Disney Cupcake Encyclopedia

And now I present a complete list of the gourmet cupcakes available in the World (updated regularly). 

Please note that most of these are "seasonal" (read: either tied to a specific holiday or they just come and go from the menu) so they may not be available at any given time. Blame the Disney Gods.  Also they are generally listed in descending chronological order

Also, I will not be including Sprinkles cupcakes from Disney Springs because they are flavorless garbage and to call them cupcakes besmirches the good reputation of real cupcakes everywhere. 

At the Resorts

Polynesian

• Chocolate Beer Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Easter Bunny Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Imagination Pink Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Lemon Ginger Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Mickey's Birthday Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Mickey's Haunted Chocolate Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Millennial Pink Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Minnie Mouse Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Moana Coconut Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Peppermint Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Pina Colada Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Purple Mickey Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Rocky Road Halloween Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Rose Gold Vanilla Cupcake: Captain Cooks.
• Tiramisu Cupcake: Captain Cooks.

• 4th of July Cupcake: Captain Cooks and Kona Cafe.
• Tropical Rose Gold Vanilla Cupcake: Captain Cooks and Kona Cafe.

• Christmas Tree Cupcake: Kona Cafe.

Contemporary

• Apple Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Banana Caramel Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Banana Flip Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Birthday Cake Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Black Forest Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Candy Apple Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.  
• Candy Bar Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.  
• Carrot Cake Cupcake with White Chocolate Filling: Contempo Cafe.  
• Cherry Pie Cupcake: Contempo Cafe. 
• Cherry Cupcake with Pistachio Frosting: Contempo Cafe. 
• Chocolate Covered Coconut Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Chocolate Peppermint Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Churro Cupcake: Contempo Cafe. 
• Cinderella Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Coconut Cupcake with Chocolate and Banana Cream: Contempo Cafe.
• Cool Mint Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Dulce de Leche Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Earth Day Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Firecracker Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Firework Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Frost Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Hidden Mickey Cupcake: Holiday Display.
• Hot Chocolate Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Imagination Pink Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Iridescent Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Mexican Coffee Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Mickey's 90th Birthday Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Millennial Pink Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Minnie's Not-So-Scary Berry Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Monorail Cookies and Cream Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Orange Dream Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Pineapple Rum Cream Cheese Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Potion Purple Ears Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Pumpkin Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Pumpkin Spiced Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Red Velvet/Cheesecake Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Root Beer Float Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Rose Gold Vanilla Cupcake: Contempo Cafe. 
• Spiced Apple Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Star Wars Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Strawberry Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Strawberry Lemonade Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Strawberry Shortcake Cupcake: Contempo Cafe. 
• Swirl Cone Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.
• Turtle Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.  
• Watermelon Cupcake: Contempo Cafe. 
• Worms in Dirt Cupcake: Contempo Cafe.

Grand Floridian

• Apple Cinnamon Wreath Cupcake: Gingerbread House.
• Blueberry Lemon Seasonal Cupcake: Gasparilla Grille.
• Carousel Cupcake: Gasparilla Grille.
• Cherry Berry Cupcake: Gasparilla Grille.
• German Chocolate Cupcake: Gasparilla Grille.
• Incredibles Dash Cupcake: Gasparilla Grille.
• Lemon Blueberry Cupcake: Gasparilla Grille.
• Mickey's 90th Birthday Cupcake: Gasparilla Grille.
• Minnie Mouse Cupcake: Gasparilla Grille.
• Mocha Cupcake: Gasparilla Grille.
• Pina Colada Cupcake: Gasparilla Grille.
• Pumpkin Patch/Harvest Pumpkin Cupcake: Gasparilla Grille.
• Rose Gold Unicorn Cupcake: Gasparilla Grille.
• Smores Cupcake: Gasparilla Grille.
• Spring Seasonal (floral) Cupcake: Gasparilla Grille.

Wilderness Lodge

• 4th of July Cherry Pie Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Apple Cinnamon Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Campfire Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Candy Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Caramel Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Carrot Cake Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Chocolate Caramel Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Chocolate Peppermint Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Cinnamon Roll Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Earth Day Cupcake:  Roaring Fork.
• Easter Cupcake:  Roaring Fork.
• Eggnog Cupcake:  Roaring Fork.
• Gingerbread Squirrel Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Going Batty Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Oktoberfest Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• PB and J Back to School Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Poison Apple Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Pumpkin Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Strawberry Lemonade Cupcake: Roaring Fork.
• Smores Cupcake: Roaring Fork.

• Candy Corn Cupcake: Trail's End To Go Chuckwagon, Fort Wilderness.

Boardwalk

• Candy Corn Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Coconut Cream Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Coconut Lime Passionfruit Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Coffee Mocha (Redundant?) Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Dulce de Leche Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Father's Day Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Happy New Year Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Hot Cocoa Cinnamon Seasonal Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Lemon Blueberry Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Mermaid Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Mickey Oreo Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Mother's Day Hydrangea Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Orange Dream Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Oreo Bon Bon Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Peanut Butter Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Peppermint Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Pumpkin Spice Fall Specialty Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery, Screendoor.
• Purple/Pink Minnie Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Rainbow Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Raspberry Rose Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Red (velvet), White and Blue Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Rose Gold Yellow Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Smores Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Spring Basket/Meadow Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Strawberry Frosted Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Strawberry Shortcake Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• St. Patrick's Day Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.
• Unicorn Cupcake: Boardwalk Bakery.

Yacht and Beach Club

• Caramel Candy Apple Cupcake: Marketplace and The Market.
• Earth Day Cupcake: Marketplace and The Market.
• Gingerbread Cupcake: Marketplace.
• Goofy Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cupcake: Marketplace.
• Pumpkin Cupcake: Marketplace and The Market.
• Strawberry-Chocolate Mousse Cupcake: Marketplace and The Market.
• Witch's Brew Cupcake: Marketplace.

