This checklist of open & closed eating places at Walt Disney World covers what’s working in Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, and resort accommodations. We replace this often, with information on what’s coming for the Christmas season, newly reopened, and extra. (Updated November 17, 2022.)
The excellent news is that the overwhelming majority of noteworthy eating choices at Walt Disney World have now reopened. Last yr, eating places reopened on a near-weekly foundation. This included a number of Signature Restaurants, hidden gem counter service spots, and even some buffets. On prime of that, desk service eating places began filling extra tables, enhancing their effectivity, and seating extra friends per day.
Notable current developments embrace the resumption of buffet service, expanded operations, and restoration of many ‘missing meals’ at many character eating experiences. In addition to this, a handful of area of interest Signature Dining institutions have returned or are reopening quickly, albeit with large worth will increase and prix fixe menus. (Presumably, these are ‘star-chasers’ now that there’s a Florida Michelin Guide.)
On one other constructive word, Walt Disney World’s culinary groups aren’t fairly as understaffed as they have been final yr. This is among the massive the reason why eating places are capable of fill extra tables and improve their capability.
The similar can also be true at character eating experiences, the place tables have been eliminated to permit extra clearance between characters and friends. That’s excellent news for these attempting to attain Advance Dining Reservations or walk-up availability.
To make certain, most Advance Dining Reservations are nonetheless far more aggressive than pre-closure. (See What’s Up With ADR Availability? for extra particulars about that.) Many eating places have ADRs so elusive that you just received’t have a lot luck scoring them except you guide vibrant and early 60 days beforehand–and even that may not be ok. These embrace Space 220 Restaurant, Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater, California Grill, Be Our Guest Restaurant, and plenty of extra places.
If you don’t make ADRs that far prematurely, try our current Top 10 Tips for Difficult ADRs at Walt Disney World. With the exception of recent or newly-reopened eating places, we make the overwhelming majority of our ADRs only some days prematurely (and even the same-day). This covers a few of our hacks for reserving eating places on shorter discover.
With that out of the best way, let’s begin with another updates…
Permanently Closed
- ESPN Club
- Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show
Recently Returned
- Dinner at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
- Buffet Service at Disney Junior Play n’ Dine at Hollywood & Vine
- Buffet Service at Minnie’s Seasonal Dine at Hollywood & Vine
- Buffet Service at Tusker House
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner at Crystal Palace: A Buffet with Characters that includes Winnie the Pooh and Friends
- Minnie’s Beach Bash Breakfast at Cape May Café
- Monsieur Paul
- ‘Ohana Best Friends Breakfast that includes Lilo and Stitch
- Top of the World Lounge
- Victoria & Albert’s
Coming Soon
The latest growth on the approaching quickly checklist is Takumi-Tei at EPCOT, which is able to reopen with restricted hours for dinner on a walk-in solely foundation on November 23, 2022. It will probably be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, and serve solely the Omakase Tasting Menu. There will probably be two choices for this, with the plant-based menu costing $150 per particular person and the common Omakase Tasting Menu costing $250 per particular person.
Pre-closure, the common Omakase Tasting Menu was $150 per particular person–making this a $100 worth improve. We raved about this in our evaluation of Takumi-Tei’s Omakase Tasting Menu, calling the two+ hour meal a nice edutastement expertise in Epcot and an distinctive choose for anybody eager to splurge and wander into the Wonderful World of Wagyu.
We’ve been anxiously awaiting the return of Takumi-Tei and Monsieur Paul, which additionally lately reopened. However, with a triple-digit worth improve and solely prix fixe menus obtainable, we is not going to be eating at both. Here’s hoping a la carte menus return to each sooner or later.
Beyond that, you may discover that some eating places listed above as “coming soon” have already reopened. This is as a result of these eating places are restoring “missing meals” and going from common eating places to character eating experiences, as was the case pre-closure.
