Toad burger deserves a raise–and Disney should do more weird, goofy, and fun stuff like this.Īs for how the Wild Toad Brat Burger tastes, it’s pretty good. It has a certain understated stupidity to it, and I mean that in the best way possible. The main menu item at the Friar’s Nook for Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary is the The Wild Toad Brat Burger served with Lettuce, Tomato, Pickle, American Cheese, topped with Olive Skewer Eyes served with Tater Bites.įrom my perspective, this wins the award for best culinary concoction of the World’s Most Magical Celebration. Toad’s Wild Ride for Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary…
The current menu at the Friar’s Nook continues to play these hits, but with a new emphasis on Mr. There’s really no sense in recapping everything, but the commonality pretty much all of these have shared is an emphasis on macaroni, cheese, bacon, and potatoes. Since we’ve been visiting Walt Disney World as adults, the Friar’s Nook has gone through many menus and inventive items. In any case, the Friar’s Nook replaced the Village Fry Shoppe on March 26, 2009. That global partnership unraveled in fascinating fashion, but I’ve already devoted my “off-topic rambling quota” to The Black Cauldron, so we’ll have to save that topic for another day and another unrelated post.
In operated seasonally throughout the 1990s before reopening as the Village Fry Shoppe on as part of Disney’s corporate alliance with McDonald’s–one of two McDonald’s locations in Magic Kingdom. (If you’re sensing this history section is simply an excuse to mention The Black Cauldron and those documentaries…you are correct.)Īfter poor Gurgi crunched his last munchie, the walk-up window became Lumiere’s Kitchen, named after the popular character from The Beauty and the Beast. Much more logical, but also less interesting.
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Both are much more interesting than the movie itself.ĭespite that animated movie flopping hard, the location (miraculously?) retained its connection to The Black Cauldron until February 13, 1993. Check out Waking Sleeping Beauty(now on Disney+) or Defunctland’s Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour video instead. If all of this talk of The Black Cauldron is tempting you to watch that film…don’t. Tokyo Disneyland “wins” that dubious distinction for the walk-through attraction, Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour. Interestingly, that was not the most prominent reference to The Black Cauldron. Gurgi’s Munchies and Crunchies did not sell apples (it might’ve served apple juice).įor the 99% of you who haven’t seen The Black Cauldron, don’t feel bad. That animated movie was described by its own production manager as when Walt Disney Animation Studios hit “rock bottom” before the Disney Renaissance. Gurgi was animated by Glen Keane and John Lasseter, and loved apples. This was one of the few prominent references to The Black Cauldron in the parks it’s named after Gurgi, who is a gopher wood troll sorta critter. It was replaced by Gurgi’s Munchies and Crunchies, with a menu of chicken, cheeses, and hot dogs. Despite its straightforward appearance, the background here actually is fascinating, with a lot of unique restaurants occupying this space since Magic Kingdom opened in 1971.īack on opening day, the restaurant was known as Lancer’s Inn, and served pizza. Since the Friar’s Nook is simply a walk-up window and thus doesn’t have a lot going on in terms of themed design or atmosphere, we’ll instead begin with history. Allow us to take you on a wild ride through the Magic Kingdom, past and present… This not-so-secret spot is only part of the equation, as the food here is combined with an actual hidden gem to make for a memorable meal. Still, Magic Kingdom has an infamously weak counter service restaurant lineup…so we have to savor the small victories where we can.įor this review, we’re talking about the Friar’s Nook quick-service window in Fantasyland, which is located behind Cinderella Castle right next door to the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh–previously inhabited by one J. To that end, “underrated” or “sleeper” restaurant might be more apt, but still not entirely accurate given that tens of thousands of guests walk past here on a daily basis and hundreds–if not thousands–dine here out of convenience. As the most popular theme park at Walt Disney World with the highest attendance in the entire world, there isn’t much at Magic Kingdom that can properly be called a “hidden gem” or “secret spot.” That’s doubly true in Fantasyland, which is surely the busiest section of the park.
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