Animal Kingdom Lodge

• African Sunshine Cupcake: The Mara.
• African Violet Cupcake: The Mara.
• Chocolate Candy Corn Cupcake: The Mara.
• Giraffe Cupcake: The Mara.
• Hidden Treasures Cupcake: The Mara.
• Iridescent Rhino Cupcake: The Mara.
• Mickey's Santa Cupcake: The Mara.
• Minnie's Cherry Cordial Cupcake: The Mara.
• Minnie's Rock the Dots Cupcake: The Mara.
• Millennial Pink Raspberry Chocolate Cupcake: The Mara.
• Vanilla Peppermint Cupcake: The Mara.
• Witch's Finger Cupcake: The Mara.
• Zebra Cupcake: The Mara.

Caribbean Beach

• Arendelle Aqua Sparkle Cupcake: Centertown Market.
• Briar Rose Gold Cupcake: Centertown Market.
• Easter Egg Cupcake: Centertown Market.
• Imagination Pink Cupcake: Centertown Market.
• Monkey Cupcake (both chocolate and vanilla flavors): Old Port Royale Food Court.
• Rose Gold Unicorn Cupcake: Centertown Market.
• Underwater Princess Cupcake: Centertown Market.

Port Orleans

• Bo Peep Cupcake: Riverside Mill Food Court.
• Briar Rose Gold Cupcake: Riverside Mill Food Court and Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory. 
• Chocolate Stout Cupcake: Riverside Mill Food Court and Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory.
• Cotton Candy Cupcake: Riverside Mill Food Court.
• Easter Egg Cupcake: Riverside Mill Food Court and Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory. 
• Hazelnut Cookies and Cream Cupcake: Riverside Mill Food Court.
• Imagination Pink Cupcake: Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory. 
• Mardi Gras Cupcake: Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory.
• Pumpkin Cheesecake Cupcake: Riverside Mill Food Court and Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory. 
• Rainbow Pride Cupcake: Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory.
• Red Velvet Cupcake: Riverside Mill Food Court.

Pop Century

• 4th of July Firecracker Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Arendelle Aqua Pearl Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Banana Split Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Bo Peep Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Briar Rose Gold Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Bubble, Bubble, Toil, and Trouble Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Candy Hearts Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Caramel Apple Monster Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Chewbacca Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Cookies and Cream Mickey Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Frozen 2 Wave Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Funfetti/Birthday Sundae Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Hot Pink Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Millennial Pink Headband Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Mother's Day Strawberry Lemon Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Peanut Butter Paws Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Shark Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• The King (Elvis) Cupcake: Everything Pop.
• Watermelon Cupcake: Everything Pop.

Art of Animation

• Briar Rose Gold Cupcake: Landscape of Flavors.
• Confetti Cupcake: Landscape of Flavors.
• Funfetti Sundae Cupcake: Landscape of Flavors.
• "Macaroon" Cupcake: Landscape of Flavors.
• Mermaid Tail Cupcake: Landscape of Flavors.
• Mickey Mouse Cupcake: Landscape of Flavors.
• Mickey Vanilla Oreo Cupcake: Landscape of Flavors.
• Millennial Pink Raspberry Cupcake: Landscape of Flavors.
• Peanut Butter Paws Cupcake: Landscape of Flavors.
• Pink Rose Cupcake: Landscape of Flavors.
• Potion Purple Galaxy Cupcake: Landscape of Flavors.
• Pumpkin Cupcake: Landscape of Flavors.

All Star Music

• 4th of July Apple Cinnamon Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Banana Split/Ice Cream Sundae Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Cookies and Cream Mickey Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Dole Whip Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Hades Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Genie Magic Lamp Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Maleficent Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Minnie Pink Velvet Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Moana Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Orange Dream Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Peaches and Cream Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• PB and J Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Pineapple Swirl Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Princess Aurora Cotton Candy Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Rapunzel Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Stitch Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Tinkerbell Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Unicorn Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.
• Ursula Cupcake: Intermission Food Court.

All Star Movies

• 101 Dalmatians Cupcake: World Premiere Food Court.
• Easter Bunny Cupcake: World Premiere Food Court.
• Forky/Luxo Ball Cupcake: World Premiere Food Court.
• Herbie the Lovebug Cupcake: World Premiere Food Court.
• Mike Wazowski Cupcake: World Premiere Food Court.
• Peaches and Cream Cupcake: World Premiere Food Court.
• Sorcerer Mickey Cupcake: World Premiere Food Court.
• Sulley Cupcake: World Premiere Food Court.

All Star Sports

• Cheer Cupcake: End Zone Food Court.
• Frozen Fractals Cupcake: End Zone Food Court.
• Hot Chocolate Cupcake: End Zone Food Court.
• Minnie Pink Velvet Cupcake: End Zone Food Court.
• Surfing Stitch Cupcake: End Zone Food Court.

Saratoga Springs

• Aladdin Cupcake: Artist's Palette.
• Briar Rose Gold Cupcake: Artist's Palette.
• Chocolate Mint Father's Day Golf Cupcake: Artist's Palette.
• Genie's Magical Lamp Cupcake: Artist's Palette.
• Hidden Truth Frozen II Cupcake: Artist's Palette.
• Little Mermaid Cupcake: Artist's Palette.
• Maleficent Cupcake: Artist's Palette.
• Milk and Cookies Cupcake: Artist's Palette.
• Orange Bird Cupcake: Artist's Palette.
• Oreo Hazelnut Cupcake: Artist's Palette.
• Peanut Butter Bullseye Cupcake: Artist's Palette.

Coronado Springs

• Easter Cupcake: Cafe Rix, Coronado Springs. 
• Mocha Cupcake: Cafe Rix, Coronado Springs. 

