Disneyhanna
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- Nov 29, 2017
Hello! I ran the Princess 10k with a friend as my first runDisney race, we stayed at All Star Movies and had a blast. We tried two table service restaurants (Sanaa for dinner and Topolino’s Terrace for breakfast) and did various quick service restaurants throughout the parks and resorts.
I will do my best to recall my thoughts towards each dish, the details are already a bit fuzzy but I generally remember whether I liked things or not. I tried adding prices where I had mobile order receipts, but some I just grabbed from the current online menus. It looks like the pricing varies a bit between the menus and my mobile orders, so take it with a grain of salt.
Enjoy!
Thursday, 2/24 - Arrival Day and Animal Kingdom Evening
Our flight landed around noon so we didn’t get to All Star Movies until close to 2, so we decided to have a quick lunch at the food court prior to heading to the Expo to pick up our 10k bibs.
Intermission Food Court
I grabbed a kid’s cheeseburger as well as the 50th Anniversary Dessert, and my friend had the Impossible burger.
Kid’s Cheeseburger: Served with Strawberry-flavored Yogurt Smoothie, Sliced Apples, and choice of Small Lowfat Milk or Small DASANI® Bottled Water $7.99
Just like at my last trip at Pop, the burgers are made to order and the kids version is a nice option when you don’t want a huge meal. Nothing fancy but gets the job done for under $10. I had fries and Danimals as my two sides.
50th Anniversary Dessert: Raspberry Cheesecake with a Rose Gold Champagne-infused Glaze on an Almond Cookie $5.99
My friend and I shared this dessert, it is quite similar to the dessert at Satu’li. I wouldn’t describe this as cheesecake but more of a raspberry cream cheese mousse, very light and fluffy. The flavor of the glaze doesn’t stand out nor does the cookie, but this was still delicious if you like the flavor of raspberry cream cheese!
Impossible™ Barbecued Market Burger with Arugula, Tomato, Avocado, Barbecue Sauce, and a choice of Side $12.79
No picture but my friend had the plant-based Impossible burger and loved it, she actually had it again on our last day for lunch. This is made to order like the other burgers.
We headed off to the Expo and had quite the adventure, my friend’s bib was missing from their boxes of bibs! We sorted that out and did some shopping and eventually made it to Animal Kingdom around 5, and made a mad dash to get onto the Safari before they closed at 5:30. I think we got on at 5:20 and waited maybe 15 minutes, it was super quick.
Thirsty River Bar & Trek Snacks
It was a warm but pleasant evening, so we stopped for a drink on our way to ride Dinosaur. Nothing like a drink before being tossed around like a rag doll, eh?
Yeti Sunset: Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey and Strawberry and Lychee Lemonade $14
Omg, this was AMAZING. Neither of us are big whiskey drinkers but we love strawberry and lychee flavors, and this was absolutely delicious and not too sweet. We watched the bartender give heavy pours of whiskey so they definitely weren't weak. Highly recommend if you want something fruity that doesn’t taste strong, but is! Super refreshing and I wish I had one right now, even though it’s cold here…
We rode Dinosaur and had a blast as usual, then headed to Pandora to ride our Individual Lightning Lane for FoP. That was lovely and we got to enjoy Pandora at night. They definitely repainted the bioluminescence since it was so vibrant, when I saw it last time a few years ago I could hardly see it!
Satu’li Canteen
We had Satu’li for dinner, this is our favorite QS in AK (and maybe in all of WDW…). I had my usual, I never deviate from this!
Slow-Roasted Sliced Grilled Beef Bowl: Slow-Roasted Sliced Grilled Beef marinated in a blend of Garlic, Herbs, Red Pepper Spice, and Red Wine Vinegar topped with Crunchy Vegetable Slaw and Boba Balls served with your choice of Base and Sauce. $14.49
I get the beef bowl with the hearty salad, the beef is a perfect medium with a bit of pink and I love the charred onion vinaigrette on the side. This is so fresh and surprisingly filling due to the quinoa in the salad. We thought we were going to need a kids’ meal back at the hotel, but we thought wrong and were totally stuffed!
