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Don't Miss Harambe Markets at Disney's Animal Kingdom!
The newest dining location at the Walt Disney World Resort can be found in Disney's Animal Kingdom. In the African village of Harambe there is now a collections of wonderful Quick Service dining locations called: Harambe Markets that you definitely want to check out for yourself.
Harambe Market Dining
Disney's Animal Kingdom does the best job of creating incredibly themed shopping and dining locations that absolutely look like they belong in the area that they are found. At Harambe Market you will find authentic African dishes that you can enjoy.
The Harambe Markets area is broken up into four areas that provide different types of dining experiences that Disney World guests can enjoy.
Wanjohi Refreshments
The first area that you encounter is the Wanjohi Refreshments stand that provides a wide variety of liquid refreshments to cool you off in a hot Florida sun. There are three different serving windows that sum up the variety of offerings: Cold Beer, Iced Soda, & Frozen Alcoholic Drinks.
Kitamu Grill Shop
The Kitamu Grill Shop offers a variety of foods to sample including Beef Kabob Flatbread, Chicken Skewers, African Milk Tart dessert, as well as, beers, wines, and sodas.
Famous Sausages
Famous Sausages is the place to enjoy sausages or corn dog with a boerewors sausage fried in curried corn batter. Enjoy yours with a side of roasted broccoli and tomato salad, and paired with an Orlando Brewing I-4 IPA draft beer.
Chef Mwanga's Rib Shop
This is the place to enjoy a zesty serving of spice rubbed Karubi ribs. Each order is served with a side of green papaya-carrot slaw—as well as a chickpea, cucumber and tomato salad—and can be paired with a specially selected South African wine.
The Harambe Markets fully embody the essence of Disney's Animal Kingdom and the meticulous level of detail that is put into all that is placed there. The results are amazing and the Harambe Markets do not disappoint. This is a great place to enjoy a wide variety of food and drink choices in a highly themed atmosphere.
Only WDWorld highly recommends that you add the Harambe Markets to your list of places to visit during your next Disney World Vacation.
Disney Dining Plan Tips: 9 Best Quick Service Restaurants
Finding a place to eat at Disney World is not hard, but sometimes it is difficult to know which restaurants are the best. Today Only WDWorld presents the 9 Best Quick Service Restaurants to try when using the Disney Dining Plan.
Eating Quick Service at Disney World does not mean you are settling for burgers, pizza, and chicken fingers. Far from it. As a matter of fact, none of our top 9 choices feature those on their menus. You will find options like: Grilled Salmon, Bacon Wrapped Meat Loaf, Shawarma Platters, Barbecued Ribs, and even Sushi!
Top 9 List Ground Rules
Our list does not include any of the Disney World Resort Food Courts or Quick Service locations, not because they are not great options, but rather they are less accessible to the majority of Disney World guests. We focused our Top 9 list on Quick Service Restaurants located within the Disney World theme parks or the Downtown Disney shopping areas. All of the locations listed currently participate on the Disney Dining Plan and not only offer great food and dining experiences, but present the best value for your Disney Dining Plan Quick Service Dining Credit.Best Disney Quick Service Restaurants For DDP
9. Fairfax Fare
Located in Disney's Hollywood Studio in the shadow of the Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror, this walk up location serves a variety of Barbecued meat platters (Chicken and Spareribs, 1/2 Slab of Spareribs, 1/2 Chicken) that give you your money's worth. Unfortunately, great dining is not a strength of DHS. Back-up location would be the ABC Commissary, mainly because you can eat in an air-conditioned setting to relax.
8. Cooke's of Dublin
Here is an often overlooked gem that can be found in Downtown Disney. Cooke's of Dublin is small and not overly fancy, but has great freshly fried fish and Dublin Style Pies (Chick & Mushroom or Beef & Lamb). Fr dessert you have to try the "Doh-Bar" Donut Battered Snickers or Mars Bars.
7. Columbia Harbour House
Tucked away in Liberty Square near the Haunted Mansion of the Magic Kingdom, you will find a great dining location that offers a lot of indoor seating (go upstairs if possible). The seafood influenced menu even offers grilled salmon as a choice in addition to traditional fried favorites.
