food IS a theme park
Travel delays can ruin even the best-planned trip.
Orlando International Airport
When I was flying from Houston to Charleston recently, I got stuck overnight in Atlanta. I was tired, frustrated, and ready to sleep anywhere that wasn’t a cold, bright gate chair. The airline offered me a hotel voucher, but I didn’t take it, and it ended up being one of the best travel decisions I’ve ever made. Let’s talk about the $232 I spent that completely changed how I think about airport layovers.
We asked our readers the most sole-searching question of all time: “What are your GO-TO shoes for a Disney trip?”
Lots of support!
Because let’s be honest — between rope drop, popcorn refills, and the third lap around World Showcase, your feet put in more work than your phone does Lightning Lane toggling on a holiday weekend.
After tallying dozens of passionate responses, personal endorsements, and the occasional “I swear by these or I’ll cry in the hub grass,” here’s what YOU crowned the best Disney Park shoes — ranked by comfort, endurance, and sheer “I can do another lap around Magic Kingdom even after the fireworks” energy. And we’re totally not surprised that your rankings are verrrry similar to the shoes the DFB Team rank the highest, too.
Look, we’ve all rope-dropped a bathroom. Five people, one sink, a countdown clock louder than the monorail’s “por favor,” and a mountain of damp ponchos glaring at you from the towel rack like Force ghosts. Disney, we love you—deeply, irrationally, with MagicBand tan lines to prove it—but your hotel bathrooms are still stuck somewhere between “1971 opening day” and “why is this mirror gaslighting my contour?”
Bathroom
Here’s the manifesto Disney bathrooms didn’t know they needed, equal parts practical salvation and gloriously whimsical chaos. We are demanding these items to avoid a bathroom apocalypse and a pre-park meltdown.
So you’re planning a Disney vacation — the kind that requires strategy, hydration, and a surprising amount of spreadsheet work. Between park tickets, Mickey waffles, and that inevitable $40 popcorn bucket, your wallet deserves a little magic, too.
Disney Visa Card
Enter two contenders: the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card and the Disney Premier Visa® Card. Both promise rewards, perks, and a touch of sparkle — but only one delivers the kind of value that makes a Disney trip feel slightly less like a financial endurance test.
Look, some people use Venn diagrams to explore serious topics like data analysis or population overlap. We use them to answer life’s real questions. Like: What does it mean when your closet looks like a Tim Burton movie collided with a Build-A-Bear Workshop? Or: At what point do you stop buying Loungefly bags and start paying rent on them instead?
Feeding our Loungefly addiction.
Welcome to the Loungefly Venn Diagram Collection — a completely scientific, definitely peer-reviewed (by us and our cats) exploration into the minds of Disney and Universal fans who have never once met a themed mini backpack they didn’t want to emotionally imprint on.
So grab your vanilla oatmilk latte, your park ears, and your wallet (may it rest in peace) — because we’re about to map the chaotic intersection of theme parks, fashion, and some generalized personality stereotypes.
If you’re craving something fresh from the sea (without leaving central Florida), EPCOT’s Coastal Eats booth might just be calling your name.
Peruvian Ceviche
The 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival officially opened in late August and already has a LOT to offer. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But guess what? We’re not done yet, because TWO NEW Food Booths have just joined the lineup, and the big question is: will Coastal Eats make you feel like you’ve stumbled into a breezy seaside bistro… or will it sink like an overcooked scallop? Let’s dig in and find out!
It’s time to dig into some EARTH EATS at the 2025 EPCOT Food and Wine Festival!
Lemon-Poppy Seed Cake
The 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has officially opened, and it has a LOT to offer. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But don’t let it overwhelm you; we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know. And now we’re heading to one spot in particular — the Earth Eats — to give you the FULL scoop! Is it worth a try? Let’s find out!
If you are reading this post while hungry, BE WARNED. Seriously, we’re not joking! You’re willing to keep reading? OK, well then — we’ve got some DELICIOUS details to share with you!
Greece Food and Wine Festival Booth
The 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has officially opened, and it has a LOT to offer. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But don’t let it overwhelm you; we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know. And now we’re heading to one spot in particular — the Greece Booth — to give you the FULL scoop! Is it worth a try? Let’s find out!
Three words: French. Fry. FLIGHT. And you may already know what that means…
2024 The Fry Basket
The 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival has officially opened, and it has a LOT to offer. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But don’t let it overwhelm you; we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know. And now we’re heading to one spot in particular — the Fry Basket — to give you the FULL scoop! Is it worth a try? Let’s find out!
If you’ve ever been strolling around World Showcase during the EPCOT Food and Wine Festival and came across a very, very, VERY long line surrounding one of the Festival Marketplace Food Booths…
Food and Wine Festival Canada Booth
…then it’s quite possible that you’re already familiar with the Canada Booth! This fan-favorite booth, celebrating the cuisine of our neighbors to the North, is a popular destination for just about every guest at the 2025 EPCOT Food & Wine Festival. There are plenty of food booths with tasty items, merchandise items to grab (of course), and even concerts to watch. But don’t let it overwhelm you; we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know.
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