CRUNCH TIME
Disneyland was where one of the world’s most popular crisps was created – but which one?
Created in the 1960s, the crisps brand was made from leftovers that would have otherwise gone in the bin
DISNEYLAND is so full of delicious grub that guests often have to let their belt out a notch by the end of their stay.
But did you know that Doritos were actually born at Disneyland?
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The little triangular tortilla chips were made as an offshoot from all the odds and ends of tortillas that were left over at Casa de Fritos, a Mexican restaurant in Disney’s Anaheim park during the early 1960s.
The restaurant was owned by Frito-Lay, an American snack company and offshoot of PepsiCo.
Instead of letting the ends of the tortillas go to waste and into the bin, the restaurant would cut them up, fry them and season them before selling them.
They were named “doritos” because it means “little bits of gold” in Spanish.
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Doritos really took off, and in 1964, the vice president of the Frito-Lay crisps company took an interest in producing Doritos on a large scale.
Production was moved to a factory in Tulsa, before being released as a snack to the nation in 1966.
The rest was history, and in 2017 the brand made $1.48billion (£1.14billion) of profit. Not bad for leftovers that originally ended up in the bin.
If you're heading over to Epcot any time soon then you'll also want to try out Club Cool - where you can try out fizzy drinks from around the world for free.
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Club Cool is located in Future World and is somewhere you can cool off in between attractions with a complimentary drink.
The centre was first opened as Ice Station Cool in 1998, but it had a makeover and reopened in 2005 as the current Club Cool.
While the store's general purpose is to sell merchandise, there is also a tasting area with self-service dispensers – so you can try as much of the different flavours on offer as you’d like.
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Guests are given paper cups and they can have as much of each drink as they can neck, with eight flavours on offer at the moment.
You can try Guarana Kuat from Brazil, which tastes of guarana berry and Inca Kola from Peru - is a sweet fruity drink that can be compared to bubblegum.
There's Sparletta, a raspberry cream soda from Zimbabwe and Japanese VegitaBeta, which is tastes of apricot and passion fruit.
Meanwhile, Bibo comes from South Africa and tastes of kiwi and mango and a Thai Fanta Melon Frosty.
Representing Europe is Fanta Pineapple from Greece and Beverly – a bitter-tasting non-alcoholic aperitif from Italy.
Sun Online Travel previously revealed the simple way to save thousands on your food bill at Disney World with free food and drink though the Disney Dine Package.
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