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    Random Fact: Did you know Doritos were born in Disneyland?

    • by DisneyExaminer Staff
    • in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
    • — 13 Apr, 2012
    Disneyland Doritos
    Disneyland Doritos

    So the story goes…

    One day in the early 1960s, one of the route salesman saw discarded tortillas and told the cook to make them into tortilla chips instead of just tossing them in the trash. At that point, tortilla chips weren’t part of the Frito family, so the restaurant had no use in offering them as other Mexican restaurants did. The throwaway snack was a hit with guests, so Casa de Fritos put them on the menu—without the knowledge of the Frito Co.

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