Disney World’s theme parks are gearing up to reopen next month, and to prepare several Disney World resort hotels are getting ready to welcome back guests starting next week!
But if you’re looking forward to enjoying one of your favorite meals at one of these Disney World restaurants, you might be out of luck!
Just like we saw right before several restaurants reopened in Disney Springs, menus are getting slashed left and right! We’ve seen lots of starters, appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, desserts, and kids’ menu selections fly out the window today! But don’t worry — it’s not all bad news! Several restaurants have added a bunch of new boozy drinks! Let’s find out if your favorite menu items have survived the chopping block.
Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resort
Beaches & Cream
One of our favorite spots to eat at Disney World is Beaches & Cream! So far, they’ve cut the Beaches & Cream Salad, Patty Melt, Turkey and Applewood-smoked Bacon Sandwich, and Salmon Sandwich with Bacon Aioli from the menu.
They’ve also erased their Plant-based Bowl of Chili, Chicken Noodle Soup, and dessert offerings including Apple À la Mode and Beaches Chocolate Cake! Never fret, though! You’ll still be able to get your Kitchen Sinks and No Way José Sundaes! They’ve re-emerged unscathed!
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
Sanaa
We love dining at Sanaa where you can watch exotic animals grazing while you eat (or are THEY watching US eat?!). Either way, you won’t find Shrimp Tinashe Sauté, Boerewors and Spiced Eggs, Lamb Kefta Skewers, Shrimp Over Harvest Salad, Boerewors Braai Grilled South African Sausage, Kenya Coffee Barbecue Sandwich, or Seasonal Sustainable Fish on the lunch menu any longer!
For dinnertime, the Artisanal Cheese Selection, Berbere-braised Lamb Shank and Traditional Sosatie Braai Lamb with Apricots, South African Braaivleis Fire-grilled Meats with Traditional Accompaniments, and Mozambique Chicken Roast Piri Piri Half Chicken have been taken off the menu. Desserts offerings that are no longer available include the Caramel N’dizi Banana Financier, Spice Trade Candy Bar, and Chakalaka Poached Pear with Frangipane.
For kids’ entrees, Chicken Breast is no longer offered, nor are sides including Roasted Potatoes, Green Beans, Quinoa Pilaf, and the African Shield Dessert.
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
Whispering Canyon Cafe
Over at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, Whispering Canyon Cafe has also reduced its menu. House-smoked Salmon Frittata, Benedicts Traditional, Vegetable Two-Poached Eggs served atop House-made Buttermilk-Cheddar Biscuits, Flapjacks Bourbon-Maple Syrup, and Stone-ground Cheese Grits have been sliced off the breakfast options.
House-made Cornbread with Honey-Butter, Grilled Chicken Sandwich, Smoked Beef and Vegetable Soup, and Seasonal Fruit Cobbler has also been taken off. Bourbon Cowboy, a mixed drink, has also been removed.
The kid’s entree Fish of the Day has been replaced with a Chicken Breast while sides of Broccoli, Rice Pilaf, Mashed Potatoes, and Farro Fruit Salad are no longer available.
Roaring Fork
Roaring Fork has added a bunch of beers to their menu!
You’ll now find Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Hard Cider, Corona Extra Lager, Heineken, Blue Moon Belgian White Ale, Yuengling Traditional Lager, Bud Light, Budweiser, Coors Light, and Miller Lite in their grab ‘n’ go refrigerated cases!
Disney’s Contemporary Resort
The Wave…of American Flavors
The Wave…of American Flavors will not be serving its Breakfast Buffet, and they’ve also removed their Glazed Donut French Toast and Egg White Frittata breakfast menu offerings. Meanwhile, they’ve added a Seasonal Fruit Plate for $9, Continental Breakfast for $10, and Oatmeal for $7. The Egg White Omelet from the kids’ menu has also been removed.
For their lunch menu, the Prince Edward Island Mussels, Rock Shrimp Taco, Tikka Masala, Dashi Noodle Bowl, Pappardelle Pasta, French Dip Sandwich, and Sweet Temptations The Wave Cheese Board have been cut while the kids’ menu Grilled Cheese and Grilled Steak Kabob options have been taken off.
The Wave’s Seasonal Dessert Flight which included Pineapple Cheesecake, Strawberry Mousse Cake, Florida Key Lime Tart have also been taken away along with the No Sugar-Added Dessert and Trio of Sorbet.
Contempo Cafe
At the Contempo Cafe, they’re stocking the bar with new beers including Stella Artois Lager, Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Hard Cider, Blue Point Toasted Lager, Cigar City Florida Cracker Hefeweizen, Samuel Adams Seasonal Beer, Blue Moon Belgian White Ale, Yuengling Traditional Lager, and Budweiser.
