With only 30 days until we are in one of my favorite places on Earth, I want to talk dining. One of my favorite things about Disney World are the different types of restaurants that you are able to try in one visit. I also use our vacations as an excuse to try new places. There are so many different dining options that with my 7 trips in the last 11 years there are a TON of restaurants we have never been to! And PS, I am that crazy lady who takes pictures of their Disney food. I am hoping to do many dining reviews once we get back from our trip.

Day 1: I have been talking to Brian about what possible time we will be arriving in Florida on our first day. We agree that we want to try to get there by 4:00pm that first day. Sooooo, I decided to make a reservation at one of the many new eateries at Disney Springs. So the first new restaurant we are going to try is Chef Art Smith’s Homecoming Dinner. This restaurant has recently opened and was not an option when we visited Disney Springs nearly a year ago. I have heard mixed reviews about Art Smith’s new place, but I am eager to at least try the fried chicken and one of his desserts.

Day 2: I am dead set on eating at the last two restaurants that I have never eaten at the Magic Kingdom. So on this trip I have made reservations at both. We are going to eat at the Fairytale Dining Breakfast at Cinderella’s Royal Table. This is a pricey meal and I had to prepay for this when I made the reservation. Lilly isn’t too much into the princesses and Logan loves Snow White, so I am hoping this will be a good introduction to the characters. I am looking forward to finally eating in the castle and testing out how the kids will be with the characters.

We don’t have any other reservations for this day. I just know that I want to try the pot roast mac & cheese at the Magic Kingdom and we plan on strolling around The World Showcase at Epcot for the Food & Wine Festival.

Day 3: Another new one for us is Donald’s Dining Safari Breakfast at Tusker House (Disney’s Animal Kingdom). Again, I have heard not great things about this experience, but I still want to try it out for myself. I am also excited to meet the characters in their safari garb. For the rest of the day we have no plans set in stone. We might end up coming back to Animal Kingdom at night or Epcot. Who knows!

Day 4: Today is our “day off”. Well there is really no day off at Disney World! We are doing Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party (MNSSHP) this evening, so no regular park day. But this is also the day where I have three reservations, so we will not be hungry today! We are going to head off to breakfast at ‘Ohana’s for our family style breakfast. We LOVE this place. This will be our third breakfast there and the best party of it is that this restaurant is in our hotel. For lunch we are going to Frontera Cocina which is Chef Rick Bayless’ new restaurant in Disney Springs. I have been a fan of his since we saw him on Iron Chef many years ago, but we have never tried any of his food. So we decided to fit in a little lunch, where we might just get a couple of things to try. We are going to get MNSSHP around 4, one of our first stops is the Skipper Canteen for dinner. This establishment opened up in December. From what I have been hearing on multiple podcasts is that no one is eating there. This is also the last sit-down restaurant that I have to visit at the Magic Kingdom.

Day 5: We are eating twice at the same restaurant. And I did not have the best experience there the last time we ate there in 2007. We are having both breakfast and dinner at Hollywood & Vine at Hollywood Studios. The breakfast is for the kids. Since they are 2 and 4, and the only television station they watch is Disney Junior, so we are eating with the Disney Junior characters. The Walt Disney World website said we will be meeting Jake (Logan’s favorite), Doc, Handy Manny and Sofia. This is a buffet-style restaurant and I am hoping the food will be better than what I had last time. Dinner has a different theme. It is Minnie and her friends. And the best part of this experience is that they will be all dressed up for Halloween! I have taken a sneak peek on some Facebook posts of other Disney fans and I am really excited for what I saw!

Day 6: We only have a couple more reservations to highlight. Today we are having dinner at The Garden Grill at Epcot. This restaurant is in The Land Pavilion and it is also a rotating restaurant. I chose this place because it is character dining with Mickey, Pluto, and Chip & Dale in farm themed clothing. My goal is to see as many characters as we can at character dining because they are always dressed in different costumes than what you see in the parks. Most of the day we will be at Epcot, so I am sure breakfast will be at our hotel and lunch will be at the park.

Last Day (7): This our day and we don’t have much planned. So we decided to take the kids to the Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show at Disney’s Polynesian Resort. Brian and I had one of our many anniversary dinners there last year, and it was amazing. The food was beyond my expectations and the entertainment was top notch. This is another prepaid meal and we also chose to have the closer seats (which cost a little bit more).

I am hoping to do many dining reviews after we return from our trip. Comment and let me know which one you are more interested in the most!