DOLE Whip Day Comes to Disney World This Week

 by Beth Keating

News

DisneyBizJournal.com

July 17, 2024

 

If DOLE Whip Day isn’t a national holiday, maybe it should be – and I’m NOT including the fake hard-frozen DOLE Whip desserts you can get in your supermarket freezer.  Those just aren’t real DOLE Whip.

Thursday, July 18, marks the fourth annual celebration, which apparently takes place the third Thursday of July each year (who knew?), and this year the dessert-fest runs through July 21. Disney Parks Blog has released a rather extensive Foodie Guide for the DOLE Whip, and it includes the location not only of all the existing offerings, but of a few new treats for this year’s commemoration.

Courtesy of Disney Parks Blog

Back in the early days of our vacationing at Disney World, you could only get one flavor of DOLE Whip (pineapple), and it was only available at one location (Aloha Aisle) in the Adventureland section of Magic Kingdom.  So important to our Disney vacations was it that I actually used to carve out space for DOLE Whips in my printed-paper-spreadsheets of our visit for the day, just to make sure we didn’t accidentally miss it.  (Those were the days before phone apps kept track of all these things for you!).

 
Fast forward a few decades, and DOLE Whips have multiplied across the Disney-sphere, with myriad flavors and locations. (We are kind of partial to the coconut flavor as well.). There’s even a newer cherry flavor mixing it up with a pineapple swirl in the far corner of EPCOT at Refreshment Outpost.  We tried it, and found the strong cherry-flavored portion a touch “artificial” tasting, but the pineapple smoothed it out enough that it was a cool and welcoming treat in the middle of a sweltering Florida evening. The cherry was definitely the dominant flavor, though, so if you like cherry, this is the choice for you.  If not, maybe stick with the OG whip.

These days, instead of just a cone or a cup, your DOLE Whip can be served as a more artistic novelty, with colored cones, real flowers, chocolate medallions and embellishments, and cute names like The Lost Princess Cone or the Tropical Serenade. The I Lava You Float, the Orange Bird Float, and the Bathtub Float add in your favorite sodas for the thirst-quenching ride (and yup, it’s actually served in a plastic bathtub dish!)  There are now some DOLE Whip concoctions available in certain table-service restaurants, and you can get your DOLE Whip in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic versions of some creations. A few confectionary counters even have adorable  “DOLE Whip” cupcakes on the menu.

However you prefer your DOLE Whip (and did you really go to Disney if you didn’t get one?), here is the Foodie Guide for DOLE Whip Day 2024 for the Disney World Resort in Florida. If you find yourself in Disneyland instead, Disney Parks Blog has a section in the Dole Whip Foodie Guide for the west coast, too, as well as for those of you sailing the high seas on the Disney Cruise Line. Just imagine yourself watching the sunset over the ocean while spooning up a scoop of frozen heaven...

Walt Disney World Resort  

Magic Kingdom Park 

Aloha Isle Refreshments (Currently available)  

• DOLE Whip 

• DOLE Whip Float: DOLE Pineapple Juice served with a choice of DOLE Whip, vanilla soft-serve, or swirl (Non-alcoholic) 

• Pineapple Upside-Down Cake served with choice of DOLE Whip, vanilla soft-serve, or swirl  

• DOLE Whip Raspberry Swirl  

• DOLE Whip Raspberry Swirl Float (Non-alcoholic)  

Sunshine Tree Terrace (Currently available, mobile order available)  

• DOLE Whip Orange (Available with vanilla soft-serve swirl)  

• DOLE Whip Strawberry 

• I Lava You Float: Fanta Strawberry and passion fruit flavor served with DOLE Whip orange and topped with popping candy 

• DOLE Whip Float: DOLE Whip or vanilla soft-serve with your choice of assorted beverages (Non-alcoholic)  

Jungle Skipper Navigation Co LTD Skipper Canteen (Currently available)  

• Enchanted Orange Dream: DOLE Whip Orange blended with vanilla soft-serve and served with an orange candy rim (Non-alcoholic)  

Storybook Treats (Currently available)   

• Rapunzel Sundae: Shortcake with DOLE Whip lemon and wild berry soft-serve topped with berry compote and sugar flowers  

• Aurora Cone: DOLE Whip strawberry and blue soft-serve topped with white chocolate crisp pearls in a sugar cone