For wine offerings, they’ve added Parducci Pinot Grigio, Copa Pinot Grigio, and other canned alcoholic beverages including Cutwater Gin & Tonic, Cutwater Rum & Ginger, and Jose Cuervo Classic Lime Margarita.
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
Grand Floridian Cafe
Grand Floridian Cafe is a great place to hit up on your way to Magic Kingdom, but you won’t find their Bacon and Egg Salad Cobb Salad, Smoked Salmon, Spicy Chorizo Benedict, Lobster Benedict, or Benedict Flight on their breakfast menu when they reopen.
They’ve also taken away their Traditional Reuben Sandwich, Seasonal Soup, French Onion Soup, Artisan Cheese Selection, House-breaded Fried Mozzarella, House-made Turkey Meatloaf Shrimp and Grits, Cast Iron-seared Pork Chop, Sirloin Steak and Scallops, and The Cafe Sandwich.
Enhancements such as their Shrimp Skewer and Scallop Skewer are not available while they’ve also removed their Chocolate Fondue, Apple Crisp, and Raspberry Sorbet from the dessert menu.
Kids’ appetizers including Chicken Noodle Soup and Cucumbers and Tomatoes Served with Ranch Dressing have been cut while kids’ create-your-own entrées Shrimp Skewer and Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs options have also been taken away.
Gasparilla Grill
Gasparilla Grill has been given a boozy upgrade! You’ll now find a selection of alcoholic beverages including Cut Water Bloody Mary, Lime Margarita, Kahlúa Mudslide, Beer Schöfferhofer Pink Grapefruit Hefeweizen, Bud Light Lime, Ciderboys Grand Mimosa Apple Orange Hard Cider, Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Hard Cider, Cigar City Jai Alai IPA, Kona Big Wave Golden Ale, Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale, Redbridge Lager, Budweiser, Coors Light, and Miller Lite.
Wine by the bottle selections now includes Drouhin Pinot Noir, Bellafina Moscato, Milbrandt Cabernet Sauvignon, KRIS Pinot Grigio, and Grayson Chardonnay while by the glass servings of Drouhin Pinot Noir, Francois Montand Brut Sparkling Wine, Milbrandt Cabernet Sauvignon, Bellafina Moscato, KRIS Pinot Grigio, Grayson Chardonnay, and Copa White Zinfandel are now offered.
Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
Captain Cook’s
Captain Cook’s will have a bevy of new beverages including Heineken, Bud Light Lime, Michelob Ultra, Bud Light, and Budweiser.
Wine offerings now include Natura Chardonnay, Copa Cabernet Sauvignon, Copa Chardonnay, Copa Pinot Grigio, Woodbridge Cabernet Sauvignon, Woodbridge Chardonnay, and Woodbridge Pinot Grigio.
Kona Cafe
Onto Kona Cafe, a bunch of menu items got the ax. For breakfast, the Lighter Fare Tropical Fruit Plate, Spice-rubbed Salmon Plate, Polynesian Egg Platter, Seven Seas Samoan Poached Eggs, and Turkey Hash Loco Moco Traditional Island Brunch have been cut. However, the plant-based Loco Moco option is still available. The Ham and Cheese Omelet, and French Toast Topped with Caramel-Banana Sauce have also been given their walking papers, but don’t worry — you can still get Tonga Toast!
As for lunch and dinner offerings, the Shrimp Tempura, Hamachi-Tuna Roll, Dragon Roll, Polly Lolly Roll, Shrimp Fire Cracker Roll, and several Samplers have been removed. The Seafood Pu Pu Platter, Polynesian Tuna Niçoise, Big Kahuna Burger, Hawaiian-style Reuben, Char Siu Duck Ramen, and Beef Pho have also been dispatched too. On the kids’ menu, the Pasta with Marinara selection has been taken away.
Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
Rix Sports Bar & Grill
Heading over to Rix Sports Bar & Grill, the Rix Reuben, Short Rib Chili, Ceasar Salad, Wedge Salad, Ale-battered Fish & Chips, Florida Grouper Sandwich, Turkey Burger, Bacon Cheeseburger, Black & Blue Burger, BBQ Ranch Burger, and Queso Fundido Burger have been removed from the menu.
We had just stopped by to try the new Rix Rueben, so we hope it doesn’t stay away too long since it was very yummy!