The implication from Walt Disney World is that extra character meals will return within the months to return. The main obstacle to that is staffing shortages, which stay an ongoing problem and doubtless will all through 2023. This is why, for instance, Akershus Royal Banquet Hall has reopened however is simply serving dinner and never breakfast. There’s greater than sufficient demand to promote out of ADRs for all three meals nicely prematurely–Disney isn’t voluntarily leaving cash on the desk; they don’t have sufficient Cast Members to work the shifts essential to open for breakfast and lunch.
Magic Kingdom Open Restaurants List
- Adventureland Spring Roll Cart
- Aloha Isle
- Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies
- Be Our Guest Restaurant
- Casey’s Corner
- Cinderella’s Royal Table
- Cheshire Cafe
- Columbia Harbour House
- Cool Ship
- Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe
- Crystal Palace
- Diamond Horseshoe
- Frontierland Churro Cart
- Gaston’s Tavern
- Golden Oak Outpost
- Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
- Jungle Navigation Co. LTD Skipper Canteen
- Liberty Square Market
- Liberty Tree Tavern
- Lunching Pad
- Main Street Bakery
- Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe
- Pinocchio Village Haus
- Plaza Ice Cream Parlor
- Plaza Restaurant
- Prince Eric’s Village Market
- Sleepy Hollow
- Storybook Treats
- Sunshine Tree Terrace
- Tony’s Town Square Restaurant
- Tortuga Tavern
- Westward Ho
Note that despite the fact that Be Our Guest Restaurant has returned, it’s utilizing an ‘all-day’ desk service menu beforehand reserved for dinner. That means breakfast is discontinued, as is the counter service lunch.
This 3-course eating expertise is $67 for adults (ages 10 and up) and $39 for youngsters (ages 3 to 9). Tax and gratuity usually are not included. You can learn extra about this expertise in our Be Our Guest Restaurant Prix Fixe Dinner Review.
Magic Kingdom Closed Restaurants List
- Aunt Polly’s Dockside Inn
- Tomorrowland Terrace
Both of those are seasonal anyway, so not massive losses. Normally, these would open for the weeks round peak season dates. That’s in all probability doable once more for Thanksgiving or Christmas 2022, however unlikely earlier than then.
Animal Kingdom Open Restaurants List
- Anandapur Ice Cream Truck
- Creature Comforts
- Dawa Bar
- Dino-Bite Snacks
- Dino Diner
- Eight Spoon Cafe
- Flame Tree Barbecue
- Harambe Fruit Market
- Harambe Market
- Isle of Java
- Kusafiri Coffee Shop & Bakery
- Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
- Mahindi
- Mr. Kamal’s
- Nomad Lounge
- Pizzafari
- Pongu Pongu
- Rainforest Cafe
- Restaurantosaurus
- Satu’li Canteen
- Smiling Crocodile
- Tamu Tamu Refreshments
- Terra Treats
- Thirsty River Bar & Trek Snacks
- Tiffins Restaurant
- Trilo-Bites
- Tusker House Restaurant
- Warung Outpost
- Yak & Yeti Local Food Cafes
- Yak & Yeti Restaurant
Not a lot commentary to supply right here, as most of Animal Kingdom’s hottest eating choices are returning. Animal Kingdom might be the park most unscathed on the eating entrance. Everything nonetheless closed is a snack spot, lots of which weren’t open often, anyway.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios Open List
- 50’s Prime Time Café
- ABC Commissary
- Anaheim Produce
- Backlot Express
- BaseLine Tap House
- Catalina Eddie’s
- Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo
- Dockside Diner
- Epic Eats
- Fairfax Fare
- The Hollywood Brown Derby
- The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge
- Hollywood Scoops (Seasonal)
- Hollywood & Vine
- Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
- Kat Saka’s Kettle
- KRNR Rock Station Food Truck
- Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano
- Milk Stand
- Peevy’s Polar Pipeline
- PizzeRizzo
- Ronto Roasters
- Rosie’s All-American Café
- Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant
- Sunshine Day Bar
- The Trolley Car Café
- Tune-In Lounge
- Woody’s Lunch Box
It’s an identical story at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Almost each single noteworthy restaurant has now returned. Many have scaled again menus or present components (within the case of fifty’s Prime Time Cafe), however every little thing “important” is obtainable.
