I was scrolling through instagram and saw a photo in my feed of the penguin statue in the lobby of the Grand Floridian Villas (it just happened to be the fabulous @rbrent from the Disney Parks Blog!). I was about to double tap to like the picture (who doesn’t love penguins?), when I kept reading and saw that it said “(ps, this is made of chocolate!)” and I stopped and went “huh?” and re-looked at the photo. It was then that I noticed the giant bird cage in the background and said to myself, “oh! that’s the regular Grand Floridian lobby!” What I was seeing was one of the jaw-dropping creations made by Disney chefs for Easter on display around the main lobby. This is the fourth year that the Grand Floridian is showcasing these edible Easter egg works of art, and it’s hard to pick just one favorite. I headed over last night for a late dinner at the Polynesian to see the construction updates over there, and ended up at the Grand Floridian to see all the eggs first hand. I only wish I could also share the intoxicating chocolate scent that swirled around the displays. Heavenly.
The egg creations are placed in six different spots around the perimeter of the main lobby, with a few of them being accessible from all sides. Three of the displays are a bit hard to view from the back, but if you are visiting, do try to see them all, because many have incredible details on all sides. I’m not sure if perhaps they’ll rotate some of the eggs to give all of them a chance at being seen in full, but I’ve tried to capture them all here for you anyway, in case you can’t make it down in person. They definitely put me in the mood for Easter and Spring (and in the mood to see a few favorite Disney movies). Be sure to click on any image to see it larger – and let me know in the comments which one is your favorite (or favorites if you can’t decide like me!). The Easter Egg display will be up until April 10, 2015. Happy Spring to all – and thanks to the incredible bakers and pastry chefs at Disney for sharing their hard work with everyone.
With the weather getting warmer and the crowds in the parks getting larger you can clearly tell that spring and Easter has arrived here at Walt Disney World! With the season comes a lot of fun and bright spring and Easter merchandise. Egg, flower and bunny merchandise can be spotted almost in every store on property right now! You can even find some Easter goodies like cupcakes and cookies! And for all of you who come here to celebrate your Spring Break there is now a t-shirt for you to take home as a souvenir!
Easter Antenna Topper
St Patricks Day may be over but you can still find this cute antenna topper!
Spring Break 2013 Adult Tshirt
Spring Break 2013 Adult Tshirt
Spring Break 2013 Adult Tshirt
Spring Break 2013 Adult Tshirt
Limited Edition Happy Easter Pin, Chip and Dale
Limited Edition Happy Easter Pin, Stitch
Easter Caramel Apples
Easter Cookies
Easter Cupcakes
So how yummy doesn’t those Easter goodies look? The Easter Bunny Caramel apple is my favorite!
Happy Easter from Zannaland and Bunnyland! I hope you enjoy this Silly Symphony gem from 1934. They sure don’t make ’em like this anymore – cartoons OR Easter! 😉
A couple of weekends ago we wandered in to the Magic Kingdom’s Main Street Confectionery and discovered these sweet Easter treats. I’m kind of hoping the Easter Bunny stops here before visiting my house!
Look at these cute bunny rice crispie treats!
Delicious-looking Easter cupcakes and cookies at Disney
In addition to the edible goodies, Easter Bunny Duffy was hanging out, along with these cute Mickey and Minnie plush, dressed in chick costumes, inside a zippered egg. Really cute! Those pretty Spring colored glass Mickey plates were hard to resist too!
Easter Duffy $30, and Mickey and Minnie plush "Eggs" $11.95/ea
Has anyone tried any of those yummy cupcakes or cookies?? They almost look too cute to eat! Almost. If you plan to be in Walt Disney World for Easter, check out these Disney Easter dining options too.
For those celebrating either at church or with copious amounts of chocolate and marshmallow bunnies, I hope you can take some time out to enjoy some great posts from the world of Disney blogging this past week:
Tokyo Disneyland Easter Parade {Photo courtesy of cafetricot on flickr}
Amanda Tinney at DisneyEveryDay.com clues us in to the What is Vinylmation Jr. Quest with great photos and info about the newly released mini-creations.
From the Official Disney Parks Blog – Dara Trujillo tells us to check out the dates for an upcoming Ridley Pearson book signing to celebrate the release of the third entry to his Kingdom Keepers saga – Kingdom Keepers III – Disney in Shadow. Lastly, Jonathan Frontado shows us the amazing treatment Animator’s Palate restaurant will receive on the newest Disney Cruise Line ship, the Disney Dream.
Thank you DisneyFoodBlog {who should really just get a permanent spot here on Sundays since there are just too many great posts to choose from!} for the reminder about the DisMarksDisney Blog Carnival! Head over there for some great reads all about Disney.
Whatever you celebrate, have a wonderful Sunday! See you next week!