Disney’s Old Key West Resort
Olivia’s Cafe
Meanwhile, a bunch of items have been taken off Olivia Cafe’s breakfast menu including their Hash and Two Eggs-Any Style, Sombrero Beach Omelet, Crab Cake-Eggs Benedict, Monroe Egg White Omelet, and Key West Hash Tamari-marinated Tofu as well as a number of side items such as Olivia’s Famous Grits and Biscuits and Sausage Gravy.
For dinner, they’ve removed the Tomato Mozzarella Salad and added a new Beets and Citrus Salad for $11 which includes Sangria-poached Beets, Avocado Purée, Orange Segments, Sunflower Seeds, Arugula, and a White Balsamic Vinaigrette.
Olivia’s has taken their Mascarpone Cheesecake and Mile Marker Zero (No Sugar Added) Tropical Panna Cotta off of their dessert menu. For their kids’ create-your-Own entrées, Spaghetti Squash and Turkey Meatballs, Chickpea Slider, and Seasonal Grilled Fish meal options have been cut and side offerings including Broccolini, Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, No Sugar-Added Sorbet With House-made Gummies, and Ice Cream Sundaes have been taken away.
Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort
Artist’s Palette
Our last stop brings us to Artist’s Palette where you’ll find a new vast array of alcoholic beverages. You’ll find canned Kahlúa Mudslide, Blue Marble Bloody Mary, Truly Wild Berry Hard Seltzer, Beer Schöfferhofer Pink Grapefruit Hefeweizen, New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale, Cigar City Jai Alai IPA, Concrete Beach Havana Lager, Goose Island IPA, M.I.A. Brewing Tourist Trappe Belgian Tripel, Strongbow Hard Cider, Coors Light, and Miller Lite.
For wine by the bottle, there’s Moet and Chandon Imperial Sparkling Wine, Banfi Rosa Regale Sparkling Wine, Rainstorm Pinot Noir, Drouhin Pinot Noir, Black Pearl Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz, Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling, Sokol Blosser Evolution Lucky No. 9 White Blend, Fess Parker Chardonnay, and Parker Station Pinot Noir.
But wait, there’s more! Martini and Rossi Asti Sparkling Wine, Coppo Moncalvino Moscato, Kenwood White Zinfandel, Island Grove Blueberry Moscato, Rosemount Estate Chardonnay, Sartori di Verona Pinot Grigio, Columbia Crest Two Vines Merlot, Banfi Chianti Superiore, Once Upon a Vine Big Bad Red, Hogue Cabernet Sauvignon, Copa Moscato, Copa Pinot Grigio, and Stella Rosa Pink are also on the menu.
It’s important to note that all of these menu changes MAY be temporary. Plenty of spots in Disney Springs have been offering limited menus upon reopening, and there’s no indication those cuts are permanent. The same very well COULD apply to these Disney World restaurants.
Those are all the menu changes we’ve noticed so far, but we’ll be on the lookout for more, especially now that we know when Disney World hotel guests will be able to book dining reservations once again!
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Did your favorite menu item get slashed? Let us know if your favorite foods survived this round of Disney World menu cuts in the comments below!
So they have removed so much from the menus of a lot of places, dining plan, especially quick services, no room service, no delivery from Amazon or anywhere else yet they can offer the NBA all the things we will not recieve. I am beginning to wonder what Disney is thinking. I am still being charged the same amount for far less. While I could cancel, I still have to use my park tickets by mid December and pay the change fees on my flight after May. Come on Disney.. Think of your customers. We want to come and enjoy the magic.
Why is this happening ??? We are supposed to stay 2 weeks this fall at grand Floridian we’re DVC and I’ve always wanted to try the French onion soup and the Benedict flight at grand Floridian cafe, I don’t even know what to say. Food is like such a major part of Disney vacations. Are these changes permanent!?
Rofl at those kids grilled cheese and ham & cheese omelet cuts. Definitely going to help Disney stay in business that.
On a serious note, dang. Nasty cuts. Really happy I’m not headed to the World this month after all.
Sadly the only things I could eat at beaches and cream seem to have been slashed. And all the Benedict’s from everywhere that I enjoyed too. 😔
Andrea, menus change frequently, and dishes do sometimes come back. We have no additional information about whether these particular changes will be temporary, though. We only know that the items are off the menu at present. Sorry!
