food IS a theme park
About four years later, the time has finally come for 1900 Park Fare to reopen!
1900 Park Fare
This character buffet located at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort closed in 2020 due to the pandemic and did not reopen with the rest of Disney World. Now, as of April 10th, it is finally open again. We’re celebrating the return of this charming restaurant and its famous strawberry soup. Come along with us as we find out which characters you get to dine with now that 1900 Park Fare is officially open!
Today, March 12th, is an exciting day in Disney World, specifically at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort!
Disney’s Grand Floridian
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort is home to some shining stars in terms of places to eat in Disney World. You can get a world-class meal at Victoria & Albert’s, celebrate a special event at Citricos, go out for date night at Narcoossee’s, or grab and go from Gasparilla Island Grill. But one very special dining location has yet to re-open since its closure in 2020 — 1900 Park Fare. Now that’s soon to change! The character restaurant is set to re-open on April 10th, and Disney just shared NEW details!
If meeting characters in Disney World is a priority for your family, we highly recommend you consider booking at least one character dining experience. The main benefit of character dining is pretty significant: you don’t have to wait in long lines to meet multiple characters.
Mickey Mouse
And if you want to meet the Big Cheese — Mickey Mouse himself — during your meal, you have a few great options both in the parks and at the resorts. He even has a different outfit at each of the character dining restaurants, so he’ll always have a unique look no matter which restaurant you pick! But how do you choose WHICH character meal to book? Let’s run through them here and see which meals are 100% worth it and which are totally skippable.
Greetings from the Hundred Acre Woods, friends!
Winnie the Pooh Topiaries
And no, we don’t mean the United Kingdom pavilion in Epcot — though how cute are the Winnie the Pooh and Rabbit Flower and Garden topiaries!? (Psst – you can go on a Virtual Tour of the Flower and Garden Festival with us here!)
What we DO mean is the Crystal Palace! If you’re unfamiliar, the Crystal Palace is a character dining restaurant in Magic Kingdom where you can dine with Winnie the Pooh and his friends during breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It’s a classic character dining experience, and one that Winnie the Pooh fans will love! But is the high price of the meal ($55/ adult at lunch or dinner) worth it? Read on to find out — plus what you can expect on the buffet!
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Whether or not you were you excited when Disney World unveiled a fourth tier option to its Disney Dining Plan recently, you probably have more questions NOW than ever before!
Mickey Pretzel and Cinderella’s Castle
You might be asking, “Will it save me money?”, “How do I know if it’s right for my family?” and maybe even, “What’s the catch?”
Surf’s up at Disney’s PCH Grill, where we recently enjoyed Donald Duck’s Seaside Breakfast! This character meal is at Disneyland’s Paradise Pier Hotel and offers the chance to fill up on breakfast eats and character interactions.
PCH Grill Character Breakfast Buffet
As you might’ve guessed, Donald Duck’s Seaside Breakfast features characters in their beach finest (you’ll see them in a bit!). [Read more…]
is about as classic a Walt Disney World character buffet as they come.
Located on the fourth floor of Disney’s Contemporary Resort and in the shadows of arriving and departing Monorail trains, Chef Mickey’s is a character buffet featuring the Fab Five — Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, and Donald — in their finest chef attire.
The open, raucous space is dominated by sparse design and seemingly endless food choices, making it a great place for many families. No need to shush the kids when they devolve into squeals of delight with Minnie coming around the corner. No worries about finding something for everyone to eat. Just grab a plate, fill up, and get some character love.
But the food quality here hasn’t been great in the past, and while it’s certainly passable, for THAT price you expect something that’s good, at least, not something that’s mediocre. Still, Chef Mickey’s draws a crowd — you’ll definitely want to snag an Advance Dining Reservation if you want to eat here — and it’s all about that Fab Five meet and greet life.
Chef Mickey’s
I ventured to Chef Mickey’s with my family for brunch to see if the food is showing any signs of improvement (and to peep the Fab Five in their chef-y finest!).
Like its food, Chef Mickey’s isn’t winning any awards for its decor or atmosphere, unfortunately. [Read more…]
Howdy, Disney food lovers!
Great news today for all you hungry commuters, walkers, runners, gym-goers, stair-monster-climbers, and other assorted podcast listeners!
Just wanted to drop a line to let you know that the 10th episode of our DFB Podcast is now posted and ready for downloading!
In this episode we cover the latest Disney Food News and have a “telekinetic” discussion about the ever-popular Goofy’s Kitchen buffet at Disneyland and Chef Mickey’s buffet at Walt Disney World.
We also answer a couple listener questions, and reveal the answer to our Episode 9 trivia question (and debut a new trivia question)!
Here’s the Podcast page for Episode 10. And don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast via RSS or on iTunes!
Take a listen and as always, let us know what you think!
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