  

EPCOT 

Refreshment Outpost  

• DOLE Whip (Currently available)  

• DOLE Whip Cherry-Pineapple Swirl (New) (Available July 14 through 21)  

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park  

Tamu Tamu Refreshments (Currently available)  

• DOLE Whip  

• DOLE Whip Float: DOLE Pineapple Juice topped with DOLE Whip (Non-alcoholic) 

• DOLE Whip Pineapple-Orange Soda Float: DOLE Whip with Fanta Orange and strawberry syrup (Non-alcoholic)  

• DOLE Whip with Parrot Bay Coconut Rum  

• DOLE Whip Float: DOLE Whip Pineapple Juice and Parrot Bay Coconut Rum topped with DOLE Whip 

• DOLE Whip Pineapple Hard Cider Float served with ACE Pineapple Hard Cider  

Trilo-Bites (Available now through Sep. 9)   

• Zazu DOLE Whip Lime and Coconut Float: DOLE Whip Lime swirled into Sprite with coconut and blue curaçao syrup and topped with a white chocolate medallion  

Courtesy of Disney Parks Blog

Disney Resorts Collection 

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort  

Pineapple Lanai (Currently available) 

• DOLE Whip: DOLE Whip, vanilla soft-serve, or swirl  

• Pineapple Float: DOLE Pineapple juice served with choice of DOLE Whip, vanilla, or swirl (Non-alcoholic)   

• DOLE Whip with Rum Floater: DOLE Whip with Parrot Bay Coconut Rum 

Barefoot Pool Bar and Oasis Bar & Grill (Currently available)  

• Frozen Margarita with DOLE Whip Lime: Corazón Blanco Tequila blended with DOLE Whip lime and chili-lime seasoning 

• Frosty Pineapple: DOLE Whip with Captain Morgan Private Stock Rum 

Trader Sam’s Tiki Terrace and Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto (Currently available)  

• Spikey Pineapple: Cruzan Mango Rum blended with DOLE Whip 

Capt. Cook’s (Currently available; mobile order available)  

• Pineapple Cupcake: Vanilla cupcake, DOLE Whip pineapple cheesecake, and pineapple buttercream with white chocolate décor

 
Disney’s BoardWalk  

BoardWalk Joe’s Marvelous Margaritas (Currently available)  

• DOLE Whip Smoothie (Non-alcoholic)  

• Captain’s Seaside Sensation with DOLE Whip

 
Disney’s Contemporary Resort  

Contempo Café (Currently available; mobile order available)  

• DOLE Whip Cupcake: Yellow cupcake filled with DOLE Whip pineapple mousse garnished with a cherry 

Disney Springs  

Swirls on the Water  

• DOLE Whip (Currently available)  

• DOLE Whip Sampler: DOLE Whip swirled with vanilla soft-serve garnished with a pineapple wedge, DOLE Whip Strawberry swirled with coconut soft-serve topped with strawberry sauce and coconut flakes, and DOLE Whip Mango swirled with DOLE Whip Lime topped with chili-lime seasoning and diced mango (Currently available)  

• Key Lime Sundae: DOLE Whip Lime in a waffle bowl topped with whipped cream and a lime garnish (New) (Available through Aug. 11)  

• Orange Bird Cone: DOLE Whip Orange in an orange cone with sprinkles and a chocolate piece (New) (Available through Aug. 11) 

• Orange Bird Float: DOLE Whip Orange and watermelon swirl with Fanta Orange in a souvenir cup (Non-alcoholic) (New) (Available through Aug. 11) 

Wine Bar George (Currently available)  

• Frozen Old Fashioned made with DOLE Whip Orange  

• Frozcato made with DOLE Whip  

Courtesy of Disney Parks Blog

Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park  

Snack Shack (Currently available) 

• DOLE Whip Soft-serve in a Cone: DOLE Whip, DOLE Whip Strawberry, green matcha tea soft-serve, or vanilla soft-serve served in a cone  

• DOLE Whip Soft-serve in a Cup: DOLE Whip, DOLE Whip Strawberry, green matcha tea soft-serve, or vanilla soft-serve served in a cup 

• DOLE Whip Bathtub Sundae: DOLE Whip Pineapple, DOLE Whip Strawberry, and green matcha tea soft-serve 

