Tax Day, Disney Style
Tax Day! Yes, I was signing my business tax return on the 14th while boarding our Southwest flight. But I was glad I did it then, because I didn't have to think about it again.
Tax day was like any other day at Disney World. In fact, I found myself thinking, wow, all of these people must have already finished their taxes, because look how relaxed everyone looks! Lol.
Wednesday morning I was excited to try a Cortado from the Barcelona Lounge. It just seemed fitting to order a Spanish style espresso drink at a Spanish bar in a Spanish lounge in a Spanish hotel, which, by the way, was staffed with mostly people from actual Spain. It was such a delight.
The Cortado was delicious: one shot of espresso with just a little dab of steamed milk. I definitely like it better than a latte or cappuccino, but not as much as my beloved Americano.
We tried to grab a quick breakfast sandwich at the Cafe Rix, but DD didn't see anything she wanted, so we went again to El Mercado de Coronado. It's such a cute quick service spot, with plenty of seating and easy ordering, though they did not have mobile order. I grabbed a sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich on a brioche bun. The bun was a little over the top so I tore off the top half, but other than that it was perfectly delicious and filled me up.
Snacking Before the Festival Booths Even Opened
We took the bus to Epcot after this and met up with some friends. We walked around a bit, tapped in to Living with the Land, and booked a Lightning Lane for Slinky Dog Dash at Hollywood Studios for later that evening.
We were ready to start testing some snacks, but the food booths this year didn't open until 11:30. So we high tailed it to Swirled Showcase and got the peach dole whip, the blueberry soft serve, and the liquid nitrogen honey mascarpone cheesecake.
The peach dole whip was everything, honestly. It was sweet, tangy, refreshing, and delicious, and it smelled too good! My daughter preferred the blueberry soft serve. She said she was so tired of everything peach flavored, and to be honest, I've been obsessed with peach flavored everything for the past nine or so months, so I get it. The blueberry soft serve was delicious too, creamy and light with a wonderful blueberry flavor in its own right. But it just didn't hold a candle to the peach. It was the tang, the sweet, and the dole whip texture that really did it.
The nitrous cheesecake was a sleeper hit too. It was crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside with a delicious light cheesy flavor, plus a blueberry compote on the side that added a nice tang. I'm not a big cheesecake fan, but if it could all taste and have that texture, it would be a major contender for dessert for me. Everyone with us liked it too. It was a very interesting take on cheesecake.
More Flower and Garden Booths
It still wasn't 11:30 yet, so we tried to find another open booth. The only one we saw was the outside Communicore Hall building. My friends got the conch fritters and the fish slider. I was still full from the sausage and egg sandwich and the dole whip, so I didn't try the fish slider, and I'm sad I missed it. My friend said it was good, but small, and the conch fritters were good too, though there was no gushing, just a solid "it was good."
What we did get was the cucumber watermelon slushy, and it had an exact watermelon and cucumber taste, like you could taste both the same. It was lovely and refreshing, and I think we finished it in three minutes. Don't get it if you don't like cucumber. Sometimes with cucumber drinks you can't really taste the cucumber, but in this slushy, you definitely can.
We walked around for about five minutes and then realized the rest of the food booths were open, so we headed back to Communicore Hall. On the way, I grabbed the chip and dip trio at Yacht Grub. It has three dips:
- A whipped feta citrus dip
- An onion dip
- A pimiento dip
I thought they were all rich and delicious. The feta was my favorite, but my friends each said one of the other two was their favorite, so I just think they're all delicious! Honestly, though, the star of the show was the chips. Homemade chips taste amazing, with a wonderful crunch and the perfect amount of salt for dipping into flavored dips.
Part 2 lands Thursday, September 3, right here.
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