Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Read all the entries in this report here. Today we’re diving into the restaurant scene with a review of Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’ at Disney Springs. Onward! In the interest of full disclosure, let me say up front I did not invent the phrase “Put A Little South In...
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Okay, kids, here’s my hot take: Universal Studios Florida’s culinary scene is not that great. Listen! You know how everyone used to complain about how Walt Disney World food is just burgers and nuggets, and how over the last decade or so it’s experienced a culinary Renaissance? Yeah, that hasn’t happened at Universal Studios. I mean, sure, there’s some...
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It’s festival time in Epcot once more! Although I won’t personally be attending this year’s Food & Wine Festival (pour one out – literally), I always enjoy reading through festival food booth reviews as they trickle in. You know, just to make sure the Greeks are still griddling cheese, Bunsen and Beaker are still slinging pickle milkshakes, and the...
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My fellowing running enthusiasts, fall race season fast approaches! A very busy time for runners of all strengths and speeds. If you don’t have your own race marked on your calendar, you may well be planning to spectate. For some spectators, it is enough to watch. For others, spectating offers an opportunity to be a different sort of race...
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Christmas in July is here! I held back my Thanksgiving Walt Disney World trip report due to time constraints, and I’m so excited to finally share it with you. Today we’re discussing our Thanksgiving meal itself, which we ate at Raglan Road. Click here for the setup, and read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Selecting a Disney restaurant for...
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I’m getting out ahead of my Disney Christmas in July trip report with some avant food reviews! Read all the posts in this trip report here. Onward! The best Disney restaurants are not simply restaurants. What is a Disney park for but its elaborate themes? Not every table service meal in the World is guaranteed to be spectacular, but there...
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I’m getting out ahead of my Christmas in July trip report with some avant restaurant reviews! We’ll be starting with Steakhouse 71. Read all the posts in this trip report here. Onward! Hello and welcome to this Steakhouse 71 restaurant review, which also serves as the inaugural post of my Thanksgiving Walt Disney World trip. Hold on, hold on...
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It’s trip report time yet again! Come along on my long weekend trip to Walt Disney World for the Princess Half Marathon. Today we’re discussing my final meal of the trip, lunch at Morimoto Asia. You can see all the post in this report here. Onward! I said it before and I’ll say it again: no ADR, no problem! I...
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It’s trip report time yet again! Come along on my long weekend trip to Walt Disney World for the Princess Half Marathon. Today we’re discussing our evening spent in Territory Lounge. You can see all the post in this report here. Onward! I skipped a planned evening in the Magic Kingdom in favor of a couple hours spent in Territory...
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It’s trip report time yet again! Come along on my long weekend trip to Walt Disney World for the Princess Half Marathon. Today we’re covering our post-race brunch at Whispering Canyon Cafe. You can see all the post in this report here. Onward! The first most important thing after finish a runDisney race is a shower. The second is...
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