Chili-Spiced Crispy Fried Tofu Bowl Crispy Fried Tofu seasoned with Chili-Spice topped with Crunchy Vegetable Slaw and Boba Balls served with your choice of Base and Sauce $12.99
No picture but my friend enjoyed her tofu bowl with hearty salad, I thought it looked a little skimpy on the tofu though, compared to pictures I've seen. I think the tofu was prepared a little differently than when it first debuted, though my friend still really liked it.
Blueberry Cream Cheese Mousse: Blueberry Cream Cheese Mousse with Passion Fruit Curd $5.79
We each got our own mousse, though we definitely could have shared. We both love this dessert and it’s so consistent! The mousse is light and fluffy and the passionfruit curd is nice and sour, they go really well together. I could barely finish mine but I pushed through!
Friday, 2/25 - Hollywood Studios and Sanaa
We had a quick breakfast from the Movies QS, as we wanted to get to HS quickly that morning.
Blueberry Muffin $3.79
Pineapple Fruit Cup $5.69
Currently thinking about how my Costco has been selling whole pineapples for $1.38 all winter long here in MN!
Pretty sure my friend had an apple danish, which was $4.29.
Off to HS we went, we started with an early Slinky lightning lane and afterwards got coffee by the TSL entrance. We waited about 30 minutes, but it was worth it!
Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
Iced Caramel Latte $6.09
I’ve said it before but the Joffrey iced lattes are so good and creamy, and they have agave straws so we always grab a few to hang onto for later when only paper straws are available.
Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo
I've eaten at Docking Bay at both WDW and Disneyland now, and it's such a great addition to both parks (especially to HS). I had the hot chicken, while my friend had the plant-based kids pasta.
Pirjanad Hot Chicken Tip Yip: Crispy Chicken glazed in a Spicy Chipotle Sauce and served with White Rice and a Relish of Sweet Corn, Shishito Peppers, Jicama, Plantains, and Cilantro $15.49
This was surprisingly spicy for Disney food, it has a sweet and spicy glaze that goes well with the juicy white meat chicken. The crust on the chicken is crispy, and the serving size is pretty big. Instead of rice I mobile ordered the macaroni and cheese and this was excellent as well, not that different than your typical easy mac but the pasta was cooked perfectly and went well with the chicken. The broccoli was so weird I couldn't even eat it, it just had a bizarre sweet but bitter flavor and was so undercooked it was basically raw. I love broccoli, so that's saying something! I would 100% order this chicken again along with the macaroni. I have a super high spice tolerance and this was legitimately spicy (comparable to hot buffalo wings), if you are sensitive I would definitely steer clear.
Ithorian Pasta Rings: Plant-based Meat Marinara Sauce and Pasta with a side of Roasted Vegetables served with choice of Small Lowfat Milk or Small DASANI® Water. $8.99
My friend really enjoyed her pasta (no pic, sorry!), she didn't mind the broccoli so perhaps we had some from different batches or I was being dramatic, who knows!
We shared the Outpost Puff for dessert.
Outpost Puff: Chocolate Pastry filled with Guajillo Chocolate Mousse finished with Thai Tea Panna Cotta, Spiced Pineapple, and Confectionary Debris $7.29
I cannot really describe this as there was so much going on! The pastry and mousse were quite light, though I was glad we shared as it was a huge portion. I don't remember a lot of the flavors but the pineapple stood out, and whatever the base that the pastry was on (possibly the pana cotta?) was very plentiful and tasty. This dessert is a bit unusual but we liked it and would recommend giving it a try if you like the sound of the individual flavors. I wouldn't need to get it every trip, but it was a fun treat.
Kat Saka’s Kettle
I’ve had my eye on the popcorn in Batuu for a long time and finally got some! It seems like reviews are really mixed, but Molly from All Ears likes this, so I thought I’d give it a try.
