March 19th is set to see the debut of a new Tea Room Experience — located inside the Grand Floridian’s newly renamed Garden View Lounge — after just about 6 years missing since the previous versions disappeared from Walt Disney World, and this long-awaited experience is bringing a new dress code with it!

Garden View Lounge

Afternoon tea has been a part of the Grand Floridian for decades, with both an adult-oriented afternoon tea party and the “Perfectly Princess Tea Party” for younger children and their parents being hugely popular with guests, often selling out months in advance.

However, the parties shut down due to the COVID pandemic, along with the rest of Disney World, in March of 2020. However, when the Grand Floridian reopened that September, the tea parties were nowhere to be found… until now.

According to Disney, the new experience will be “a proper British afternoon tea experience” featuring “premium Twinings tea selections paired with delightful scones, small bites and exquisite pastries” all themed to Alice in Wonderland. How will guests be expected to dress for this visit to Wonderland? Well, Disney has a specific dress code ready to go.

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According to the experience’s page on Disney World’s website, since the tea room offers “fine dining with a distinctly magical flair”, guests are “expected to dress accordingly in attire that respects the restaurant’s sophisticated and upscale aesthetic.”

They specify that clothing should be “clean, neat and in good condition”, and that swimwear won’t be allowed. So, in other words, you won’t be able to jet over directly from the Grand Floridian’s Beach Pool into the lounge’s Victorian environment. 

A look at the updated lounge

Reservations for the experience — which costs $79 per adult or $49 for a Children’s Afternoon Tea featuring “adorably delicious bites” — opened on February 19th, a month before the experience is scheduled to debut, and have already become some of the hardest to get in Disney World. If you’re staying at a Disney World hotel, we’d recommend trying as far into your vacation as possible once your 60-day window opens.

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A brand new afternoon tea is finally returning to the Grand Floridian after 6 years, and bringing a “sophisticated and upscale” dress code with it. Stay tuned to DFB for more on the new Tea Room.

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