Need Disneyworld restaurant recomendations.

We booked a week in the Disneyworld Ft. Wilderness campground this July (part of our planned one hot lap around the USA), and booked the meal package for approx $475 more. A bargain if you've ever spent a few days in a Disney park.

It includes the sit down restaurants throughout the entire Disneyworld Theme parks. The Disney girl recomended making dinner reservations now.
Any tips and tales of good places to eat and with entertainment within Disneyworld we should book?

We have two kids with us.
Thanks for any recomendations.
R & A.

P.S: BTW, Anyone ever visit the Adventurers Club on Pleasure Island?
Any takes on it?

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Originally Posted by Ross & Alice

It includes the sit down restaurants throughout the entire Disneyworld Theme parks. The Disney girl recomended making dinner reservations now.

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If you go to the Grand Floridian Resort -- go ahead and book priority seating and request a seat by the window. It provides a great view of the fireworks in the night sky over the Magic Kingdom. The salmon is supposed to be quite good at Artist's Point in the Wilderness resort -- beyond that -- It has been a very, very long time since I was there.

There is, however, a guide book written by a colleague that is excellent and can provide current insider tips. Here is my review about Orlando Chow.

Mark

I just got back from Disney and we ate at the restaurant inside the Wilderness Lodge called the Whispering Canyon Cafe. It was great fun for the kids. Very interactive and the wait staff were great.

The other restaurant we tried to get into but couldn't was Ohana's at the Polynesian Resort. It was very highly recommended by friends who also have kids. We waited too long though and it was booked up.

Make your reservations as early as you can.

Kathie

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Originally Posted by KCCVegas

I just got back from Disney and we ate at the restaurant inside the Wilderness Lodge called the Whispering Canyon Cafe. It was great fun for the kids. Very interactive and the wait staff were great.

The other restaurant we tried to get into but couldn't was Ohana's at the Polynesian Resort. It was very highly recommended by friends who also have kids. We waited too long though and it was booked up.

Make your reservations as early as you can.

Kathie

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Thanks, we took your tip and book'd them.

I went there about 9 years ago and I remember there was this restaurant that was modeled after a drive in theatre. I think it was called the Sci-Fi Drive In? Anyway, you sit in a booth that looks like a car, and on one wall there is a large screen that plays old Disney cartoons and television shows. The entire inside of the restaurant is made to give a 60s drive-in feel. The food is American through and through, with burgers, hotdogs, and milkshakes dominating the menu. I was about 10 years old at the time and I remember thinking it was the coolest thing ever, so your kids should probably get a kick out of it too. I highly recommend it.

If you're looking for interesting new fare you might not have tried before, I highly recommend Boma at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. Buffet-style, but you'll have the opportunity to try some amazing food styled from all corners of Africa.

The desserts there, I should also note, are incredible.

Our funnest meal was at Mom's. I'm not sure if that was the name but it was something like Mom's Diner. If it's still there, I'm sure you'll be able to find info on it. It was a hoot. Mom (the waitress) will lecture you on your manners and food choices. Mom is hysterical. It was like having dinner with Lucy.

We went to the Adventurer's Club for awhile. It looked pretty cool but it was really crowded and we were too zonked to stay there long to check it out more. I would recommend giving it a try.

We did the Sci-fi Drive-In, too. I agree with Brunch. It was a hoot.

We also enjoyed a nice luau-style dinner at, I believe, The Polynesian(?). I've been to a few luaus in Hawaii. It was every bit as nice and the entertainment was great. I did miss actually being on a beach though. But still worth it, imho.

We had intended to go to a wild west style dinner with a cowboy dinner show. I think it was at Wilderness Resort. It was supposed to be a real good time per reviews of friends who went. But we waited too long to get reservations for that.

Thank you all for all the tips, we booked all the places everyone here in Roadtrip America Forum recomended and we'll do an in field report.

Kinda nice to be able to book in advance.
We appreciate all the imput.