6. Katsura Grill
If you are a fan of Japanese food or looking to try something different then you should definitely visit this Epcot Quick Service location. A variety of Japanese favorites are on the menu: Beef Udon, Tempura Shrimp Udon, Japanese Curry Udon, Teriyaki Chicken, Teriyaki Beef, Teriyaki Salmon, a several choices of Sushi. The setting is very picturesque and offers both indoor and outdoor seating.
5. Flame Tree Barbecue
This Animal Kingdom favorite offers a variety of Barbecued platters: 1/2 Slab of St. Louis Ribs, 1/2 Chicken, Pork Sandwich, Ribs and Chicken Combo, Smoked Chicken Salad. The seating areas are outdoors, but are hidden from most Disney visitors views and provide a wonder dining setting. Great theming and carvings of animal figures throughout.
4. Tangierine Cafe
If you are in the mood for Moroccan food then this is the place for you! The Lamb and Chicken Shawarma platters are great, as well as the pita wraps. Don't forget the Baklava for dessert!
3. Sunshine Seasons
The quick service restaurant that occupies a large portion of the bottom floor of the Land Pavilion in Epcot is a great place to escape the sun on a hot day and enjoy great quick service choices. There are multiple stations to choose from, each offering a different style of food. It also has some of the best dessert choices that you will find in any of the Quick Service Restaurants.
2. Wolfgang Puck Express - Marketplace
If you want great food and only have a Disney Quick Service Dining Credit to use this is the best place to go to eat. The food is incredible and the portion sizes are large. It is definitely worth a trip to Downtown Disney Marketplace to come eat here. The downside is that at certain times it can get quite busy and require a wait to eat here. The bacon Wrapped Meatloaf (pictured above) is a favorite, along with a number of excellent Italian dishes and great salads.
1. Be Our Guest
One of the newest restaurants is now the Top Disney World Quick Service choice. The catch is that it is only a Quick Service Restaurant during Lunch Hours and transitions to a popular Table Service Restaurant in the evening for Dinner. The French inspired cuisine is very good, but the setting is truly amazing! This is an attraction in every sense of the word! Lines are typically long, but it is worth the wait.Disney World Dining - Epcot's Sunshine Seasons
Disney World Dining
Dining at the Walt Disney World Resort is one of the best parts of your vacation. The Disney World Dining experience is far different than eating at a typical "theme park", and there is so much more to enjoy than burgers and fries.
Sunshine Seasons Equals Great Quick Service Dining
When it comes to Quick Service Dining at Disney World, it is hard to beat Sunshine Seasons in Epcot. Found in the Land pavilion, Sunshine Seasons has a great selection that is sure to please everyone in your family. Just don't expect to find hamburgers at this Quick Service Dining location.
Choosing The Disney Quick Service Dining Plan
Today we are going to look at the Quick Service Dining Plan and several compelling reasons that you may want to choose it for your next Walt Disney World Resort Vacation.
What Is The Quick Service Dining Plan?
Let's start off by defining what makes up the Quick Service Dining Plan. For each night of your Disney World Resort stay you receive:
- Two (2) Quick Service Meals that include: Entree or Combo Meal, Non-Alcoholic Beverage, & Dessert.
- Two (2) Snack Items - These are single serving food items that usually sell for $4.00 or less and are denoted by the Disney Snack Symbol on the menu boards (most often - Drinks, Desserts, Snack items).
- One (1) Refillable Resort Mug - This mug can be used for soft drinks, coffee, and hot chocolate and refilled for free at your resort during the duration of your stay.
Note: If you purchase this dining plan, you must purchase it for all members of your party, and for the entire stay for that reservation.
Reasons For Choosing Quick Service Dining Plan
There are many different reasons for selecting the Quick Service Dining Plan. Here are some of the most popular:
- It is the least expensive of the Disney Dining Plans. It allows you to make your vacation into an all-inclusive package, that you know your expenses up front. This can be a great help with budgeting.
- Flexibility - No reservations are required to eat at any of the Disney Quick Service Restaurants. This allows you to be spontaneous. If the ability to change your plans and act on impulse is important to you, then this is the plan for you.
- Saves Time - If you are the type that would rather be spending your time on rides and attractions, than sitting in a restaurant, this plan allows you to do so.
