When it comes to coffee, we don’t mess around.
Joffrey’s Coffee at Animal Kingdom
If there’s one CRUCIAL lesson when it comes to doing Disney World right, it’s about getting that much-needed caffeine fix in the morning! And we’ve got a handy little life hack to make that a little easier for you!
Picture this: you’re arriving at one of the Disney World parks bright and early. Maybe you’re eagerly hustling to Pandora at Animal Kingdom, or you’re making a beeline to Galaxy’s Edge at Hollywood Studios. Hitting the popular rides is all well and good, but first things first — COFFEE!
Starbucks Coffee!!
As anyone who has lined up at popular cafes like Main Street Bakery or The Trolley Car Café can attest, early morning lines for coffee can look more like the queue for Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run.
Main Street Bakery
But here’s a little secret: there might be a shorter alternative!
ALWAYS check to see if there are actually TWO lines open for these fan-favorite coffee shops, because if so, there’s a really really really good chance the second line will be MUCH shorter!
Creature Comforts
For instance, many of us know that Animal Kingdom’s Creature Comforts is an essential first stop for many visitors looking for coffee (and Pumpkin Cheesecake), but only java-jonesin’ experts know that there’s a second entrance that starts on the Africa side of the shop!
Creature Comforts
And guess what? It’s much shorter than the one that fronts towards the park entrance, because that’s the only side MOST people see! Is your mind blown yet?
Creature Comforts
The same is true with dual entrances at Main Street Bakery at Magic Kingdom and The Trolley Car Café at Hollywood Studios, although admittedly both lines are pretty visible, so one PROBABLY wouldn’t be much shorter than the other…but you never know!
Trolley Car Café
Another pro tip: there are ALSO two lines at Animal Kingdom’s Pongu Pongu, in case you’re dead-serious about getting your Night Blossom fix ASAP (as you should be).
Night Blossom
So the next time you’re faced with a Black Friday-esque line at Creature Comforts, fear not! Just do like the coffee pros do and stroll to the other side!
Now if only we could figure out how to visit the coffee shop in the NBA Bubble…
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Because of the Pandemic, the lines were not very long. I was also thinking of trying Joffrey’s as an alternative next time because I can ALWAYS find a Starbucks in New Jersey.
Thanks ABunches for the tips!
We have typically packed coffee (Cold brew concentrate of instant coffee) for the AM and then plan to hit starbucks later when we need another dose and the lines aren’t as long. But it’s super helpful knowing these places have multiple entrances!
Even better, skip Starbucks altogether and hit up one of the alternative coffee kiosks in the parks! I LOVE Isle of Java (try the Double Chocolate Banana muffin!) and Royal Anandapur Tea Co at AK. At Epcot, Les Halles has good espresso drinks in addition to amazing pastries. In MK, Sleepy Hollow has a great mocha iced coffee. And all of the Joffrey’s locations have a rotating menu of excellent flavored lattes.
I just fill up on the resort coffee. Its Joffreys coffee anyway. I can get starbucks later on. No lines no waits.