Disneyland's garlic cheesy pretzel bread, plant-based Ronto wrap, and breakfast chimichanga are among five popular park foods competing for the top spot in this Good Mythical Morning taste test. Rhett and Link bring their familiar combination of food criticism, absurd humor, and playful disagreement to a lineup that ranges from relatively traditional comfort food to more adventurous creations. With prices approaching $16 for some items, the tasting also raises an interesting question about whether Disneyland's increasingly elaborate food offerings actually justify their popularity.
The garlic cheesy pretzel bread from Maurice's Treats provides a promising start. At $8.29, the substantial bread receives praise for its satisfying pretzel exterior and balanced garlic flavor, although both hosts acknowledge that it is essentially an elevated version of garlic bread. Their discussion captures the difference between something tasting excellent and offering a particularly memorable theme park experience. The absence of a dipping sauce or additional accompaniment becomes a minor consideration, but the bread performs well enough to remain competitive throughout the tasting.
The comparison between the original Ronto Wrap and its plant-based Rontoless alternative introduces one of the more useful evaluations. The $14.49 meatless version combines Impossible sausage, spicy kimchi slaw, sweet pickled cucumber, and a wrap, offering a distinctive alternative to the original's meat-heavy combination. However, tasting the original first creates an obvious disadvantage for the plant-based option, and the hosts openly acknowledge that their expectations influence the comparison. Their recognition that hunger, weather, and the actual Disneyland environment could change someone's impression adds welcome honesty, even if their preference for the original remains clear.
The breakfast chimichanga from Ship to Shore Marketplace provides the tasting's biggest disappointment relative to its reputation. Despite reports that visitors arrive early to secure the popular $9.89 item, Rhett and Link find its combination of eggs, sausage, potatoes, and fried tortilla fairly ordinary. Their reaction is understandable because the ingredients offer little obvious novelty, but the discussion also reveals a limitation in their approach. They spend more time joking about secretly sleeping inside Disneyland and the future of Frontierland than exploring the chimichanga's texture, seasoning, or what might explain its devoted following.
The standout arrives with the seasonal bulgogi beef toasted sandwich and corn cheese soup from Jolly Holiday Bakery Cafe. Priced at $15.99, the sandwich combines beef, kimchi aioli, pickled radish, mozzarella, grilled onions, and sourdough, creating a combination that immediately impresses both hosts. Their enthusiasm feels convincing because they discuss how the flavors work together while distinguishing the sandwich's quality from the accompanying soup. The soup earns approval, particularly as something to dip the sandwich into, but the hosts agree that the main attraction would remain excellent without it. This is the tasting's clearest example of meaningful food evaluation supported by genuine excitement.
The seasonal Baymax macaron provides a contrasting experience built around presentation and unusual textures. At $8.99, its delicate shell, purple filling, and unexpected caramel-centered element generate curiosity, although the hosts question its value and find portions of the shell excessively candy-like. The discovery of additional layers gives the tasting an entertaining surprise, while the difficulty of keeping the dessert intact highlights a practical concern for visitors carrying food around a crowded theme park. Ultimately, the hosts appreciate its playful construction without considering it a serious challenger to the sandwich.
Rhett and Link's conversational chemistry remains the production's greatest entertainment asset. Their wandering discussions of Beauty and the Beast, Star Wars, Disney attractions, and increasingly ridiculous expressions of approval produce plenty of spontaneous comedy. The themed ranking system also complements the Disneyland subject matter, even when the exaggerated category names make the actual placements less immediately clear. However, the extended promotion for their upcoming holiday special noticeably interrupts the tasting, and several comedic detours stretch beyond their usefulness. With only five foods sampled, the final ranking works better as an entertaining snapshot of selected Disneyland offerings than as a comprehensive guide to the park's best meals.
Pros
- The five selections provide a varied tasting experience, covering savory bread, plant-based food, breakfast, a substantial sandwich, and a themed dessert.
- Specific prices and vendor locations give viewers practical information for planning potential Disneyland food purchases.
- The comparison between the original Ronto Wrap and its meatless alternative offers useful insight into competing flavor combinations and personal preferences.
- The enthusiastic assessment of the bulgogi beef sandwich explains why its ingredients and accompanying soup make it the clear favorite.
- Rhett and Link acknowledge how tasting order and the difference between a comfortable studio and a hot theme park might influence their judgments.
- Their spontaneous humor and contrasting reactions make an otherwise straightforward food ranking consistently entertaining.
Cons
- Sampling only five offerings substantially limits the usefulness of the ranking for anyone seeking Disneyland's overall best food.
- Extended tangents occasionally replace meaningful evaluation of flavor, texture, preparation, and value, particularly during the breakfast chimichanga segment.
- The original Ronto Wrap comparison introduces a tasting-order bias that the hosts recognize but cannot fully correct.
- The lengthy holiday special promotion disrupts the momentum between food selections.
- Some judgments depend more on immediate enthusiasm than consistent criteria, making the relative rankings less informative than they could be.
Rhett and Link deliver an enjoyable Disneyland food tasting that succeeds through lively chemistry, interesting selections, and occasionally insightful comparisons. The bulgogi beef sandwich emerges as a convincing winner, while the other offerings reveal how personal expectations and theme park hype can shape a dining experience. Although the limited selection, loose evaluation standards, and frequent digressions prevent it from becoming a definitive food guide, the presentation remains entertaining and offers several useful observations for curious Disneyland visitors.
