks

The wick that you see sticking out of the “dynamite” is chocolate-covered bacon, which was topped with crushed red hot candies. And a warm nut glaze came on the side, which you could drizzle over the cinnamon rolls yourself.

Warm nut glaze

Although they’re sticks of dynamite topped with red hot candies, these weren’t actually super spicy, in our opinion. There were bursts of cinnamon (especially if you got some of the candy), but nothing overpowering.

Crushed candy on top

Basically, these were deliciously gooey cinnamon rolls with an extra dose of cinnamon.

We had dynamite for breakfast

And then there was the chocolate bacon. Do we really need to say anything about that? It’s chocolate. Bacon. 10 out of 10 in our books.

Chocolate. Bacon.

Without the glaze, we think the rolls would have been WAY too dry. But since we could pour on as much nutty syrup as we wanted, that wasn’t really an issue.

Here’s the inside

We probably would have preferred icing to a glaze (like the icing on the cinnamon rolls they’re serving over at Gaston’s Tavern in the Magic Kingdom), but we still liked the glaze. It’s filled with pecans and is very tasty.

Still super tasty!

And if you know the Whispering Canyon Cafe, you’ll know about the sassy servers as well! When we asked for a to-go box (since this dish comes with FIVE cinnamon roll sticks and we just needed one to feel full), this is what we were brought:

Er…thanks?

The servers here are hilarious and fun! Basically, this was the perfect start to a Disney World morning. Five Dynamite Cinnamon Roll Sticks costs $12 (which is a STEAL, since they’re super shareable).

Dynamite Cinnamon Rolls

Head down to the Whispering Canyon Cafe to grab a dynamite breakfast! (No, we are not ashamed of that pun.) These aren’t on the menu yet, but just ask your server about them if you’re hoping to order some.

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Spooooooky castle!

Between attractions, movies, merchandise, and more, here are all of the times that Disney has given us nightmares rather than sweet dreams of fairy tales.

ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter

Back in 1995, ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter attraction opened in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom and it was a TRUE horror-themed attraction. The original plan for the attraction involved having guests encounter xenomorphs, which were the species of alien featured in the 1979 movie Alien. However, Disney decided to take a different direction with the attraction and develop an original storyline because Alien was an R-rated movie and was deemed to be too scary. Though, you could find a scene from the film on the Great Movie Ride in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, so the rights to the movie didn’t go to waste.

Alien Encounter Promotional Art ©Disney

So, instead, Disney sought help from George Lucas who developed a storyline for the ride in which guests become the helpless prey to a ravenous alien monster. So…not all that much less scary. In fact, just the pre-show was traumatizing enough — a sinister robot named S.I.R. demonstrated new teleportation technology that you were volunteering to test. To demonstrate, the robot used a cute alien but based on its screams it became clear to the audience that the technology wasn’t really all that advanced.

The attraction itself was an immersive theater where guests were strapped down into a seat and the theater came to life around them with…well…aliens. In the pitch dark. So, harnessed into the seat, guests watched as something went astray with the teleportation device leading to a bloodthirsty alien being teleported into the room. And, that’s when the lights went dark. From there, the special effects in the theater made it so that you could hear, smell, and even feel the alien roaming the room around you. Plus, if the idea of a hungry alien lingering around the room didn’t scare you enough, a “maintenance technician” comes to try to help restore the power but after some gruesome sound effects, you were splashed with a warm liquid…we’ll let your imagination figure out what that was implying.

So, definitely not the family-friendly ride that people had come to expect from Disney.

Alien Encounter ©Disney

Up until this point, the “scariest” rides that had opened up in the parks were the Haunted Mansion and the still VERY new Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. So that was what guests had to compare before hopping in line for this new ride with their kiddos. Needless to say, the attraction started to lose popularity among guests pretty quickly and it was eventually closed in 2003 to be replaced with an equally nightmare-inducing attraction (for totally different reasons!) — Stitch’s Great Escape.

The “cute-ified” version of the attraction included almost all of the same effects and concept, except instead of a giant alien being transported into the room, Stitch was. And, he went on the same rampage through the room while guests were strapped down to their seats. Just sub out murder with eating hot dogs. That’s the basic gist. Kids were still walking out of the theater with all the terror needed for their nightmares so Disney closed the attraction temporarily, only reopening it at the busiest days of the year, until announcing its official removal in 2020.

Stitch’s Great Escape ©Disney

For now, the theater that stirred up a lot of tears and fears now sits abandoned with nothing new announced for the space.

