{"id":33533,"date":"2014-05-19T07:45:39","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T11:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=33533"},"modified":"2022-02-05T21:51:12","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T02:51:12","slug":"rikkis-mouse-bites-walt-disney-world-news-51914","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/rikkis-mouse-bites-walt-disney-world-news-51914\/","title":{"rendered":"Rikki&#8217;s Mouse Bites &#8211; Walt Disney World News 5\/19\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/2013\/05\/rikkis-mouse-bites-51313\/rikkisnews4resized3-300x300\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29385\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/RikkisNews4resized3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"RikkisNews4resized3-300x300\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/RikkisNews4resized3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/RikkisNews4resized3-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Star Wars Weekends are utilizing the Aurasma app to include Augmented Reality.\u00a0 How it works is you hold your smart phone over whatever item is tagged indicating that is compatible with the app. Once done, the interactive digital content will spring to life by showing videos, animations, and more. The technology will be utilized for during the Weekends on things like guide maps and merchandise. Here is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fvA6fmfbCps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> from Disney showcasing how the technology will work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33534\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/2014\/05\/rikkis-mouse-bites-walt-disney-world-news-51914\/disneys-polynesian-resort-lobby\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33534\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33534 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Disneys-Polynesian-Resort-Lobby-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"Disney's Polynesian Resort Lobby\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Disneys-Polynesian-Resort-Lobby-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Disneys-Polynesian-Resort-Lobby.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bye Polynesian lobby as we once knew it!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Work on Disney&#8217;s Polynesian Resort is continuing.\u00a0 Recently we learned that the Nanea Volcano Pool will officially go down for refurbishment starting this summer and lasting until early 2015.\u00a0 During the refurb work, guests who will be impacted will receive one free admission to Blizzard Beach, per member of their party. In addition, transportation will also be provided to a dedicated check-in location, where Polynesian Resort guests will receive their tickets, as well as towels.\u00a0 Work on the pool will include a new aquatic playground with slides for children, a new hot tub, and a larger deck with more seating for guests. In other Polynesian refurbishment news, the children\u2019s activity center will reopen on June 17 and will be known as Club Disney, featuring a storybook (Little Golden Book) feel.\u00a0 Also debuting later this year will be the all new Pineapple Lenai kiosk which will sell Dole Whips.\u00a0 Finally, we officially got word that Trader Sam&#8217;s Grog Grotto will open in 2015.<\/li>\n<li>During the 24 Hour &#8220;Rock Your Disney Side&#8221; event, Disney is planning to include quite a few special bits of fun!\u00a0 They include\n<ul>\n<li>The Incredibles Super Movie Night (11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.): The movie <i>The Incredibles<\/i> will be shown on the RocketTower Plaza Stage\u2019s big screen.<\/li>\n<li>Disney Villains Pre-Parade called &#8220;It&#8217;s Good To Be Bad&#8221; Calvalcade (10:45 p.m.): Featuring famous villains like Maleficent from <i>Sleeping Beauty<\/i>, Cruella De Vil from <i>101 Dalmatians<\/i>, the Big Bad Wolf, Stromboli from <i>Pinocchio<\/i>, and Bowler Hat Guy from <i>Meet the Robinsons<\/i>.<\/li>\n<li>Disney\u2019s Up All Night Dance Party<\/li>\n<li>Frontierland Dance Party<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/2014\/05\/rikkis-mouse-bites-walt-disney-world-news-51914\/epcot-food-and-wine-festival-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33535\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-33535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Epcot-Food-and-Wine-Festival--400x300.jpg\" alt=\"Epcot Food and Wine Festival\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Epcot-Food-and-Wine-Festival--400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Epcot-Food-and-Wine-Festival-.