• Bathtub Float: DOLE Whip, DOLE Whip Strawberry, and green matcha soft serve served with Sprite, liquid blueberry candy, whipped cream, popping boba, and cherries (Available exclusively at Disney H20 Glow After Hours at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon)  

• DOLE Whip Strawberry and Green Matcha Soft-serve Swirl Cone (Available exclusively at Disney H20 Glow After Hours at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon)  

Leaning Palms (Currently available) 

• DOLE Whip Floats: DOLE Whip or DOLE Whip Orange with Fanta Orange or DOLE Pineapple Juice 

 

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Beth Keating is a theme parks, restaurant and entertainment reporter for DisneyBizJournal.

 

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DOLE Whip Day??? Can We Make It a Month Instead?

 by Beth Keating

News

DisneyBizJournal.com

July 19, 2023

 

How did we ever miss this in past years?

 
Disney will be celebrating its third annual DOLE Whip Day on July 20, and will keep the tasty party going through July 23.  Honestly, though, in order to get through all these specialty treats, we’d need at least a month.

Courtesy of Disney Parks Blog

Disney explains that this fete takes place the third Thursday of July each year, and it’s “been officially designated as National DOLE Whip Day by Chase’s Calendar of Events – an official compendium of holidays worldwide. Not to mention this year marks the 40^th anniversary for DOLE Whip.”

 
For our family, we’ve always leaned toward the iconic Pineapple DOLE Whip cup, eaten on the sidewalk in Frontierland in Magic Kingdom while waiting for the parade to come through. Though, truth be told, we can also be talked into a DOLE Whip float, or even the DOLE Whip swirled with vanilla ice cream for a change of pace.  Once, we even ventured into the DOLE Whip Pineapple Upside Down Cake thingy, but that was just going a bit too far – no one wanted to move in the Florida heat after that overly sweet treat. Some folks like to add a touch of alcohol to their DOLE Whip, but for us, the added price has never really livened up the classic experience, though the Frozcato at Wine Bar George with its pineapple DOLE Whip was a delicious alternative with dinner for our group.

Back in the day, you could only get a DOLE Whip in the classic pineapple flavor, but now there are myriad variations served up for different holidays and celebrations, from coconut, to lime, watermelon, and even chile-mango whip. You might find one themed after a princess or villain for extra fun. There was even an order of DOLE Whip “nachos” at Disney Springs.

 
And gone are the days when the Magic Kingdom was the only place to get this refreshing treat (at least here on the east coast.)  Now, the DOLE Whip and its various iterations are available at certain resort hotels like the Polynesian (love you, Pineapple Lanai!), the Disney Cruise Line, the overseas resorts, and Aulani Resort & Spa. (But really, Aulani is in Hawaii, home of the DOLE Plantation, so that one really makes the most sense!). Some say that there are also DOLE Whip wannabes in certain big box store food courts, masquerading under similar names.

  
If you are a true DOLE Whip fan, and need the merch to prove it (ahem… note to husband… just sayin’), there is a fabulous “Disney100 Jungle Cruise Dessert Bowl served with DOLE Whip” up for grabs this year on the west coast (please, please bring it to Florida!), or a special tiki mug filled with DOLE Whip, also a west coast only treat.  (Insert sad face here!) 

 

For those of you ready to embark on a DOLE Whip adventure this year, Disney has supplied a handy “DOLE Whip Foodie Guide” to help you discover your new favorite DOLE Whip flavor. It includes both the existing DOLE Whip locations, as well as the limited time offerings for this year’s celebration.  Oh, what a chore it will be to suss this one out! But eat fast – it’s Florida and it’s summer. That DOLE Whip swirl isn’t going to last.

 

Walt Disney World Resort (Magic Kingdom Park) - Aloha Isle Refreshments (Currently available) 

• DOLE Whip

• DOLE Whip Float: DOLE Pineapple Juice served with a choice of DOLE Whip, vanilla soft-serve, or swirl (Non-alcoholic)

• Pineapple Upside-Down Cake served with choice of DOLE Whip, vanilla soft-serve, or swirl

• DOLE Whip Raspberry Swirl Float 

• DOLE Whip Raspberry Swirl 

 

Walt Disney World Resort (Magic Kingdom Park) - Storybook Treats (Currently available) 

