Halloween is right here, however we’re not going to sugarcoat issues: Magic Kingdom is Walt Disney World’s worst park for counter service meals. Many of the eating places are chaotic cafeterias with fundamental burgers, pizza, and rooster tenders or glorified snack spots with restricted menus.
As coated in our listing of the Finest & Worst Magic Kingdom Counter Service Restaurant Rankings, there’s just one quick meals choice that we’d contemplate actually nice, and even that’s going to be an entire non-starter for lots of households. It’s additionally a non-starter throughout Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Celebration because it’s solely open till 5 pm on occasion nights.
The excellent news is that there are seasonal exceptions to this when particular menus are supplied, together with throughout Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Celebration (MNSSHP). On this publish, we’ll shortly share our favourite choice throughout MNSSHP, which is not-so-coincidentally one among our favorites on common days. We’ll additionally shortly cowl just a few honorable mentions and eating methods that devour minimal occasion time!
Our favourite meal at Magic Kingdom throughout Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Celebration is at Sleepy Hole on the fringe of Liberty Sq.. This restaurant is within the shadow of Cinderella Fortress, proper alongside the parade route.
Notably, Sleepy Hole can also be a fast stroll from Casey’s Nook on Most important Road and the Spring Roll Cart on the entrance to Adventureland. It’s additionally not that removed from each Pecos Invoice Tall Story Inn & Cafe and Golden Oak Outpost in Frontierland. Each single one among these areas even have particular menus for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Celebration (or within the case of Casey’s Nook, all-day Halloween menus).
I haven’t dined in any respect of those areas in the course of the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Celebration, however a number of of their menus are getting back from previous events. And as a common matter, we’ve discovered these spots to have the most effective MNSSHP choices–definitely superior to heading the opposite course into Tomorrowland, and likewise often higher than Fantasyland fare.
We’d additionally add that the all-day menu at Sleepy Hole has gotten higher in the previous couple of months!
To not embrace the macabre, however there was a bloodbath within the Magic Kingdom final yr: Sleepy Hole’s Scandal of Summer time ’24. I bear in mind it prefer it was yesterday. Some brainiac at Walt Disney World majorly tousled the one (and solely!) Magic Kingdom counter service menu that didn’t want any modifications.
The excellent news is that the proprietor of Sleepy Hole (Ichabod Crane, I suppose?) lastly bought the memo and undid the harm this summer season, simply in time for the debut of Disney Starlight Night time Parade. The outdated waffles are actually again, kind of, as coated in Waffle Win at Sleepy Hole. Notably, most of those choices are additionally accessible at Sleepy Hole in the course of the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Celebration.
Furthermore, Cell Order does work in the course of the occasion–so don’t be dissuaded should you spot a protracted line to order at Sleepy Hole. There’s no draw back to inserting a Cell Order. You simply may need to achieve this a bit prematurely, as return occasions aren’t all the time instant if the restaurant is overwhelmed.
For my beneficial meal at Magic Kingdom throughout Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Celebration, let’s begin with the Creepy Kimchi Corn Canine.
It is a hand-dipped corn canine rolled in malt vinegar and scallion with hades relish and kimchi-mayonnaise dipping sauce. The variations listed here are the toppings; the underlying hand-dipped corn canine is the traditional Sleepy Hole snack (or entree).
That is not like different corn canines at Walt Disney World by way of its larger high quality. That is freshly-battered and is the most effective corn canine I’ve had at Magic Kingdom. Possibly even in all of Walt Disney World. We’re speaking high quality approaching Little Crimson Wagon at Disneyland right here.
I’d even argue that this corn canine is best, cheaper, and greater than the choices served over on the “viral” Blue Ribbon Corn Canine. These final two factors aren’t even up for debate. It is cheaper and it is greater. Solely query is whether or not it’s higher–and I say it’s.
As for the distinctive toppings, I might take or depart the so-called hades relish; it doesn’t add a lot on the flavour entrance and appears overly synthetic. Then again, that kimchi-mayonnaise dipping sauce is addictively scrumptious. It’s principally volcano sauce (which I additionally love). I’m undecided why one thing like this isn’t supplied in every single place. I’d dip fries on this, put it on prime of sizzling canines, burgers, pizza…just about the whole lot!
For dessert, I ordered the Pumpkin-spiced Funnel Cake Sundae. It is a Pumpkin funnel cake topped with pumpkin gelato, whipped cream, pumpkin-spiced caramel, marshmallow pumpkins, and sprinkles.