Outpost Popcorn Mix: a colorful blend of Sweet and Spicy flavors $6.49
I actually really enjoyed this. If you like kettle corn, that’s basically what this is. I think the red seasoning has a hint of chili but it’s like a level 1/10 spicy. The purple popcorn tastes a lot like fruit loops. It’s unique, and the bag I had was fresh and I dumped it into a ziplock freezer bag I had in my backpack and snacked on it over a few days. I would get this again as it’s a nice change from butter popcorn!
Milk Stand
I love blue milk and get it pretty much every time I go to Galaxy’s Edge.
Blue Milk: Plant-based blend of Coconut and Rice Milk with alluring fruity characteristics $8.49
I wish the cup was a little bigger for the price, though I’m glad they’ve at least kept the cool frosty looking cups as it’s a bit more fun than a regular plastic cup. Skittles smoothie is my go-to description for this!
Sanaa - 10% AP Discount
We took the bus from HS to AK and then from AK to AKL, and made it just in time for our dinner reservation at Sanaa. The restaurant was fairly empty as our ADR was for 5:15 and they opened at 5:00. I spotted one remaining two-seater table by the windows, and to our luck that’s where we were seated!
Of course, we had to start with the bread service.
Indian-style Bread Service: Choice of Five Breads and with all Nine Accompaniments - Traditional Naan, Garlic-Ginger Naan, Spiced Naan, Onion Kulcha, or Paneer Paratha. Accompaniments - Cucumber Raita, Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, Mango Chutney, Tomato-Date Jam, Tamarind Chutney, Coriander Chutney, Garlic Pickle, Red Chile Sambal, or Spicy Jalapeño-Lime Pickle $19
I also requested the 10th secret spicy sauce, which I believe uses Thai bird's eye chillies, which are HOT.
The bread service was everything I could have wanted, we liked all of the breads and all of the sauces, as neither of us are picky eaters! I remember really enjoying the chutneys, and none of them were particularly spicy. The 10th secret sauce was not really any spicier than the spiciest sauces on the tray, we thought they were comparable to Taco Bell Fire sauce. If you can handle medium salsa easily I think you could handle all of these sauces!
I know they say don’t eat anything spicy before a race, but since we were only doing a 10k we didn’t care!
I think I had a pomegranate lemonade which was tasty, nothing too special but I enjoyed it. And I had an extra agave straw with me from Joffrey's!
For my entree I chose the seafood curry and cilantro-coconut vegetables from the Potjie Inspired:
Potjie Inspired: Choose one from the Journey - Goan Seafood Curry, Butter Chicken, or Braised Beef. Choose one from the Harvest (Plant-based) - Chickpea Wat, Aloo Masala, or Cilantro-Coconut Vegetables. Served with scented Basmati Rice $30
I must confess, my nose was quite stuffed up that day and I was struggling to really taste everything with my lack of smell. However, I still really enjoyed the flavors I could taste and the textures were wonderful. This was very mild but flavorful and everything was perfectly cooked, overall a super comforting dish that I would 100% order again.
The portion size is not huge, unless you are a small eater I think you will want to split an appetizer such as the bread service or have dessert to be full. That said, I don’t think I finished my entire meal, but if we were splitting the bread service between a few more people then it would have been the exact right amount of food!
My friend had the salmon, which was the fish of the day:
Today's Sustainable Fish* (Market Price) Prepared with Geelrys Rice, Sukuma Wiki, and Citrus Butter
I forget the price but it was probably around $30-35. She really enjoyed it as salmon is her favorite fish!
Overall we absolutely loved our meal. The restaurant is quite small so it is more relaxed than some of the other table service restaurants. The animals were really active and running around as it was dinner time. Sitting by the window as the sun went down was perfect, I’m so glad that we got that spot! I can’t wait to go back, I definitely recommend dinner after an AK park day as the resort is just a few minutes from the park.
We saw lots of animals through out window, I kept having to turn around and take pictures during the meal!
