Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Question: What now-iconic American snack food was invented at a Disneyland restaurant in the early 1960s?

Answer: Doritos. At Casa de Fritos, a Frito-Lay-sponsored Mexican restaurant in Disneyland’s Frontierland, an Alex Foods route salesman suggested turning discarded tortillas into tortilla chips instead of throwing them away. The chips became a hit with guests, prompting Frito-Lay to mass-produce them and launch Doritos nationwide in 1966.