• Rapunzel Sundae: Shortcake with DOLE Whip lemon and wild berry soft-serve topped with berry compote and sugar flowers (New)

• Aurora Cone: DOLE Whip strawberry and blue soft-serve topped with white chocolate crisp pearls in a sugar cone (New)

 

Walt Disney World Resort (Magic Kingdom Park) - Sunshine Tree Terrace (Currently available, mobile order available) 

• DOLE Whip Orange (Available with vanilla soft-serve swirl) 

• DOLE Whip Strawberry

• I Lava You Float: Fanta Strawberry and passion fruit flavor served with DOLE Whip orange and topped with popping candy

• Float: DOLE Whip or vanilla soft-serve with your choice of assorted beverages (Non-alcoholic) 

 

Walt Disney World Resort  (Disney’s Hollywood Studios) - Epic Eats (Available through July 31)

• Ember’s Fiery Float: DOLE Whip mango with Chamoy-mango purée and topped with chili-lime seasoning, red bubble sugar, and pineapple juice (Non-alcoholic) 

Walt Disney World Resort (EPCOT) - Refreshment Outpost (Currently available) 

• DOLE Whip

 

Walt Disney World Resort (Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park) 

Tamu Tamu Refreshments (Currently available) 

• DOLE Whip 

• DOLE Whip Float: DOLE Pineapple Juice topped with DOLE Whip (Non-alcoholic) 

• Simba Sunset: DOLE Whip with strawberry 

• King’s Cooler: DOLE Whip with Parrot Bay Coconut Rum and strawberry 

• DOLE Whip with Parrot Bay Rum 

• DOLE Whip Float with Parrot Bay Coconut Rum 

 

Walt Disney World Resort (Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park)
Trilo-Bites (Currently available) 

• Trilo-Bites Twist: DOLE Whip orange and vanilla soft-serve

 

Walt Disney World Resort (Disney Resort Hotels) 

Disney’s BoardWalk - BoardWalk Joe’s Marvelous Margaritas (Currently available) 

• DOLE Whip Smoothie (Non-alcoholic) 

• Captain’s Seaside Sensation with DOLE Whip

Disney’s Contemporary Resort - Contempo Café (Currently available; mobile order available) 

• DOLE Whip Cupcake: Yellow cupcake filled with DOLE Whip pineapple mousse garnished with a cherry

 

Disney’s Old Key West Resort  - Good’s Food to Go (Currently available) 

• Key Lime Swirl: DOLE Whip lime and vanilla swirl topped with graham cracker crumbs

 

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort - Barefoot Pool Bar and Oasis Bar & Grill (Currently available) 

• Frozen Margarita with DOLE Whip Lime: Corazón Blanco Tequila blended with DOLE Whip lime and chili-lime seasoning

• Frosty Pineapple: DOLE Whip with Captain Morgan Private Stock Rum

• The Voyager: DOLE Whip blended with Parrot Bay Coconut Rum, Bols Blue Curaçao Liqueur, cream of coconut, and pineapple juice

 

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort  - Pineapple Lanai 

• Olu Mel DOLE Whip: DOLE Whip lime topped with crisp pearls, edible flowers, glitter, and white chocolate ‘Olu Mel décor (Available July 20 through 23) 

• DOLE Whip: DOLE Whip or DOLE Whip lime (Currently available) 

• Pineapple Float: DOLE Pineapple Juice served with a choice of DOLE Whip, vanilla soft-serve, or swirl (Non-alcoholic) (Currently available) 

• DOLE Whip with Rum Floater: DOLE Whip with Parrot Bay Coconut Rum (Currently available) 

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort  - Trader Sam’s Tiki Terrace and Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto (Currently available) 

• Spikey Pineapple: Barbancourt Pango Rum blended with DOLE Whip

 

Courtesy of Disney Parks Blog

Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa - Backstretch Pool Bar (Currently available) 

• Cherry Blossom Swirl: DOLE Whip cherry and vanilla swirl

 

Disney Springs - Swirls on the Water 

• Orange Bird Nest: DOLE Whip orange, whipped cream, and sprinkles served in a waffle bowl (New) (Available through August 13) 

• Blood Orange Mimosa Float: Blood orange mimosa, DOLE Whip Orange, and an orange wedge (New) (Available through September 1) 

