The famous EPCOT ball

Though there are four Disneyworld parks in total, we opted to only go to EPCOT and Animal Kingdom. We have two Disneyland parks in California (Disneyland and Disneyland's California Adventure) which are very similar to Disneyworld's Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.


EPCOT is particularly exciting in that it features a "World Showcase", with parks that imitate select international countries! Each park is built with the country's characteristics and unique landmarks; for example, the France pavillion has the Eiffel Tower, and Japan with bonzai trees.



An even more exciting fact was that each of these parks offered cuisine and beverages unique to its own country. As such, visitors to EPCOT have the option to play "Snack Around the World", or the more adult but entertaining, "Drink Around the World". I did not eat from every country, since California has such great Japan, Chinese, and Mexican food already, but I did try enough food that I was full throughout the whole day. The best part about the food in EPCOT is that everything was very affordable and my bank account did not suffer too much.



Our first stop was in Norway, where I tried the Cream Horn and the Schoolbread.  Both were around $3, which I thought was a very fair price for yummy pastries from a themepark!

Cream Horn

Schoolbread

Both were delicious, but I prefered the Cream Horn to the Schoolbread.

Next stop was China. I grew up eating Chinese food, so I did not to try any of the food. I ordered the "Tipsy Ducks in Love" drink, which is essentially hong kong style milk tea with a healthy dose of whiskey.

I should have tried the grapefruit beer.

Baked goods galore!

Napoleon Cake - one of my favorite snacks. It has layers of crispy pastry with custard in between. (I later discovered you can find this at your local Whole Foods.)

French donuts with a lemony taste. I could have passed on this.

Ice cream available at L'Artisan Des Glaces

Croque Glace at L'artisan Des Glaces

White chocolate coconut ice cream with raspberry sauce in a warm, fresh baked brioche bun

Tarte Aux Fraises (Strawberry Tart). This would have been good if they made the filling out of custard instead of plain whipped cream. I could have passed on this as well.

Croque Monsieur. This was a bit pricey at around $8, but very savory and delicious! It was my favorite thing to eat at all of EPCOT.

Quiche - the crust was buttery and flakey. The cheese flavor in the quiche was not overpowering either.

The England pavillion

Fish and Chips from the Ye Olde Yorkshire Fish Shoppe

The Fish and Chips were flakey, warm, and everything fish and chips should be. They make the breading just right - it's crispy, not crusty-like microwavable fish and chips.

In Morocco, we had some mediterranean-style food ($15 for the plate below) at the Tangierine Cafe. Not too shabby!

Falafel, beef, and chicken in pita wraps with a side of hummus, beans, and some green vegetables

Almond cheesecake ($4)

The Almond cheesecake was not good, and I could have passed on it. If you're curious, it tastes like an almond danish from any bakery.

We certainly ate a lot at EPCOT, but as I mentioned earlier, I actually did not spend a lot of money because the pastries were only around $4 each, the heavier meals around $7-$15, and the alcohol drinks at around $8-$9.

We visited Disneyworld's Animal Kingdom a few days later, but they did not have as wide variety of food as EPCOT did.

Disneyworld Animal Kingdom's "Tree of Life"

Zebra Cupcake - vanilla cupcake with buttercream frosting and chocolate on top ($4)

Ribs with a side of coleslaw and beans (~$10)

Fried conch

Delicious!

Conch salad