Ah, the Disneyland restaurants we love so dear. So many places to eat, so few days on a multi day passport.

ur readers have been kind enough to share their favorite traditional Disneyland treats, some still here, some long gone. How do the “Taste Bud Imagineers” do it? I have no idea but they do, again and again and again. Some go to the park to see the latest pin or other merchandising marvel. I like to see what the Foodies have dreamed up! We are harkening on a new “season” and just like the runways of Paris unveil what we all should be wearing, the Disney Kitchen Magicians are busy working up something new and tantalizing that will forever render us unable to wear anything resembling what is seen on a Paris runway. Many thanks for sharing your favorites with me! Eat (I mean READ) on…

e always like getting the caramel apples (not the traditional “on a stick” kind, (but) the “sliced, swimming in a pool of warm caramel” kind) at the Festival arena (on the path between Frontierland and Fantasyland). We sit on a bench nearby to eat them (hard to eat while walking), and direct every person who asks us “Where did you get that?” to the cart. We undoubtedly get questioned many times while we eat them because they look so yummy and decadent!

—“W”

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y family would always have Fantasia Ice Cream as our afternoon snack. It was made exclusively for Disneyland by Carnation. As a child it was magical! All the colors and textures and flavors mixed together were like Tinder Bell’s fairy dust – magic that you could eat! And when I became a parent I introduced my kids and husband to it too.

—A.G., Southern California

ince going to Disneyland since 1961 I fondly remember always stopping inside of Fantasyland and getting a Welch’s grape bar ice cream. It was always great during the summer to get one and sit on the bench just outside the store next to the Fantasyland Theatre. Usually we would go into the theatre first and watch some cartoons and then leave and head right for the store. And even though I would end up spilling some on me I didn’t care. Just sitting in the warm sun and having a grape bar made my day at Disneyland complete. Though gone many a year I still think of those great times every time I buy Welch’s grape bars today at the market.”

—T.R.

ne of our family’s favorite traditions “used” to be that when we arrived in Anaheim we would always head over to the Disneyland hotel after checking into our hotel and go to Café Villa Verde for their spaghetti and meatballs and their fabulous pesto bread. My kids would long for that bread from trip to trip and could hardly wait to go back. We were very sorry to see that item go off their menu. Something else we used to enjoy that isn’t there anymore was the tiny angel food cakes in lemon and chocolate flavors that they used to serve in the Village Haus Restaurant in Fantasyland.”

— L.P.

y small children are true connoisseurs of macaroni and cheese. They have declared, without a doubt, that Micky-roni is the best, and it is their favorite thing to eat at Hook’s Point. We also have to go home with at least two boxes of it from the kitchen shop on Main Street. Another favorite is the frozen lemonade. Nothing is better on a hot day!”

—A.L.

—SE

hen I can't have dinner in the Blue Bayou (which is just for special occasions, and pretty rare), my friends and I have always eaten at the French Market. I know it seems like its nothing special, but I ALWAYS look forward to my Beef Stew Bowl (which is a hidden mickey in itself). Eating there at night, with all the lights in New Orleans Square... its the best atmosphere in all of Disneyland!

I would love to hear your family's Disney traditions, please drop me a line,

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— Allison