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>At Epcot&#8217;s International Food and Wine Festival for 2014, there will be an all new booth called Patagonia Marketplace, featuring items from the countries Chile and Argentina. Dishes will include fresh, sustainable roasted Verlasso salmon, quinoa salad and arugula chimichurri. The Brazil Marketplace will be back this year and will offer Moqueca de Pescado, a fresh tilapia dish featuring coconut lime sauce and steamed rice. Finally, the Florida Local Marketplace will be renamed as the Farm Fresh Marketplace and will serve local flavors, like the &#8220;Bacon and Eggs&#8221;dish, which will feature applewood-smoked, pepper-coated bacon, sweet corn, potatoes, Hollandaise, and pickled jalape\u00f1os.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Other Food and Wine Festival changes include the complimentary Back to Basics weekend series, which occurs at the Festival Center and will feature guest presenters who will share cooking tips and tricks. Also debuting in 2014 will be a dinner showcasing Walt Disney\u2019s culinary predilections and a Friday morning celebrity chef nosh-and-chat cookbook event called \u201cFood for Thought.\u201d Finally a foodie \u201cBoot Camp Series\u201d, will be introduced which will include challenges where you will get the chance to hone your \u201cinner chef.\u201d One final new event will take place called, \u201cSunday Mornings with\u2026\u201d which features a plated brunch starring an acclaimed pastry chef or baker who will craft three desserts for sampling during your experience!<\/li>\n<li>Disney has also introduced some of the acclaimed chefs who will be on hand, showcasing their skills at the culinary demos, as well as at the premium events. This year&#8217;s crop of celebrities will include:\n<ul>\n<li>Warren Brown<\/li>\n<li>Rock Harper<\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Hill Booker<\/li>\n<li>Erika Davis<\/li>\n<li>Paula DaSilva<\/li>\n<li>Gale Gand<\/li>\n<li>Dana Herbert<\/li>\n<li>Jamie Deen<\/li>\n<li>Jerome Brown<\/li>\n<li>Dean Max<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCake Boss\u201d Buddy Valastro<\/li>\n<li>Allen Susser<\/li>\n<li>Duskie Estes<\/li>\n<li>John Stewart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If you are planning to go to Harambe Nights, the special hard-ticketed event taking place at Disney&#8217;s Animal Kingdom, featuring food, drinks, a party atmosphere, and a special showing of an all new stage show in the brand new Harambe Theater, telling the story of <em>The Lion King, <\/em>we now know what you will be dining on.\u00a0 Menu items include:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fresh Cooked Breads, Salads and More<\/h2>\n<p>Watercress, melon, feta and berry balsamic onion salad<br \/>\nKachumbari salad with tomato, paneer, carrot and cilantro<br \/>\nRoasted beetroot salad with sunflower seeds<br \/>\nCreamy mac \u2018n cheese<br \/>\nSpicy vegetable samosa with mango chutney<br \/>\nTraditional naan, onion kulcha and pappadum breads<br \/>\nRoasted pepper hummus, raita and garlic-ginger pickle<\/p>\n<h2>Surf and Turf<\/h2>\n<p>Mango, radish, lime and mustard seed salad<br \/>\nWatermelon, cucumber and fennel salad<br \/>\nCoriander chutney roasted potatoes<br \/>\nLine-caught corvina filet with goan curry sauce<br \/>\nOn-stage-seared lamb chops with tamarind pomegranate sauce<\/p>\n<h2>Slow-cook Action Stations<\/h2>\n<p>Fork-tender peri barbecued pork<br \/>\nVegetarian eggplant tikka masala curry served over creamy goat cheese pap<br \/>\nButter chicken thighs<br \/>\nVegetarian legume wat served over basmati rice<\/p>\n<h2>Sweets<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"ContentPlaceHolder_MainBody_Label_NewsBody\">Golden pineapple with toasted coconut<br \/>\nApple slices with Amarula caramel sauce<br \/>\nRipe melon with minted lime yogurt dip<br \/>\nRice pudding, dried fruit compote and pistachio gremolata<br \/>\nCaramel salted Tanzania chocolate Kenya coffee bite<br \/>\nChai cream with zebra stripes<br \/>\nIce cream bars<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Star Wars Weekends are utilizing the Aurasma app to include Augmented Reality.\u00a0 How it works is you hold your smart phone over whatever item is tagged indicating that is compatible with the app. Once done, the interactive digital content will spring to life by showing videos, animations, and more. The technology will be utilized for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":29385,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6619],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mouse-bites"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82470,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33533\/revisions\/82470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}