Walt Disney World has a serious problem in Star Wars Galaxy's Edge and there's no easy solution. Our take on this, plus a lengthy Disney pool closure and top picks for Valentine's goodies at Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
Show Notes
- March 3-4 - Journey former lead vocalist STEVE AUGERI
- March 5-6 - Daughtry
- March 10-11 - Tommy DeCarlo
- March 12-13 - Smash Mouth
- March 17-18 - Mike DelGuidice
- March 19-20 - Blue Oyster Cult - NEW
- March 24-25 - Berlin
- March 26-27 - The Pointer Sisters
- March 31 - Luis Figueroa - NEW
- April 1-2 - Piso 21 - NEW
- April 3 – TBD
- April 7-8 - STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas
- April 9-10 - Don Felder, formerly of the Eagles
- April 16-17 - Switchfoot – NEW
- April 21-22 - A Flock of Seagulls
- April 23-24 - Jo Dee Messina
- April 28-29 - Ambrosia with Peter Beckett, The Voice Of Player
- April 30, May 1 - Kool and the Gang
- May 5-8 - Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone
- May 12-15 - The Orchestra starring former members of ELO
- May 19-20 - A.J. Croce: Croce Plays Croce - NEW
- May 21-22 - Casting Crowns - NEW
- May 26-27 - Jason Scheff, longtime lead singer of Chicago - NEW
- May 28-29 - Rick Springfield
- June 2-5 - Plain White T’s
- June 9-10 - The Spinners
- June 11-12 - The Commodores
- June 16-17 - Vertical Horizon
- June 18-19 - Tony Orlando
- June 23-26 - Simple Plan
- June 30, July 1 – Living Colour
- July 2-3 - Wang Chung
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Pool Closure alert for Disney's Vero Beach Resort
Refurbishment work will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Disney Eats Foodie Guide to Lovely Valentine’s Day Delights 2023
- My (Plant-based) Sweetheart Chocolate cupcake with a love-ly swirl of vanilla buttercream and sprinkles (New) (Plant-based Item) (Wheat/ Gluten Friendly); Available at the following:
- World Premiere Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
- Intermission Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
- End Zone Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
- Landscape of Flavors at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
- Centertown Market at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
- Spyglass Grill at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
- Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter
- Riverside Mill Food Court at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
- Everything POP Shopping & Dining at Disney’s Pop Century Resort
Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort, Disney’s All-Star Music Resort, and Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
- Be My Valentine Sweet Treat Bag: Sugar cookies with house-made vanilla and raspberry marshmallows (New)
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Zebra Domes: The classic Amarula mousse and white chocolate dessert with the addition of a pink stripe
- Wild About Mousse: Madagascan milk chocolate mousse, pistachio sponge, marinated citrus, and candied almonds (New)
- Zebra Mousse Cake: Amarula mousse cake inspired by the flavors of the iconic Zebra Domes (New)
- Bananas For Mousse: Banana cake, peanut butter mousse, banana jam, banana cream, candied almonds, and caramel (New)
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort and Disney’s Pop Century Resort
- Chocolate Lover’s Delight: Chocolate cupcake with hazelnut filling, chocolate hazelnut buttercream, white chocolate heart décor, and sprinkles (New)
Disney’s Beach Club Resort
- Sweets For My Sweet: Layers of cream cheese mousse, strawberry filling, vanilla cake, and a crispy strawberry vanilla base with glaçage and white chocolate décor (New)
- Strawberry Minnie Milkshake: Strawberry milkshake with strawberry purée, red sprinkles, and a Minnie Mouse vanilla cupcake (New) TOP PICK
Disney’s BoardWalk
- Strawberry Cheesecake Brownie: Strawberry cheesecake with chocolate cream and pink crisp pearls on a fudgy brownie (New)
- Cocoa Breach: Vanilla custard, chocolate bavarois, and feuilletine crunch with a heart-shaped overlay
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
- Dessert Bites: Mini brownies, white chocolate-dipped strawberry, and raspberry ganache-filled tart with buttercream (New)
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
- Valrhona Ganache Torte: Whipped vanilla panna cotta, chocolate soil, strawberry gel, raspberry ganache macaron, and a chocolate-covered strawberry (New)
- Chocolate-covered Strawberry Cake: Chocolate cake filled with strawberry jam topped with strawberry buttercream and ganache
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
- Passion Éclair: Choux pastry filled with a tart passion fruit ganache and topped with swirls of strawberry ganache, crisp white chocolate pearls, and chocolate hearts (New)
- Guava Cheesecake: Guava and lime cheesecake on a coconut lime crust with strawberry variations and sugared puff pastry hearts (New)
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
- Almond Cheesecake Heart: Heart-shaped almond cheesecake with chocolate sponge cake enrobed in dark chocolate (New)
Disney’s Old Key West Resort and Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
- Love Letter Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake, strawberry pastry cream, chocolate mousse, and buttercream
