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How Do You Socially Distance in a Food Truck? We Visited 4 Rivers Cantina Barbacoa in Disney Springs

We’re live from Disney Springs on its reopening day.

4 Rivers Barbacoa Food Truck

We’ve taken you with us through parking, temperature checks, Frontera Cocina, Wine Bar George, The Boathouse, and more — and now we’re taking you with us to 4 Rivers Cantina Barbacoa Food Truck!

We found the food truck parked in its normal location outside World of Disney!

Line

4 Rivers Cantina Barbacoa is a Food Truck, so previously, the only way for you to grab some grub was by waiting in line for your turn at the window. Here’s a look at how the line and ordering processed looked BEFORE the closures.

4R Cantina Barbacoa Food Truck

Now, instead of walking up to the window to place an order, guests place their order with an employee located at a table in front of the food truck. They shifted the table/cooler right in front of the window to prevent guests from walking straight up to the kitchen.

4 Rivers Barbacoa Food Truck

There were social distancing markers in the line to show guests where to stand while waiting to place their orders.

Social Distancing Marker

So, other than placing an order in front of the food truck and leaving extra space between parties in line, the overall queuing and ordering processes weren’t super different from before the closures.

Menu

As usual, the menu was listed on a large board in front of the food truck!

4 Rivers Cantina Menu

In addition to the food menu, there were bottled beverages and beef jerky available for purchase.

4 Rivers Cantina

The menu at the food truck listed the same options as before the closure, so not to fear — your favorites are still here!

Service

As with all areas of Disney Springs, face coverings were required for all guests and cast members. The cashier wasn’t wearing gloves, but there was a hand sanitizer station right in front of the ordering station.

Hand Sanitizer Station

This allowed guests to sanitize before and/or after completing their payment on the pin pad.

Tables and Seating

There were tables and chairs set up just outside of the food truck which gave guests a place to sit and enjoy their meal. There were also umbrellas over the tables for a nice bit of shade! This was a very nice added bonus.

Overall Experience

While there were a few differences with the ordering and queuing process, the overall the experience at the 4 Rivers food truck was fairly similar to our previous visits. You can check out our full review of 4 Rivers Cantina Barbacoa Food Truck from before the closures here!

Check out all of our Disney Springs re-opening coverage here!

How does this experience compare to your visits to food trucks? Let us know in the comments!

From our friends at www.disneyfoodblog.com
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News! Sephora In Disney Springs Announces Reopening Date

It has been a day full of shopping, eating, and keeping our distance at Disney Springs’ grand reopening.

Disney Springs

We’ve already shared all of the retail locations that reopened in Disney Springs today, along with Disney-owned locations that will reopen next week, but now we know another opening date for a Disney Springs retail location.

Today on Instagram, Sephora announced they will be reopening their Disney Springs location on May 29th.

©Sephora via Instagram

The store will operate from 10AM to 8PM. Sephora’s Instagram post said “Let’s get back to beauty together!” We will continue to keep you updated as we learn of more retail locations opening in Disney Springs.

What is your favorite Disney Springs retail location? Let us know in the comments.

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See How Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza Changed For Reopening Day in Disney Springs!

Disney Springs is now re-opened — with several stores and restaurants welcoming guests once again.

Blaze Pizza

We’ve been reporting live all day, but now we’re heading over to Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza to see if they can still crank out that super speedy pizza that we know and love!

Line

Walking up to Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza today, the building looked about the same as we remembered it!

Blaze Pizza

There is now a waiting area off to the side where guests can wait safely before entering. Markers on the ground indicate where each group should stand.

Outdoor Line

Since the restaurant wasn’t too crowded, we were able to walk right in. A greeter was on hand to manage the flow of guests. All employees were wearing masks, gloves, hats, and orange aprons — making them easily recognizable.

Blaze Pizza Line

We jumped on a little flame and waited our turn.

Placing an Order

Only a certain number of guests were permitted to approach the counter and build their pizza at a time. This area was designated with bright orange tape on the ground. To us, the “X” pattern on the floor seemed to indicate guests should stand further back from the counter. If so, Blaze might need to clarify this new safety protocol for their guests.

Placing an Order at Blaze Pizza

The glass sneeze guard that runs the entire length of Blaze Pizza’s counter has always been there, so we didn’t notice many modifications to their line.

Blaze Pizza

We also noticed Blaze Pizza didn’t make any menu cuts like we saw with some other Disney Springs restaurants. At the time we visited, all of their pizza options were available. They were also still operating their Fast Fire’d Pick-Up Station for mobile orders, but they had moved the station outside!

Pick Up Station at Blaze Pizza

This is super-handy for folks who want to take their pizza to-go without having to step foot inside!

