food IS a theme park
Lots of Disney World restaurants have started to reopen recently.
Hollywood Studios
ABC Commissary did a complete reboot of their menu so of course we had to try it out when they opened!
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of back and forth happening between Disneyland Resort and the state of California.
Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland
Disney executives continue to make their case for Disneyland to reopen soon, but California Governor Gavin Newson has stated he is in “no hurry” to release theme park guidelines. That statement came after Disney Chairman Bob Iger stepped down from the California Economy Recovery Task Force.
When Disney World reopened this summer, a lot of places within Disney World didn’t. But recently, we’ve seen that begin to change, with restaurant reopenings happening across all four theme parks!
ABC Commissary Reopening
We were delighted to see the return of Cinderella’s Royal Table (WITH Cinderella!), as well as the reopening of one of our favorite watering holes Dawa Bar. And many more locations are reopening every day!
Although Disneyland and California Adventure remain closed, Downtown Disney reopened this summer. But some restaurants there are still closed and others are slowly reopening.
Tortilla Jo’s Queue
While the table service restaurant Tortilla Jo’s has reopened, its quick service location, Taqueria at Tortilla Jo’s, is still closed.
Although Disney World reopened this summer, many food and beverage locations throughout the parks and resorts have remained closed.
Joffrey’s Revive
However, we’ve recently started to see many of these locations beginning to reopen, like Cinderella’s Royal Table, Chefs de France, Yorkshire County Fish Shop, and Dawa Bar.
Disneyland Park and Disney California Adventure Park still don’t have an official reopening date set.
Disneyland Gate
For quite some time, several individuals and groups including Disney officials, California legislators, a trade association leader who represents Disneyland and others, and more have called on Governor Newsom to issue the theme park reopening guidelines that these locations need to properly reopen.
We’ve been a little obsessed with Fish and Chips recently. Maybe it’s because we saw those AMAZING Minnie Mouse Fish and Chips Ears (and all that other cool Fish and Chips merch). Or maybe it’s just because we’ve had a craving for some fried goodness.
Yorkshire County Fish Shop
So that’s why we got excited when we found out that the Yorkshire County Fish Shop at the U.K. Pavilion at EPCOT would reopen soon! We’ve wanted some fish and chips there since…well…since before Disney World reopened!
Oh, how we love Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe at the Norway Pavilion at EPCOT. We’ve sung its praises many times, especially when professing our undying love for School Bread.
Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe
But when Disney World reopened, our beloved Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe didn’t. NOOOOOO!!!! But this past week, our wishes were fulfilled, because we learned that the bakery would soon open its doors again!
It feels like it’s been AGES since Disney World was anything close to “normal.”
Distancing Arrows at Magic Kingdom
Throughout the pandemic, the parks have either been closed entirely or operating with significant health and safety restrictions. But now that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the state is moving into a new phase of reopening, will things at Disney World look different?
Although Disney World reopened this summer, not every food and beverage location within the parks reopened. We are starting to see that change, though, as more places begin to open back up!
Sommerfest at EPCOT
We’ve recently seen the reopening of Cinderella’s Royal Table, as well as Gaston’s Tavern, both at the Magic Kingdom. And we recently learned that Kringla og Bakeri Kafe at EPCOT will reopen tomorrow!
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