Disney’s Riviera Resort
- Valentine’s Day Chocolate Box with a raspberry macaron, hazelnut praline truffles, and Riviera brownie
- Cupid’s Plated Dessert: Amaretto mousse, fruits rouge reduction, dark chocolate crumble, and raspberry sorbet (New)
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
- Stitch and Angel Date Night: The ‘perfect pair’ of vanilla cupcakes – one with chocolate and peanut butter mousse filling and the other with peanut butter mousse and jelly filling (New)
Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter and Riverside
- Dessert Bites: Mini brownies, white chocolate-dipped strawberry, and raspberry ganache-filled tart with buttercream (New)
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
- Love Bug Marshmallow: Strawberry marshmallow with a ganache center on a graham cracker cookie (New)
- Honey Bee Mousse: White chocolate Earl Grey mousse with honey-lemon gelée center on almond cake (New) (Wheat/Gluten Friendly)
Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
- Sweets For My Sweet: Layers of cream cheese mousse, strawberry filling, vanilla cake, and a crispy strawberry vanilla base with glaçage and white chocolate décor (New)
Disney Springs
- Valentine’s Entremet: Champagne strawberry mousse, strawberry pate de fruit, vanilla chiffon, and dark chocolate crunch (New)
- Beauty and the Beast Cake: Almond chiffon, cherry jam, cream cheese filling, red wine dark chocolate mousse, white chocolate pretzels, and red wine simple syrup (New) TOP PICK
- Raspberry Éclair: Raspberry panna cotta, raspberry jam, lemon curd, and raspberry crispies (New)
- Amorette’s Heart: Cherry mousse, chocolate biscuit, hibiscus lemonade mousse, and pistachio crunch (New)
- Strawberry Cheesecake: New York cheesecake, strawberry crunch, fresh strawberries, and meringue kisses (New) TOP PICK
- Little Love Strawberries: Strawberries dipped in ruby chocolate, white chocolate, and strawberry chocolate (New)
- Sparkling Strawberry Square (Available through Feb. 14)
- Valentine Marshmallow Pop (Available through Feb. 14)
- Sweetheart Minnie Mouse Pinata (Available through Feb. 28)
- Strawberry S’more (New) (Available through Feb. 14)
- Raspberry Chocolate Chip Cupcake + Layer Cake: Chocolate chip-studded Belgian dark chocolate cake topped with luscious raspberry frosting
- Heartthrob Red Velvet: Red velvet cake topped with cream cheese frosting finished with our exclusive blend from Fancy Sprinkles
- I Love You Box: Four red velvet, four vanilla, and four raspberry chocolate chip cupcakes
- XOXO Box: Three dark chocolate, three red velvet, three vanilla, and three raspberry chocolate chip cupcakes
- Rosa Regale DOLE Whip Float: Rosa Regale Sparkling Red Wine, DOLE Whip strawberry, and a chocolate covered strawberry
- Valentine’s Day Red Velvet Cone: Chocolate soft-served swirled with DOLE Whip strawberry served in a red velvet cone and topped with a chocolate-covered shortbread cookie (New)
- The Love Potion: Float with vanilla gelato, Fanta Strawberry, and whipped cream
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park
- Chocolate Raspberry Martini and Flourless Cake Duo: Chocolate and raspberry martini served with a flourless chocolate cake, white chocolate cremeux, and raspberry pearls (New) (Gluten/ Wheat Friendly)
EPCOT
- Chocolate Liege Waffle (New)
- Chateaubriand for Two: 16-oz Chateaubriand with crab mac & cheese, grilled
jumbo asparagus, béarnaise sauce and au poivre sauce - Valentine’s Day Dessert: Valrhona dark chocolate mousse, strawberry cake, strawberry gelato, and raspberry meringue
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Red Velvet White Chocolate Mousse: Red velvet white chocolate mousse atop a chocolate cookie
- Red Velvet Whoopie Pie: Red velvet cake filled with cream cheese buttercream topped with strawberry buttercream
Disneyland Resort
Disneyland Park
- Love Stuff: Red shortbread cookie, red velvet cake, raspberry, cookies and cream mousse, and heart sprinkles
- Chocolate-Strawberry Funnel Cake: Funnel cake with chocolate drizzle, brownie crumbles, diced strawberries, and whipped topping (New)
- Strawberry Cheesecake Pretzel: Strawberry & Graham Cracker-dusted Cream Cheese Pretzel
- Strawberry Dipping Sauce
- Strawberry Cookies & Crème Churro: Strawberry and Butter Cookie-dusted Churro with Vanilla Buttercream Drizzle and Strawberry Cookie Topping
Disney California Adventure Park
- Sweetheart Sundae: Chocolate and strawberry ice cream topped with strawberry sauce, whipped cream, a chocolate-dipped strawberry, and valentine sprinkles served in a chocolate waffle cup (New) TOP PICK
- Valentine’s Sprinkles (New)
- A Toast to Love Flight: Three miniature cocktails featuring a spicy cocktail, a bitter cocktail, and a sweet cocktail
- The Flame: Bacardi Raspberry Rum, peach schnapps, mango purée, raspberry purée, lime juice, Sprite, and firewater bitters with a chile-lime rim
- The Ex: Absolut Citron Vodka, spicy bitters, blackberries, lemonade, agave nectar, and lemon juice
- The Love That Lasts a Lifetime: Bacardi Raspberry Rum, St. George, orgeat, raspberry purée, pineapple juice and Sprite
- Oswald Apple: Green Granny Smith apple dipped in chocolate and enrobed in
dark chocolate with two long cereal treat ears dipped in dark chocolate and
embellished with white and red chocolate.