After dinner we walked from Kidani Village to Jambo House to check it out before catching the bus back to AK and then back to Movies. On the way, we saw a cat!
To be continued!
I will do my best to recall my thoughts towards each dish, the details are already a bit fuzzy but I generally remember whether I liked things or not. I tried adding prices where I had mobile order receipts, but some I just grabbed from the current online menus. It looks like the pricing varies a bit between the menus and my mobile orders, so take it with a grain of salt.
Enjoy!
Thursday, 2/24 - Arrival Day and Animal Kingdom Evening
Our flight landed around noon so we didn’t get to All Star Movies until close to 2, so we decided to have a quick lunch at the food court prior to heading to the Expo to pick up our 10k bibs.
Intermission Food Court
I grabbed a kid’s cheeseburger as well as the 50th Anniversary Dessert, and my friend had the Impossible burger.
Kid’s Cheeseburger: Served with Strawberry-flavored Yogurt Smoothie, Sliced Apples, and choice of Small Lowfat Milk or Small DASANI® Bottled Water $7.99
Just like at my last trip at Pop, the burgers are made to order and the kids version is a nice option when you don’t want a huge meal. Nothing fancy but gets the job done for under $10. I had fries and Danimals as my two sides.
50th Anniversary Dessert: Raspberry Cheesecake with a Rose Gold Champagne-infused Glaze on an Almond Cookie $5.99
My friend and I shared this dessert, it is quite similar to the dessert at Satu’li. I wouldn’t describe this as cheesecake but more of a raspberry cream cheese mousse, very light and fluffy. The flavor of the glaze doesn’t stand out nor does the cookie, but this was still delicious if you like the flavor of raspberry cream cheese!
Impossible™ Barbecued Market Burger with Arugula, Tomato, Avocado, Barbecue Sauce, and a choice of Side $12.79
No picture but my friend had the plant-based Impossible burger and loved it, she actually had it again on our last day for lunch. This is made to order like the other burgers.
We headed off to the Expo and had quite the adventure, my friend’s bib was missing from their boxes of bibs! We sorted that out and did some shopping and eventually made it to Animal Kingdom around 5, and made a mad dash to get onto the Safari before they closed at 5:30. I think we got on at 5:20 and waited maybe 15 minutes, it was super quick.
Thirsty River Bar & Trek Snacks
It was a warm but pleasant evening, so we stopped for a drink on our way to ride Dinosaur. Nothing like a drink before being tossed around like a rag doll, eh?
Yeti Sunset: Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey and Strawberry and Lychee Lemonade $14
Omg, this was AMAZING. Neither of us are big whiskey drinkers but we love strawberry and lychee flavors, and this was absolutely delicious and not too sweet. We watched the bartender give heavy pours of whiskey so they definitely weren't weak. Highly recommend if you want something fruity that doesn’t taste strong, but is! Super refreshing and I wish I had one right now, even though it’s cold here…
We rode Dinosaur and had a blast as usual, then headed to Pandora to ride our Individual Lightning Lane for FoP. That was lovely and we got to enjoy Pandora at night. They definitely repainted the bioluminescence since it was so vibrant, when I saw it last time a few years ago I could hardly see it!
Satu’li Canteen
We had Satu’li for dinner, this is our favorite QS in AK (and maybe in all of WDW…). I had my usual, I never deviate from this!
Slow-Roasted Sliced Grilled Beef Bowl: Slow-Roasted Sliced Grilled Beef marinated in a blend of Garlic, Herbs, Red Pepper Spice, and Red Wine Vinegar topped with Crunchy Vegetable Slaw and Boba Balls served with your choice of Base and Sauce. $14.49
I get the beef bowl with the hearty salad, the beef is a perfect medium with a bit of pink and I love the charred onion vinaigrette on the side. This is so fresh and surprisingly filling due to the quinoa in the salad. We thought we were going to need a kids’ meal back at the hotel, but we thought wrong and were totally stuffed!