Click here to see Disney Animatronics: The WEIRD, the BAD, and the UGLY!

Snow White’s Scary Adventure

Another attraction that was known for causing children to have nightmares for months after returning from their Disney World vacation (also…umm…maybe well into adulthood? Just sayin’) was Snow White’s Scary Adventure. The ride was a classic dark ride involving loading into a slow-moving vehicle and journeying through a variety of different, often blacklit, scenes in the dark. 

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It initially opened in 1971 with a storyline that was deemed to be a little too scary for kids by their parents and later closed to be refurbished in 1994 to tone down the scary factor. Though it still terrified kiddos.

The entire ride was filled with evil laughs from the Wicked Witch and music that made you feel like something just wasn’t right. And if that wasn’t enough, you stumbled upon the Evil Queen in her less flattering form A LOT. But really, this ride shouldn’t have been as scary to guests as it was — it was really just painted cutouts of the witch popping out at you throughout the ride. But, somehow it struck the wrong chord with people and many kids (including some DFB team members) rode it with their eyes squeezed shut the entire time.

Snow White’s Scary Adventure was reimagined in Disneyland to be a bit…happier ©Disney

The ride eventually closed in Disney World in 2012 to become what we now know as Princess Fairytale Hall and we got a much happier ride based on the classic Disney movie — Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. If you’re still dying to have the pants scared off of you by an inanimate object though, a version of this ride does still exist in Disneyland. Plus, the attraction even got a bit of a renovation in Disneyland recently to eliminate a few scares and make the attraction more immersive.

Check Out 9 of the SCARIEST Rides in Disney World, According to You HERE!

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Both of the previous attractions we’ve talked about here are now closed, but we can’t talk about scary things around the Disney Parks without talking about the Tower of Terror! Located in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the attraction is all-around creepy from start to finish.

Tower of Terror

Beginning when you first step foot into the queue, you’re greeted by Cast Members who are in character all. of. the. time. and seemingly enjoy how creepy they get to act. And, the queue is almost scarier than the ride itself with ominous music, cobwebs in the “lobby” that make it feel like you’re entering a hotel that has been abandoned for good reason…

This hotel could use a little upkeep!

…including an offputting bust that feels like it’s watching you as you move.

Oh hi there creepy

And, when you finally make it to the pre-show, you step into a creepy library to learn about a variety of doomed hotel guests that were transported to the fifth dimension when (on Halloween night!) lightning struck the hotel and they vanished from the hotel’s elevator. 

You are now entering…The Twilight Zone

You then venture down through the boiler room of the hotel (to make things even creepier) before loading into a rickety looking service elevator. Once you’re loaded into the elevator, you go up into even more creepy scenes where the same doomed guests appear in a spookier form waving to you (!!). Then you literally enter the Twilight Zone and soon enough you’re plummeting to the ground in a series of elevator drops.

Why are they waving goodbye to us!?

And, the scares aren’t over when you get to the bottom — there’s an infamous creepy doll waiting to greet you on your way back to the unloading area, if you are lucky enough to spot him. He’s actually named Caesar from a real episode of the show The Twilight Zone. Legend has it (yes, rides from 1994 have legends behind them) that if Cast Members don’t greet Caesar, he’ll cause mischief on the ride for the day.

Casear the Dummy

If the ride is down when you attempt to ride, someone must have forgotten to tell him “hi!” So, it really all combines to keep you on edge from first entering the queue all the way to when you get off the ride.

Learn All About the Creepy History of Disney’s Tower of Terror HERE!

Disney Hotel Decorations

Attractions aren’t the only thing in Disney World that have been known to cause a sleepless night or two — some Disney hotels are decorated with some rather terrifying props too! Over at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn, you might find yourself stumbling upon some chairs that you just can’t unsee. These chairs are replicas of the ones that used to be found on carousels in the 19th century. Nannies would sit on them to relax while the kids rode, which is why they’re deemed “Nanny Chairs.” These ones have names just like many real nanny chairs did (named for the child the nanny was sitting) — meet Todd, Paul, Alex, and Carrie. 

Nanny Chairs

And, if looking at them isn’t enough to freak you out at least a little, what’s even eerier is that they’re known to move around the resort and you never know exactly where you’ll spot them. So, yeah, creepy chairs with a personality of their very own…totally not creepy, Disney. (OK, so it’s really just Cast Members that enjoy moving the chairs around from time to time, but still. Spooooooky chaiiiirs!)

