POPCORN at DISNEY PARKS

The famous Disney World POPCORN is a must for any family visiting the parks. The smell will hit your senses as soon as you arrive in any Disney World Park. Now, it’s even more economical and budget friendly. Simply go to any popcorn stand in the parks, order a souvenir bucket of popcorn. The price is $10.00. Now, here is the fun and “cheap” part! This bucket doubles as a great souvenir AND is refillable in ANY Disney Park for only $2.00. YES, $2.00 makes this one of the cheapest snacks available. There is no limit to how many times you can have it refilled. Believe me, we LOVE Disney popcorn and have FULLY tested this! You may have it refilled throughout your entire stay. Simply meaning, if you are visiting the parks for 10 days, you can have the popcorn bucket refilled as many times as you wish for $2.00  each time during those 10 days!

And yes, you can take your popcorn bucket to other parks and have it refilled there, no matter which park you originally purchased it in!

• Now available: Be sure to look for seasonal popcorn flavors such as maple, cheese, buffalo and many more!

Walt Express Tip

Notice the purple and white emblem in the below picture? That lets you know that it’s a SNACK CREDIT on the Disney Dining Plan! The popcorn refillable buckets are NOT on the Disney Dining Plan, but you can grab an individual serving as a snack credit!

The Buckets

Each park has it’s own “premium” popcorn bucket. These are more of a collector type bucket and are more pricey. However, they are refillable for $2.00, just like the regular buckets.

We have purchased several of these buckets over the years, so it’s always been a great value to us because we re-use the buckets. My kids use them for popcorn at home, to store toys in, beach toys and more! The uses are endless, making this popcorn bucket an exceptional value.

Now that they are refillable, it totally makes it an even better value.

***Bonus Tip: If you are bringing snacks home from your trip or have items that may break, these buckets make a fabulous storage container for your suitcase! Protecting all of your precious Disney items, a definite win-win!!

If Popcorn Is Your Thing…

Of course there are other delicious popcorn flavor options available in the stores around the resorts and parks that are already pre-packaged. This is where is gets fun! Check out those flavors below! Grab a few bags to take home and enjoy later.

For more Snacking Fun, check out: TOP 20 SNACKS IN DISNEY WORLD!

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Everyone loves a delicious, sweet treat and by sweet treat, I mean CUPCAKES! On our recent trip to the magic, we were on a hunt for these little cups of yumminess. I use the word “little” very lightly. Most of these are quite large and three of us shared one.

Without further ado, let’s get right to the good stuff!

Top 5 Cupcakes At Disney World Resorts And Parks

We were on a cupcake hunt for the new iridescent cupcakes! Let me just tell you, some of them were quite hard to find! We didn’t get them all on this trip, but we sure did have fun trying!

IRIDESCENT CUPCAKE- All Star Movies Resort:

Can I get an “Amen” on this one? There are no other words that need to be said. I will leave it at that….

IRIDESCENT CUPCAKE- The Contemporary Resort:

Look at the beautiful detail on this one. It’s almost too pretty not eat. NOT! We ate it anyway….

MERMAID CUPCAKE:

Main Street Bakery, Magic Kingdom: We tried many times on this trip to grab this little beauty, but were not successful! We have heard though that it’s as good as it looks! Have you found one yet?

TOY STORY CUPCAKE- ABC Commissary at Hollywood Studios:

Who doesn’t love Toy Story? Pair this with Hollywood Studios’ new Toy Story Land and we have a winner!

RIVERS OF LIGHT CUPCAKE- Zuri’s Sweet Shop at Animal Kingdom

Enjoy this beautiful cupcake in the beautiful Pandora and you are all set for a magical time.

These are just a SMALL amount of the delicious cupcakes that you will find at the Disney Parks and Resorts. We would love to hear about YOUR cupcake experiences!!

Tips

• All of these delicious treats are on the Disney Dining Plan, for one snack credit!
• Most of these are large enough to share, even though you probably will NOT want to share!

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Pongu Pongu: A Pandora-World of Avatar Snack Review

Are you ready for a party in your tummy and on your taste buds? Or at the very least are you dying for a drink to cool you down on a hot Orlando day at Animal Kingdom? Lucky for you the geniuses at Walt Disney World have created a location in Pandora that can literally be translated into “party party” and I’m pretty sure they mean party for your taste buds.

Location

You can find Pongu Pongu in Pandora-The World of Avatar; the newest section of Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom. To get to Pandora, head to the left at the Tree of Life. The entrance to Pandora is just past Tiffins. When you enter the land, you can stay to the right to find this little gem. It’s nestled between Wind Traders (the souvenir shop) and Satu’li Canteen.

Offerings

Pongu Pongu has several beverages to cool you down in the constantly sweltering heat of Animal Kingdom. You can choose from one specialty non-alcoholic beverage, Night Blossom or water. There are three different alcoholic choices which include the Mo’ara Margarita, Mo’ara High Country Ale, and Hawkes’ Grog Ale. There is also one snack item, Pongu Lumpia, which is similar to a dessert spring roll. The Night Blossom, Bottled Water, and the Pongu Lumpia are all covered as snack credits on the dining plan.

An Honest Review

For this review, I tried the Night Blossom. I wanted to try the Pongu Lumpia, but the filling was cream cheese and chunks of pineapple. I don’t do well with large chunks of anything, so I decided to pass on that. The Night Blossom, on the other hand, has my name written all over it.

Night Blossom

This drink is a frozen, layered, non-alcoholic beverage that hits the spot on a super hot day. The layers taste like a combination on green apple, pear, and I’m pretty sure the tangy base is a pinkish/purplish limeade. On top you will find passion fruit flavored boba beads. I honestly thought these were just for decoration, but the cast member assured me they were worth trying. She was right! The little beads burst under pressure and the taste is pleasantly sweet, but not overly so. They are also slightly cool, which makes them even more refreshing.

This drink is honestly now my favorite frozen drink in all of Animal Kingdom, maybe all of Walt Disney World. The taste is tangy, yet smooth thanks to the mixture of flavors. It’s refreshing in so many ways that I find myself craving one every time I find myself out in the heat. The only downside to this drink is the paper straw. It made enjoying the boba beads very hard, but it’s easy to get over that when you know Animal Kingdom is protecting the environment and the animals with these straws.

Needless to say, those straws fit the overall theme for Pandora as well. So, I simply turned up the cup and enjoyed them and prayed I wouldn’t be wearing the majority of them. I can say I was mostly successful, except for one remnant that ended up on my lip for a WHOLE LIVE FEED video. Oh well, you live, laugh, and learn.

 Pongu Pongu: A Pandora World of Avatar Snack Review

Overall, I thought this small snack and drink stand was a fantastic addition to this new land. I was there very early to ride Flight of Passage and I was not ready for a full meal yet. A snack and refreshing drink were on my wish list when I exited that amazing ride and Pongu Pongu mostly delivered. The cast members were friendly and helpful and the service was quick. There are plenty of areas to sit carved into the rocks and areas around the stand and you can also find a seat outside of the Satu”li Canteen if it’s not crowded. If it’s lunch time or dinner time, you may not be allowed to sit there. I do wish I had tried more offerings, so I will be back. Of course, I will certainly be back to explore all of Pandora-World of Avatar.

Looking for more snack options in the Animal Kingdom? Find them HERE!

Let us know if you have tried the drinks and the Pongu Lumpia. Tell us which is your favorite in the comments section below or join us in our Facebook group, DISNEY EXPRESS LANE, and talk about everything Disney!

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