Hollywood Studios Closed Restaurants List
- Municiberg Neighborhood Bakery
Basically, every little thing is open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Municiberg Neighborhood Bakery is a part of the non permanent Incredibles space arrange in Pixar Place, and it very nicely might by no means return.
EPCOT Open Restaurants List
- Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
- Biergarten Restaurant
- Block & Hans Fine American Ale
- Choza de Margarita
- Cool Wash
- Coral Reef Restaurant
- Crepes des Chefs de France
- Epcot Festival Marketplaces
- Fife & Drum Tavern
- Funnel Cake
- Garden Grill Restaurant
- Gelati
- Joffrey’s Coffee & Tea Company
- Joy of Tea
- Kabuki Café
- Katsura Grill
- Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe
- L’Artisan des Glaces
- La Cantina de San Angel
- La Cava de Tequila
- La Hacienda de San Angel
- The Land Cart
- Le Cellier Steakhouse
- Les Halles Boulangerie Patisserie
- Lotus Blossom Cafe
- Monsieur Paul
- Nine Dragons Restaurant
- Pizza al Taglio – Via Napoli Pizza Window
- Popcorn in Canada
- Refreshment Outpost
- Refreshment Port
- Regal Eagle’s Distinctly Patriotic Smokehouse: A Salute to All Foods, But Mostly Barbecued Meats ~ A Sam Eagle Craft Drafts & BBQ Joint
- Rose & Crown Dining Room
- Rose & Crown Pub
- San Angel Inn Restaurante
- Sommerfest
- Spice Road Table
- Sunshine Seasons
- Tangierine Cafe (pageant location)
- Teppan Edo
- Tokyo Dining
- Traveler’s Café
- Tutto Italia Ristorante
- Tutto Gusto Wine Cellar
- UK Beer Cart
- Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria
- Yorkshire County Fish Shop
EPCOT NOT Open List:
- Restaurant Marrakesh
- Takumi-Tei
When Walt Disney World first reopened, EPCOT was the park hit hardest on the eating entrance. That was as a result of it being the least busy park initially, having essentially the most eating places to start with, and plenty of not being operated by Disney.
The excellent news is that many eating places have already returned at EPCOT. As of the Christmas 2022 season, this now contains Akershus Royal Banquet Hall and Monsieur Paul, and Takumi-Tei will quickly be a part of that checklist. The dangerous information is that each one three–and different eating places–stay short-staffed and have restricted hours in consequence.
Now let’s flip to resorts. For these, it’s simpler for us to easily checklist what’s nonetheless closed on the operational accommodations, as most eating places have reopened…
Closed Resort Restaurants
- 1900 Park Fare
- Garden View Tea Room
- Cape Town Lounge & Wine Bar
Missing Meals
- Be Our Guest Restaurant – Breakfast
- Be Our Guest Restaurant – Counter Service Lunch
- Cinderella’s Royal Table – Fairytale Princess Dining
- Garden Grill – Chip ‘n’ Dale’s Harvest Feast Breakfast
- Trattoria al Forno – Bon Voyage Character Breakfast
This final checklist encapsulates why many Walt Disney World friends nonetheless discover eating to be missing, particularly at Magic Kingdom. There’s no pre-park opening breakfast, many character meals are lacking, and Be Our Guest Restaurant continues to be doing its prix fixe dinner quite than 3 distinct meals.
On prime of that, all through Walt Disney World, character eating continues to be modified. There are additionally a number of Signature Restaurants nonetheless closed, and dinner reveals are likewise unavailable. So despite the fact that the overwhelming majority of eating places have reopened, it doesn’t all the time “feel” that manner–particularly to those that benefit from the distinctive eating experiences. Here’s hoping extra normalcy to eating places returns in 2023. We’ll maintain you posted with common updates right here!
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