A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves arrives in theaters today, March 31st.
The first full trailer for Pixar’sElementalhas arrived and its really cute! Wade and Ember may meet unexpectedly, but it looks like they will change each other for the better.
Here's the official synopsis from Pixar:
Check out a brand-new trailer for Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental,” an all-new original feature film that transports moviegoers to an extraordinary place called Element City, where a host of elements live and work. The trailer showcases each element—air, earth, water and fire—and what sets them apart according to Ember, a quick-witted and fiery woman who’s always stayed close to home in Firetown. In “Elemental,” which opens in theaters on June 16, she finally ventures out of her comfort zone to explore this spectacular world born from the imaginations of Pixar’s filmmakers and specifically crafted for the big-screen experience. Element City is inspired by big cities around the globe and embraces theorized contributions from each elemental community—from giant pine-tree-like buildings and waterfall skyscrapers to a tornado-shaped arena called Cyclone Stadium.
This April 22 marks both Earth Day and the 25th Anniversary of Disney's Animal Kingdom Park. To celebrate, the Disney Chefs have created a delightful array of delicious treats. Most items will be available from March 28 - April 30.
Disney's Animal Kingdom Park
Creature Comforts
Bee Hive Mousse Dome: Honey mousse on top of a brownie base with sugar bees and white chocolate honeycomb 🍒
Dawa Bar
Rum and Pineapple Cocktail: Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Blue Curaçao Liquor, sour mix, pineapple juice garnish with pineapple wedge showcasing the ocean. The drink takes its name “bahari” from the Swahili word for “ocean.”
Honey Bee Citrus Ale
Flame Tree Barbecue
Flamingo Cupcake: Strawberry cake, strawberry compote filling, guava buttercream, pink crispy pearls, sugar flamingo, and white chocolate wings 🌸
Bubbling Pink Lagoon: Strawberry lemonade, Sprite, and kiwi flavoring 🧊🍸🍒
Nomad Lounge 🧁
Gin and Bitters Cocktail: Cruxland Gin, bitters, and soda water garnished with a lemon wheel and honey simple syrup Inspired by the use of strategically placed beehives to protect the crops of African farmers from elephants 🍒
Pizzafari
Elephant Cupcake: Graham cracker cake, pineapple filling with matcha buttercream, crispy pearls, and a stunning white chocolate elephant celebrating Earth Month 🍒
Viva Gaia Tonic: Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade, Sprite, and cotton candy flavor with mint leaves 🧊🍸🍒
Restaurantosaurus
Elephant Cupcake: Graham cracker cake, pineapple filling with matcha buttercream, crispy pearls, and a stunning white chocolate elephant celebrating Earth Month
Tamu Tamu
Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail Sundae: Brownie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, and trail crunch mix topped with a white chocolate image of Kejana 🍒
Terra Treats
Roasted Mushroom & Leek Pizza: Plant-based offering with IMPOSSIBLE Meatballs, roasted mushrooms, braised leeks, and a dash of truffle oil 🍒🥬
Tiger Eye Gold
Tusker House - Buffet
Bee Mini-cupcake
Cauliflower Bunny Chow 🥬
Black-eyed Pea Salad 🥬
IMPOSSIBLE Bobotie 🥬
Feisty Green Beans 🥬
Tandoori Tomatoes 🥬
Carrot and Chickpea Salad 🥬
Jollof Rice with Plant-based Sausage 🥬
Garlic-leek Hummus 🥬
Harira Soup 🥬
Isle of Java, Thirsty River Bar, and Outdoor Ice Cream Carts 🌸
Tiger Eye Gold: Refreshing, light golden ale brewed with a blend of malt and rice and finished with hops from the Pacific Northwest that impart a hint of citrus flavor and the aroma of mandarin orange blossoms
Eight Spoon Café, Restaurantosaurus Lounge, Thirsty River Bar, TriloBites, and Warung Outpost 🌷
Honey Bee Citrus Ale: Celebrating our pollinators, this ale is a light, slightly sweet, honey ale with a crisp clean finish
Chaat: Seasonal vegetables from The Land at EPCOT and potato croquette with chana masala, kale pakora, tamarind, coriander chutney, and coconut raita 🍒🥬
The first poster for the upcoming Hunger Games prequel has arrived. Based on the book of the same name by Suzanne Collins, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is the story of a young Coriolanus Snow, long before he became the President who enjoyed taunting Katniss Everdeen. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes arrives in theaters on November 17.