- Group goes their separate ways - If you have a family that likes to split up for awhile and then regroup later, this gives you flexibility for each person to eat what they want, when they want. Each person will get their own card with access to redeem their dining credits when they need them.
- Splitting Meals - If you want to split meals, you can do that. This is not typically possible in the Table Service Restaurants, but it is not a problem with the Quick Service meals.
Unlike the stereotypical theme park fast food, Disney World Quick Service Offers a wide variety of tasty food options that you may not have expected. Here are some favorite dishes and where you can find them:
- 1/2 Rack of Ribs - Flame Tree Barbecue, Animal Kingdom
- Shrimp Lo Mein - Yak & Yeti Counter Service, Animal Kingdom
- Chicken & Beef Brisket - Fairfax Fare - Hollywood Studios
- Southwest Salad with Chicken - Backlot Express - Hollywood Studios
- Grilled Salmon or Roasted Beets & Goat Cheese Salad - Sunshine Seasons, Epcot
- Lamb Shawarma Platter with hummus, Tabouleh, and a Tangierine CousCous Salad - Tangierine Cafe, Epcot
- Cheesesteak Flatbread - Cosmic Ray's, Magic Kingdom
- Fried Shrimp Basket - Columbia Harbour House, Magic Kingdom
- Fried Chicken Breast with Gravy - Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe, Magic Kingdom
- Chicken & Field Mushroom Dublin Style Pie - Cooke's Of Dublin, Downtown Disney
- Spaghetti & Meatballs or Chicken Pesto Focaccia - Wolfgang Puck Express, Downtown Disney
The Disney Quick Service Dining Plan has a lot to offer for those looking to add a Dining Plan to their Walt Disney World Resort vacation plans. Despite being the lowest cost option, there is still a lot to like about the Quick Service Dining Plan. With over 50 different Quick Service Restaurant locations to choose from all across the Disney World Resort property it offers a great variety of choices and the ultimate in flexibility. Take the time to consider if the Quick Service Dining Plan is the right choice for your next vacation.
For more Disney Dining Plan information including details of the other available plans and participating restaurants: Only WDWorld's Disney Dining Plan Facts.
Tangierine Cafe In Epcot Is One Of Disney World's Top Quick Service Dining Locations
When you are wandering around Epcot's World Showcase at Disney World and looking for a Quick Service Restaurant to eat lunch or dinner there are many options to choose from, but none are better than the one you will find in exotic Morocco.
The Tangierine Cafe is easy to locate at the front of the Morocco Pavilion with dining areas both inside and outside to suit your mood. The architecture and theming that surrounds this Quick Service location are well detailed and worthy of spending some time to explore.
Despite the beautiful setting, the main reason to come to the Tangierine Cafe is for the food. They have a great selection of traditional Moroccan dishes with generous servings. There are items for people who enjoy trying new tastes and there are also dishes for the less adventurous.
The menu includes:
Shawarma Platters (pictured below) which include hummus, Tabouleh, CousCous Salad, a Fresh Moroccan bread, and your choice of lamb, chicken, or both.
Specialty Wraps(similar to a Greek Gyro) with Lamb or Chicken and served with CousCous Salad and Lentil Salad.
Mediteranean Sliders Combo - three pita pockets - lamb, chicken and falafel with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, cucumber and Tahini sauce served with Lentils, Hummus and Tabouleh.
Meatball Platter(pictured below) - Moroccan meatballs with sauce and served with yellow rice.
Vegetable Platter - falafel, tangierine couscous salad, hummus, tabouleh, lentil salad and marinated olives.
For dessert there is wonderful Baklava (pictured below), that you really must try.
Great Quick Service Dining Experience
In you are on the Disney Dining Plan or Disney Quick Service Dining Plan this is one of your best Quick Service Dining Credit values and was ranked in Only WDWorld's Top 7 Quick Service Locations in all of Disney World.
Part of being on vacation is to explore and try something different and there is no place better than Epcot's World Showcase to accomplish that. The Tangierine Cafe combines the exotic setting with great food to make it an ideal place to enjoy a meal.
The departure from typical theme park fare is what makes it appealing and enjoyable. Whether you come for the Shawarma platters or the Baklava, you won’t be disappointed.
The outdoor seating area will allow you to watch the people strolling along or even provide a great location to hear Mo ’Rockin, when they are performing.