• DOLE Whip Sampler

- DOLE Whip, soft-serve vanilla, and pineapple wedge

- DOLE Whip raspberry, DOLE Whip lemon, and a raspberry 

         - DOLE Whip orange, DOLE Whip watermelon, and orange wedge

• DOLE Whip Flavors: Orange, watermelon, raspberry, and lemon 

• DOLE Whip Float

• DOLE Whip Float with Rum

• DOLE Whip Float with Angry Orchard

Disney Springs - Wine Bar George and The Basket (Currently available) 

• Frozen Old Fashioned made with DOLE Whip Orange 

• Frozcato made with DOLE Whip 

• Frozcato Mimosa made with DOLE Whip 

 

Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park - Happy Landings Ice Cream (Currently available) 

• Pineapple Upside Down Cone: DOLE Whip and vanilla soft-serve swirl served over vanilla cake with caramelized pineapple, a cherry, and white chocolate-dipped cone

Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park - Snack Shack (Currently available) 

• Tropical Themed DOLE Whip Cone: DOLE Whip and DOLE Whip raspberry 

• Tropical Themed DOLE Whip Cone: DOLE Whip strawberry and vanilla soft-serve in a white chocolate, coconut-dipped waffle cone

• DOLE Whip Flavors: Pineapple, mango, raspberry, watermelon, and strawberry 

• DOLE Whip with Rum Floater of Captain Morgan Spiced Rum or Myers’s Original Dark Rum

• Kungaloosh Kooler: DOLE Whip strawberry with a blend of Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, Myers’s Original Dark Rum, Bols Blackberry Brandy Liqueur, Minute Maid Orange Juice, and a splash of Fanta Strawberry 

 
Disneyland Resort (Disneyland Park) -  The Tropical Hideaway (Available July 20 - 23) 

• Disney100 Jungle Cruise Dessert Bowl served with DOLE Whip (Limit two per person, per transaction; no discounts apply)

• DOLE Whip

• DOLE Whip Swirl: Swirl any two flavors of your choice: strawberry, pineapple, or mango

• DOLE Whip Swirl Float: DOLE Pineapple Juice topped with choice of two different DOLE Whip flavors: strawberry, pineapple, or mango (Non-alcoholic) 

• DOLE Whip Float: DOLE Pineapple Juice topped with DOLE Whip (Non-alcoholic) 

• Chile-Mango Whip: DOLE Whip and DOLE Whip mango swirl, chamoy, mango, and chile-lime seasoning

Disneyland Resort (Disneyland Park) - Tiki Juice Bar (Currently available; mobile order only) 

• DOLE Whip

• DOLE Whip Float: DOLE Pineapple Juice topped with DOLE Whip (Non-alcoholic) 

Disneyland Resort  (Disneyland Hotel) - Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar (Avail. July 20-23) 

• Disney100 Jungle Cruise Dessert Bowl served with DOLE Whip (Limit two per person, per transaction; no discounts apply)

 

Courtesy of Disney Parks Blog

Disneyland Resort  (Disneyland Hotel) - Tangaroa Terrace (Currently available) 

• DOLE Whip

• DOLE Whip Float: DOLE Pineapple Juice topped with DOLE Whip (Non-alcoholic)

• DOLE Whip Float with a Splash of Rum 

• Acrylic Tiki Mugs (Available for purchase with DOLE Whip, DOLE Whip Float, or DOLE Whip Float with Rum)

 

Hong Kong Disney Resort (Hong Kong Disneyland) - Jessie’s Snack Roundup, Toy Story Land

• DOLE Whip with Strawberry Slush Float served with a Jessie-themed cup (New) (available July 14 - September 3)

Disneyland Paris (Disneyland Park) - Café de la Brousse

• Pineapple Whip

Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa  - Little ‘Opihi’s

• DOLE Whip pineapple and watermelon

• DOLE Whip Fresh Fruit Sundae with sprinkles in a waffle bowl topped with fresh pineapple (Moana-themed) or watermelon fruit (Stitch-themed)

• Mickey and Minnie Waffle Bowl featuring DOLE Whip with sprinkles

Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa  - Ulu Cafe

• Churro Pineapple DOLE Whip with Li hing fresh pineapple (New) (available July 19 -21) 

• DOLE Whip 

Disney Cruise Line

Indulge in DOLE Whip at the following locations across the Disney Cruise Line fleet: 

• Frozone on the Disney Magic, Disney Dream, and Disney Fantasy 

• Sulley’s Sips on the Disney Wonder 

• Wheezy’s Freezies on the Disney Wish 

Disney Cruise Line - Disney Wish (Currently available) - Pool Deck Bars 

• Infinity Swirl: Strawberry daiquiri, piña colada, and DOLE Whip

 

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Beth Keating is a theme parks, restaurant and entertainment reporter for DisneyBizJournal.

