One of the most anticipated restaurant reopenings was Cinderella’s Royal Table. Located in Cinderella Castle, this restaurant reopened September 24th for lunch and dinner. Meals are $62 for adults and $37 for children plus tax and gratuity. I have a few guests who already have this dining experience reserved.

Walt Disney World Dining: ABC Commissary New Menu

ABC Commissary is offering a terrific new menu. From sandwiches and rice bowls to tasty tacos and returning favorites, this menu has it all! 

Sandwiches and Salads

California Burger (Plant-based) – Seared farm-fresh plant-based burger with Sriracha mustard, balsamic-glazed grilled peppers and onions, a “mayonnaise”-ketchup blend, lettuce, and tomato and served with arugula-farro salad, steak fries, or apple slices

NEW Chicken Club Sandwich – Marinated chicken breast on a toasted brioche bun with bacon, provolone cheese, guacamole, ranch dressing, lettuce, and tomato served with arugula-farro salad, steak fries, or apple slices

NEW Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich – Grilled sourdough toasted with buffalo chicken, Monterey, provolone, cheddar, cream cheese, side of buffalo sauce, and served with arugula-farro salad, steak fries, or apple slices

Mediterranean Salad with Chicken – Chicken breast served over mixed greens with tomatoes, cucumber, pepperoncini, Kalamata olives, and feta tossed in Mediterranean vinaigrette served with hummus and flatbread

Tacos

NEW Pork Carnitas Tacos – Pork carnitas on flour tortillas with salsa verde, pickled onion, and radish served with Mexican rice and black beans

NEW Shrimp Tacos – Sautéed shrimp on flour tortillas with cabbage slaw, chipotle mayo, and mango salsa served with Mexican rice and black beans

Rice Bowls

NEW Curry Rice Bowl with Shrimp – Sautéed shrimp and vegetables with red curry sauce served with Jasmine coconut rice

NEW Plant-based Curry Rice Bowl with Tofu – Pineapple-marinated tofu and sautéed vegetables with red curry sauce served with Jasmine coconut rice

Kid’s Options

NEW Kid’s Pork Taco – Pork carnitas on a flour tortilla served with Mexican rice and black beans

NEW Kid’s Grilled Cheese Sandwich – Grilled American cheese on sourdough served with choice of two sides.

NEW Kid’s Turkey Sandwich – Turkey sandwich served with choice of two sides.

Kid’s Uncrustable – Uncrustable served with choice of two sides.

Walt Disney World Dining: Chef Mickey’s Breakfast Additions

Mickey Mouse and his best pals are returning to breakfast at Chef Mickey’s restaurant in Disney’s Contemporary Resort on December 16, bringing some new items to the menu inspired by their favorite dishes. 

Along with traditional breakfast favorites, you will be able to try the new Mickey’s “Celebration” Pancake, featuring whipped cream, celebration sprinkles, shimmering pixie dust and more. Prefer something a bit more savory? They’re adding a new “Loaded” Potato-Cheese Casserole topped with smoked bacon crumbles and chives.

Last but not least, Goofy’s Banana Bread French Toast will combine unique flavors of banana bread baked in zesty orange-scented French toast batter, topped with Espresso-mascarpone cream, toasted bananas and chocolate crumbles.

Can’t decide on which new item to try? Taste all three as part of an all-you-care-to-eat family style feast with other traditional breakfast favorites. 

When Mickey and friends return, the experience may look a little different than the last time you visited, but you can still expect to smile, wave and make unforgettable memories with some of your favorite characters as they parade through the restaurant in their chef’s best.

Reservations for Chef Mickey’s character breakfast will open on October 17, based on availability. In addition, Disney Resort hotel Guests can make reservations up to 60 days in advance plus the length of their stay (up to 10 days).

As always, I am available to help you plan your magical Walt Disney World vacation, and help you plan all your Walt Disney World Dining plans just Email me and we will get started. 

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If you aren’t familiar with the Diamond Horseshoe, it is located in Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom. The Diamond Horseshoe Revue was an opening day attraction. It was a western themed stage show with dancers and comedians. It remained until 1986 when it became the Diamond Horseshoe Jamboree. In more recent years it has been a sandwich shop, home to character dance parties, special event space, and as of May 2018, it is a table service restaurant.

