Dole Whip was created by
Dole Food Company at the Dole Technical Center in
San Jose, California by food scientist Kathy Westphal in 1983. offering pineapple juice & fruit spears, and in 1983 sponsoring the Florida version of the attraction (titled "Tropical Serenade") at
Walt Disney World's
Magic Kingdom Park, serving vanilla soft-serve ice cream topped with diced pineapples. A recent graduate from
UC Davis, Westphal was tasked with formulating a non-dairy, dry-mix version of the soft-serve ice cream that would withstand Florida’s heat. William Goldfield, director of global corporate communications for Dole Food Company, explains “Dole kitchens were focused on creating a brilliant fruit flavor and colorful true-to-fruit soft serve product. It was made primarily for Disney but was introduced a short time before being added to the parks.” After a
soft launch of the product in 1983, it debuted at Magic Kingdom in 1984 as Dole Pineapple Whip. It became available at Disneyland in 1986. which offers a seating and dining area for Adventureland. With more soft-serve machines they were able to offer more Dole Whip flavors and combinations. As of 2023, Dole Whip is available for purchase in retail stores. == Cultural impact ==