Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom opened its gates for the first time since mid-March for a special Cast Member preview ahead of the park’s official July 11th opening and we’ve spent the day exploring every corner to see how it’s changed! We’ve spotted countless characters, hopped on a few rides, and indulged in some retail therapy. We’ve been so busy, we nearly forgot to EAT! JK, you know we NEVER forget that!
Magic Kingdom
With so much to see that’s new, we decided to go for a quick bite. Let’s check out the scene at one of Magic Kingdom’s newly reopened quick-service restaurants.
While some dining locations such as Golden Oak Outpost and Tomorrowland Terrace Restaurant have transformed into relaxation stations (where guests may temporarily take a break from wearing their face masks), other Magic Kingdom eateries are now open for business! Today we stopped by Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe to order up some galactic grub!
Cosmic Ray’s
We also wanted to stop by and say hello to an old Yew Norker pal of ours — Sonny Eclipse! While the famous crooner wasn’t wearing a mask, he was being kept at a safe distance from the diners. 😉
It’s Sonny Eclipse!
Placing an Order
Disney World is highly encouraging guests to use mobile order via the My Disney Experience app to order and pay for food. If you have a food allergy or wish to pay cash, you can talk to a Cast Member outside the restaurant and they’ll direct you to a register.
Ordering Area
Plexiglass shields have been installed at each of the cash registers as well as at the pick-up windows. Social-distancing markers have been placed on the ground directing guests where to stand while they wait.
Ordering Area
We placed our mobile order and went to the pick-up window. Cast Members asked to see our order number on our phone before our food was brought out.
Mobile Order Pick-Up Area
Dining Experience
Before we went to go find a table, we scoped some things out. We noticed drinking fountains were still working.
Drinking Fountains Were Working
Individually packaged condiments were available in large tubs for guests to grab.
Condiments
Meanwhile, the rest of Cosmic Ray’s topping bar (where you normally doctor up your sandwich with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and other fixins) was closed. But don’t worry — you can still customize your meal with your choice of toppings using mobile order. The app will tell you which toppings are already included and you can pick and choose what you want!
We also noticed new utensil dispensers which we’ve previously seen at other newly reopened Disney World restaurants.
Toppings Bar
Leaving the counter area with our trays, arrows now direct guests down to the main seating area in front of Sonny Eclipse’s stage.
Directional Arrows
Comic Ray’s has placed special markers on every other table to indicate which ones are unavailable for guests.
Cosmic Rays
It wasn’t long before we were sitting down to enjoy our 1/3 lb Angus Bacon Cheeseburger with French Fries while listening to some sweet Sonny Eclipse tunes! And yes, once you’re seated at a socially distanced table, guests are free to remove their face masks and dig in!
1/3 lb Angus Bacon Cheeseburger
It’s hard to see the juicy patty underneath all that lettuce, tomato, cheese, and crispy bacon. Be we can assure you it tasted out of this world. Cosmic Ray knows his way around a grill and our Bacon Cheeseburger really hit the spot.
1/3 lb Angus Bacon Cheeseburger
We also ordered the S’mores (which we’ve had before), but this dessert just looked too good to pass up trying it again!
Smore
It has a graham cracker cookie crust flecked with chocolate and is stuffed with a gooey marshmallow filling as well as more warm and melty chocolate. YUM!
S’more
And that about sums up our refueling session! Now that the theme park restaurants are firing back up, we’ll be on the lookout for some new snacks and goodies to review. In the meantime, you can check out our live coverage of everything we experienced on our first day back at the Magic Kingdom!
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Quick question….. can you use a gift card for mobile ordering? We want buy disney gift cards for the food purchases.
Melissa, finally yes! Disney recently added gift cards as a form of payment in My Disney Experience for Mobile Orders!
How are they doing the drinks? Are there still the self serve fountains? I normally fill up my water bottle and wondered if that was even going to be possible?
Any idea when they will open ticketing up again?
Hi. How do you scan the menus? I’m not sure if I know where to do that.
Kate, you will want to see if your phone has a QR code scanner or download one.
Dawn, it’s today!
Becky, we were given drinks in a paper cup with our order.