Chili-Spiced Crispy Fried Tofu Bowl Crispy Fried Tofu seasoned with Chili-Spice topped with Crunchy Vegetable Slaw and Boba Balls served with your choice of Base and Sauce $12.99
No picture but my friend enjoyed her tofu bowl with hearty salad, I thought it looked a little skimpy on the tofu though, compared to pictures I've seen. I think the tofu was prepared a little differently than when it first debuted, though my friend still really liked it.
Blueberry Cream Cheese Mousse: Blueberry Cream Cheese Mousse with Passion Fruit Curd $5.79
We each got our own mousse, though we definitely could have shared. We both love this dessert and it’s so consistent! The mousse is light and fluffy and the passionfruit curd is nice and sour, they go really well together. I could barely finish mine but I pushed through!
Friday, 2/25 - Hollywood Studios and Sanaa
We had a quick breakfast from the Movies QS, as we wanted to get to HS quickly that morning.
Blueberry Muffin $3.79
Pineapple Fruit Cup $5.69
Currently thinking about how my Costco has been selling whole pineapples for $1.38 all winter long here in MN!
Pretty sure my friend had an apple danish, which was $4.29.
Off to HS we went, we started with an early Slinky lightning lane and afterwards got coffee by the TSL entrance. We waited about 30 minutes, but it was worth it!
Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
Iced Caramel Latte $6.09
I’ve said it before but the Joffrey iced lattes are so good and creamy, and they have agave straws so we always grab a few to hang onto for later when only paper straws are available.
Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo
I've eaten at Docking Bay at both WDW and Disneyland now, and it's such a great addition to both parks (especially to HS). I had the hot chicken, while my friend had the plant-based kids pasta.
Pirjanad Hot Chicken Tip Yip: Crispy Chicken glazed in a Spicy Chipotle Sauce and served with White Rice and a Relish of Sweet Corn, Shishito Peppers, Jicama, Plantains, and Cilantro $15.49
This was surprisingly spicy for Disney food, it has a sweet and spicy glaze that goes well with the juicy white meat chicken. The crust on the chicken is crispy, and the serving size is pretty big. Instead of rice I mobile ordered the macaroni and cheese and this was excellent as well, not that different than your typical easy mac but the pasta was cooked perfectly and went well with the chicken. The broccoli was so weird I couldn't even eat it, it just had a bizarre sweet but bitter flavor and was so undercooked it was basically raw. I love broccoli, so that's saying something! I would 100% order this chicken again along with the macaroni. I have a super high spice tolerance and this was legitimately spicy (comparable to hot buffalo wings), if you are sensitive I would definitely steer clear.
Ithorian Pasta Rings: Plant-based Meat Marinara Sauce and Pasta with a side of Roasted Vegetables served with choice of Small Lowfat Milk or Small DASANI® Water. $8.99
My friend really enjoyed her pasta (no pic, sorry!), she didn't mind the broccoli so perhaps we had some from different batches or I was being dramatic, who knows!
We shared the Outpost Puff for dessert.
Outpost Puff: Chocolate Pastry filled with Guajillo Chocolate Mousse finished with Thai Tea Panna Cotta, Spiced Pineapple, and Confectionary Debris $7.29
I cannot really describe this as there was so much going on! The pastry and mousse were quite light, though I was glad we shared as it was a huge portion. I don't remember a lot of the flavors but the pineapple stood out, and whatever the base that the pastry was on (possibly the pana cotta?) was very plentiful and tasty. This dessert is a bit unusual but we liked it and would recommend giving it a try if you like the sound of the individual flavors. I wouldn't need to get it every trip, but it was a fun treat.
Kat Saka’s Kettle
I’ve had my eye on the popcorn in Batuu for a long time and finally got some! It seems like reviews are really mixed, but Molly from All Ears likes this, so I thought I’d give it a try.
Outpost Popcorn Mix: a colorful blend of Sweet and Spicy flavors $6.49
I actually really enjoyed this. If you like kettle corn, that’s basically what this is. I think the red seasoning has a hint of chili but it’s like a level 1/10 spicy. The purple popcorn tastes a lot like fruit loops. It’s unique, and the bag I had was fresh and I dumped it into a ziplock freezer bag I had in my backpack and snacked on it over a few days. I would get this again as it’s a nice change from butter popcorn!
