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3 Magic Kingdom Restaurants the Experts Refuse to Book

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When you’re visiting Disney World, there are tons of different restaurants to choose from, and it can easily become overwhelming.

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Thankfully, that’s why we’re here! We’ve eaten at every dining location in Disney World, both quick service and table service, and are here to help you decide what the best options are for your vacation. If you’re planning to spend a lot of time in Magic Kingdom, we highly recommend that you DON’T book yourself a reservation to dine at these three spots.

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BEST Table Service Restaurants To Make the Most of Your 2025 Disney Dining Plan

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The Disney Dining Plan has been back at Disney World for a little over a year now.

The Disney Dining Plan is back!

Adding the dining plan to your vacation can make your trip to Disney World even easier as you pre-pay for your food ahead of time. There are a few different dining plan options that you can choose from depending on what works best for you and your party. If you are looking to enjoy a table service meal during your vacation, you will want to spring for the Disney Dining Plan over the Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan. If you are looking to get the most bang for your buck, these seven Table Service restaurants are a must while on the Disney Dining Plan.

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Narcoossee’s, Crystal Palace and More Disney World Restaurants Changed This Week

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Happy Holidays, DFB readers.

Savory Tanzanian Pie at Harambe Market

Well, Christmas has come and gone in Disney World, but we’re still looking forward to New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Who can believe that 2025 is almost here? Now, 2025 is going to be a VERY busy year in Disney World, so we’re going to keep things chill as we wind down 2024. But that doesn’t mean Disney ISN’T busy making changes NOW. So we’ve got some Disney World restaurant menu changes to tell you about.

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Guide To Mickey Waffles and EVERY Place To Get Them In Disney World 

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There is nothing more magical than starting your day with a Mickey waffle!

Mickey waffle!

While Mickey waffles are an iconic Disney World staple and a popular way to start the day, Mickey waffles are not sold everywhere, and to make it even harder, they are only sold at specific times during the day. So, where can you get these delicious golden breakfast staples? Well, we are happy you asked! We compiled a guide to EVERY PLACE where you can get Mickey waffles at Disney World!

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This Popular Magic Kingdom Restaurant Gave Me Serious Anxiety and It Ended Up Being Totally Valid

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Here at DFB, we’ve eaten at EVERY Disney World restaurant.

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And over hundreds (probably thousands) of restaurant visits, we’ve had some good experiences, and we’ve had some not-so-good ones. Among those not-so-good ones, we’ve had a few rather stressful restaurant visits…including one at a popular character meal.

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REVIEW: I Got TWO Character Meals for the Price of ONE in Magic Kingdom

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I’m here to tell you about my FAVORITE character meal, and my favorite character meal HACK in Magic Kingdom!

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Yep, I’m talking about Crystal Palace! This Magic Kingdom restaurant is home to a delightful character buffet during breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But if you can’t decide between breakfast or lunch? You don’t have to! I recently made a trip to Crystal Palace where I got to experience TWO meals. And today, I’m bringing my full review of the experience and telling you how I did it!

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The BIZARRE Thing That Happened to Me During a Disney World Character Meal

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As part of my job, I spend a lot of time alone in Disney World restaurants, including character meals!

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Character meals can be pretty challenging to review, because there’s a lot of content to capture (especially if they’re buffet meals!), but they’re generally a lot of fun. They’ve even made me a lot better at interacting with characters! However, what happens when the characters don’t actually show up? That happened to me recently and it was a WILD ride.

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Our FAVORITE Meal at Every Magic Kingdom Restaurant

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Okay, it’s time to talk about our favorite thing EVER: Disney food.

Magic Kingdom

It’s no secret that some of our favorite Disney World food comes from Magic Kingdom. We’ll never not talk about Corn Dog Nuggets at Casey’s Corner or the Cheeseburger Spring Rolls at the Spring Roll Cart. But this time, we’re going to take some time to sit down at Magic Kingdom’s table service restaurants and tell you about our favorite things there!

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California Grill, Crystal Palace, And MORE Disney World Menus Changed This Week

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As we all get ready for Super Bowl parties (and Super Bowl snacks!), there have been some updates in Disney World this week.

Sweetheart Cookie at Disney’s Contemporary Resort

For starters, we’ve now confirmed a new snack spot is coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. We’ve also started seeing the first signs that the EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival is coming soon! We also discovered some secret loaded fries this week. YUM. Disney World restaurant menus have also been changing this week. So let’s look at those updates!

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There’s No Way You Spotted All of These Ridiculously Cool Details in Magic Kingdom’s Holiday Decor

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The holidays have arrived in Disney World — and we are HERE FOR IT.

Magic Kingdom during the holidays

The decorations have us bubbling over with joy. We’ve already bought a TON of holiday merchandise. We’re already working on our holiday shopping list. We’re SO ready to check out Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party, Jollywood Nights, and the EPCOT Festival of the Holidays. But let’s take a moment to slow down for a bit. Because of all this holiday excitement, we almost missed a fun detail with the holiday decorations in Magic Kingdom.

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