food IS a theme park
Many Disney guests might be completely missing this MAJOR perk of Disney restaurants, but before you do it, there are a few things to know.
Steakhouse 71
Did you know that you can order to go from many of Disney’s most popular hotel restaurants? That’s right! No need to grab an Advanced Dining Reservation or wait around for a table! You can simply mobile order takeout using the MyDisney Experience App. But before you place your order, you’ll want to take note of these 6 things!
There’s a sneaky little perk buried in your Disney vacation package that most people totally miss.
Disney’s BoardWalk
If you’re in the process of booking a 2025 Walt Disney World Resort vacation package, you might already know about the basics—hotel, tickets, park days, all that good stuff. But what you might not know is that Disney tosses in something called “Magical Extras.” And buried in those extras? Legit restaurant discounts you’ll actually want to use—at two of our FAVORITE spots in all of Disney World. Let’s break it down so you don’t miss this easy win.
If there’s one thing you should know about us here at DFB, it’s that we LOVE dining in EPCOT.
EPCOT
There’s just something special about eating around the World Showcase or exploring one of the fun themed restaurants in the front of the park. The food here is just special! And one of our favorite places to dine — Chefs de France — recently changed its menu. Today we’re taking you along to try out the new eats!
The Disney Dining Plan returned to Disney World in 2024, and it came with a NEW set of rules!
Cinderella Castle
Disney changed its Dining Plan offerings, as well as increased the price, so our recommendations for how to fit the plans into your vacation are a bit different these days. That’s why we’ve rounded up the NEW rules you have to follow for the Disney Dining Plan.
Are you getting in on the latest Disney World craze?
Mickey at Chef Mickey’s
Here at the Disney Food Blog, we’re all about the MANY delicious Disney World dining offerings — and so are many of you!!! From experiencing the latest food festivals to checking out fan-favorite restaurants, we can be found dining at Disney World EVERY DAY. In fact, we’ve noticed an awesome trend during our dining exploits!
If you are staying at Disney’s Pop Century, there is so much to look forward to, but there’s probably even more than you are thinking about.
Pop Century
This value resort offers fun theming, great pools, and access to Disney’s Skyliner transportation system. Everything POP is a counter-service location that’s open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and most of what’s available here is standard American food court fare. But, if you are looking for more options, we are bringing you the best restaurants near the hotel today — just hop on the Skyliner to get to these!
Magic Kingdom is known for many things — a magical atmosphere, the iconic Cinderella Castle, nostalgic attractions, and so much more.
Magic Kingdom
However, it’s also unfortunately known for being the weakest park when it comes to dining options around the resort. You’ll find decent food here, but nothing that will really blow your socks off (with the exception of Skipper Canteen, we love you Skipper Canteen!), and you often may find yourself underwhelmed with the different restaurants. We’ve gotta be honest though, there are a few things that make us cringe so bad we seriously think about turning around and choosing to eat at a different park entirely.
There are quite literally dozens of places to eat in EPCOT, so it can be hard to choose where to dine during your visit!
Spaceship Earth at EPCOT
Are you in the mood for Italian? French food? American BBQ? They’ve got it all! But if you’re hoping to eat in one particular World Showcase Pavilion, your options will be a little limited…and there’s an interesting reason why.
EPCOT has seen some pretty significant changes over the years!
EPCOT
The park that opened in 1982 is not the same as the one we have today, with a variety of attraction changes, new restaurants, and updates to World Showcase pavilions. But in that time, some places have been “abandoned” or left unused around the park. And we think Disney could turn those spots into some incredible dining locations!
Extra, extra, read all about it! Seriously, we’re sure Disney World hasn’t had a wink of sleep because it has dropped so many new updates this week. If you’ve missed out, this is your chance to catch up!
Cinderella Castle
I’m back again with another round of WHAT’S NEW UPDATES AT DISNEY WORLD, a rundown on all the epic news and updates that happened at Disney World this past week. This week, we got the 4-1-1 on over 120 restaurants INCREASING in prices, 38 NEW snacks announced, and a highly anticipated restaurant soft OPENING!
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