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h. Where to Eat

OVERVIEW 

Some of the best family experiences at Walt Disney World are the meals.  But with more than a hundred very different alternatives, dining is more complicated at Disney World than you would think.  Moreover, because of the popularity of the dining plan, reservations for your table service choices are absolutely a must.

WHERE TO EAT AT DISNEY WORLD

This site takes care of dining for you. It selects all your Walt Disney World and Orlando dining sites and times, and the To-Do List includes all of the dining reservations you need to make, and by when you need to make them; these dining destinations are also listed in your itinerary.  

Your dining sites have been selected based on how well-loved they are by families, kid-pleasing menus, how effectively they achieve their show intent, value for money, and convenience. 

If you can’t follow the dining instructions in the itinerary, see Dining Alternatives.


SPECIFIC DISNEY WORLD DINING DESTINATIONS INCLUDE:

  • The dinner show Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue, hokey but loved for generations;
  • “Character Meals” (where Disney characters join you for greeting, autograph, and photo sessions) at Cinderella’s Royal Table, Akershus Royal Banquet Hall, the Liberty Tree Tavern, Chef Mickey’s, 1900 Park Fare, and the Crystal Palace;
  • Other meals in especially interesting and kid-friendly settings, such as the 50’s Prime Time Cafe, the Skillet Meal at the Whispering Canyon Cafe, the Rainforest Cafe, the San Angel Inn, and the Gospel Brunch at the House of Blues; and
  • Fun snack and/or “fast food” locations such as Beaches and Cream, Sunshine Season Food Fair, Pecos Bill’s, Aloha Isle, the Sci-Fi Diner, and the Boulangerie Patisserie.

COMPLETE LIST OF DISNEY WORLD DINING SITES IN THE BASIC ITINERARY

Magic Kingdom:

  • Liberty Tree Tavern (Character Meal)
  • Cinderella’s Royal Table (Character Meal)
  • Pecos Bill Café
  • Crystal Palace (Character Meal)
  • Dole Whip at Aloha Isle (Snack)

Hollywood Studios:

  • Backlot Express
  • 50’s Prime Time Café
  • Sci-Fi Diner (Snack)

Epcot:

  • Akershus Banquet (Character Meal)
  • Sunshine Season Food Fair
  • San Angel Inn
  • Boulangerie Patisserie (Snack)

Animal Kingdom:

  • Flame Tree Barbecue

Resorts:

  • Whispering Canyon Skillet Meal (Wilderness Lodge)
  • Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue (Fort Wilderness, Dinner Show)
  • Chef Mickey’s (Contemporary, Character Meal) 
  • Beaches and Cream (Beach Club, Snack)
  • 1900 Park Fare (Grand Floridian, Character Meal)
  • Dole Whip at Captain Cook’s (Polynesian, Snack)
  • Plus your hotel’s counter service and your hotel room!

Downtown Disney:

  • House of Blues Gospel Brunch
  • Rainforest Café 

DINING LINKS

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