Disney Eats

It would be hard to imagine any place with a greater variety of restaurants and cuisines than Disney/greater Orlando. The hordes of international visitors and Disney's own commitment to a global perspective guarantee this. Of course, everything is Americanized or Disneyfied. But you can find pretty much everything. We self-catered much of the time, as is our want, but also ate out a good bit. Below is a sampling...

We ate twice at Steakhouse 71 in the Contemporary Resort

Best chocolate cake--best cake--ever; thanks, Carole; feeds four

Peking duck at Morimoto's in Disney Springs

A Mickey pretzel

Mickey beignets from the Port Orleans resort

Extremely decadent banana split at Ghiradelli's in Disney Springs...
one of several over our time here

Unusual Dole whip at Animal Kingdom

More Ghiradelli's

Steak pizzaola...first time I've made it since Columbus

Soft-shelled crab slider from EPCOT

Poutine, from Canada and EPCOT

You saw it first here department: shrimp and grits tom yum...my
own creation...what else are you going to do with leftover tom yum
sauce?...thanks especially to Jason's Best Asian Market in Kissimmee

Interior of the ever-popular Gideon's in Disney Springs

Vicki nibbling on a 1200 calorie Gideon's chocolate
key lime cookie 

My own bouillabaise...shrimp, clams, mussels...

A creme brulee croissant from Gaston's in the Magic Kingdom; feeds four

We had to go back to Morimoto's a 2nd time...always makes me 
think of the Mr. Moto movies...the famous Japanese spy/sleuth series,
starring the Hungarian Peter Lorre...popular B-movies until Japan's
atrocities in China became better known

Among the best Beijing ducks we've had, including China

Perhaps not the origin of the expression, but...this restaurant has its ducks in a row 

Scenes From Mus Mundi, 2

 More scenes from our Disney visits of 2025...

Vicki likes going to Pandora by night; I think they stole this scene
from Van Gogh

The only non-Disney art I saw at the Festival of the Arts

Seine scene

Florida sunsets are hard to beat

Real men wear Mickey ears

Curly-haired Penelope 

Back in Nepal

Ditto

Snow flukes (anchors), in a shop en route to Mt. Everest...we used to
own some, and actually used one to rescue ourselves while snowmobiling
in Wyoming

What? No lion?! Oh my!

Unprofessional pic of professional

Back on safari

Rhino roadblock

Ostrich eggs...been there since November...

Out for a walk

Newborn otters

More Pandora

Elrond

Unusual under-side view of speeding Monorail approaching
the Contemporary Resort

Fireworks from Contemporary Resort

Intergalactic hero

"To Infinity, and beyond...!"

Well, at least to 999,999...personal best...

Scenes From Mus Mundi, 1

Our Disney passes gave us entry to the parks on weekdays, excluding holidays and holiday black-outs, and, over the course of our 4 months here, despite Flu A in February, we probably averaged two or more parks a week, including nearby Disney Springs. Rebecca and Penelope visited again in late January. Below and in the next post are a variety of scenes from our time here. Ne baise pas avec le souris!

At the Tower of Terror

Tron

Troning together

Destroying evil emperor Zurg

Can't get enough Tron

Artsy-fartsy at the Festival of the Arts

Guarding the Galaxy

Steam-boating, a last time...among the rides to soon disappear, making way for
new-fangled attractions

Also Tom Sawyer's Island, which we visited for the last time in December

Already deconstructing Something Mountain

A last look at the Fighting Termeraire

Now at Animal Kingdom...the white flamingo obviously not taking
his iron oxide supplements

Awaiting the macaw airshow

Massing for attack

Seriously impressive

Posing with Big Bird

Another of the areas soon to disappear...but note the festive seasonal decor

One of the reasons we like Animal Kingdom is all the Asian stuff, 
reminding us of some of our earlier adventures

Nice kitty...

Landscaping in all the parks in impressive, and probably
most impressive at Animal Kingdom

Monkey business

OK, so they're apes, not monkeys (monkeys have tails)