food IS a theme park
When we’re visiting Disney World, it’s hard to beat staying at a Disney resort. It’s so convenient with complimentary transportation, early theme park entry, and great food that rivals the parks!
Disney just filed new Notice of Commencement permits to install signs at six popular Disney World resorts. While these signs are usually quick, overnight projects, it’s always important to make sure you’re aware during your stay!
Disney World dining opinions can get weirdly personal. Tell someone you don’t like their favorite restaurant, and suddenly you’re defending yourself like you just insulted their grandmother’s famous recipe. We know. We have strong Disney food opinions here, too.
Mac and Cheese
So naturally, we decided to stir the pot. We asked our readers which Disney World restaurants they were DONE spending money on in 2026. Maybe the food had slipped. Maybe the price finally crossed the line from “vacation splurge” into “what exactly am I paying for here?” Maybe one disastrous meal was enough. And BOY, did people have answers.
When we’re at Disney Springs, we love grabbing a bite to eat at City Works Eatery & Pour House. Nothing beats burgers and fries with more than 80 craft beers from around the world on tap!
©City Works
We’re always coming back for their Chef Selects menu, a rotating limited-time selection of two drinks and two food items. City Works just released the new Chef Selects items for this fall, and we’re RUNNING to Disney Springs to try them!
When we’re at EPCOT, we love hitting GEO-82, the iconic bar inside Spaceship Earth! It has great drinks, tasty snacks, and an intimate, adults-only atmosphere.
Clarified Bee’s Knees at GEO-82
But just when we thought the lounge couldn’t get better, something big at GEO-82 just got a massive upgrade!
Who wants to go to the Four Seasons Orlando? Meeeeee! The Four Seasons Resort Orlando is located on Disney World property inside the Golden Oak neighborhood, but it’s not owned by Disney. They have some great restaurants there that we love, including Capa and Ravello.
Four Seasons Orlando
Even though these restaurants aren’t owned by Disney, Disney just rolled out a major My Disney Experience app update that will make dining there ten times easier if a Four Seasons spot is on your bucket list!
If you’ve ever ordered your favorite Starbucks drink in Disney World only to look at your receipt and go, “It’s only that much?!” You’re not alone! I’m a former Disney World Starbucks barista, and a customer would say that every hour, without fail.
Starbucks
It’s a not-so-hidden secret that Starbucks drinks are cheaper inside Disney World than at your local Starbucks. But why does it cost less?
Since its opening nearly 45 years ago, EPCOT has been a beloved park for generations of Disney World fans. Whether it’s the park’s attractions, dining, or even drinking around the world, many guests have had the best times of their trip at the park. However, that’s not everyone.
EPCOT
Recently, we asked our readers on Facebook to tell us their “biggest park-day disaster” at EPCOT over the years, and two major stories stuck out to us.
Construction and refurbishment projects have been a part of Disney World since the beginning, and right now the resort is full of projects including Piston Peak, Tropical Americas, and Monstropolis. However, in addition to those massive-scale projects, there are also a few going on around some of the hotels.
Animal Kingdom Lodge
Over the course of the next months, several Disney World hotels will see refurbishment and renovation projects begin, and we’re breaking down everything you need to know.
When it comes to room service, there are only two locations at Disney World that offer it. That may come as a surprise, since for many guests, room service is an essential element of a hotel stay, arguably more of a basic necessity than a “perk.”
It’s a beautiful resort!
Disney’s flagship resort, the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, offers room service — or “private dining options” — from both breakfast and dinner menus. However, that Deluxe Tier Resort isn’t our focus today. Rather, we’re looking at the other hotels where room service is available on Disney property: The Swan & Dolphin.
For many Disney fans, anticipation for the upcoming Villains Land has been decades in the making.
Villains Land ©Disney
The project has been rumored since the 90’s, and fans have spent all that time daydreaming of elements — both large and small — that they would love to see come to the land. Could they be announced at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event this weekend? We’ll have to wait and see!
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