Here’s a closer look…YIKES

Disney’s BoardWalk Inn also used to be known for its terrifying clown slide and we’re not talking about the slide itself — you just have to give one glance to know what’s been haunting our nightmares for years. Luckily, this is a sight that you can’t see in Disney World anymore, as they recently renovated the slide to have less of the creepy clown vibe. Imagine if your pool view room had those eyes peering into your window all night long (yeah…the eyes LIT UP at night, further solidifying a place in your nighmares!).

TERRIFYING

But the BoardWalk Inn isn’t the only place to get spooked by decor — Disney’s All-Star Movies is also home to this bad boy. The GIANT Jack In the Box can be found in the Toy Story section of the resort and all you can do is try not to look up (or out your window) when you’re staying here to avoid the scare.

Um…this guy is creepy.

It’s really just not fair that these are located so close to where we sleep in Disney World, right?

Did You Know About These 9 Hidden Secrets in Disney World Hotels?

Disney Channel’s “Don’t Look Under the Bed”

Well, if those decorations are enough to have you checking the room before you go to bed to make sure that nanny chairs haven’t mysteriously appeared in the corner, then this Disney Channel movie is DEFINITELY one that you’ll need to avoid. It’s pretty much every kid’s nightmare to wake up to a monster under the bed and that’s exactly what happened in Disney Channel’s Original movie Don’t Look Under the Bed. And yes, a Disney channel movie made the list. That’s just how creeptastic this is. 

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In the movie, a young girl discovers that there is an actual Boogie Man living under her bed and that monster is going around the neighborhood terrifying other children. Luckily, she ends up recruiting her brother’s imaginary friend to help get the monster out. But, the movie itself is actually pretty scary and even the commercials for it were known to cause some nightmares for kids.

Click HERE for The SCARIEST Movies On Disney+ (Right Now)

Mr. Boogedy/Bride of Boogedy

And, there’s another Disney movie that was sure to scare you to the bone just by looking at the posters.

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Mr. Boogedy was released in 1986 and followed the story of spooky ghosts who haunt the unassuming Davis family in a town called Lucifer Falls (yes, seriously).

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And, a year later, this movie somehow got itself a sequel called Bride of Boogedy just to be sure that the kiddos wouldn’t sleep for another straight year (at least we didn’t).

We Watched These 10 Super Creepy Movies on Disney+ So You Don’t Have To

Disney Entertainment With a…Creepy Twist

Now, at Disney World, we’re all for the upbeat music, fun dance moves, and catching some of our favorite characters on stage or making their way down the streets of the parks. But, that’s not always what you get when you sit down in the theater or stake out a spot on Main Street, U.S.A. Over the years countless children have been spooked by the glowing Spectromen that used to lead the SpectroMagic Parade in Disney World…

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…and good luck to those who take their unsuspecting kids onto It’s Tough To Be a Bug in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. It may be based on a cute Disney movie, but guests gathering into the theater are in for simulated bee stings, crawling spiders, and lots of other bugs that are unleashed during this attraction. It’s all in the name of fun, but still…total nightmare fuel. (Good luck confidently sitting all the way down on a seat in the dark after this show!)

It’s Tough To Be A Bug

Even Maleficent’s portion of the Festival of Fantasy Parade in Magic Kingdom is pretty nightmare-inducing — it’s a GIANT dragon and it seems like the performers are literally trying to scare you. Plus, Prince Phillip is fighting the dragon the whole time. Oh, and did we mention that Maleficent isn’t just spitting fire, she literally CAUGHT ON FIRE mid-parade a few years ago. That was NOT part of the plan but, for guests there, sure left them with a spooky memory!

Maleficent Dragon

And, speaking of parades, Disney unleashes the “Happy Haunts” from the Haunted Mansion on the streets of Magic Kingdom during a portion of the Boo To You Parade featured during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. When the holiday event was taking place (though it currently is not), the parade featured a full-blown Haunted Mansion section fit with gravediggers that used their shovels to VERY loudly scrape the pavement and create sparks on the ground. And, for many kids watching the parade, that’s when it stops being fun.

Haunted Mansion Segment

You know how lots of kids like to sit right at the front of the parade route? Imagine what looks like an undead person aggressively scratching a shovel inches from your face! In all fairness, this IS mega cool too and a part of the parade many guests look forward to most. But if you’re not expecting it, it can be loud and frightening! So, sometimes you’re not even safe in the parks!

Check Out 10 Things That Are Surprisingly SCARY in Disney World HERE!