Tables and Seating

Instead of removing tables, Blaze marked off every other table with a “please choose another table” sign.

Blaze Pizza

The signs are located on tables both inside and outside of the restaurant. Plus — their message gave us a little chuckle.

Blaze Pizza

Guests are free to choose their own seats from the tables without warning signs.

Overall Experience

We were happy to see Blaze Pizza adjusting to their updated operations while making their guests and employees feel safe and comfortable. Guests just might need a little more direction when it comes to the ordering line. Before your next visit, find out how Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza stacks up against its Disney Springs neighbor, Pizza Ponte here!

Would you visit a fast food location with these protocols in place? Let us know in the comments!

From our friends at www.disneyfoodblog.com
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Review: We’re Trying the Chocolatti Drink at the Reopened Earl of Sandwich in Disney World

Disney Springs has started its phased reopening today, with select third-party restaurant and retail locations welcoming back guests.

Earl of Sandwich

Disney Springs has started to reopen with additional health and safety measures in place. And, while not all locations have resumed operations, Earl of Sandwich has officially reopened. Our team headed out to get a feel for how things are going around Disney Springs — so, let’s take a peek inside Earl of Sandwich!

Last week, we learned that Earl of Sandwich would be reopening their doors on May 20th. So, we stopped by to see how things look inside one of our favorite sandwich shops. Much of these protocols were present at other counter service dining locations. Our first encounter with Earl included ground markers outside in case they needed to start an outdoor queue, but we were able to head right inside!

Earl of Sandwich

Menu

Like other Disney Springs dining locations, Earl of Sandwich implemented disposable paper menus.

Earl of Sandwich Menu

Their menu looked largely the same with many of our favorites available for purchase! Their disposable menus also provided information about what your Disney Dining Plan credits would get you.

Earl of Sandwich Menu

Service

Like other locations today at Disney Springs, floor markers were present to remind guests to stand six feet apart while in line.

Earl of Sandwich

We saw employees wearing masks as well as gloves. Similar to our experience at Chicken Guy!guests were not allowed to approach the counter where you would normally grab cup lids, napkins, and utensils. An employee was ready to grab whatever you needed for you!

Earl of Sandwich

This included filling and refilling whatever fountain drinks you need.

Earl of Sandwich

There was hand sanitizer ready and available for customers to use.

Earl of Sandwich

Like other dining locations, indoor, as well as outdoor tables, were spread out to meet physical distancing guidelines.

Earl of Sandwich

Eats (or rather, drinks!)

Obviously, we had to give something a try while we visited Earl! We picked up the new-to-us Chocolatti beverage, which is blended Ghirardelli chocolate topped with sea salt, whipped cream, and chocolate sprinkles. Essentially a chocolate lover’s dream, or so we thought!

Chocolatti

While we found the drink to be a cool and refreshing sip on a hot Florida afternoon, we wished the chocolate flavor was more pronounced. Especially when you include Ghirardelli as your main ingredient, we want to taste ALL that chocolatey goodness!

Chocolatti at Earl of Sandwich

Payment

The plexiglass screen guards were present at the registers for Earl of Sandwich. Other than that, the payment process was very familiar and not as out of the ordinary to us. At this time, they are still accepting cash as a method of payment.

Earl of Sandwich

Overall Experience

As a long-standing Disney Springs staple, Earl of Sandwich is back and in full swing! We noticed many similar protocols to other counter service dining locations throughout Disney Springs.

What is your favorite menu item at Earl of Sandwich? Let us know in the comments!

From our friends at www.disneyfoodblog.com
Filed Under: Counter-Service, Disney Springs, Featured, Walt Disney World, disney springs crowd levels, Disney Springs Earl of Sandwich, disney springs re-opening, disney springs reopening, Earl of Sandwich, health and safety measures

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Disney Springs Starbucks Delivers a Delicious Welcome Back Drink

starbucks disney springs

Starbucks at Disney Springs welcomed us back with a wonderfully refreshing specialty drink. This “Welcome Back” blended drink has a base of mango dragonfruit refresher and coconut milk.  Strawberries, blackberries, and pineapple ginger syrup were blended in.  Finally, the masterpiece was topped off with golden ginger whipped cream.

If you are unaware, the Starbucks at Disney Springs creates special drinks for upcoming movies or events.  Many times they will have the creme Frappuccino base.  This was a nice change as the drink was lighter and more refreshing.

I could actually see myself drinking this again.  Perfect for a hot day!  It’s always fun to see what the baristas come up with next.

In case you are planning to visit soon, only the location by World of Disney was open today.  They seemed to be taking walk up and mobile orders.  It was so great to be back on Disney property again!

Julie de la Fé

@sonshine.adventures

We know there is a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of every day.

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