Landscape of Flavors and Everything POP Shopping & Dining 🥕
Coconut Sugar Bunny Cupcake: Carrot cake with pineapple filling topped with cream cheese buttercream and coconut sugar
Spring (Plant-based) Fling: Chocolate cupcake with vanilla “buttercream” and bouquet of sprinkles 🌷🥬🥖
Beach Club Resort
Beach Club Marketplace 🐰
Carrot Garden Fudge: Chocolate fudge with a vanilla carrot decorated cookie 🌷
Orange-Vanilla Bunny Tart: Orange vanilla mousse with a chocolate filled vanilla tart and orange marmalade 🌷
Easter Chocolate Donald Egg and Easter Chocolate Daisy Egg: Chocolate Easter eggs decorated to look like Donald Duck and Daisy Duck 🌷
Beaches & Cream Soda Shop 🥕
Carrot Cake Milkshake: Vanilla milkshake with toasted marshmallow, pineapple, and shortcake topped with a specialty carrot cake 🌷
Easter Egg Display in the Beach Club Lobby 🐰
Pastry Chef Michael Craig and his team were inspired by the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival and Pixar’s Finding Nemo when creating their beautiful egg display
BoardWalk
BoardWalk Deli and Carousel Coffee 🌸
Coconut Macaroon Nest: Coconut macaroon and chocolate eggs
Chocolate-covered Strawberry ‘Carrots’
Italian Easter Sweet Bread: Citrus-scented dough, almond cream, and filled chocolate egg 🌷
Caribbean Beach Resort
Centertown Market and Spyglass Grill 🥕
Spring Treat Box: Carrot cake with cream cheese icing, mini brownie, lemon shortbread cookies, and a chocolate-dipped strawberry 🌷
Spring (Plant-based) Fling: Chocolate cupcake with vanilla “buttercream” and bouquet of sprinkles 🌷🥬🥖
Contemporary Resort
Contempo Café 🐰
Spring Bunny Tart: Honey pastry cream topped with lemon curd and strawberry Chantilly cream 🌷
Spring Coconut Macaroons: Coconut macaroon, dulce de leche macaroon, and chocolate macaroon decorated to look like a bunny tail 🌷
Hummingbird Cake: Cake with pineapple, banana, and pecans drizzled with caramel icing 🌷
Five-legged Goat Cookie: Citrus-scented gluten free sugar cookie with an edible image of the Five-legged Goat 🌷🥖
Steakhouse 71 - Brunch 🐇
Floridian Eggs Benedict: Two poached eggs and a crab cake with hollandaise atop toasted English muffins served with breakfast potatoes
Bacon & Eggs: Maple-lacquered pork belly, smoked cheese grits, and a perfect egg
Hummingbird Bread Pudding featuring pineapple, banana, coconut bread pudding with candied pecans, salted caramel, and cream cheese ice cream
Easter Egg Display at the Contemporary (on the 4th floor) 🐰
Pastry Chef Jeff Barnes and his team created eggs inspired by Tron, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and even a Mickey Mouse Popcorn Bucket
Coronado Springs Resort
Barcelona Lounge
Bunny Ear Cupcake: Yellow cupcake flavored with pineapple juice and a pineapple filling topped with buttercream 🌷🌸
Bird of Paradise Refresher: Strawberry, lemonade, passion fruit juice, and passion fruit boba 🧁
Three Bridges Bar and Grill 🧁
Botanical Blossom Sangria: Macabeo Wine, Ketel One Botanicals Grapefruit & Rose Vodka, Combier Crème Pamplemousse Rose, Lush Grenadine, and Minute Maid Premium Lemonade 🌷
Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
Gasparilla’s Island Grill 🐰
Cream Cheese Carrot Coffee Cake: Carrot coffee cake filled with cream cheese topped with fondant and orange sugar
Vanilla Bean Cupcake Sampler: Four vanilla bean cupcakes decorated with Easter décor 🌷
The Grand Cottage in the Grand Floridian Lobby 🐰
Hot-cross Buns
Carrot Blondie Pop
Grand Egg with Jelly Beans
Lemon Blueberry Whoopie Pie
Confetti Cake Lamb Pop
Bunny Burrow Dirt Cup 🥬
Guava Cream Cheese Sweet Roll
Peanut Butter Cereal Egg
Fruity Mickey Pop
White Chocolate Bunny Pop
Orange Scented Cookie Sandwich
Cream Cheese Carrot Coffee Cake
Salted Caramel Chocolate Popcorn
Milk Chocolate Bunny with M&Ms
Spring Artisanal Macarons
Vanilla Bean Cupcake Sampler
The Cottage Box
Easter Egg Display in the Grand Floridian Lobby 🐰
The Culinary Team has created an impressive display of hand-made chocolate eggs inspired by Orange Bird, The Country Bear Jamboree, Main Street Electrical Parade, and Kevin from “UP!”