We'll be on the American road this June 16th thru late July:
Carlsbad Caverns, Durango and Silverton RR, Grand Canyon, Civil War Country, Vermont, and a lot of places in-between,, DizWorld at Camp Ft Wilderness with our 32 ft trailer and our GMC 4X4 Crewcab.

Warmly,
-Alice and Ross

I envy you the time you have to do this. I'll be looking forward to your roadtrip report. Have fun.

Hi Alice and Ross,

If you want an amazing place to watch the fireworks at the Magic Kingdom book a dinner reservation at the California Grill for 7 - 7:30 PM... right around dessert you can take a "break" to go out onto the balcony and watch "wishes", the Magic Kingdom's awesome fireworks display. Keep an eye out for Tinkerbell!! :) Note that this is one of the priceyer restaurants at Disney... and is in the Contemporary Resort.

Hope that helps!! :)

Thank you!!

I know you already have a ton of suggestions. Here are a few more. I'm one of those people who has been to Disney more times that I can imagine. I think we've seen it all.

You said that you already booked the places that were suggested by other people. And they are all great. So I wont waste your time repeating them.

But I will add that I would recommend a lunch or dinner at one of the countries in the World Showcase in Epcot if you are visiting that park. The one thing we have not done, but always wanted to do, was a late dinner at the resturant in England in the World Showcase. Book it now and you can request a table and reservation time for the laser show. I've been told that that is the place to get the best view and if you get one of the last reservations of the evening then you wont have to give up your table and you get a prime seat for the show.

Since you have kids I would definitely recommend a character breakfast! Its great fun even if they are not little anymore. (I'm 30 and I still love it - its all about being a kid at heart.) The Grand Floridian has a nice sit down breakfast styled after an English tea with characters like Mary Poppins and Minnie Mouse. The Contemporary resort has a buffet breakfast with Mickey, Goofy, Minnie, Chip and Dale, etc. And I think there is a breakfast (or maybe other meals too) in the castle in the Magic Kingdom with a princess theme. The Contemporary and the Grand Floridian are two of the hotels that the monorail visits, and that would be a fun way to get to the park you are visiting that day as well.

It is wise to book a reservation early to get your preferred date and time. But all the parks have booking services at the guest services area near the enterance of each park. You can make or change any reservation. I would recommend stopping by to do so when you first get to the park. We would almost always wait until the mornings to decide where we would eat each day and I don't remember ever having trouble making a reservation for a time we wanted.

And one last thought - the resturants are great but they can be time consuming and the meals are usually very large. You may not want to eat every meal at a sit down resturant. There are lots of places scattered throughout the parks where you can grab a quick bite and then you can get back to the fun of the parks. Kids meals are great, even for adults, if you dont want to feel stuffed all day. Or you may want to share some meals. That way you wont spend half the day feeling like you need a nap and you will be able to sample more foods as you go.

Hope that helps.

A must for us is the Brown Derby at MGM with the Fantasmic package. My parents took the kids to the SciFi drive in and they really like it. We also like the Crystal Palace alot a Magic Kingdom. In my experience, the dining package is only a deal if you like to have big meals every meal which we dont, we might do a quick breakfast at our room, a light lunch then a big dinner, or just the opposite. What are the dates your staying at the campground? We are there July 2nd thru the 12th.

Our meal package includes 7 sit down dinners for four, and seven casual lunches at any of 165 WDW "Counters", and a snack.
(We added a day BTW for another $90)

The Ft Wilderness extravaganza is the one sit down exception. It would soak up 2 sit down dinner credits so we skipped that.

The restaurant booking girl was super helpful, and very patient in booking our dates.
We went with the meal plan because seems we spend more on Disneyland meals (Calif) than an entire trip to 'Vegas.

Thanks for the tips!

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Originally Posted by wdwforus

What are the dates your staying at the campground? We are there July 2nd thru the 12th.

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June 29 through July 8th.
Big, Black GMC truck with a silver Tige' decal on the back window.

Cool! We requested the 1300 loop. Maroon Suburban with a pirate Mickey antennae topper with Maine plates. Maybe we can hook up for a "beverage".

Are you doing any character meals? For some real great Disney click here.