food IS a theme park
Disney World is constantly changing and sometimes it can be hard to keep up!
Tropical Americas Construction in Animal Kingdom
We’re here to monitor those changes, so you’re not surprised on your next Disney World vacation! Here are seven changes coming to Disney World this July!
When it comes to dining at Disney World, you’ve got a TON of options. Whether you want sushi, fried chicken, or Mickey Waffles — we review every Disney World restaurant to help you choose!
Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya
We recently stopped by Shiki-Sai: Sushi Izakaya at EPCOT to see how the latest menu is standing up against our previous reviews, and now we’re bringing you our thoughts. Is it worth a stop on your next trip to the Most Magical Place on Earth? Find out here!
The Disney Dining Plan isn’t a shortcut to cheaper meals. It won’t automatically lower your food costs or turn every purchase into a great deal.
Full spread at Akershus
What it does offer is a structured way to prepay for meals, with a fixed number of credits to use throughout your trip. If you use those credits strategically, you can come out ahead on value. If you don’t, it’s easy to spend them on lower-cost meals and miss the point of the plan entirely.
Disney already has us excited for the holiday season with some major Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party announcements.
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmastime Parade
Disney has already announced party dates, ticket prices, and entertainment lineups, but that’s not even all of it – there will also be three menu items exclusively for the Christmas party!
Disney World dining is already pretty incredible, but there’s a whole tier of restaurants that take things to a completely different level, literally.
Imagine the firework views!
Rooftop dining at Disney World gives you stunning views, elevated menus, and an atmosphere you simply can’t get anywhere else on property. Whether you’re celebrating something big or just want to treat yourself to a night you won’t forget, these four spots deliver in a major way. Here’s a look at the rooftop restaurants hiding inside Disney World hotels that absolutely deserve a spot on your dining radar.
There are a few Disney World reservations that make people act like they’re trying to buy Taylor Swift tickets from inside a moving elevator. Beaches & Cream is one of them. And look, we get it. Beaches & Cream Soda Shop at Disney’s Beach Club Resort has the whole package: burgers, grilled cheese and tomato soup, milkshakes, sundaes, retro soda fountain charm, and enough nostalgia to make your vacation budget briefly feel less frightening. It’s cute. It’s convenient. It has the Kitchen Sink. People love it.
No Way Jose
But here’s the problem: Beaches & Cream is small, popular, and not always easy to book. So what do you do when you can’t get that reservation? Do you dramatically collapse onto your My Disney Experience app? Do you start whispering “No Way José” into the void? Do you settle for whatever random snack is closest and pretend you weren’t emotionally committed to a milkshake?
When it comes to dining at the Mexico Pavilion in EPCOT, you’ve got a TON of options. Want something quick and easy? You’ve got it. Something middle-of-the-road and comforting? Yep, that too. And if you’re looking for something upscale and luxurious that’s also in a ride, you can find that, too!
La Hacienda de San Angel
We recently stopped by La Hacienda de San Angel at EPCOT to see what was cookin’, and now we’re bringing you our FULL review. Is it worth a stop on your next trip to the Mexico Pavilion? Find out here!
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is a strange little dining puzzle box.
Hollywood Studios
It has a few restaurants with fantastic theming, a few meals we’ll defend with a plastic fork if necessary, and a few reservations that look better in your My Disney Experience plans than they feel once you’re actually sitting there, sweating through your Lightning Lane strategy and wondering why lunch took 90 minutes.
Disney World food math is a dangerous little hobby. One minute you’re buying a Mickey pretzel because it “doesn’t count as lunch,” and the next minute you’re staring at a table-service receipt, wondering if the Beast personally embroidered the napkins with gold thread.
Cinderella Castle
But Annual Passholders, this is one of those rare moments when the numbers get a little friendlier. As part of Disney World’s V.I.Passholder Summer Days, Passholders can save 20% at two Magic Kingdom restaurants that are normally…well, let’s call them “financially dramatic.” We’re talking about Be Our Guest Restaurant and The Crystal Palace.
Several Disney World restaurants are going through some major changes in 2026.
Lobster Thermidor Burger
From menu overhauls to refurbishments of their physical spaces, these dining locations are going to look pretty different by the end of the year. That’s why we’re bringing you the whole list — so you can be prepared when making food decisions for your Disney World trip!
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