During the last ~15 years, Sleepy Hole has served up over a half-dozen completely different pumpkin/waffle/funnel cake combos. I’ve ordered each single one among them. There have been some “darkish days” when it was simply vanilla or chocolate ice cream served on a standard funnel cake or waffle, and simply topped with sweet or another junk.
The final couple of years, although, Walt Disney World has honed this idea to perfection. At the very least, for pumpkin-lovers like me.
I don’t love Sleepy Hole funnel desserts in addition to I just like the waffles, however they’re nonetheless implausible. It helps tremendously that these are freshly-made, and there’s nothing fairly like a crispy funnel cake contemporary out of the fryer.
The pumpkin spice taste is distinguished, and the dense funnel cake withstands the load of the pumpkin gelato fairly nicely. In all probability higher than a waffle would have. The gelato itself is clean and creamy, and despite the fact that it’s the identical as what’s served over at Plaza Ice Cream Parlor, I’d suggest this above that sundae.
The gelato and funnel cake are implausible on their very own and work very well collectively. This dessert may be very filling, with completely satisfying flavors and textures. Despite the fact that I’d be tremendous with much less whipped cream and no sweet, that is nonetheless a ten/10 dessert for me.
The worth proposition of the Pumpkin-spiced Funnel Cake Sundae is unmatched, too. It is a full-sized funnel cake with a beneficiant gelato portion, and all for less than $9. It’s actually unlucky that this isn’t an all-day dessert throughout Halloween at Magic Kingdom, as a result of I’d order this each day. However to paraphrase one dearly-departed CFO, maybe paywalling that is higher for my pockets and waistline. Thanks for looking for me, Disney!!!
As famous above, Sleepy Hole is within the shadow of Cinderella Fortress and proper alongside the parade route.
This presents a few strategic alternatives for consuming right here, which we really feel compelled to share since occasion time is cash! (Severely, there’s an excellent likelihood your time, on a per minute foundation of the MNSSHP ticket value, will price as a lot or greater than these dishes.)
My suggestion can be to seize Sleepy Hole in direction of the beginning of Boo to You Parade. Watch the Headless Horseman go from right here, then seize and eat your meals. That is what I did, and there was greater than ample time for selecting up the Cell Order and consuming between the 2. I even crossed the parade route and relocated to the sting of Liberty Sq. and had a terrific view of the parade approaching (see under).
An alternative choice is grabbing a meal whereas ready for and even “watching” Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular, the Cinderella Fortress stage present. Now, you gained’t have the ability to truly see the present (very nicely) from the seating space right here, however the facet view is exclusive with projections on Cinderella Fortress and different results.
You might additionally order on the very starting of Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Celebration, choosing a Cell Order return time proper at 7 pm. I form of like this feature, as I view the start of the occasion because the least useful occasion time. And beginning in October, there needs to be a Hocus Pocus present proper at 7:35 pm, so you’ll be able to eat after which stake out a spot.
On the different finish of the spectrum, inserting a Cell Order for 11:55 pm after which taking this to the hub to observe the ultimate midnight Hocus Pocus present is one among my favourite energy strikes. Prolong your night previous the official finish of the occasion, and reward your self after a protracted evening with a refreshing savory and candy one-two punch. (I’m additionally an enormous fan of this strategy with Casey’s Nook.)
Finally, Sleepy Hole is one of some worthwhile meals choices at Magic Kingdom in the course of the 2025 Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Celebration. One other suggestion we’ve made elsewhere is the Halloween Menu at Be Our Visitor Restaurant. I had hoped to attempt the particular menu at Cinderella’s Royal Desk, however couldn’t discover anybody to go along with me…and a middle-aged dude consuming alone at CRT is a bit, ahem, awkward. Then there are the entire aforementioned counter service choices on this facet of the park.
The opposite meal I ended up doing was Beak & Barrel, which was plenty of enjoyable. Not a particular menu because it’s model new, and not likely a practical suggestion since that Pirates of the Caribbean tavern books up 60+ days prematurely. However, value mentioning for subsequent yr and even Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Celebration. I’d goal for mix-in if in any respect doable, but when your solely choice is the start of the occasion, contemplate taking it. You gained’t really feel too badly in regards to the 45 minute time restrict because you’ll need to get out the door to the occasion, anyway.
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