Carly Caramanna

Disneyland’s known as the happiest place on Earth, but when it comes to finding the best Disney food, well, it can suddenly become the most overwhelming. With the relatively new Avengers Campus to eat through, more than 160 full-service restaurants and quick-and-casual spots to find a bite—and more than 14,000 recipes in rotation—the House that Mickey Mouse Built hasn’t just become a destination for some of the best rides in California: It’s become Anaheim’s go-to for award-winning wine programs, whimsical pastries, freshly made pastas, an intergalactic cantina and everything with mouse ears that you can imagine. We ate our way through the parks to find the best of the best, so whether you’re looking for hidden food finds, cult classics, top-notch sweets or the best-tasting deals and dishes in Disneyland, California Adventure and Downtown Disney, you’ll track them down with our guide to the 34 items you need to try.

For over 30 years, Universal Orlando Resort has been home to what is largely regarded as the world's premier Halloween event. During Halloween Horror Nights, the biggest horror franchises are brought to life through immersive haunted houses of movie-quality set design, the event's cornerstone. I’ve been visiting HHN—as its fans call it—for decades. Spooky season is my very own personal Super Bowl. And like any good Super Bowl, there’s great food. In recent years, culinary pursuits are far from an afterthought but a draw to the event. As a longtime visitor, I’ve seen the progress firsthand. And horror enthusiasts with a spooky-sized appetite are in luck. HHN has evolved into a bona fide horror-themed food festival, dishing out wildly creative bites that draw inspiration from film and television's most iconic IPs, like this year’s Ghostbuster: Frozen Empire and A Quiet Place. Photograph: Courtesy NBCUniversalHalloween Horror Nights 2024 RECOMMENDED: Check out our ultimate guide to Halloween Horror Nights It all began around a decade ago when the park introduced two dishes that would alter the course: twisted taters and pizza fries. “They both started with our passion to give our guests delicious snacks that they could eat while in line for their next scare,” shares Robert Martinez, Jr., director of culinary and executive chef at Universal Orlando Resort. “We spent a good deal of time researching and bringing them to life. Little did we know how popular they would become.” The