Disney's Akershus Royal Banquet Hall Reopens in EPCOT

Character dining has returned to many different Disney World restaurants!

Eeyore at Crystal Palace

Members of the Hundred Acre Wood are back at Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom, Lilo and Stitch have returned to breakfast at ‘Ohana, and Minnie and her pals are once again greeting diners at Cape May Cafe in Disney’s Beach Club. The Disney Princess character dining restaurant Akershus Royal Banquet Hall has been closed since 2020 but is finally reopening today!

It’s time to make your dining plans — Akershus Royal Banquet Hall has reopened EPCOT! The restaurant officially reopened on November 4th, 2022 for the first time since 2020.

Akershus

You can head to Disney World’s website to make your reservation now. Remember that you can make dining reservations 60 days prior to your visit, so depending on when your trip is scheduled, you may want to mark your eligible date on the calendar.

Akershus

There have been some changes to the menu at Akershus but it will reopen with Disney Princesses once again visiting diners with Storybook Dining. Disney has shared that this dining option will return as a family-style dining experience and include things like Traditional KjØttkaker featuring Norwegian meatballs and the Kylling og Melboller, which is a Norwegian take on chicken and dumplings.

Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

We were able to get a dining reservation at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall on reopening day, so stay tuned for our FULL review. For now, let’s see what the reopened Akershus is like! Cast Members were stationed out front celebrating the restaurant’s reopening!

For the first time in foreverrrr! 🎶❄️ Cast members in the Norway Pavilion are celebrating the reopening of Akershus Royal Banquet Hall! pic.twitter.com/RvSuKUjtxF

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) November 4, 2022

And it looks like we weren’t the only ones trying to get in, as quite a large crowd had gathered.

Lots of people waiting!

We walked into Akershus and sat down at our table…

Our table

…and we were immediately greeted by Disney Princesses — like Ariel!

Come with us to see all of the princesses dining at Akershus! Hi, Ariel! 👋 pic.twitter.com/UJKUF1iNEY

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) November 4, 2022

Snow White and Jasmine were greeting guests, too!

Snow White and Princess Jasmine are greeting guests too! pic.twitter.com/Arrsez9haS

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) November 4, 2022

And the food started arriving pretty quickly as well — we got a sampling of different breads and salad to start. We’ll be bringing you our full review of the newly reopened Akershus soon, so keep an eye out for more.

Time to dig in!

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