Old Key West Resort and Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa
Good’s Food to Go and The Artist’s Palette 🥕
Carrot Cake with cream cheese icing
Polynesian Village Resort
Pineapple Lanai (Available April 7 through 9)
Easter Soft-serve: Pink, vanilla soft-serve with toasted marshmallow flavors topped with Easter sprinkles
Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter and Riverside
Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory and Riverside Mill Food Court 🥕
Carrot Patch Cupcake: Carrot cake with cream cheese icing 🌷
Spring (Plant-based) Fling: Chocolate cupcake with vanilla “buttercream” and bouquet of sprinkles 🌷🥬🥖
Riviera Resort
Le Petit Café 🌸
Golden Egg: Raspberry mousse, milk chocolate mousse, and pistachio financier 🌷
Topolino’s Terrace – Flavors of the Riviera 🌸
Torta di Carote: Italian carrot cake, mascarpone Cremieux, black currant-raspberry gel, carrot truffles, and brown butter ice cream 🌷
Wilderness Lodge
Roaring Fork 🌸
Chocolate Bunny: Dark chocolate bunny with Easter quins and jellybeans
Bunny Cupcake: Carrot cake, orange curd filling, and maple buttercream with a cheesecake bunny on top
Geyser Point Bar & Grill 🧁
Spring Margarita Flight featuring Teremana Blanco Tequila with four springtime flavors: Key lime, elderflower, lavender, and grapefruit 🌷
Yacht Club Resort
Market at Ale & Compass 🐰
Carrot Garden Fudge: Chocolate fudge with a vanilla carrot decorated cookie 🌷
Orange-Vanilla Bunny Tart: Orange vanilla mousse with a chocolate filled vanilla tart and orange marmalade 🌷
Easter Chocolate Donald Egg and Easter Chocolate Daisy Egg: Chocolate Easter eggs decorated to look like Donald Duck and Daisy Duck 🌷
Various Table-Service Restaurants and Lounges 🧁
Blood Orange Martini: Skyy Infusions Blood Orange Vodka and orange juice topped with Ruffino Prosecco and garnished with a dehydrated blood orange wheel 🌷
Disney Springs
Amorette’s Patisserie 🌸
Easter Petit Cake: Vanilla chiffon, berry compote, berry mousse, and cream cheese mousse 🌷
With Disney celebrating its 100 anniversary this year, it's seems appropriate to share the animated short that made the company famous. "Steamboat Willie" was the first animated movie to feature synchronized sound. It revolutionized the industry and paved the way for all of the animated movies to come. While it may seem a little strange by modern standards, it introduced three of Disney's classic characters: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Pete. While "Steamboat Willie" will only be 95 this year, it's definitely an important part of Disney's history. So, without further ado, on with the show.
LEGO has made some truly incredible Disney sets over the years. From princesses and castles to spaceships and pirates, there are Disney LEGO sets for everyone. This year, as part of the Disney 100 celebration, there will be even more LEGO to enjoy.
Here are a few of the sets you can find this spring at both LEGO and shopDisney.
The Disney Celebration Train is an adorable, and affordable at $39.99, 200 piece set for kids age 4 and up. It features six minifigures: Mickey, Minnie, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Woody, and Moana, with train cars that look like parade floats. Mickey is the driving the train in the engine. Moana's island car has a hidden cave and slide. Peter Pan and Tink are riding along on a pirate ship. Woody has a turning stage on his "Woody's Roundup" float. Minnie is waiting at the station for the train to arrive. Instructions for this set are also available in the LEGO Builder app, with zoom and rotate tools to help kids visualize the model as they build. This set will be released on April 1.
The Disney 100th Celebration BrickHeadz feature four Disney firsts. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was Disney's first character, Mickey Mouse as the first ever animated character, Snow White from the first Disney feature film, and Tinker Bell, the first Disneyland mascot. This 501 piece set is for kids age 10 and up and sells for $39.99.
For Pixar fans, how about building Mr. Fredricksen's 'Up' House. This 598 piece set is perfect for kids age 9 and up. The set includes three minifigures: Carl Fredricksen, Russell, and Dug and a... SQUIRREL! From the balloons floating out the chimney, to the bright colors and furnished rooms, this is an adorable recreation of the iconic house. And don't forget Ellie's adventure book, because it's included, too. This set will be released on April 1.
And finally, if minifigures are more your speed, there's a new collection of Disney characters just for you. There are 18 figures in this collection and each comes packaged in its own blind bag, so it's a surprise which figure you receive. The Disney 100 minifigures include:
Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey
Pinocchio
Jiminy Cricket
The Queen
Stitch 626
Pocahontas
Cruella de Vil & Dalmatian puppy
Miguel & Dante
Ernesto de la Cruz
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Robin Hood
Prince John
Tiana
Dr. Facilier
Queen of Hearts
Mulan
Aurora
Baymax
Each figure comes with a brickplate base and an accessory and sells for $4.99. These minifigures won't be available until May 1, but they're so cute they're worth the wait.
