NEW MENU Items, BRUNCH, and a Buffet Coming To Disney World Soon!

Yes, there are immersive rides, exclusive shows, and tons of ways to meet your favorite characters in Disney World, but for some the real entertainment comes from the Disney FOOD — and, there’s a lot of it!

We’ve been keeping track of all the reopening dining updates, bringing you the latest on all the newest eats and menu overhauls throughout the parks, and more. And, it looks like your next visit to Disney World will have to be filled with even MORE food because they just announced several NEW menu items that you can grab in the parks, resorts, and even Disney Springs!

Disney Springs

Salt & Straw

• The Picnic Series — inspired by popular summertime eats such as watermelon, fried chicken, and cherry pie

Swirls on the Water

• Buzz Lightyear Star Commander Cone — a purple cheesecake soft-serve adorned with chocolate wings and space sprinkles (available through the end of June)
• DOLE Whip Float — Rosa Regale Sparkling Red Wine, DOLE Whip strawberry, and a fresh strawberry slice

Magic Kingdom

Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies

• Zurg Freeze (available through the end of June)

EPCOT

Garden Grill

• Barbecued-roasted Chicken with Sweet and Tangy Barbecue Sauce
• Southern-style Spoon Bread

Sunshine Seasons

• Roast Beef Sandwich with chilled roast beef, chimichurri aïoli, cheddar, arugula, and red onion on a flour-topped kaiser roll served with potato chips
• Mediterranean Vegetable Sandwich featuring roasted red pepper, red onion, tomato, arugula, hummus, and balsamic vinaigrette on herbed focaccia (plant-based)
• Spicy Fish Taco — fire-roasted corn salsa, creamy jalapeño Piri Piri sauce, and radish served with plantain chips

Coral Reef Restaurant

• Trio of Seasonal Dips with fresh vegetable crudité and crisps (appetizer)
• New England Clam Chowder (appetizer)
• Orange-glazed Sustainable Salmon served with vegetable stir-fry and shiitake sticky rice (entree)
• Cajun Chicken Pasta filled with pulled Cajun-spiced chicken, parmesan cream sauce, roasted mushrooms, peas, peppers, and onions (entree)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Hollywood & Vine

• The buffet will return on August 28th, 2022
• Breakfast: Brioche French Toast with Banana Foster Sauce, Salmon and Bagel Casserole, and Plant-based Frittata with tomato jam
• Lunch/Dinner: Plant-based Roasted Mushroom Farro Risotto, Slow-roasted Crispy Pork Belly with Guava glaze
• Lunch/Dinner: Shrimp and Bacon Mac & Cheese
• Dessert: Mississippi Mud Pie
• Dessert: PB&J Tarts

Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano

• New menu inspired by classic Italian cuisine will debut in late June
• Fried Fresh Mozzarella with marinara sauce, ricotta salata, and lemon oil (appetizer)
• Grilled Bone-in Pork Chop accompanied by creamy polenta, roasted tomatoes, mustard vincotto, and charred broccolini (entree)
• Enhanced versions of Mama’s Italian Pasta and the Sustainable Fish dish
• Desserts: Mini Cannoli Trio, Colors of Italy Cheesecake, Mama’s Cookies To Go, and Blueberry Frangipane Tart

Disney Resorts

Disney’s Old Key West Resort

Olivia’s Cafe

• Brunch service will be available every day of the week starting on September 1st, 2022 (reservations opening soon)
• New for brunch: Banana Bread Pudding — Bahamian banana-rum syrup and coconut whipped cream with your choice of bacon, sausage, or ham

Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort

World Premiere Food Court

• Box Office Cupcake — a yellow cupcake filled with caramel and topped with marshmallow buttercream and a peanut-pretzel-popcorn brittle

Disney’s All-Star Music Resort

Intermission Food Court

• Rock and Roll Cupcake — a yellow cupcake filled with peanut butter buttercream and topped with banana panna cotta and candied bacon

Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort

End Zone Food Court

• MVP Cupcake — yellow cupcake is stuffed with apple pie filling and topped with a buttercream baseball and caramel popcorn-peanut crunch

Disney’s Pop Century Resort

Everything POP Shopping & Dining

• Flashback Crème Pie — an oatmeal-raisin cookie sandwich filled with marshmallow crème topped with dark chocolate and cinnamon glaze
• Pop Goes the Bananas Cupcake — a yellow cupcake filled with caramelized banana in a pastry crème topped with caramel-latte buttercream

Disney’s Art of Animation Resort

Landscape of Flavors

• Lighting McQueen Gravel Road Sundae — featuring vanilla soft-serve ice cream with chocolate cookie crumbs, chocolate sauce, and a Lightning McQueen chocolate coin

The Drop Off Pool Bar

• The Big Blue Ocean — Svedka Vodka, Bacardi Superior Rum, Bols Blue Curaçao, and Minute Maid Premium Lemonade served with a souvenir glow cube
• The Seafoam Refresher — Malibu Coconut Rum, Bols Blue Curaçao, and pineapple juice, garnished with pineapple

And that’s it for all the new menu items coming to Disney World this month! Be sure to add these to your growing list of must-try Disney snacks and check out all the new menu items available in Disneyland this summer here!

Learn more about the buffet service returning to Hollywood & Vine HERE!

Are you excited to give any of these new items a try? Let us know in the comments!

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