Multiple/Other Resorts

• Banana Split Cupcake: Some All Star food courts.
• Briar Rose Gold Cupcake: Some All Star food courts.
• Chai Tea Cupcake: Some All Star food courts.
• Chef's Special Cupcake: Some All Star food courts. 
• Cheshire Cat Cupcake: Some All Star food courts. 
• Chocolate Mickey Pumpkin Cupcake: Some All Star food courts.
• Cookies and Cream Spiderweb Cupcake: Some All Star food courts. 
• Day of the Dead Cupcake: Some All Star food courts. 
• Jack's Hallo-lime Cupcake: Some All Star food courts.
• Maple Bacon Father's Day Cupcake: Some All Star food courts.
• Merida Cupcake: Some All Star food courts.
• Mickey Dreamsicle Cupcake: Some All Star food courts.
• Pineapple/Dole Whip Cupcake: Some All Star food courts.
• Potion Purple Galaxy Cupcake: Some All Star food courts.
• Rainbow Unicorn Cupcake: Some All Star food courts. 
• Spider Cupcake: All All Star food courts. 
• Stitch Cupcake: Some All Star food courts.
• Thanksgiving Cupcake: Some All Star food courts.

• Iridescent Cupcake: All All Star food courts; The Artist’s Palette, Saratoga Springs.
• Gingerbread Cupcake: Good’s Food to Go, Old Key West; The Artist’s Palette, Saratoga Springs.
• Smores Cupcake: Good’s Food to Go, Old Key West; The Artist’s Palette, Saratoga Springs.
• Water Spirit Cupcake: Centertown Market, Caribbean Beach Resort, Riverside Mill Food Court and Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory, Port Orleans.

• Little Mermaid Cupcake: Good’s Food to Go, Old Key West

• Not So Short Strawberry Cupcake: Fuel; The Dolphin.

Magic Kingdom

Triple Chocolate

Strawberry Cream Cheese

• The Grey Stuff/Master's Cupcake: Be Our Guest Restaurant, Fantasyland. 
• The Triple Chocolate Cupcake: Be Our Guest Restaurant, Fantasyland. 
• The Strawberry Cream Cheese Cupcake: Be Our Guest Restaurant, Fantasyland. 
• The Lemon Meringue Cupcake: Be Our Guest Restaurant, Fantasyland. 

• Amuck (Trick or Treat Candy) Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street.
• Castle Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street.
• Donald Duck Vanilla Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street.
• Flower Crown Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street.
• Ice Cream Sundae Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street.
• Mary Poppins Spoonful of Sugar Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street.
• Mermaid Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street.
• Mickey Mouse Chocolate Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street.
• Mocha Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street.
• Mousketeer Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street.
• Not So Poisoned Apple Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street. 
• Peanut Butter Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street. 
• Rainbow Unicorn Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street.
• Red Velvet Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street.
• Rose Gold Mickey Ears Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street.
• Wreck It Ralph Sugar Rush Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street.

• Briar Rose Gold Cupcake: Main Street Confectionary, Main Street.
• Swirl Iced/Tie Dye Cupcake: Main Street Confectionary, Main Street.

• Under the Sea Chocolate/Vanilla Cupcake: Prince Eric's Village Market, Fantasyland.

• Dumbo Cupcakes (vanilla and chocolate/peanut butter): Big Top Treats, Fantasyland.
• Mickey's Birthday Cupcake: Big Top Treats, Fantasyland.  

• Belle Vanilla Cupcake: Main Street Bakery/Starbucks, Main Street; Big Top Treats, Fantasyland. 
• Holiday Cupcake: Main Street Confectionary, Main Street; Big Top Treats, Fantasyland. 
• Pumpkin (but really just vanilla) Cupcake: Main Street Confectionary, Main Street; Big Top Treats, Fantasyland.

• Limited Time Ghost-A-Host Cupcake: Ice Cream Cart by the Haunted Mansion, Liberty Square.

Hollywood Studios

RIP Starring Rolls :(

• Butterfinger Cupcake: Starring Rolls.  The king of all Disney cupcakes. (see also the Chocolate Toffee Cupcake and the Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Cupcake below)

• Red Velvet Cheesecake Cupcake: Starring Rolls.

• Chocolate Cherry Cupcake: Starring Rolls.

• Marble Cupcake: Starring Rolls.
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• Carrot Cake Cupcake: Starring Rolls.
• Pumpkin Cupcake with Maple Frosting: Starring Rolls. 

• A Wrinkle In Time Cupcake: Trolley Car Cafe.
• Boston Cream Pie Cupcake: Trolley Car Cafe.
• Cinderella Cupcake (vanilla): Trolley Car Cafe.
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Crunch Cupcake: Trolley Car Cafe.
• Chocolate Toffee Cupcake (looks like the Butterfinger cupcake): Trolley Car Cafe.
• Jack Skellington Carrot Cake Cupcake: Trolley Car Cafe.
• Lady and the Tramp Cupcake (red velvet/dark chocolate): Trolley Car Cafe.
• Prep and Landing Holiday Cupcake: Trolley Car Cafe.
• Solo: A Star Wars Story Cupcake: Trolley Car Cafe.
• Tale as Old as Time Cupcake: Trolley Car Cafe.
• Vanilla Cupcake with Strawberry Frosting: Trolley Car Cafe.
• White Chocolate Raspberry Beauty and the Beast Cupcake: Trolley Car Cafe.

• Chocolate Cappucino Cupcake: Pizza Planet.
• Lemon Meringue Cupcake: ABC Commissary.
• "Spaghetti and Meatball" Cupcake: Mama Melrose's.