Downtown Disney District
- Tres Leches Rose Water Cake: Rose-milk-soaked shortcake topped with candied rose petal (New) TOP PICK
- Red Velvet Cake Shake: A red velvet cake batter shake with vanilla frosted rim with red and white sprinkles topped with a slice of red velvet cake, whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, and a cherry
- Chocolate-covered Strawberry Churro: Churro rolled in strawberry sugar, drizzled with chocolate
- Valentine’s Day Pre-Fix Menu: Lobster Bisque followed by choice of Jumbo Scallops or Pork Belly Cassoulet as your main entrée and finished off with a sweet choice of Chocolate Mousse Cake or Cheesecake for dessert (New) (Available Feb. 14 only)
- Scarlett Kiss: Raspberry rum, lemon juice, simple, lemonade, soda water, fresh berries, and a splash of raspberry purée (New) (Available through Feb. 28)
- Valentine’s Day Gift Box: Six pre-selected macaron flavors of rose champagne, raspberry chocolate, strawberry cheesecake, red velvet, sea salt caramel, and Belgian dark chocolate
- Two Enchanted Centuria Martini: Tequila blanco, chilled espresso, Irish cream, and vanilla syrup topped with an edible flower and served with a special Valentine’s tiramisu dessert to share (New)
- Two Amor-ita Margaritas: Tequila, raspberry liqueur, organic margarita mix, and muddled raspberries served with a raspberry cheesecake to share (New)
- Reef & Beef: Grilled jumbo shrimp and braised short ribs with creamy grits, green tomato chow-chow, and chili garlic butter sauce (Available Feb. 14 only)
- Chocolate Strawberry Martini: Strawberry vodka and chocolate liqueur (Available Feb. 6 through 19)
- Raspberry Chocolate Chip Cupcake + Layer Cake: Chocolate chip-studded Belgian dark chocolate cake topped with luscious raspberry frosting
- Heartthrob Red Velvet: Red velvet cake topped with cream cheese frosting finished with our exclusive blend from Fancy Sprinkles
- I Love You Box: Four red velvet, four vanilla, and four raspberry chocolate chip cupcakes
- XOXO Box: Three dark chocolate, three red velvet, three vanilla, and three raspberry chocolate chip cupcakes
- Scarlett Kiss: Raspberry rum, lemon juice, simple, lemonade, soda water, fresh berries, and a splash of raspberry purée (New)
- Choco Churro Bitz and Frozen Horchata Bundle: Cin-A-Bitz drizzled with dulce de leche and Ghirardelli chocolate sauce paired with frozen horchata topped with cinnamon (New)
Hotels of Disneyland Resort
Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa
- California Crush Cocktail: Crown Royal Regal Apple Whiskey, strawberry purée, lemon, and agave served with a mint sprig and strawberry heart garnish
- Tuxedo Strawberry Cocktail: Bacardi Raspberry Rum, dark crème de cacao, strawberry purée, and half & half served “up” in a chocolate-coated martini glass with strawberry garnish
- Love’s Lantern Cocktail: Skyy Citrus Vodka, Chambord, and lime garnished with edible flowers and a glow cube
- Valentine’s Day Donuts
- Valentine’s Day Cupcake
- Heart-shaped Linzer Cookie
- Mickey-shaped Valentine Cookie
- Valentine Macarons
- Assorted Cookie Box
- Chocolate-dipped Strawberries
- Valentine Crisped Rice Treat: Dark and white chocolate-dipped crisped rice treat
- Waffle Shot available with choice of milk, low-fat milk, chocolate milk or strawberry
- Sparkling Fire: Ketel One Vodka, St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur, Champagne, lemon juice, and raspberry gum syrup garnished with a raspberry and a dried rose petal (New)
Disneyland Hotel
- Sablé Heart Cookie with Raspberry Filling
- Red Velvet Cupcake
- Iced Raspberry Mocha
- Raspberry Mocha
- Sablé Heart Cookie with Raspberry Filling
- Red Velvet Cupcake
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