Milk Stand
I love blue milk and get it pretty much every time I go to Galaxy’s Edge.
Blue Milk: Plant-based blend of Coconut and Rice Milk with alluring fruity characteristics $8.49
I wish the cup was a little bigger for the price, though I’m glad they’ve at least kept the cool frosty looking cups as it’s a bit more fun than a regular plastic cup. Skittles smoothie is my go-to description for this!
Sanaa - 10% AP Discount
We took the bus from HS to AK and then from AK to AKL, and made it just in time for our dinner reservation at Sanaa. The restaurant was fairly empty as our ADR was for 5:15 and they opened at 5:00. I spotted one remaining two-seater table by the windows, and to our luck that’s where we were seated!
Of course, we had to start with the bread service.
Indian-style Bread Service: Choice of Five Breads and with all Nine Accompaniments - Traditional Naan, Garlic-Ginger Naan, Spiced Naan, Onion Kulcha, or Paneer Paratha. Accompaniments - Cucumber Raita, Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, Mango Chutney, Tomato-Date Jam, Tamarind Chutney, Coriander Chutney, Garlic Pickle, Red Chile Sambal, or Spicy Jalapeño-Lime Pickle $19
I also requested the 10th secret spicy sauce, which I believe uses Thai bird's eye chillies, which are HOT.
The bread service was everything I could have wanted, we liked all of the breads and all of the sauces, as neither of us are picky eaters! I remember really enjoying the chutneys, and none of them were particularly spicy. The 10th secret sauce was not really any spicier than the spiciest sauces on the tray, we thought they were comparable to Taco Bell Fire sauce. If you can handle medium salsa easily I think you could handle all of these sauces!
I know they say don’t eat anything spicy before a race, but since we were only doing a 10k we didn’t care!
I think I had a pomegranate lemonade which was tasty, nothing too special but I enjoyed it. And I had an extra agave straw with me from Joffrey's!
For my entree I chose the seafood curry and cilantro-coconut vegetables from the Potjie Inspired:
Potjie Inspired: Choose one from the Journey - Goan Seafood Curry, Butter Chicken, or Braised Beef. Choose one from the Harvest (Plant-based) - Chickpea Wat, Aloo Masala, or Cilantro-Coconut Vegetables. Served with scented Basmati Rice $30
I must confess, my nose was quite stuffed up that day and I was struggling to really taste everything with my lack of smell. However, I still really enjoyed the flavors I could taste and the textures were wonderful. This was very mild but flavorful and everything was perfectly cooked, overall a super comforting dish that I would 100% order again.
The portion size is not huge, unless you are a small eater I think you will want to split an appetizer such as the bread service or have dessert to be full. That said, I don’t think I finished my entire meal, but if we were splitting the bread service between a few more people then it would have been the exact right amount of food!
My friend had the salmon, which was the fish of the day:
Today's Sustainable Fish* (Market Price) Prepared with Geelrys Rice, Sukuma Wiki, and Citrus Butter
I forget the price but it was probably around $30-35. She really enjoyed it as salmon is her favorite fish!
Overall we absolutely loved our meal. The restaurant is quite small so it is more relaxed than some of the other table service restaurants. The animals were really active and running around as it was dinner time. Sitting by the window as the sun went down was perfect, I’m so glad that we got that spot! I can’t wait to go back, I definitely recommend dinner after an AK park day as the resort is just a few minutes from the park.
We saw lots of animals through out window, I kept having to turn around and take pictures during the meal!
After dinner we walked from Kidani Village to Jambo House to check it out before catching the bus back to AK and then back to Movies. On the way, we saw a cat!
To be continued!
Too bad Disney wouldn’t let me cut and sell pineapple all day at the food court, I’d be a millionaire in no time at those prices!