A few days before we left I was able to snag a 1:15pm ADR for what became our rainy day in the Magic Kingdom. Our lunch was timed perfectly because we missed one of the 3 large rainstorms while we were eating lunch.

We checked in at the hostess stand and waited just a few minutes to be escorted to our table. We were seated in the area that is on stage left and was once an entrance/exit way for performers. Up on the stage, there is no longer a show, but there is a player piano that plays periodically to liven up the joint.

Diamond Horseshoe Food

The Diamond Horseshoe menu has 2 sides the a la carte side and the all you care to eat side. We chose to eat a al cate and we both chose the brisket meal. I got the cucumber and watermelon salad and mac and cheese with mine. Ron got corn on the cob and mac and cheese with his. Each meal came with a side of cornbread.

We both thought the brisket was amazing! It is so flavorful you don’t need barbecue sauce. The mac and cheese and corn on the cob were both very good as well. The cucumber and watermelon salad had no flavor whatsoever. It really needed some feta cheese and a sprinkle of balsamic vinaigrette to give it some life. The cornbread was ok. I love a good, sweet cornbread, without corn kernals in it. This cornbread was dry with kernals.

We felt $22 a meal was very reasonable, especially compared to a $14 cheeseburger at a counter service restaurant. The ambiance was relaxing and rather quiet while we were there. We enjoyed ourselves and we will be back. We are happy that we now can add Diamond Horseshoe to the Plaza Restaurant as reasonably priced table service lunch restaurants at the Magic Kingdom.

Do you have a favorite table service lunch restaurant at the Magic Kingdom? Leave me a comment and let me know what it is and why you like it. I’m always looking for something new to try!

Ready to plan your Walt Disney World vacation? Email me and we will get started!

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We were escorted to our table by a waiter. Each table had your silverware, napkin, glass and a pitcher of water all ready for you. As we were seated we were informed that the buffet was open and we could go right up and get our food. the presentation of the buffet was very nice and the seasonal menu included something for everyone. All items served at Dine with Shamu are seasonable, fresh and sustainable.

Our menu included:

• All-natural, grain-fed Black Angus strip loin
• 100% natural cinnamon-cured roasted pork loin with apple-cranberry chutney
• Rosemary-glazed free range grilled chicken
• Filet of Cod (certified sustainable)
• Seasonal sides including lemon butter herb roasted red potatoes, summer vegetable lo mein, cucumber salad, mixed green salad, summer fruit salad, coconut Caribbean rice
• Baked goods made fresh at SeaWorld
• Signature desserts-Red Velvet Cake, Carrot Cake, Chocolate Cake and Key Lime Pie
• Special Kids Buffet

During the entire meal there were 1-2 killer whales swimming in the tank next to us. As we were finishing our main course the trainers and more whales came out and we got an incredible glimpse into the interactions that occur between the SeaWorld trainers and the whales. It was both educational and entertaining.

We had a great time and a delicious meal. The only negative, as you can see in the bottom center picture above, is that the area is very crowded. The tables are very close together and it is difficult to get from your table to the buffet and back again, especially if you are seated next to the water. The table next to us was a family of 5 and the toddler’s highchair was placed up against our table and the cute little boy kept leaning his head back and almost getting his hair in our food!

My dinner at Dine with Shamu

As you can see I tried all 3 of the meats. I am usually a beef girl and while the beef was tasty my favorite was the cinnamon-cured roasted pork loin with apple-cranberry chutney, I have to find a recipe for this! The Red Velvet Cake was delicious but there was too much icing for my taste. We all enjoyed our meal and highly recommend that you make your reservations now to take advantage of the special low price for the Dine with Shamu experience at SeaWorld Orlando.

After our meal we headed down to the killer whale underwater viewing area. Why did I not know this area existed? Anyway, Jordan shot this video of the whales playing.

Disclosure: We enjoyed a day in the park and the Dine with Shamu experience for the purpose of this review. All opinions are 100% mine.

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