New Foods That Are Worth a Trip to Disney for This Spring

1900 Park Fare is officially reopening in Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, and Strawberry Soup is already back on the menu! An “all you care to enjoy” meal for both breakfast and dinner, the restaurant has character dining with Princess Tiana in her Tiana’s Bayou Adventure fit, Prince Aladdin, Mirabel and Cinderella. Items include bread pudding, donut holes and breakfast pizza for breakfast; entrees like Tiana’s Gumbo and baked salmon for dinner; and a Grand Floridian Financier for dessert. Fan-favorite Strawberry Soup will be available at both meals.

Through August 4 at Disneyland Resort, Pixar-themed foods are rolling out in both the parks and hotels. To accompany the “Better Together: A Pixar Pals Celebration!” parade, there are hundreds of dishes and drinks that tie into Pixar’s greatest hits. There’s an “Incredibles”-themed cookie, a Red Velvet Tres Leches Parfait inspired by “Coco,” an Exothermic Margarita from “Elementals,” Gusteau Macaron from “Ratatouille,” Roundup BBQ Potato inspired by “Toy Story,” Sea Monster Lemonade from “Luca” and the Marigold Bridge inspired by “Coco,” just to name a few. Be on the lookout for these limited-time dishes throughout the resort.

In May, three restaurants will open at Downtown Disney District at Disneyland Resort. Michelin-starred Chef Carlos Gaytán will introduce Paseo willserve a fusion of Mexican and French cuisine featuring ceviches, Mama’s cochinita pibil (roasted marinated pork), lamb barbacoa and the mejillones (mussels). Céntrico is for upscale Mexican cuisine and tequila-based cocktails: quesabirrias, chicken enchiladas, tlayuda (a Oaxacan shareable dish reminiscent of a pizza) and Caesar salad. Tiendita is all about Mexican heritage flavors and street food: esquites (roasted corn), fish tacos, ice cream-stuffed chocolate tacos and breakfast favorites like chorizo breakfast burritos and chilaquiles (marinated tortilla chips with an egg).

Why limit Earth Day to a single day when Earth Month can celebrate with treats all April long? In Walt Disney World, the Elephant Cupcake will be ready to unwrap in Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park. The Pachyderm and the Pollinator cocktail is a sipper of Cruxland Gin, bitters, and soda water with a lemon wheel and honey simple syrup at Tiffins restaurant in the park. The Raindrop Tart at Mara at Animal Kingdom Lodge is chocolate cake, pistachio crumb, passion fruit gel, vanilla cheesecake and white chocolate mousse. There are 12 treats in total, including The Plant in the Boot Petit Cake from Amorette’s Patisserie at Disney Springs.

May the Fourth be with you! And may it be with you also April 5 through June 2, when you can get “Star Wars”-themed treats in Disneyland. Dozens of treats and drinks will be sprinkled throughout the land, from Grogu Macarons at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, the Bantha Burger at Galactic Grill, the Toydaria Swirl (green milk with chili seasoning and mango jellies) at Milk Stand and the Wookiee Parfait at Galactic Grill. Judging by the lineup, it’s sweeter in outer space.

With the reopening of the shipwreck-themed water park in Orlando comes two new treats: the Bathtub Sundae and Elote Nachos. The sundae has pineapple, strawberry and matcha Dole Whip with popping pearls on top. The nachos are tri-colored chips piled high with jalapeno cheese sauce, elote corn dip, jalapenos, guacamole, chopped cilantro and your choice of shrimp, chicken, pork or tofu. These are the perfect snacks to munch after you work up an appetite on monster water slides.