We would highly recommend visiting the Tangierine Café the next time you are at Epcot.
Flame Tree Barbecue Offers Much More Than Great Food At Disney's Animal Kingdom
When it comes to Quick Service Dining locations at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park the Flame Tree Barbecue should be at the top of your list.
This centrally located restaurant that you can find on your way to Dinoland, has a great menu for fans of barbecued food. Here you will find on the menu: 1/2 slab of St. Louis Ribs, 1/2 Barbecued Chicken, BBQ Pork Sandwich, Smoked Turkey Breast Sandwich, & BBQ Chicken Salad.
If you are using the Disney Dining Plan, you are looking at a virtual feast for your family, all for one Quick Service Dining Credit per person.
This picture shows what a family of four could get using the Disney Dining Plan or the Quick Service Dining Plan.
This is certainly a feast that could be shared, especially if this is your lunch. This is a great way to save Dining Plan Credits so that you can use them for breakfast.
(Disney Dining Plan Tip: Share meals at Quick Service Locations that serve large portions so that you can have extra credits left over to eat Quick Service Meals for Breakfast.)
One of the great features of the Flame Tree Barbecue is the beautiful scenery that can be found in the eating areas behind the restaurant.
The pavilions are beautifully themed with the animal carvings and you can choose to sit near the courtyard or waterside on the lagoon with a view of Expedition Everest.
The great thing about this couryard and these pavilions is that even on very busy days, it appears that due to the fact that they are not visible from the main walkways, many people never even realize that they are there. That means that they are rarely full and often your family may get nearly an entire pavilion to yourselves in which to enjoy your meal.
This really heightens the sensation of being in a tropical forest and adds to the Animal Kingdom experience.
Come For The Food Stay For The Scenery
The Flame Tree Barbecue has much to offer. The food is very tasty. It is one of the best values for people using the Disney Dining Plan. The portions are large enough to share or quench that hearty appetite.
Above all else the setting and secenery that can be found at the seating behind the restaurant is reason enough to visit the Flame Tree Barbecue. It is a place where you can escape, relax, and enjoy your meal and your day at Disney World.
Money Saving Tip: Some Things Are Still FREE At Disney World
When you are looking to save money during your Walt Disney World Resort Vacation it is important to know as many tips as possible.
Here is one tip that can save you a lot of money during your next Disney World Vacation:
At all Disney World Quick Service Restaurants you can order Ice Water (Tap water in a cup with ice) instead of a soft drink and save over $2 per person. The Ice Water is not on the menu, but it is available and the best part is it's FREE.
This is not a rumor, but a real tip. See the picture below showing an actual Disney World receipt from the Pizzafari in Disney's Animal Kingdom last week. The Regular Cup Of Water is shown for $0.00.
If you are looking to be healthy and avoid the soft drinks anyway, this is a healthy alternative. You do not have to resort to the expensive bottled water, you can drink the tap water with ice.
Over the length of your vacation this can really add up to a lot of savings, especially if you were planning on drinking water anyway. If you eat 2 Quick Service Restaurant meals per day during your trip, you could save $5 per person each day. For a family of 4 over a typical 6 day trip, you could save as much as $120.
That is a lot of money spent on soft drinks!
So keep this tip in mind during your next Disney World Vacation and don't be afraid to ask for Ice Water, so you can spend your money on something else!
Here is one tip that can save you a lot of money during your next Disney World Vacation:
At all Disney World Quick Service Restaurants you can order Ice Water (Tap water in a cup with ice) instead of a soft drink and save over $2 per person. The Ice Water is not on the menu, but it is available and the best part is it's FREE.
This is not a rumor, but a real tip. See the picture below showing an actual Disney World receipt from the Pizzafari in Disney's Animal Kingdom last week. The Regular Cup Of Water is shown for $0.00.
Over the length of your vacation this can really add up to a lot of savings, especially if you were planning on drinking water anyway. If you eat 2 Quick Service Restaurant meals per day during your trip, you could save $5 per person each day. For a family of 4 over a typical 6 day trip, you could save as much as $120.
That is a lot of money spent on soft drinks!
So keep this tip in mind during your next Disney World Vacation and don't be afraid to ask for Ice Water, so you can spend your money on something else!
