Be Our Guest, Chef Mickey’s, and More Popular Restaurants Get BIG Price Increases in Disney World

Going to the Disney Parks soon? Be prepared to increase your budget. Disney just revealed a plethora of price increases on everything from tickets to special experiences in the parks.

Disneyland saw increases on the skip-the-line Genie+ (as well as flexible pricing) and park tickets, while Disney World increased prices on TONS of food, photo shoots, lightsaber and droid building, and noted that Genie+ here will also have flexible pricing soon. Whew! Are you tired yet? Because there’s more — several popular sit-down restaurants at Disney World are now more expensive.

We’re looking at the popular restaurants including character dining spots and buffets. Also, you can get an overview of the other Disney World dining price increases below:

A TON of Price Increases Hit Disney World Restaurants

Let’s get into it.

Chef Mickey’s 

Starting at a Disney World character dining staple, prices increased at Chef Mickey’s at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. Here’s a list of the increases.

Breakfast (all-you-care-to-enjoy)

• Adult: from $42 to $45
• Children (ages 3-9): from $27 to $29
• Mickey Mouse Smoothie: from $6.49 to $6.99
• Minnie Mouse Smoothie: from $6.49 to $6.99
• Blueberry Bellini, Peach Bellini, Chef’s Bloody Mary: from $16 to $16.50
• Blushing Mimosa, Cranberry-Orange Mimosa, Traditional Mimosa, Watermelon Lemonade, Hazelnut Cold Brew, Salted Caramel Cold Brew, Swiss Chocolate Cold Brew, White Chocolate Cold Brew: from $14 to $14.50

Dinner (all-you-care-to-enjoy)

• Adults: from $55 to $60
• Children (ages 3-9): from $36 to $38
• Beer, Hard Cider, Hard Seltzer: from $6.75-$11.25 to $8.50 to $12.75
• Rum Swizzle, Bacardi Mojito, Bahama Mama: from $14 to $14.50
• Moscow Mule, Piña CoLava: from $15 to $15.50
• Walk the Plank, Smoked Turkey, Whiskey Breeze, Kentucky Mule, Ultimate Long Island Iced Tea: from $16 to $16.50
• Magical Star Cocktail: from $17 to $17.50
• Wine: various price increases

Tusker House

Tusker House is another character dining location over in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Here, the price for the buffets has changed.

Lunch/Dinner

• Adults: from $55 to $59
• Children (ages 3-9): from $36 to $38

Be Our Guest

One of the most popular restaurants in all of Disney World is Be Our Guest in Magic Kingdom and it was also part of the recent price increases.

Lunch/Dinner

• Adults: from $62 to $67
• Children (ages 3-9): from $37 to $39
• Specialty wines, champagne, beer: various price increases

Storybook Dining at Artist Point

Storybook Dining at Artist Point in Disney’s Wilderness Lodge is a unique character dining experience where you can meet Snow White, the Evil Queen, and more. However, the menu has also seen some price increases.

Dinner

• Adults: from $60 to $65
• Transformation Potion: from $5 to $6.50
• In the Clouds: from $4 to $6.50
• Wishing Apple Punch: from $5 to $6
• The Antidote,A Brew of Peaches : from $13 to $13.50
• Enchanted Apple, Alchemy, Evil to the Core, The Smoking Mirror, : from $14 to $14.50
• Beers: 50 cent price increases
• Wine: various price increases

Hollywood & Vine

If you’re dining at Hollywood & Vine in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, here are some price increases you’ll want to know about:

Lunch/Dinner

• Adults: from $55 to $59
• Mimosa: from $13 to $14
• Captain’s Mai Tai: from $14 to $14.50
• Celebrity Margarita: from $15 to $15.50
• Ultimate Long Island Iced Tea : from $16 to $16.50
• Beer: 50 cent price increases
• Wine: various price increases

There are some ways to get around the price increases. First of all, you can reevaluate how many table service restaurants you want to visit or if you want to visit any at all. Table service or sit-down restaurants are not the only restaurants seeing price increases, but they already tend to be more expensive than the quick service spots.

If you want to save some money on snacks and quick service spots, consider packing snacks with you in the parks. We recommend avoiding anything super messy or melty, but throwing a few snacks in your park bag can save you some money.

Disney has still not announced a return date for the Disney Dining Plan, however Disney did confirm that it will return at some point. We’ll be the first to let you know when it returns and how to use it.

Stay tuned to AllEars for more Disney Parks news.

Did the price increases hit your favorite Disney World restaurant? Let us know in the comments.

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