• Baby Groot Cookies ‘n Cream Cupcake: Trolley Car Cafe, ABC Commissary, Backlot Express, Studio Catering Co., and Rosie's All American Cafe.
• BB8, BB9e, Kylo Ren and Darth Vader Cupcakes: Backlot Express, Dockside Diner, and Rosie's All American Cafe.
• Big Hero 6 Chocolate Cupcake with Banana Buttercream Icing and Caramel Drizzle: ABC Commissary,  Backlot Express, Studio Catering Co., Rosie's All American Cafe. 
• Blueberry Cupcake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting: Fairfax Fare, ABC Commissary, Backlot Express.
• Blueberry and Vanilla Finding Dory Cupcake: ABC Commissary, Rosie's All-American Cafe, Backlot Express, Studio Catering Co., Fairfax Fare. 
• Caramel Apple Cupcake: Various locations.
• Dulce de Leche Coco Cupcake: Trolley Car Cafe, other counter locations (seasonal).
• Gingerbread Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting: ABC Commissary, Rosie's All-American Cafe, Backlot Express, Studio Catering Co., Fairfax Fare. 
• Incredible Red Velvet Cupcake: Trolley Car Cafe, Rosie's All American Cafe, Catalina Eddy's.
• Pirate's Treasure Cupcake: ABC Commissary, Backlot Express, Studio Catering Co.
• Pride Rainbow Popcorn Cupcake: Trolley Car Cafe, Rosie's All-American Cafe.
• Raspberry Cupcake with White Chocolate Raspberry Frosting: Trolley Car Cafe, Rosie's All-American Cafe, Fairfax Fare. 
• Red Velvet Cupcake: Trolley Car Cafe.
• Springtime Cupcake: Trolley Car Cafe, ABC Commissary, Fairfax Fare, Rosie's All American Cafe.
• Strawberry and Cream Cupcake: Rosie's All-American Cafe, Backlot Express.
• Toy Story Cupcake: various locations.
• Toy Story Land Opening Celebration Cupcake:Trolley Car Cafe, Catalina Eddy's, Fairfax Fare, and Rosie's All American Cafe.
• White Chocolate Raspberry Easter Cupcake: ABC Commissary, Studio Catering Co.

Animal Kingdom 

• Bird Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island; Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland USA.
• Cottontop Tamarin Cupcake: Kusafiri Bakery, Africa; Isle of Java, Discovery Island; Creature Comforts, Discovery Island.
• Earth Day Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island; Pizzafari, Discovery Island; Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland, USA.
• Easter Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island; Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland USA.
• Elephant Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island; Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland USA.
• Father's Day Nemo Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island; Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland USA.
• Flamingo Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island; Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland USA.
• Halloween Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island; Pizzafari, Discovery Island; Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland, USA.
• Lotus Blossom Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island; Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland USA.
• Mickey Christmas Tree Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island; Pizzafari, Discovery Island; Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland, USA.
• Mother's Day Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island; Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland USA.
• Rafiki Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island; Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland USA.
• Simba/Lion Cub Cupcake: Kusafiri Bakery, Africa; Creature Comforts, Discovery Island; Isle of Java, Discovery Island; Pizzafari, Discovery Island.
• Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcake: various locations in the park.
• Tiger Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island; Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland USA.
• Tree of Life Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island; Flame Tree BBQ, Discovery Island.
• Zebra Cupcake: Kusafiri Bakery, Africa; Creature Comforts, Discovery Island.

• 4th of July Apple Pie Cupcake: Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland USA.
• Bugs 'n' Grub Cupcake: Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland USA.
• Christmas Tree Cupcake: Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland USA.
• Halloween Chocolate Cupcake: Restaurantosaurus, Dinoland USA.

• Firefly Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island.
• Mocha Caramel Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island.
• Rivers of Light Specialty Lotus Flower Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island.
• Polar Bear Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island.
• Vanilla-Key Lime-Coconut Cupcake: Creature Comforts, Discovery Island.

• Donald's Dino-Bash Cupcake: Dino Diner, Dinoland, USA.

• It's a Girl Cupcake: Tamu Tamu Refreshments, Africa.

• Salted Caramel Apple Crisp Cupcake: Flame Tree BBQ, Discovery Island.

• Kevin Cupcake: Warung Outpost, Asia.

• Tye Dye Cupcake: Kusafiri Bakery, Africa.
• White Chocolate Elephant Cupcake: Kusafiri Bakery, Africa.

• 10th Anniversary Avatar Cupcake: Pongu Pongu, Pandora.

Epcot

• Guava Cream Cheese Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.

• Apple Spice Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Arendelle Aqua Pearl Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Belle's Gown Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Black Forest Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Butterfly Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Candy Apple Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Caramel Apple Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Carrot Cake Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Caterpillar Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Chocolate Raspberry Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Earl Grey Honeybee Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• German Chocolate Father's Day Beer Mug Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Holiday Minnie Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Holiday Presents Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Lemon Blast Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Monsters, Inc. Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Orange Soarin' Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• PB and J Flower Pot Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• PB and J Winter Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Pineapple Coconut Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Rose Gold Mickey Ears Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Seasons Greetings Holiday Cinnamon Vanilla Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons,Land Pavilion.
• Thanksgiving Turkey Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons,Land Pavilion.
• Ursula Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.
• Vegan Coconut Pineapple Cupcake: Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.

• Karamel Vanilla Cupcake: Karamel Kuche, Germany Pavilion.

• Caramel Corn Cupcake: Karamel Kuche, Germany Pavilion.
• Karamel Chocolat Cupcake: Karamel Kuche, Germany Pavilion. 
• Pumpkin Caramel Cupcake: Karamel Kuche, Germany Pavilion.
• Salted Caramel Cupcake: Karamel Kuche, Germany Pavilion.

• Four Mini Frozen 2 Cupcakes: Kringla Og Bakeri, Norway Pavilion.

• 4th of July Cupcake: Fountainview Starbucks, Future World.
• Banana Cream Pie Cupcake: Fountainview Starbucks, Future World.
• Boston Cream Pie Cupcake: Fountainview Starbucks, Future World.
• Caramel Apple Pie Cupcake: Fountainview Starbucks, Future World.
• Chocolate Cappucino Cupcake: Fountainview Starbucks, Future World.
• Halloween Cupcake: Fountainview Starbucks, Future World.
• Mickey Cupcake: Fountainview Starbucks, Future World.
• Millennial Pink Cupcake: Fountainview Starbucks, Future World.
• Spaceship Earth Cupcake: Fountainview Starbucks, Future World.
• Strawberries and Cream Cupcake: Fountainview Starbucks, Future World.

