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Starting February 27, 2020, guests will have a new Dining Plan Option when booking their Walt Disney World Resort hotel package. The all-new “Disney Dining Plan Plus” takes everything guests love about the Disney Dining Plan and adds even more flexibility.

Disney Dining Plan Plus is a brand-new Disney dining plan option only available as part of a Disney Resort hotel package.

This new plan allows guests to redeem their two meals each day in any combination of either Table Service, Quick Service, or Character Dining, or a combination.

In addition, a Disney Dining Plan Plus package includes two snacks per night, one Disney Resort hotel refillable drink mug (which can be used at any Disney Resort hotel quick-service locations), and at each meal, unlimited refills of fountain sodas, single-service teas and brewed coffee, or one specialty non-alcoholic beverage, or for Guests 21 and older with valid ID, one beer, wine or cocktail. Meals can be redeemed in any order and in any combination.

Unused meals or snacks rollover day to day so Guests can use them whenever they want during their stay.

Guests can start using the Disney Dining Plan Plus as soon as February 28, 2020.

Taste Track Update

The Electric Umbrella restaurant is expected to close in the coming weeks at Epcot, leaving Future World East without a quick-service location for the foreseeable future.

While the restaurant is closed to receive a completely new look and an updated menu, a temporary kiosk will open near Test Track during the Festival of the Arts, offering some of the menu items guests can currently find at the Electric Umbrella.

The new Taste Track Burgers and Fries kiosk will offer burgers and salads. The full menu should be available soon.

Seasonal Treats Available at Resorts

Disney Resorts are getting into the Fall Feeling with seasonal treats!

*Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort

Take a trip over to Centertown Market at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort to dig into something sweet! Don’t miss out on the Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake topped with spiced panna cotta and cranberry compote.

*Warm Cinnamon Rolls at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge

Grab your closest friends and head over to Disney’s Wilderness Lodge to experience the Warm Cinnamon Rolls at Whispering Canyon Café. Served in a skillet, these freshly baked cinnamon rolls are finished with icing, walnut bourbon maple sugar, and a sugar crisp.

*Turtle Brookie at Disney’s Pop Century Resort

While traveling through the decades at Disney’s Pop Century Resort, stop by Everything POP Shopping and Dining to enjoy the Turtle Brookie. This scrumptious offering combines two Guest favorites—a brownie and chocolate chip cookie—into one fabulous dessert: the brookie!

 

 

New Menu at Refreshment Outpost

Starting June 21, guests visiting the Refreshment Outpost at Epcot will find an updated menu.

This seems like a positive change, as guests will finally be able to find an African specialty at this location.

*NEW FOOD & BEVERAGE OFFERINGS:

Nigerian Meat Pie

No Worries Panna Cotta (Raspberry, Papaya, and Mango Panna Cotta with a Cookie Crumble Base and Lion King White Chocolate – $4.49)

Savannah Smoothie (Coconut Milk, Agave, and Amarula Cream Liqueur – $11.25)

FOOD & BEVERAGE OFFERINGS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE:

Soft-serve in a Waffle Cone(Chocolate, Vanilla or Swirl – $4.99)

Frozen Coca-Cola Slushy ($4.99)

Frozen Minute Maid Lemonade Slushy ($4.99)

Ice Cream Float(served with your choice of Fountain Beverage – $5.49)

Assorted Fountain Beverage (Regular – $3.99 | Large $4.49)

Dasani Bottled Water ($3.50)

Safari Amber Draft ($9.00)

Bud Light Draft($7.25)

Samuel Adams Draft ($9.00)

Old Elephant Foot IPA Draft($9.00)

Mango Starr (Mango Purée and Starr African Rum)($11.25)

Outpost Lemonade (Frozen Minute Maid Lemonade and Absolut Vodka – $12.25)

 

 

FOOD & BEVERAGE OFFERINGS THAT WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE:

 

Hot Dog​ served with Chips ($8.99)Frozen Brown Elephant (Frozen Coca-Cola and Amarula Cream Liqueur – $12.25)

New Desserts at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Are you looking for treats that are as adorable as they are delicious? Then, you are invited to get a taste of two of the newest desserts to debut at Disney’s Animal Kingdom!

•Most Beautiful cake

Based on the iconic mural wall found in the village of Harambe, this coconut and pineapple cake is sure to make you smile! For $4.99, Guests can taste the beauty of coconut crisps, mousse and an artfully designed flower on top. This treat is sold only at Harambe Market for a limited time.

•Briar Rose Gold brownie

A new hue is bursting into the Disney scene, and now it’s in the form of a brownie! Snag the Briar Rose Gold brownie if you have a craving for chocolate with strawberry mousse or just an affinity for bow-tiful mouse ears. Guests can purchase this treat for $5.49 at Creature Comforts for a limited time.

 

 

Special Events to Close Select Disney Springs Restaurants

Over the next few weeks, multiple Disney Springs restaurants will close earlier than usual on select dates due to special events. Be sure to take a look at this list if you are planning on dining at a specific location in the near future:

Monday, March 25

Enzo’s Hideaway – Last seating took take place at 3:00 p.m. Location will not reopen after the event.

