Post #719544 by Hurricane Hayward on Sat, Jun 7, 2014 8:30 PM

I forgot to reply to AceExplorer re the Dole Whip vs. "pineapple soft serve" question. My guess is that unless Dole is actually sponsoring the kiosk, like they do at Magic Kingdom and Disneyland, it's simply a business decision by WDW to leave "Dole" out of the name. Also, I believe that the Epcot kiosks (at Food & Wine and Flower & Garden) serve only the pineapple soft serve (with and without rum) and not the additional menu items you can get at Aloha Isle (vanilla and orange swirls, plus the floats with pineapple juice). It might be in Dole's contract that their name appears only when the juice is served.

More importantly, the popularity of these pineapple soft serves with rum has led to their appearance on the menu at Tamu Tamu in Animal Kingdom:
http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2014/05/23/news-dole-whip-arriving-at-disneys-animal-kingdom/
Same menu items as Epcot: The virgin pineapple soft serve, or with an added shot (probably more like 1/2 ounce) of either coconut or dark rum. Looks like they use and Parrot Bay (ugh) and Myers's.
http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/pineapple-promenade-2014-epcot-flower-and-garden-festival/

So the question remains: What will be served at the Pineapple Lanai kiosk at the newly redesigned Polynesian? My hope is for a full-blown location that offers everything you can get at Aloha Isle, plus a choice of various rums to be added. Perhaps someone should introduce Disney to Koloa Rum from Hawaii. The best flavored rums on the market, hands down.