Is there any better dessert combination than peanut butter and chocolate? There's just something about the way they work together that is delicious. I can't wait to try this peanut butter and chocolate recipe from the DisneyFantasy.
Peanut Butter Blondie Bars from Sweet on You
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 stick unsalted butter
4 tsp creamy peanut butter
3 large eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1¼ cups flour
¼ cup pecans, chopped
Candy to garnish
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Melt the chocolate, peanut butter and butter. Whisk the eggs and brown sugar with an electric mixer until thickened. Fold the chocolate mixture into the whisked eggs. Fold the sieved flour and pecans into the chocolate mixture. Pour the mixture into a baking tray and spread out evenly.
Place in the oven to bake for approximately 45 minutes. Once the brownies are cool, cut out with a 2.5 inch cookie cutter.
Chocolate Ganache:
1 cup heavy cream
2 cups dark chocolate chips
For the ganache, heat the heavy cream over the stove until just reaching boiling point. Pour the hot cream over the dark chocolate and stir in until the chocolate has melted.
Once cool, beat the ganache before piping on top of each brownie. Decorate with your choice of candy.
St. Patrick’s Day is here again, so before I settle in to watch Darby O'Gill and the Little People once more, here is an Irish blessing and my wish for you.
If LEGO keeps coming out with more and more amazing sets, my house will be filled to the top with LEGO. (And I'll love every bit of it!) The latest sets feature three classic scenes from the Indiana Jones movies. First up is the Temple of the Golden Idol. This 1545 piece set from Raiders of the Lost Ark includes 4 minifigures: Indiana Jones, Satipo, René Belloq, and a Hovitos warrior, and is packed with interactive features. You can lower and light up the idol, collapse a wall, swing Indy across a cavern, lower a trap door, and, of course, chase Indy with the iconic boulder. There's also a skeleton of Dr Forrestal, a poor missing archeologist, and lots of spiders. The set is intended for adult collectors and comes with an adult price tag of $149.99.
If something a little smaller (and cheaper) is more your speed, how about the Escape from the Lost Tomb. This 600 piece set is also from Raiders of the Lost Ark and also features 4 minifigures: Indy, Sallah, Marion Ravenwood, and a mummy. The interactive features in this scene include an Anubis statue that can fall and break through a wall into a hidden passage where the mummy lies, an ark for Sallah and Indy to carry, and lots of snakes. ("Why did it have to be snakes?!") The set is intended for kids 8 and up and sells for $39.99.
And finally, a set from my favorite Indiana Jones movie: The Last Crusade. The Fighter Plane Chase is a 387 piece set that includes 3 minifigures: Indy, Henry Jones, Sr., and a fighter pilot. Interactive features for this scene include removable wings on the fighter plane (for crashing through tunnels), a movable propeller, and two stud shooters. Other fun touches include the Grail diary and an umbrella in the back of the car (remember your Charlemagne.) This set is the least expensive at $34.99 and is also for kids 8 and up.
All three sets will be available from the LEGO website on April 1. I think I may have to have them all!
It's nearly time for TRON Lightcycle / Run to open in the Magic Kingdom. And a new food kiosk will be arriving, too. Energy Bytes will serve quick snacks throughout the day. The Watermelon Refresher is a frozen drink made of watermelon, yuzu, and ginger.
Chocolate Cake Doughnut Holes topped with mocha sauce and a Joffrey’s Cold Brew Coffee topped with mocha sauce is a perfect coffee-lovers breakfast.
Or maybe you'd prefer a savory snack. The Digital Dumplings – Buffalo Chicken combines chicken dumplings, blue cheese powder, and cayenne pepper broth. While the Digital Dumplings – Beef & Broccoli transforms the iconic dish with beef dumplings, broccoli pesto, and ginger-soy broth.
And finally, for the sweet tooth, try the Strawberry IceOform. It combines the sweetness of strawberry ice cream mochi with crushed graham crackers, topped with a little bit of cheesecake foam.
TRON Lightcycle / Run opens on April 4th. Energy Bytes should open around the same time.
A new trailer for Disney'sThe Little Mermaidappeared during the Oscars last night. This one shows several more familiar characters, including King Triton and Ursula. And there's a new poster, too.
Here's the official synopsis from Disney:
“The Little Mermaid” is the beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.
The film stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Daveed Diggs as the voice of Sebastian, Awkwafina as the voice of Scuttle, Jacob Tremblay as the voice of Flounder, Noma Dumezweni as Queen Selina, Art Malik as Sir Grimsby, Javier Bardem as King Triton, and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula.