• IS NOT A REAL CUPCAKE BUT WHATEVER: Cannolli Cupcake: Gelato Stand, Italy Pavilion, World Showcase.

• Marshmallow Cookie Crunch Cupcake: Liberty Inn, American Adventure Pavilion.

• Easter Bunny Cupcake: Fountainview Starbucks, Future World; Sunshine Seasons, Land Pavilion.

Honorable Mentions

• Cupcakes in Disney Springs
• The Pink, Blue, and White Cupcakes, everywhere.
• Free birthday cupcakes. :)
• Special event and one-day-only cupcakes like those available during Star Wars Weekends, International Women's Day, etc.
• Regular vanilla and chocolate cupcakes, everywhere (including ones that come in seasonal holiday shapes and decorations).
• Cake cups, Cheshire Cat Cafe, Magic Kingdom (R.I.P.)
• "Muffins" 
• Frozen-themed cupcakes available at Wandering Oaken's Trading Post (now closed).
• Anna: Chocolate cake/buttercream frosting
• Elsa: Vanilla cake/buttercream frosting
• Olaf: Carrot cake/cream cheese frosting --> chocolate cake/marshmallow frosting now at ABC Commissary.

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The Worst Attractions Recap Part 2: Epcot

And now we return again to my attempt to ride as many of the worst attractions at Walt Disney World.  Episode 2: Epcot.


Let's get the failures out of the way first shall we?

• I just completely forgot about the Circle of Life movie at the Land Pavilion.  This was a gross oversight on my part.  I was so distracted riding Soarin for the 3rd time that I completely forgot it even existed.  From the description at the official Walt Disney World website, it seems dull and preachy and not at all nuanced.  I'm sure I would have hated it.  Plus, and I know this will outrage anyone who happens to accidentally read this blog, I'm not a HUGE Lion King fan.  I understand it's appeal, but I have my reasons which I will share in a subsequent post.

• Journey Into Imagination 3.0.  I just. Couldn't. Do it.  For all the reasons I'd stated earlier.  I thought about it.  But no, my convictions were too strong.  I can only hope that that atrocity someday gets the Tiki Room treatment if the Imagineers won't reinstall the original flavor audioanimatronic for audioanimatronic.

Okay, now for my successes (so to speak)!

• The Spirit of Norway: I started off with the movie that comes at the very end of Maelstrom (one of my favorite rides in Epcot).  Usually we walk straight through without stopping.  I have strong memories of my parents not wanting to ride this for fear of getting stuck in the movie or being embarrassed but sneaking through to the exit nonetheless (this was back when they didn't keep the doors open for people who wanted to skip it so it was awkward to try to sneak through).  Once in a while, you get this joyful sight:

          This time, however, I sat and watched.  I caught it a little less than midway through but I wasn't about to wait for another showing.  It wasn't horrible.  Pretty to look at, but not too exciting.  There are worse things.

• Rating: 3.8 out of 10 Figments

• Reflections on China: I tried the Circlevision 360 movie in the China pavilion next.  I have some issues with Circlevision because you can't sit down and you're always missing part of the movie (unless you are lucky enough to have eyes in the back of your head).  I noticed this time that hardly anyone takes advantage of the Circle part of Circlevision - almost everyone watched the "front" couple screens without ever turning around to see what was on the sides and behind them.  That basically defeats the purpose for me.  I definitely turned around slowly to take full advantage of all of the screens and views.  The actual movie wasn't so bad.  The host has some personality (not as much as Martin Short, but then, who does?) which makes the film more enjoyable.  I don't think this is something I would do again on my next couple visits, but I didn't feel like I was wasting my time watching it either. 
• Rating: 5.5 Figments

• Impressions de France: I cannot, however, say the same about Impressions de France.  The scenes were beautiful, but man was it boring.  There was no story at all - nothing personal about the host.  We don't even learn his name.  It was basically just, here are some beautiful scenes from France.  And it doesn't even have the novelty of being Circlevision.  It's just an extra wide screen.  I will say it was nice to have seats so I could rest my feet, but that would not be enough to get me to go back there again even if I was REALLY bored.  Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. 
• Rating: 1 Figment

• The American Adventure:  This is a one and done for me.  To be fair, I'm not a hugely patriotic person.  America is a great country; definitely one of the best.  But I wouldn't go so far as to say it IS the best.  I went off on a tangent here, but then I deleted it because it's not really relevant.  The bottom line is: I like my country, but I don't love it.  I don't understand having deep feelings about it.  So no, I don't well up when I hear Golden Dreams.  My view is more balanced.  So, the American Adventure experience was very take it or leave it to me.  I did enjoy the little tour the cast members provide as you walk up to the theater.  That was a nice, unusual little plus.  I do like the audioanimatronics.  It's better than a boring Circlevision and it's definitely better than Impressions de France.  But I don't plan on doing it again for many years.
• Rating: 3.4 Figments

• O Canada!:  If you absolutely have to watch a Circlevision show, THIS is the one.  Martin Short is actually funny in it (not too too cheesy which the movie could have been given that it was a. Disney and b. Martin Short) and it is comparatively entertaining.  Do I love this attraction more than Maelstrom or Spaceship Earth? No, but it may approach my level of enjoyment on Ellen's Energy Adventure.  I might skip it on the next trip, but the trip after that? I'd definitely do it again.  My only nitpicky issue is that I miss the old song.  In general, I prefer Disney parks to stay the same as when I experienced it as a kid (late 80s, early 90s - I was still young enough to believe but old enough to remember).  The new version of the song is fine - it's a great song in general - but I did prefer the old version a little bit more.  Nevertheless, this was a surprisingly enjoyable Circlevision show, and it's also neat that you get to go waaaaaaay back into the pavilion to see it.  It's a bit of Canadian adventure!  Plus, it doesn't hurt that after the movie, you might be able to try a bit of this:

....and this:

• Rating: 6 Figments

Okay, so those are my "successes" and failures at trying all of the worst (as herein defined) attractions of Epcot.  Still have Studios and Animal Kingdom and the rest of Magic Kingdom to go.  Hope you enjoyed!