Disney Merchandise

Another place that you’re not suspecting to get a fright in Disney World is shops, but we’ve stumbled upon a few different items that still linger in our minds to this day. First up is the Stitch Crashes The Lion King Collection. Maybe it was the red eyes…or maybe it’s the weird slugs on his head, but the thought of this plush sitting in the room while we sleep is just…terrifying.

What’s up with his RED eyes?!

And, hey, we get it, sometimes the plush doesn’t turn out as cute as you want — we can forgive Disney for that. But, TWICE?! That’s right, Stitch isn’t the only plush that haunts our dreams. Disney also released a Simba plush that was one of the most terrifying versions of the little lion that we’ve ever laid our eyes on. Just look:

I will NOT be sleeping tonight.

But plush aren’t the only thing that guests who scare easy have needed to avert their eyes from throughout the years. We’ve also spotted an Alien Popcorn Bucket Keychain that looked like it was foaming at the mouth rather than serving up delicious buttery popcorn…

What is going on here?

…and if you’ve ever ventured into the Italy Pavilion at EPCOT, then you might know about the rather beautiful but also TERRIFYING masks that can be found inside the stores.

Just as terrifying up close…

While we sure do love adding Disney souvenirs to our home, these are ones that we’d rather not have anywhere near us when we sleep.

Check Out Disney World’s Most Cringe-Worthy Souvenirs of All Time!

Well, we hope you aren’t reading this one late at night! And, if you’re not scared enough, you can watch our video below to hear about more creepy tales from Disney World!

Check out our latest video and then comment below. Have you ever been scared by something at Disney World?

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Echo Lake

This year, most of the celebrations kick off on November 12th, with the Disney Very Merriest After Hours starting a few days earlier on November 8th. There’s going to be so much to check out throughout the two months of the holiday season and we can’t wait to share it all — including a popular character meal that’s returning!

Right now, Hollywood & Vine is offering Minnie’s Halloween Dine for lunch and dinner, but starting November 4th, Minnie’s Holiday Dine will be returning! The seasonal option will stick around until January 3rd, 2022, to then be replaced by Minnie’s Silver Screen Dine for the next season.

The holiday meal is coming back!

According to Disney, this special meal will allow guests to “Deck the halls at a dazzling dinner party filled with holiday cheer and the joy of the season!” When you visit the restaurant, you’ll be met with a special themed menu for the season, and during your meal, you’ll get the chance to see Minnie Mouse and her friends decked out in their festive best. 

Santa Goofy at Minnie’s Holiday Dine

Keep in mind that the Disney Junior Play ‘n’ Dine breakfast will still be offered daily throughout this period — the holiday meal is only during lunch and dinner. This is likely to be a popular dining offering, so reservations are highly encouraged!

Minnie’s Holiday Dine

Stay tuned to DFB for more news and updates from Disney World on all the dining changes and holiday offerings!

Click Here to Read Our Review of Last Year’s Holiday Dine!

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EPCOT’s Candlelight Processional ©Disney

The holiday ticketed event, which features a live orchestra and choir as well as a selection of celebrity hosts, is coming back this year after a temporary hiatus last year. Also returning are the Candlelight Processional Dining Packages. And today, we’ve got an update about the dining packages for the event.

Reservations for Candlelight Processional Dining Packages were supposed to open today, but we’ve had issues with booking online. We haven’t been able to see any availability for packages on Disney World’s website or through My Disney Experience. Many of our readers have said they are having the same issue.

Candlelight Processional ©Disney

We’ll keep trying to book, but it seems to be an issue on Disney’s end online, so we’ll keep you updated. You may be able to call Disney and have someone help you with a dining package, but Disney’s website only mentions booking online, so there’s no guarantee you’ll be able to book over the phone.

Epcot’s Candlelight Processional

Let’s take a look at all of the dining package options so you can be prepared when for when reservations become available. Biergarten Restaurant is $62 per adult and $35 per child and will feature Biergarten’s classic German fair.

Biergarten!

Coral Reef Restaurant is $74 per adult and $25 per child and will be serving up its usual seafood-heavy cuisine.

Coral Reef Restaurant

The Garden Grill is $71 per adult and $46 per child with plenty of delicious classic American food and its rotating dining room.

Garden Grill

Rose & Crown Dining Room is $63 per adult and $25 per child and will have its British-inspired cuisine and pub-like atmosphere.