New Halloween Treats Begin Showing Up at Disney World Theme Parks

 by Beth Keating

News

DisneyBizJournal.com

September 17, 2022

 

It’s still in the 90s during the day here in Florida, but the smell of pumpkin spice in the air leaves no doubt about the fact that the Autumn season has already begun at Disney World.  With the change of seasons also comes the debut of tons of spooky and spicy new treats for Halloween. 

Among the most gorgeous treats we’ve spied?  The “Minnie Ghost Pinata” from The Ganachery at Disney Springs impresses us the most.  So adorable!  (All photos courtesy of Disney Parks Blog except for the Glow-in-the-Dark Mickey Mummy Popcorn Bucket.)

As big Dole Whip fans, we’re also looking forward to trying the “Witch’s Flight” at Swirls on the Water at Disney Springs. It’s a trio of Pumpkin soft-serve, purple cheesecake soft-serve, and DOLE Whip. 

  
And for those of you collecting souvenir popcorn buckets and sippers, this year’s Donald Duck Candy Corn sipper is sooo stinkin’ cute, and will soon be available at a number of kiosks throughout the parks. 

Keep an eye out, as well, for the Glow-in-the-Dark Mickey Mummy Popcorn Bucket, which has already popped up around Disney. (We found ours in Magic Kingdom at the Castle hub popcorn stand two weeks ago.)

 

If you’ll be hitting the ground running at Disney World in the next few weeks, the Disney Parks Blog has shared this delicious sounding list of all the special upcoming treats for you. 

Check in with Disney Parks Blog’s extra list of all the treats at the resorts.  

We actually think the resorts are showcasing some of the more charming treats, like the “Tamatoa,” a chocolate chiffon cake resembling a certain Moana crab, with Hawaiian Chantilly filling and shiny sprinkles at Capt. Cook’s and Kona Island at the Polynesian; or the “Monster Mousse,” made of pistachio mousse, morello cherry, and milk chocolate crumble at Le Petit Café at Riviera Resort; or the “Whoopie Monster,” a purple and green whoopie pie with tiny little fangs and big eyes, jazzed up with spiced apple and marshmallow buttercream and caramel. You can find it at Pop Century.

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Special Dole Whips a Mother’s Day Hit

 by Ray Keating

Review

DisneyBizJournal.com

May 9, 2021

 

Disney did Mother’s Day right in 2021. How? There were two – not one but two – opportunities to celebrate with Mom over special Dole Whips. And that’s exactly what we did.

The first stop was for a Key Lime Pie Dole Whip at the Polynesian Village Resort’s Pineapple Lanai. How can you go wrong? 

 

Key Lime Pie? Check. Dole Whip? Check. Combining the two? Check.

 

The lime soft serve came on top of crumbled graham cracker crust, with orange mango jam swirled on top, accompanied by a message to “Mom” on a piece of white chocolate and a real flower. The Dole Whip was both sweet and tart, and the graham crackers made for a nice base. The orange jam swirl didn’t really come into play. In the end, it was very lime-y – in a good way.

After much shopping and walking, we later arrived at Marketplace Snacks in Disney Springs for a special strawberry and chocolate soft-serve Dole Whip accompanied by a chocolate-dipped strawberry and edged with colorful heart-shaped sprinkles.

 

Again, this hit all the checkmarks. The mix of strawberry and chocolate – often underrated or overlooked when it comes to soft serve or other forms of cool delight (such as hard ice cream or frozen yogurt) – was delicious, and its Dole Whippiness was perfect as the temperature seemed to creep higher late in the day. And anytime a chocolate covered strawberry is presented, that’s a big plus.

Each was priced at $5.49 and well worth the price. However, I must confess that for this Dole Whip lover, nothing has yet reached my level of appreciation for the pineapple-vanilla and the orange-vanilla Dole Whip swirls. Those rank as heavenly.

 

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