UPDATED 6/1/11: The Disney Blog is reporting that the Government of Norway (which abandoned its sponsorship of the attraction years ago) has just noticed that "The Spirit of Norway" film is dated.   They are demanding that Disney update the film and foot the bill for it.  I won't go too long into this but in my opinion there is a freedom of speech issue here.  If Disney - a private company - wants to portray the country in this way, it should be allowed to do so.  If the Norwegian government wants to pay for a new film (and Disney accepts), then Norway can control the message.  It's ridiculous to expect to be able to control what a private entity does without paying for that control. 

Magical Memories: 1997 WDW Trip (and Flashback Friday of course!)

Welcome to another Flashback Friday/Magical Memories post!  

Thanks to Deb at Focused on the Magic for hosting.  I hope you enjoy my memories! 

Although I'd been to Disney World many many times prior, the first time I really became a Disney-phile was in my freshman year of high school.  I was having a difficult time, so looking forward to the Disney trip served as the perfect distraction.  We stayed at the Poly per usual and got to check out the parks during their 25th anniversary celebration.  I recently found some old pictures from that trip and thought I'd share them here.  Enjoy!

Cinderella Castle as a birthday cake.  Given that it was just temporary, I don't think it's as bad as everyone likes to complain about!

Celebrating the 25th anniversary outside the MGM studios (yeah I said MGM, that's what they were!)

A view of the Poly before the obtrusive volcano pool.

The old Poly pool with that wonderful slide!

A special surprise package! (and Not-So-Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop)

Welcome to another Not-So-Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop!  Thanks to Deb at Focused on the Magic for hosting!

Some friends of mine received an unexpected but very special package in the mail from Disney.  And they gave it to MEEEEE!!!  Very excited to show some pictures.  Here is the box:

Can you see the Golden Oak logo embossed on the top?

And look what is inside!

A glass slipper!!

...and a ring!  (it has a pattern engraved on it but I couldn't capture that with the camera).

Also, an invitation to purchase property at Golden Oak

(I redacted the name of the original recipient to protect their privacy).

So cool right?!  I'm so lucky they gave it to me.  I'm not in a financial position to buy a 1.2 million dollar house just yet, but at least I get a free glass slipper!  Maybe someday......

More Vintage Disney Stuff - Fastpass to History Blog Hop!

Hi guys, I'm linking up with the fearsome Frontierland Station for the Fastpass to History blog hop!  Here are some pictures of Disney stuff I've saved over the years (mostly late 80s - early 90s).

First up, some plush from one of my favorites, Kitchen Kabaret:

And here we have a vintage pin from Mickey's Birthdayland (1988 I believe!):

And now a pin from Minnie's character breakfast at the Poly (sorry they're blurry):

And finally, a little sip cup from Sci Fi Dine In Theater:

Hope you enjoyed!!!  Now hop on to the next stops!

The Worst Attractions Recap Part 1: Magic Kingdom

Okay, it's been almost two full months since my Disney trip and I have yet to post a real, legit post about the boring attractions I said I would attempt on such trip.  I think it's about time I mentioned them no?


The Magic Kingdom seems like the best place to start no?  Let me preface this and all subsequent posts by saying that my sister was unaware of my plan to do the boring attractions and also not really interested in doing them even though we had plenty of time for everything.  Nevertheless, she had to leave the trip early due to work so I had a full three days to do all the attractions she didn't want to do.


Somehow I still managed to miss a bunch.  These are the ones I did not miss:

• The Liberty Square Riverboat: My god is this boring.  You stand on a giant ferry boat and it drives you around in a circle.  Most of what you see are remnants of the bog that the land on which Disney World now stands once was (read: trees and bushes and vines and stuff).  It's not even landscaped.  The spiel is cute enough I suppose but the visuals are severely lacking.  You see some scenes from Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn and whatever but no animatronics.  A cave with sounds coming out of it so you think there's a cheap bar hidden in there.  It's like Tom Sawyer's Island but less interactive, I think.  I barely remember what we saw actually.  The most I remember is that I counted the paddles on the paddle-part of the boat (11) and we kind of got a glimpse of the new Haunted Mansion graveyard (not the queue, but the graveyard that they moved to the back).  I never have to do this one again. 
• Rating: 1 out of 10 Figments

• The Railroad: You get the same kind of scenes as on the Riverboat - teepees with Native American mannequins (not AAs, fake-looking unmoving mannequins), statues of deer and some backwoods huts and stuff.  Unimpressive.  The spiel is much better than on the LSR, though, and you get a different view of the park as a whole.  The train still goes around the now-shuttered Toontown and makes a stop at that station with some spiel about the train needing water.  I tried to squint to see through the tarp covering the construction but was basically unsuccessful. 
• Rating: 2.5/10 Figments

• Astro Orbiter: It's like Dumbo but high up you say?  Um yes, basically that is correct.  I haven't been on Dumbo in YEARS, but I suspect that AO goes faster too.  Because when I went on AO, going so fast and being so high up, I felt like I was being pushed out (ahhh centrifugal force, you are not my friend!) so I was terrified of falling out.  I tried to talk myself out of the fear.  "Disney would never take that risk if it was really dangerous!"  "Look at that 4 year old having the time of his life in that other AO rocket. He's not scared!"  Alas, it didn't work.  The height + the speed = a 1 and done for me. 
• Rating: 3 Figments