Rose & Crown

These dining packages include an appetizer, entrée, and dessert or one full buffet (where applicable), and a non-alcoholic beverage. It also includes one guaranteed seat per person to the Candlelight Processional held on the same day. Stay tuned to DFB for updates on Candlelight Processional Dining Package availability.

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Food Truck Round Up Sign

We stopped by today and found an amazingly cheesy pizza cone at a new food truck there. But we also stopped by one truck that we’ve visited in the past. Only this time there was a pretty creeeeeepy option on the menu. 

The food truck we visited was called the Naked Cupcake.

The Naked Cupcake

This truck usually lets you build your own cupcake from a combination of cakes, frostings, and toppings.

Naked Cupcake Menu

When we stopped by, they were just selling pre-made cupcakes. So we took a look at what was available on the menu.

Cupcakes

Most of these look pretty good — there’s one that looks like S’mores, a chocolate-y one that looks pretty rich, and that one in the middle is definitely red velvet with a cream cheese frosting. But what’s that beside it?

Um…

One of the cupcakes had a severed foot on top. Nope, you read that right. A severed. Foot.

But why is the foot there.

This is the oh-so-appetizing Zombie Graveyard cupcake.

Yum?

It’s a chocolate cake topped with cookies-and-cream icing with a gummy zombie foot on top.

Gross.

Like, we’re all about embracing a theme, and we know it’s almost Halloween. But who wants a severed foot on their cupcake?!

Just not our cup of tea

Generally, we prefer our cupcakes without human limbs on the top, thank you. But if you’d like to jump feet-first (sorry, we had to) into the spooky season and give it a try, head over to the Settlement at Fort Wilderness Campgrounds, where you can find the Naked Cupcake food truck now!

Naked Cupcakes

And keep following DFB for more updates on the best (and strangest) Disney World treats.

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50th Anniversary Banner in EPCOT

There have been some winners and also some that were…interesting. But today we stopped by one of the BEST treat spots in all of EPCOT (in our opinion, anyway) to try another 50th Anniversary treat, and (spoiler alert) this is one you won’t want to miss out on.

While we were walking around World Showcase, we decided to stop in Karamell-Küche in the Germany Pavilion in EPCOT.

Karamell-Kuche

There are lots of different treats to buy (and love here), but one of our very FAVORITE ones is the salted caramel cupcake. So, you can imagine our joy when we saw that this very cupcake was available with a fancy 50th Anniversary makeover!

There it is!

This cupcake is made of a dark chocolate cake with salted caramel buttercream frosting on top. It’s decorated with celebration sprinkles, a drizzle of caramel, and a milk chocolate “50” icon. You can get one for $5.99.

50th Celebration Cupcake

The cake was very sweet, and tasted more like a rich, chocolate brownie than a chocolate cake, which was really nice! It was dense and thick in the best way possible.

SO Good

The salted caramel buttercream contrasted wonderfully with the dense cake, since it was fluffy and light. The frosting was also served cold, which was very nice since it was pretty warm in Florida today (shocking, we know).

Here’s the side

The caramel wasn’t too overpowering, even with that drizzle on top. But you could still taste it, and we loved the hint of sweetness it brought to the snack overall.

And the inside

Our only complaint with this cupcake is that the wrapper dyed our fingers blue. Since a good portion of the other 50th Anniversary treats also dyed us blue (usually because the treat itself was blue, not just the wrapper), we think we can forgive this one.

10/10 recommend

This remains one of our all-time favorite treats in Disney World, and the extra 50th pizzazz only makes it better. If you’re a chocolate lover who enjoys caramel, we think this is something you’ll really enjoy. If, on the other hand, you’re a pure vanilla cupcake fan, then you might want to skip this one.

Head over to Karamell-Küche if you want to give it a try!

Karamell-Kuche

And keep following DFB for more updates on new Disney World treats.

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Lots of MagicBands to Pick From!

We’ve seen MagicBands featuring retro Disney designs, Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, and more. Now, select guests have the chance to get 2 fun MagicBand designs at a discount!

If you’ll be staying at a Disney World Resort hotel in the future or you are an Annual Passholder, you can oftentimes order special MagicBands at a pre-arrival discount. Right now, we’ve spotted 2 NEW designs hotel guests and passholders can order.

First, it’s time to soar around the world with the fun Soarin’ MagicBand! The band is a deep blue color and features the Soarin’ logo on one side, just above Mickey dressed as a pilot (you gotta love Mickey’s outfit).

©Disney

On the other side of the MagicBand, you’ll see some colors soaring through the sky and a phrase, which we assume states in full “We Are Cleared For Takeoff!”