Tuesday, March 26

House of Blues – Last seating will take place at 4:00 p.m. Location will not reopen after the event.

The Smokehouse –  Last seating will take place at 4:00 p.m. Location will not reopen after the event.

Sunday, March 31

Morimoto Street Foods – An event will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Location will open at 5:00 p.m.

Friday, April 5

Planet Hollywood – Last seating will take place at 3:00 p.m. Location will not reopen after the event.

Tuesday, April 9

House of Blues – Last seating will take place at 4:00 p.m. Location will not reopen after the event.

Tuesday, April 30

Paddlefish Lounge – Closed all day for private event.

2018 Epcot Food & Wine Passport

Fairfax Fare to Test Breakfast Service

From Sunday, April 22 to Saturday, May 5, Fairfax Fare will be testing a breakfast menu at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. At this quick-service location found on Sunset Boulevard, park guests will be able to enjoy the following breakfast items (menu subject to change without notice and based on availability):

• Hot oatmeal and fresh berries with brown sugar and maple glaze
• Loaded scrambled eggs with chorizo, peppers, onions and potatoes
• “Breakfast on a Bun” with eggs, ham, swiss and spinach on an herb cheese-smeared onion roll
• Freshly-baked pastry basket featuring miniature baked goods
• Fresh fruit
• Yogurt
• Toasted bagels
• Assorted beverages
• Kids’ scrambled eggs and potatoes

As a reminder, Fairfaxe Fare‘s regular lunch menu will be served starting at 11:30 a.m.

2018 Dining Plan Details

Based on Guest feedback and to enhance the dining experience, Disney dining plans will include more beverage offerings beginning in 2018. These expanded offerings include non-alcoholic premium beverages like frozen drinks, and the majority of alcoholic beverages served at participating quick-service and table-service restaurants. Starting from January 1, 2018, one single serving non-alcoholic or one single-serving alcoholic beverage (for guests 21 and older with valid ID) may be ordered with each meal included in the dining plan.

Here’s an overview of the plans that will be available starting January 1, 2018:

1. Quick Service Dining Plan – 2 quick-service meals per person/night, including the expanded beverage option
2. Disney Dining Plan – 1 quick-service meal and 1 table-service meal per person/night, including the expanded beverage option
3. Deluxe Dining Plan – 3 quick-service or table-service meals per person/night, including the expanded beverage option

Be sure to take note of the following information before purchasing a Disney dining plan:

• There are no changes to the number of meals or snack entitlements.
• Only one specialty beverage may be ordered with each meal included in the Guest’s individual dining plan.
• Dining plan Guests who visit quick-service and table-service locations beginning Jan. 1 may receive any beverage included with their meal entitlement included in their plan, regardless of whether they are on the 2017 or 2018 plan.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1) Which beverage options are included for quick-service and table-service meals in Disney dining plans beginning in 2018?

Single-serving non-alcoholic beverages – including soft drinks, brewed coffee, teas, bottled beverages, frozen specialty beverages (i.e. slushes, smoothies, lemonades,  etc.) and specialty coffees – as well as the majority of beer, wine and mixed drinks  (available to Guests age 21 and over with valid proof of ID) served at participating  quick-service and table-service restaurants will be included.

2) Are some beverages excluded?

The majority of single-serving beverages on the menu are included. Menus have been designed so that the majority, if not all of single-serving items on the printed menu are included in dining plans.

3) Can a Guest receive more than 1 (one) beverage per meal redeemed?

Each meal includes 1 (one) beverage per Guest, per meal redeemed. Any additional beverages should be split to a separate check and paid for by the Guest.

4) Where can Guests find basic information about the Disney Dining Plan, including participating locations?

Guests should receive a brochure outlining the details of the dining plan purchase  (Quick Service Dining Plan, Disney Dining Plan, or Deluxe Dining Plan) when they check in to their Disney Resort hotel. Information on each of the dining plans is also available prior to arrival on Disneyworld.com. For the most updated list of participating locations, visit Disneyworld.com/diningplanlocations2018.

Portobello to Reopen as Terralina

A new Italian restaurant, Terralina Crafted Italian, is slated to open this fall at Disney Springs on the site of the former Portobello Country Italian Trattoria. James Beard Award-winning Chef Tony Mantuano will curate the new menu, and Chef Justin Plank will return from Portobello to run the kitchen.

The restaurant is getting a multimillion-dollar makeover, inspired by the design and lifestyle of Italy’s Lake District. The new space will be reminiscent of an Italian home, with an open kitchen, dining rooms with eclectic decor and a new veranda bar outside the main entrance.

Chef Mantuano’s authentic Italian cuisine (much of it infused with his signature olive oil imported directly from Italy) will include artisanal pizzas and fresh vegetable dishes fired up in a wood-burning oven. Two new signature dishes — mussels and a grilled pork chop — will be on the menu, along with favorites from Portobello, such as the antipasti platter and signature pastas.

Terralina will be open for lunch and dinner — check back for opening dates.