• Stitch's Great Escape: The preshow is fine.  Even kind of cute.  The ACTUAL show is....meh.  I don't think it's as HORRIBLE as everyone says, but 1) it's not a classic so less forgivable than, say, the riverboats I guess, and 2) it occupies PRIME real estate that should go to a fantastic ride (SGE seems to make me all caps locky doesn't it?).  Still, I do not enjoy the burp in my face (ew), and if I hadn't known what to expect I would have really hated the "surprises" I think.  I remember being TERRIFIED (capsy again!) at Alien Encounter and really didn't like it, but at least it didn't smell gross and wasn't so saccharine.  It was too cutesy for adults and too scary for little kids.  And I don't love Stitch as a character.  He's alright but I don't understand the people who obsess over him.  He's kind of annoying and not even a classic. 
• Rating: 3 Figments

TO BE CONTINUED

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Flashback Fridays/Magical Memories: Getting Sick at the World

The next installment in our retro Magical Memories (and Flashback Fridays) series:

When I was little (maybe 7 years old), the fam and I went on a trip to Disney World and stayed (as always) at the Poly.  We were in the Hawaii building so it was easy for my little sister and I to run up to the grassy hill by the beach (now Sunset Point).  We had an absolute BALL just lying on the ground and rolling down the hill for HOURS (this was before they put the stone path up there).  After we got tired, we went back to our room.  Later that day, my mom noticed that I had a red itchy bumps on my skin. 

The parentals called guest services at the Poly and they sent a doctor to our room to check me out.  He was a nice man from what I recall and told us that I got a rash from the fertilizer used on the grass my sister and I were rolling down.  I don't remember whether the doctor prescribed a cream or anything for me.  However, I do remember being very itchy for the rest of the trip, although that did not stop us from finishing our park-touring!

I'm sure we weren't the first kids to roll down that hill and I can't have been the only child with sensitive skin at the Poly.  I wonder if they changed fertilizers after they discovered my rash.....

Coming Attractions: Podcast Reviews

                      During my 1 hour commute to work every morning and my 1 hour commute home every night, I like to pass the time by listening to different Disney podcasts.  Because I can listen to more than 2 hours of podcasts per weekday, I go through a LOT of them. 

                    I have a quite a wide repertoire and, having spent so much time listening to them, I've come to think of these podcasters as kind of one-way friends (I know they're my friend, most of them do not know I am theirs as well).  I've also listened to enough of them to form opinions on most and will be using this space to share some of my opinions. 

Reviews Coming Up:

• WDW Radio
• WDWNT
• Be Our Guest Podcast
• WDW Today
• Disney, Indiana
• Character Breakfast
• Inside the Magic
• The Hub
• Mousedroppings
• Mousetimes
• Five Minute Magic
• AND MANY MORE!

The Haunted Mansion Queue: A Brand New Theory (updated)

Happy haunts materialize......

There has been much discussion and debate about the new Haunted Mansion interactive queue.  While I haven't experienced it yet and therefore won't dare to venture an opinion, I do have one thought that I'd like to share at this time.  The queue has a lot of cool-looking features: a ghost that asks you to help her write poetry, a gravemarker that plays music at the touch of your hand, etc.  However, some of the features haven't revealed their interactivity yet.  There's been some brief mention of these features, with notes that maybe their secrets will be revealed eventually, but no speculation as to what those secrets might be.  Well, consider this post the first (only?) attempt to solve that riddle.


It is April 15, 2011, and I *think* I am making the first guess ever (at least from the 20 or so blogs and 20 or so podcasts I follow) at what one of the currently "silent" queue features will become (or already is but has gone unnoticed by the masses thus far): a murder mystery that YOU get to solve!


My evidence will focus the busts of members of the family that used to live (and now presumably haunt) the mansion.  What tipped me off to the murder mystery theory were the poems that appear underneath the busts describing the subject's death and the small icons/pictures that appear right above the poems.  Let me walk you through them. 


Cousin Maude:
        Icon: a hammer
       Poem: Our sleeping beauty who never awoke the night her dreams went up in smoke.


The Twins, Wellington and Forsythia:
       Icon: a dead/falling bird
      Poem: Departed for life while in their beds with identical bumps on identical heads.

Aunt Florence:
        Icon: a gun
       Poem: Never did a dishonorable deed, yet found face down in canary seed.


Bertie:
        Icon: poison
       Poem: Avid hunter and expert shot, in the end that's what he got.

And the kicker....

Uncle Jacob:
        Icon: none?
       Poem: Greed was the poison he had swallowed, he went first the others followed, his killer's face he surely knew, now try to discover who killed who.


So OBVIOUSLY, what we have here is a murder mystery, no?  The last line of Uncle Jacob's poem seems to be presenting a challenge to the guest. 

***SPOILER ALERT***

I'm going to solve it here and now, so if you don't want to know, STOP READING NOW. 

Let's go backwards:

    Uncle Jacob was poisoned.  Bertie has poison as the icon on his bust.  So Bertie poisoned Uncle J. 

   Who killed Bertie?  Well the poem says he was shot, and Aunt Florence's icon in the gun so she must have shot him.  Although her poem says she never did a dishonorable deed, I like to imagine she shot Bertie to try to prevent him from killing her husband, Uncle Jacob.  That's pretty honorable, considering, no? 

    Auntie F died in canary seed, so clearly a bird was involved in her death.  Maybe it's a killer bird?  Or toxic seed?  I don't know, but the twins' icon is a bird so I am willing to bet they killed her. 

    And how did the twins die?  With bumps on their head.  From a hammer perhaps?  That would make Cousin Maude their killer. 

     I'm guessing Cousin M's death involved fire (because of the smoke reference in the poem), and I don't see fire anywhere on the icons or in the other clues.  However, Uncle Jacob is the only one left who hasn't killed anyone in this story so by process of elimination, we can say that Uncle Jacob killed his daughter, Maude.   It looks like my friends at Meet the Magic may have a clue about the fire!