©Disney

The MagicBand has a comparable value of $34.99, but hotel guests and Annual Passholders can get it right now for $20.

But wait, there’s more! Right now, a special Disney Vacation Club MagicBand is also available at a discounted pre-order price. The MagicBand features Mickey lounging on the Disney Vacation Club Member Logo, with icons from the DVC resorts scattered throughout.

©Disney

You’ll find Mickey ears, the Grand Floridian logo, a sea turtle, and more!

©Disney

If you are eligible to pick up this MagicBand, you could get it at the special pre-order price of $25, rather than its comparable value of $34.99.

Just keep in mind that these MagicBands are only available at this discount for Annual Passholders and Disney World Resort Hotel guests. If you fall into those groups, be sure to log into your Disney account to see if you can pre-order these bands ahead of your stay. And, as always, stay tuned to DFB for more Disney news!

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Fort Wilderness Resort

This spot has all kinds of fun activities, like pools, horseback riding, sleigh rides, playgrounds, walking trails, and more. As people with a passion for food in Disney World, one of our favorite seasonal activities is the Food Truck Round-Up, where different food trucks get together so we can try out a whole bunch of delicious snacks. This time, we found a NEW food truck, and the snack we got from it will blow your mind.

The Fort Wilderness Resort and Campgrounds has a Food Truck Round-Up from October 24th through the 31st from 3PM to 9:30PM at the Settlement.

Food Truck Round Up Sign

We moseyed on over there to check out the menus for these trucks, and we noticed a new one parked here: The Pizzaacone Xpress. 

Pizza a Cone

This food truck serves pizza, but not by the slice. You can get pizza in a CONE here. This is giving us major Disneyland vibes — remember the Bacon Mac ‘n’ Cheese Cone from the Cozy Cone Motel?? And this new spot has pizza cones as well!

Menu

They’re calling it the “new way to eat pizza,” and based on our experience, they might be right. You could get a cheese pizza cone or one with pepperoni, bacon, Italian sausage, pineapple, ham, or any combination of those. The pizza cones range from $7 to $9, and any additional toppings are $1 each.

Toppings

There are also self-serve additions like crushed red pepper and granulated garlic, so you can customize your pizza cone however you like it. We decided to try out the Pepperoni and Italian Sausage Pizza Cone for $9.

Pepperoni and Italian Sausage Cone

This snack looks amazing. Quick note here: it was SUPER hot when they gave it to us. We’re really glad it’s so fresh, but we’re also very thankful that they wrapped it up in napkins so we didn’t burn our fingers. Just be mindful of that if you’re ordering it for kids!

Looks AMAZING

OK, but let’s just take a second to appreciate the genius behind this. They took two amazing things — pizza and ice cream cones — and made one magnificent snack.

WOW

We didn’t even know how much we needed this in Disney World until now.

We can’t wait to dig in.

In case pizza cones are new to you, it’s basically a pastry cone that’s filled with pizza sauce, cheese, and toppings.

Red pepper flakes

We also added red pepper flakes to ours, and we liked the flavor kick that it gave the snack.

Digging in!

We are firm believers that you can judge a snack’s quality by its cheese pull…

Check out that cheese pull

…and just LOOK at the cheese pull on this cone.

Check out the inside

Since we’ve been taking pics and tasting it for a while, the pizza cone was finally cool enough to take the napkins off, so here’s a closer look at the cone itself.

Here’s what the cone looks like

You can either take the utensils route (which we recommend when it’s still super hot) or you can just jump in and eat it like an ice cream cone! 

Yum yum yum

We thought the crust on our cone was very crispy, and it was surprisingly not too greasy. The inside of the cone was a little greasy from the pepperoni and sausage, though. And it was LOADED with cheese. We do not know how to communicate the sheer amount of cheese to you. There was so much of it. We were so happy.

You can eat it with a fork or just dig in!

We wished the toppings went all the way down the cone, but they were pretty much just on top. The rest of the cone was filled with cheese and a little bit of sauce. Seriously, there was an aggressive amount of cheese here.

So. Much. Cheese.

If you’re a pizza fan, we think you’ll love this snack. It’s basically a meal, and we thought it was a great value for $9. We especially recommend this for lovers of stuffed crust pizzas — that’s what the end of the cone reminded us of!

Pizza a Cone

So if you’re looking for a delicious, unique snack in Disney World, head over to the Food Truck Round-Up at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Campgrounds. And keep following DFB for more reviews of new Disney World snacks!

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