Dining at Disney World

So my pal Lisa has booked her trip, way to make the leap Lisa! So now she wants to know where she should make reservations for dining. Well aren't you thinking ahead! And you should be! Reservations for meals can be really hard to get especially if there is a "free dining" promotion going on. Most reservations for dining at Disney can be made 180 in advance. Thats 6 months wow! So Lisa can make her reservations now for her December trip. She asks me where she should eat. I have some favorites...

in the Magic Kingdom I like Liberty Tree Tavern for a sit down meal, currently they have characters there (Minnie and some others) but they are doing away with the characters soon. The food is turkey stuffing mashed potaots, typical thanksgiving fare, it's pretty good. Breakfast and dinner are good at the Crystal Palace also, I'm not too keen on their lunch. They have Pooh and friends at that meal. Other than that I prefer to stick to fast food in the Magic Kingdom. I have heard that the Plaza on Main Street is nice for a relaxed lunch, they do sandwiches and such and even though it is a "sit down" meal reservations can not be made here.

In Animal Kingdom we always stick to fast food too. I like Flame Tree BBQ, the husband like Pizzafari. They just added a sit down place there but I haven't tried it.

In MGM they have some fun places to try 50's Prime time is fun if you're with a crowd or if you are just silly people, the food is quite good here too, I love the smores dessert! Brown Derby is tasty although a bit expensive and counts as 2 meals if you're on the dining plan. We also like Sci-Fi where you sit at car tables and watch movies on the big screen, just like you were at a drive in. Lunch here is a great way to cool down from the heat. They have good burgers rings and milkshakes as well as much more sophisticated fare. We're eating lunh here on our next trip on a day when we don't have the dining plan, we'll just pay for this meal (If you are not on the dining plan lunches or breakfast are a cheaper meal to have sit down than dinner) Fast food at MGM is typically not considered wonderful although I've had sgood experience at ABC Commissary.

There are so many wonderful places to eat in Epcot that it deserves it's own post, so it shall get one. Stay tuned for Epcot dining... In the mean time you can check out all of the menus for Disney resturants online. This amazing woman Deb runs http://www.wdwig.com/ check out her site, click on dining then in the top left corner on 'the menus' it's all organized by park and resort. Being able to see the menu offerings and prices can make it much easier to choose a place thats right for you.