Three things to eat at DCA before Lunar New Year Ends
Plus, recent nerdy Disney news you should care about.
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This week’s Three Things.
A totally needless Disney-related opinion.
Nerdy Disney news you should care about.
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1. Three things to eat at Disney California Adventure before Lunar New Year ends
Lunar New Year is one of the most magical times at Disneyland Resort. It coincides with generally lower crowds, cooler temperatures, and lots of food and alcohol to stuff down your gullet.
We made a last-minute trip to the House of Mouse last weekend to get in some tasty bites. We’re not those people that are able to try ALL the food (like, how do these people afford all that?), so here’s what we experienced using our Sip and Savor pass (totally worth it as long as you get stuff only worth $8 or more) and a few extras.
Pork Belly Bánh Mì at Paradise Garden Grill
Unfortunately, this one was not part of the Sip and Savor pass, coming in at $14.99. It was also the only snack I forgot to take a picture of. But it was very delicious. This was actually one of the best bánh mìs I’ve ever had.
Fire Chicken Wings at Red Dragon Spice traders Cart & Smoke Jumpers Grill
Whew, these babies can get HOT depending how slathered in sauce they are. But you can also wipe away some of the sauce and still get all the flavor with a bit less spice. They’re included on the Sip and Savor, and are actually slightly cheaper if you buy them out of pocket at Smoke Jumpers.
Toasted Sesame and Red Bean Churro at Churros at Hollywood Land Cart
Let’s get it out of the way — just like every other damn Disney blogger in the word has pointed out, including “red bean” in the name of this dish is misleading. There’s some kind of red bean-ish cream that if you taste on its own kind of taste like red bean, but the star here is the sesame flavor. It’s a tad under $8, so maybe an out of pocket item if you have a Sip and Savor pass.
2. The Totally Needless Disney Opinion of the Day — It’s too damn expensive!
A recent report from the Wall Street Journal implied that many visitors to Disneyland aren’t planning return trips anytime soon due to the ever-rising costs. Oh yeah, no crap? Adding on stuff like Park Hopper and Genie Plus (shut up) has gone up faster than a dozen eggs during a bird apocalypse. Yes, it’s too damn expensive!
And also, yes, I will continue to keep opening my wallet for all the add-ons and Disney will probably see a huge profit this year from the Parks division. In the meantime, 2025 might be the year to grab some discounts on a trip or two or more.
3. The Nerdy Disney News You Should Care About
Here’s some stuff from the last couple of weeks or so from the intersection of nerd and Disney:
Luke Skywalker and a new projection show are coming to Galaxy’s Edge. I, for one, like it.
Is Kim Possible getting a reboot?
New content at it’s a small world? Hell yeah.
Starting on May the Fourth, you’ll have more options for building a cool lightsaber at Savi’s Workshop.
You’ll be able to see the Walt Disney animatronic starting in July.
Phineas and Ferb are coming to EPCOT in topiary form, and you can catch some insane Indiana Jones chalk art there right now.