Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Today I’ll be reviewing the character breakfast at 1900 Park Fare in Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort. Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! For our final meal of our WDW Marathon Weekend trip, we chose a character breakfast at 1900 Park Fare inside Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort...
Continue readingWe Got The Best Table At California Grill
Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Today we’re discussing our celebratory post-marathon dinner at California Grill. Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! A successful Dopey Challenge requires some form of commensurate celebratory meal. Were I a proper blogger, I would’ve selected a restaurant I haven’t been to before. Instead, I went with...
Continue readingWhy Does Summer House Appear Whenever I Am Near?
Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Today I’ll be reviewing our post-race brunch at Summer House… among other Summer Houses. Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! Everywhere I go, there’s a Summer House restaurant. Okay, this is a slight exaggeration, but I definitely see my fair share of them: there’s one in...
Continue readingEat Secret Spaghetti In Enzo’s Hideaway & Tunnel Bar
Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Today we’re investigating a pre-race pasta option in the form of Enzo’s Hideaway. Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! If running had commandments, this would be number one: thou shalt eat pasta the night before the race. With this in mind, we’ve been making the rounds...
Continue readingIt’s Snack Time At Universal Studios Florida!
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...
Continue readingKate The Great Takes Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend
Hello runDisney friends! I know, I know, I famously did not run the 2024 Wine & Dine Half Marathon. Luckily, someone simultaneously much cooler AND hotter than me did. Enter my cousin-in-law (that’s a real term; I checked) Kate, the only member of my family who loves Disney parks as much as I do. She recently came over to...
Continue readingRace Spectators! Here’s What Runners Want You To Hand Out
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...
Continue readingIt’s Time For A Disney Snack Roundup!
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. We close this report out with a Disney snack roundup. Click here for the setup, and read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Welcome to the final post of my Thanksgiving at...
Continue readingSláinte! Raglan Road Does Thanksgiving With An Irish Twist
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...
Continue readingCan California Grill Still Justify Its Prix Fixe Menu?
I’m getting out ahead of my Disney Christmas in July trip report with some avant food reviews! Today we once again return to one of my favorite treat restaurants, the California Grill. Read all the posts in this trip report here. Onward! My last experience at California Grill was during WDW’s 50th Anniversary, and the restaurant was running a special...
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