11. Blue Milk

Location: Disney’s Hollywood Studios (Orlando, Florida)

When Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opened at Disneyland in May 2019, one of the more curious concoctions guests queued for was Blue Milk, a beverage made famous by its inclusion in Episode IV: A New Hope (and perhaps made less appetizing by the reveal of its source in Episode VIII: The Last Jedi). The impetus here was obvious. After years of building immersive "IP" lands like Cars Land, Pandora, and New Fantasyland, Disney at last had a cinematic world with a built-in drink that fans would clamor for.

There's just one problem. Blue Milk is... well... an aquired taste. Disney's culinary team reportedly went through over 100 variations before deciding on the proprietary recipe, deciding early on that the taste had to defy expectations, be unusual, and take guests by surprise. Perhaps as a result, an odd sight has developed around Batuu's Milk Stand: guests happily hand over $8 for a frothy cup of Blue or Green Milk, pose for a selfie, take a sip, then grimace and throw the remainder away. 

Disney's menu describes Blue Milk as a "non-dairy blend of Coconut and Rice Milk with alluring fruity characteristics" while Green Milk instead offers "zippy citrus and tropical characteristics." While some fans report loving the strange, frosty mix, others are positively repulsed by the unexpected taste and texture. Sounds like that's what Disney's team was going for! But a Butterbeer beater? Probably not...

12. Granny’s Apple Fries

Location: LEGOLAND (Carlsbad, California and Winter Haven, Florida)

Considering LEGOLAND is primarily marketed as a destination for families with kids under 12, it's clever that the parks' signature snack is a sweet twist on a classic healthy treat. The Apple Fries are pretty much what they sound like: a green Granny Smith apple chopped into slivers, then deep fried.

So far, Apple Fries are a "health-ish" alternative to regular French fries, merely trading potato for apple. But then, the resulting fried strips are coated in cinnamon and sugar, topped with whipped cream, and served with a vanilla cream dipping sauce. You might also choose to accessorize with warm caramel dipping sauce or ice cream. It's a delicious, one-of-a-kind treat for the whole family.

13. Adorable Snowman Frozen Treats

Location: Disney California Adventure (Anaheim, California)

There's perhaps no stranger story in Imagineering's archives than that of the Declassified Disaster: Disney's California Adventure. After its billion-dollar redesign debuted in 2012, the park's continued evolution since has been met with confusion by Disney Parks fans. Despite already changing the park's Paradise Pier from a modern midway to a Victorian boardwalk in 2012, 2018's continued evolution into Pixar Pier juxtaposed mis-matched IPs and eras in jumbled "neighborhoods" that actually undid the immersive touches of old.

Naturally, the Butterbeer formula returned, transforming Paradise Pier's ice cream shop into Adorable Snowman Frosted Treats, featuring the Abominable Snowman from Monsters Inc. and his yellow snow ("It's lemon!"). The resulting soft-serve lemon ice cream is meant to be California Adventure's Dole Whip alternative, and lines for the stand have been consistently long. The "It's Lemon" ice cream can also be served as the Pixar Pier Parfait (adding a blue raspberry swirl) or "Snow-Capped" (topped with a white chocolate shell). 

14. Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs

Location: Coney Island / Luna Park (Brooklyn, New York)

Hot dogs may feel like run-of-the-mill amusement park fare, but have you ever wondered why? The reason might be thanks to Nathan's Hot Dogs (a favorite in mall food courts and college campuses), which opened its first stand in 1916 on the corner of Surf and Stillwell Ave. in Brooklyn's Coney Island neighborhood. 

Take the Q all the way to Ocean Parkway and you'll find yourself amid the glowing midways of Coney Island. This beachfront amusement area retains its classic seaside boardwalk style, including being open for the public to wander through en route to the beach and the model of paying per ride (or purchasing an all-inclusive wristband). Remember, Walt and his designers invented the idea of a single entrance, an admission price, and hub-and-spokes format that have since become standard, so Coney Island's throwback to competing vendors, attention-grabbing rides, and seaside public promenades are a famous throwback to the origins of amusement (later recreated by Disney in Paradise Pier!)...

Nathan's has become so associated with Coney Island that it's hard to imagine a day at the park without a hot dog or even... drum-roll please... that's right, a "Coney dog" from Nathan's.

15. Pongu Lumpia

Location: Disney’s Animal Kingdom (Orlando, Florida)

It'll come as no surprise to Imagineering fans that Disney enthusiasts haven't always been sold on the idea of Avatar. In fact, when Disney announced that they'd acquired the global rights to construct attractions based on Fox's box office record-breaking film, fans quickly identified it as Disney's attempt to get something (some say, anything!) Potter-sized just as Hogsmeade prepped for opening. Thankfully, Imagineers skillfully directed the land away from the (frankly) forgotten film and instead created an original world within the moon of Pandora: the Valley of Mo'ara, set centuries after the movie and casting guests as eco-tourists exploring the moon's culture and cuisine. 

Cleverly, the land's two dining options, Satu'li Canteen and Pongu Pongu, offer astonishingly "alien" takes on American classics, like steamed cheeseburger pods (traditional bao buns) and, of course, a signature drink (the Pandoran sunrise, made of mixed tropical juices with Melon-flavored Powerade). But the bravest item is the Pongu Lumpia... it's a pineapple cream cheese spring roll! The exotic, steaming, sweet-and-sour roll feels right at home on Pandora... plus, the Pongu Lumpia was exported back to Disneyland where it resides at the Tropical Hideaway as a perfect pineapple complement to the Dole Whip... talk about full circle!