And there you have it.  A previously never-discussed (to my knowledge) secret of the new Haunted Mansion queue. 

UPDATE: Main Street Gazette has now covered this idea.  Please note that I did it first ;)

Practically Perfect Opinion: The Contemporary

On my most recent trip to the World, my little sister took the redeye from LA while I flew in from NY.  She was passed out on a couch in the Kamehameha Lounge (that's....another story).  So I decided to take some time to ride the monorail and explore another Magic Kingdom hotel, The Dated.  Oops, I mean, The Contemporary.

On almost all of our prior trips, the most experience I've had with The Dated (gah! it happened again!) The Contemporary was a fleeting view through a monorail window.  We'd grab a glance at the five-legged goat and be on our way to the TTC.  So this time I decided it was time to get to know a little bit better this resort which my parents often described as looking like a federal prison.

My parents are not wrong.  The buildings are ugly.  1970s architecture and interior design almost never stands up to the test of time does it?  They tried, in the 1990s, they really did, to make it more modern and aesthetically pleasing.  But the exterior still looks to me like there should be barbed wire fences surrounding the buildings.  And the way the halls and rooms are set up in the interior - over looking the mess that is the level 2 lobby - remind me of a Vegas hotel.  I feel like there should be slot machines where Fantasia is located.

And speaking of, let's talk about Fantasia.  First of all, can we all admit that 95% of the time, the merchandise offered in ANY store on property can be easily gotten at ANY OTHER store on Disney property?  That rarely do we find on a WDW store's shelves an item that we cannot also get at MouseGear or Boutiki or the Emporium or Everything Pop or.....

So we're on the same page with this?  Ok good.  So while Fantasia's merchandise is nice, it's still more or less generic.  So WHY then does Disney feel the need to destroy the flow of the 4th floor with this store?  Before Fantasia was there, the 4th floor lobby felt cool and open (still weirdly '70s, but breezy and comfortable nonetheless).  Now it feels cluttered and claustrophobic.  All in all, I am not a fan.

And yet, I will still return to the Dated.  Because I still haven't tried Chef Mickey's (although I suspect I won't like that either) and I need to try the cupcakes at Contemporary Grounds (which I will probably love).  And dammit, because I will - every time and always - need to find that five-legged goat.

Practically Perfect Opinion: Greys Anatomy Musical

Here are my thoughts on last night's Greys Anatomy musical episode.  Mainly because I have no where else to share them.  Let's say Grey's is on ABC which is a Disney affiliate and that is how it is tangentially related to this blog that no one reads.   Okay here we go:

Let me start by saying I loved the episode.  I know a lot of people disagreed.  But I think the strong points of the episode far outweighed the negative points. 

Strong point #1: Sara Ramirez

I LOVE Sara Ramirez.  If I was a lesbian, Sara would be my dream girl.  In fact, I am not a lesbian and Sara may still be my dream girl.  Half of that adoration is due to her being just incredibly talented.  Talent is attractive you know.  And she did the bulk of the singing which was a very smart decision.  I like to imagine that the writers/producers were all "Let's make a Callie-centered episode because she has been less than 100% likeable this season and Sara Ramirez is awesome and deserves a chance to showcase her talents."  And the rest of the cast, although being not the best singers, rallied around that idea because, as stated above, Sara Ramirez rocks.  


Joe R., the www.televisionwithoutpity.com recapper who wrote a fantastic recap of this episode had this to say, with which I completely agree:

"This is a beyond-talented woman who's so rarely been allowed to show the entire breadth of that talent. If this episode is the show's way of making all this up to Sara Ramirez, I am totally fine with that. . . . And I will say, despite the obnoxiousness of this episode's self-congratulatory credit-taking for having used these songs in the past, it does give things an eerie, ethereal air -- like these songs have been swirling around Seattle Grace for years, unheard by anyone who isn't out-of-bodying it at the moment -- that's pretty effective."

Weak point #1:  The Singing

The rest of the cast were not the best singers.  Yes, yes, everyone LOOOOOVES to show off how clever they are and what a music expert they are by ragging on singers.  American Idol is a case in point.  The more you criticize others, the better you think you look, I suppose.  And yes, the cast by and large was not great.   But Sara by far sang the most, followed by Kevin McKidd, and the rest of the cast barely sang at all (I think Meredith sang one verse) and/or were helped with autotune and/or were supported by a lot of backup singers.  I mean, I've heard worse.  Much worse.  Did anyone watch Real Housewives?  Did anyone hear Kim Z.'s "songs" or the Countess's "performance" of Money Can't Buy You Class? 

Weak Point #2: The Cheese-Factor

Okay first, ANY musical tv show is going to be cheesy.  See, e.g., every single episode of Glee.  Second, it's a nightime drama on ABC.  So you have to cut them a little slack.  Desperate Housewives on any given Sunday night is far far worse in terms of cheesiness and they don't even sing. 

Strong Point #2: The Story

If you read this blog, chances are you appreciate Disney in some way or another.  Therefore, you must know that the Story Is King.  And Grey's story last night? Was FANTASTIC.  I wasn't sure whether the writers were going to kill off either or both of Callie and her baby until the very end and it was awesome.  They kept me guessing and it was extremely compelling.  The "Running on Sunshine" number seemed unnecessary and was kind of terrible, but aside from that, I was on the edge of my seat for most of the episode.  Actually, the episode would have been good even without all the music.  The story was good, people.  That that is the most important thing. 


P.S. As an aside, I hate Meredith even more now.  She's supposed to be what, mid-late 30s?  She is JUST LEARNING NOW that life is arbitrary and the universe is a hurtful place?  Sack the fuck up, Meredith.  I've known that fact since I was half your age. You're fucking lucky you spent your life up until this point being ignorant to that fact.  Either you are very lucky (in which case, stop with the crying) or you're really really stupid.