I can see why Disney would have to cut some menu items because that reduces its costs and helps it keep food from spoiling before it can be used. But…wow. The menus are so limited! I’m particularly dismayed at the cut in kids’ meals. I’m sorry, but how hard it is to slice tomatoes and cucumbers and throw some ranch dressing on the side? I’m now wondering whether the only kids’ side is French fries. And–I’m gonna sound like a teetotaler here–why so much booze? I cannot imagine that the reduced number of visitors need that many new beer and wine selections, although the shelf life on liquor is longer than fresh food, so I’m sure someone figured out it wouldn’t cause an inventory problem. We had already canned our planned July vacation, and everything I read makes me glad we did so.
Will you be updating the food menues for subscribers?
with All the items being taken off the menus why open at all
WHAT IS DISNEY THINKING
THEY SURE ARE MISSING THE MSRK ON EVERYTHING
It seems like the focus was on removing food items and adding large profit margin adult beverages. The loss of the lobster benedict at the Grand Floridan Cafe is a devastating one. It truly was one of the most amazing breakfast items in WDW and something we talked about all year as we waited for the next time. Sad to see these drastic menu changes and this is likely only the beginning.
Wow! They have eliminated so many items on the menus. We are DVC members with annual passes but that won’t guarantee we can even get into the parks while we are there (or on some of the rides). These are changing times, but sadly Disney World is changing so much I wonder if it will ever be the exciting destination it was.
I believe the increase in alcohol will help everyone tolerate the cut in food selections, tolerance to wearing a mask all day in the heat and lack of fireworks and parades. I’m feeling better about my trip getting canceled and deciding to go elsewhere. Hopefully Disney can get back on track and more like the Disney we all love.
As of right now Disney restaurants are not the only eating establishments to cut back their menu. Locally where I live I have noticed many restaurants have cut back on their menu items. Whether it is supply and demand or just supply issues, hopefully most things will come back. Look at Wendy’s and Sonic who couldn’t get beef and you couldn’t get a burger.
This is no different than any of the restaurants along 192 just south of WDW. They are all temporarily working from smaller menus. With fewer patrons, there would be too much wasted food If they tried to maintain their normal menus. Every place I have visited in the past month has a smaller menu. Both local establishments and major chains.
Wow! I’m a vegetarian and I’m hoping by September there will be a variety that I’ll be able to eat.
So is the Cafe Sandwich at GF the same as the Grand Sandwich???
With all the yummy cheese sauce ???? Say it ain’t so
I will go next July 2021 hopefully it will be a lot better 95 % better !!! Do not waste your money if you can wait save your money next year’s is good enough for myself !!! Cutting food Disney foods is what makes there image ! You can bring your own peanut butter and jelly and bread !!! 😂😂😂
All these deletions but very few additions, except for beer…what’s the problem? Why are new dishes not added? Don’t kill the experience!
this is insane, what is on the menus then??? You reported everything being taken off but nothing about whats left except all the alcohol additions. Disney has gone way too far, they really are trying to get people not to come.
Ok … best not to go to Disney until the imagineers return. No excuse to just cut so much and not offer anything interesting or desirable. Adding cheap beers, Cheap cocktails In cans … come on. This is premium vacation destination not Motel 6 on steroids. Show some imagination here Disney. We are DVC members since 1993. Love the resorts … but clearly Disney is not offering anything worthy of spending $$$$ to “enjoy”. Advice … cancel and wait till Disney gets some imagination and offer people something worthy of making the effort and spending the money. We have cancelled everything until 2021. PS… I am fine wearing masks, social distancing, Disney you have dropped the ball on this one, Big time.
There is a line: “never tell God your plans” add to that never make plans for your kind of a Disney vacation.
So I might have missed the reason, but why are they removing soooo many items?! Quite a few are popular items? Don’t tell me this is because of COVID-19 Safety measures. I am going to miss a lot of these!
It seems like a lot of egg based dishes and seafood. I’m thinking these are temporary changes due to supply logistics and reduced staffing. As their supply chain normalizes and more staff is layered in the menus will expand. People need to be more understanding of this before making comments!
Jesse, Disney hasn’t specified why they made menu changes. If we do find out, we’ll report on it. 🙂
Yet another reason to never go back. The list of reasons keep getting longer. I would gladly spend my money elsewhere.
RIP all the eggs Benny! Can you even be on vacation if you can’t order eggs Benedict at least once?!
Using their POS system Disney Chefs were able to narrow out the items that were not very big sellers even during busy times. Paring down their menus is no different than what all other restaurants in the country are doing right now. It boils down to supply, demand, waste and food costs. Get over it people, it’s only food that you can get back home, it’s not magical. We always eat breakfast in our condo, only eat at select counter service locations for lunch, skip the snacks and eat dinner back at condo or outside location. Saves tons of money and no hassle.
AJ… we need a post-covid gluten free offerings video! 😘Thanks!