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Which Disney snack(s) have you tried and just not liked as much as you thought you might?
After hearing that pineapple Dole whips were now non-dairy, I was so excited to be able at last to try one since I'm dairy intolerant and can only handle a small amount of dairy occasionally. I ordinarily save my dairy indulgence for a buttery croissant or creme brulee over anything else, that's for sure!
Practically everybody raves about pineapple Dole whips, it often seems, and I seriously love pineapple.
I finally got one.
:::: BIG sigh ::::: Seemed vaguely oily with a slithery-icky texture and didn't taste much like actual pineapple to me.
Which became your "Tried it once. Once was quite enough"?
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The Dole Whip wasn't all that for me, either. (I think there was an orange flavored one that I liked swirled?) Nice, but not necessarily worth the calories.
The real disappointment was the chocolate-covered frozen banana at DLR--it looked yummy, I like both chocolate and banana but....you could chip a tooth on that thing!
I had an Olaf's pretzel (or something like that) at Olaf's snow fest at DLR in December...didn't get to eat it immediately; at medium-warm temperature it was just greasy and yucky, even dipped in cheese. Disappointing!
Mickey Bars and Mickey ice cream sandwiches, now, those are good!
EWW, that does not sound right. Dole whips have never been "oily" at all. They are smooth like soft serve and taste like pineapple sherbet. If this is how they are now, I say put the dairy back into it!!
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EWW, that does not sound right. Dole whips have never been "oily" at all. They are smooth like soft serve and taste like pineapple sherbet. If this is how they are now, I say put the dairy back into it!!
I tried one in Nov. '13, so if you've had one since, it was just that I didn't like it.
I dunno. It's really hard to describe. Decent soft serve goes down as you said smoothly and feels like more a very velvety ice cream to me. It feels more like whipped cream than ice cream going down is how I'd describe it.
The Dole whip I had felt more like eating Cool Whip than regular soft serve to me, kind of oily like Cool Whip. Not grossly "Ooooh! Ugh! YUCK!" oily but feeling weird in my mouth like I think Cool Whip feels. Slithery.
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Oh, and we do not like the big pretzels at WDW. Auntie Anne's at the mall are way better.
Have you tried the pretzels sold at the carts in Epcot's German pavilion? They are WAY better than the Mickey pretzels you find everywhere else. So buttery and delicious! I especially love them with the spicy mustard they have there.
I don't care for turkey legs or Mickey ice cream bars. I agree with the poster who said they taste like generic grocery-brand bars. I have been utterly spoiled ever since I had my first Magnum ice cream bar.
I am a Dole Whip float LOVER. It, along with the aforementioned pretzels, is my fave Disney snack.
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The first time we tried a Mickey Bar, we thought they were totally gross. The chocolate tasted like it was powdered chocolate and I don't remember even being able to taste the vanilla ice cream. Last year, they were "free" because of our Frozen Summer Fun and we gave them another try. They're still not the greatest but they tasted better than the first time we had them (and "free" didn't hurt either).
Turkey legs - so gross even Lenny won't eat them and the list of what he won't eat is very, very tiny. But these are on it now.
For me - the citrus swirl in Adventureland. We don't like Pineapple so tried this one instead. I thought it was listed as orange sherbert swirled with vanilla ice cream so I wanted to try it. Well it wasn't - it was frozen orange juice which is something I absolutely cannot have.
Haven't really tried too many of the snacks at WDW. DH isn't a big snack eater so I usually don't bother getting any either. I have tried a Dole Whip a couple times and they're OK, nothing that great. Neither of us cared for the pistachio ice cream from L'Artisan des Glaces in France.
Don't care for the chocolate cake dessert that they serve in so many of the quick service spots. Thought the cobbler at Columbia Harbour House was gross. I think the worse snack I've ever tried though is the Mickey Mouse rice krispy head....disgusting!
I think the worse snack I've ever tried though is the Mickey Mouse rice krispy head....disgusting!
Funny how much people's tastes differ, huh?
The chocolate-dipped Mickey krispie treat is my absolute favorite Disney snack.
Weeelll, then again, more like a close second to Werther's caramel popcorn. That is just such super-fantastic buttery-yummy caramel popcorn. ::::drool:::::
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I don't like turkey legs - they always smell better than they taste. And I don't like the rice crispy treats - if you can get them fresh, they aren't as bad - but the packaged ones just taste stale. I was a bit disappointed in the Ice Pop at the French outdoor kitchen at the F&GF and the Frushi (Japan) was good, but would have been better if it were colder.
I think the worse snack I've ever tried though is the Mickey Mouse rice krispy head....disgusting!
Well, they are basically Mickey-shaped rice crispy treats, same as we make at home, and my family regards them as a respectable breakfast item. We even brought a dozen home last trip, trading in credits for QS meals my husband missed because of illness.
Dole Whips we absolutely love. We only get the pineapple DW float with pineapple juice, which we find refreshing and sweet without being cloying. Not fluffy at all, in my view and its not meant to have the same texture as soft-serve ice cream; its more like a very smooth ice (my husband suggests more like a Slurpy in texture than an ice cream cone). Only 140 calories in a serving, minus the pineapple juice, dairy-free and vegan to boot.
Now turkey legs: never mind. Just the smell puts us all off. And the ice cream bars are nowhere near "premium." Premium is Dove. Sadly, Mickey bars are more like store brand generic, although that doesn't stop my son from having a few each trip.
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Well, they are basically Mickey-shaped rice crispy treats, same as we make at home, and my family regards them as a respectable breakfast item. We even brought a dozen home last trip, trading in credits for QS meals my husband missed because of illness.
Disney's taste way sweeter than any I've ever made myself and then the additional frosting on top is too much. I find them so sweet, they are disgusting.
Interesting to see how everyone's tastes differ. I suppose that's the reason why there is so much variety of treats at WDW.
I've never tried the Dole Pineapple Whip at WDW. I've had some back home, and it's not really something I'd go out of my way to get again. As for the Mickey's Rice Krispy Treats, I agree that the freshly made ones are pretty good, but the prepackaged ones, not so much. Still, they are great souvenirs to bring home, when you have leftover snack credits. I haven't actually tried a Turkey Leg, but my older DD and niece love them. I'm also not a huge ice cream person, but everyone else in my family enjoys the Mickey Bars. Perhaps it's more because they are shaped like Mickey and not because of the actual taste.
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