518: Unlocking Disney’s Hollywood Brown Derby: The Hidden History, Celebs & Surprisingly Great Food

Unlocking The Magic: Talking all things Disney Parks, Universal and Cruising

Konstantina Irving

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Get ready for a golden-age adventure as we finally step into the iconic Hollywood Brown Derby at Disney's Hollywood Studios. From its glamorous old-Hollywood roots to our surprisingly satisfying Cobb salad experience, this episode covers it all — the good, the expensive, and even a few awkward moments.

Whether you’ve walked past this restaurant a hundred times or you’re just hearing about it now, we’ll share everything you need to know before you drop serious cash here. From the rich history of this LA-inspired landmark to the bread rolls Taylor Lautner loved, this episode is packed with fun facts, honest food reviews, and some real talk about value.

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0:00.0	Please stand clear of the doors.
0:03.0	For favor, maintainse a lehado of the
0:05.0	Puezza.
0:06.0	Hey everybody, welcome to unlocking the magic.
0:24.5	You're listening to episode number 518.
0:28.1	And today we are stepping into old Hollywood glamour, my favorite subject, as we're
0:34.4	unlocking the Hollywood Brown Derby at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
0:39.3	I literally thought you were going to say, we are stepping into Brown Derby, and I thought
0:43.0	that was going to sound pretty weird.
0:44.7	I am really excited because this has been a restaurant that has been on my list for quite
0:50.6	some time, and for whatever reason, it's so weird because I talk about old
0:55.1	Hollywood all the time and how Hollywood Studios is my favorite. But we've just never had the time
1:01.4	to eat here. And it's probably, well, I guess the sci-fi dine in theater gets in the way of that
1:08.4	because I really do love that experience. So I was really excited. I'm really excited to talk about this today. I know. I know you are. You love old things. I do love old things. History. Yeah. People. Clothes. Anything old do you like. It's pretty much it. Yeah. You know what? There's a fun fact.
1:45.3	I was just like, let me do some Googling here. Wow. Google some fun facts about. I'm going to, I'm going to give you credit right there. You Googling, that's research. Good job. I want to be honest. Oh. They may all not be true. Okay. But at least it says it on Google. Let's put it on a disclaimer here.
1:46.3	I had no idea.
1:45.3	It was originally designed. It may all not be true. Okay. But at least it says it on Google. Let's put it on a disclaimer here.
1:46.3	I had no idea.
1:49.6	It was originally designed to shape like a hat.
1:50.2	Oh.
1:50.9	Did you?
1:52.2	Well, yeah.
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