Disney has revealed a trio of recent and returning eating experiences coming to Disneyland Resort, together with a first-ever character dinner hosted by Donald Duck and a particular bundle for Paint the Evening parade. This shares the official particulars, together with our commentary about the entire newest DLR eating modifications and additions.
Let’s begin over on the Grand Californian, the place Storytellers Cafe is briefly closed for refurbishment “for a couple of weeks.” (That’s actually the official announcement–no concrete dates.) Throughout the time of closure, Mickey’s Tales of Journey Breakfast Buffet and Brunch can be found within the Trillium Room, which is an strange conference area.
To every their very own, however we might not pay $55 per grownup or $33 per little one for the restricted menu in a conference corridor. That’s simply loopy to me. Amusingly, Disneyland intends on pulling the identical factor with the expensive princess breakfast at Napa Rose. Right here’s the announcement for that: Starting in April 2025, Napa Rose will briefly shut for refurbishment. Throughout this time, Disney Princess Breakfast Adventures shall be held on the Trillium Room in Disney’s Grand Californian Lodge & Spa. Be aware that this princess breakfast prices $142 per particular person. Except it’s like, half that within the conference heart, that’s a very robust promote.
On a way more optimistic word, Disneyland has introduced that Storytellers Cafe will supply Donald’s Tales of Journey Dinner Buffet beginning Could 16, 2025. (That’s the primary day of the Disneyland seventieth Anniversary Celebration.) Bookings will start on March 25, 2025.
Right here’s every thing we find out about Donald’s Tales of Journey Dinner Buffet:
Swap journey tales over a bountiful campfire-style barbecue buffet and meet a few of your favourite Disney Characters. Plus, get digital camera prepared! Look to pose with Donald, Daisy, Clarabelle, Goofy or Pluto dressed of their new explorer outfit.
Donald’s Tales of Journey Dinner Buffet shall be served from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The menu options a wide range of delicious dishes and treats, together with:
- Child again spareribs
- Slowroasted prime rib with creamy horseradish
- Fried rooster
- Creamed corn
- Quite a lot of greens and salads
- S’mores bread pudding
- Sweets and confectionaries
- An array of drinks
Worth:
- $62 per grownup (ages 10 and older)
- $36 per little one (ages 3 to 9)
- Costs don’t embody tax and gratuity.
Cancellation Coverage: You will need to cancel at the very least 2 hours previous to your reservation to keep away from a per particular person cancellation price. When you fail to cancel well timed or are a no-show, the bank card offered on the time of reservation shall be charged $10 per particular person.
I’m virtually optimistic we’ll be doing Donald’s Tales of Journey Dinner Buffet. I’ve little say within the matter. Every time there’s a brand new character something at Disneyland, I first be taught of the information by means of Sarah, who I assume has some type of Bat-Sign for one of these factor. Or possibly she’s secretly influential with Disneyland management, and she or he is utilizing that sway for character stuff as a substitute of, say, a Tomorrowland overhaul and new PeopleMover.
On this case, I really need to do Donald’s Tales of Journey Dinner Buffet. As I’ve talked about earlier than, I’m a giant fan of Storytellers Cafe (the setting) and I additionally far choose dinner buffets to breakfast buffets. Even at a $10 surcharge, I’d choose to do dinner because the meals are increased worth, and I all the time eat extra at dinner.
This isn’t a $10 surcharge, although! Assuming the costs listed on the web site are correct, that is really much less than we paid for Mickey’s Autumn Adventures Brunch at Storytellers final Halloween. That is likely to be a daring assumption, as the value after I booked that was $10 lower than the value we paid, so who is aware of–possibly this can shoot as much as eighty bucks between every now and then.
None of that is to say $62 isn’t some huge cash–it completely is–however I’ll take the nice surprises and small wins, particularly figuring out that we’re going to do these character meals regardless and that the clock is ticking on getting them performed earlier than Megatron turns 3. Suffice to say, I’m excited for Donald’s Tales of Journey Dinner Buffet!
Heading inside Disneyland, the Docking Bay 7 Meals and Cargo Nighttime Gathering returns to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland Park for a restricted time.
With its number of delectable choices, particular takeaway objects and subsequent viewing of the nighttime spectacular “Hearth of the Rising Moons” when out there, this eating bundle celebrates candy, savory and Star Wars underneath the spires. Reservations open on April 3, 2025.
I’m not going to waste your time (or mine) addressing this additional. See New $89 Star Wars Fireworks Eating Bundle if you wish to know my full ideas about this. Spoiler: they don’t seem to be optimistic.
Again on the entrance of the park, there’s the Paint the Evening Eating Bundle. I’m undecided whether or not that is technically a brand new or returning eating bundle. It’s returning within the sense that they did this with Fundamental Avenue Electrical Parade beforehand. It is likely to be new within the sense that it’s a primary (possibly?) for Paint the Evening, and likewise has a distinct menu. Listed here are particulars:
Savor a delicious lunch at Plaza Inn with an all-in-one meal bundle that comes with reserved viewing for Paint the Evening—a blinding nighttime parade at Disneyland Park—in honor of the Disneyland Resort seventieth Celebration!
Eating Dates and Occasions
- Could 16 to August 21, 2025
- Eating Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
- Showtime: All Company will obtain a voucher for the day’s first efficiency of the Paint the Evening parade.
- Bookings will start on March 25, 2025.
Bundle Pricing
- Lunch: $55 per grownup
- $28 per little one (ages 3 to 9)
Tax just isn’t included; gratuity just isn’t included or required. Legitimate Disneyland Park admission and Disneyland Park reservations for a similar date are required and never included within the bundle value. A reservation for this eating bundle doesn’t assure Disneyland Park admission or a park reservation.
Grownup Eating Bundle Menu
- Mushroom gravy-glazed meatloaf
- Child wedge salad
- Pea purée over creamy mashed potatoes
- Herbed crispy carrots
- Paint the Evening-themed dessert
- Selection of 1 fountain beverage
- Plant-based choices out there.
Baby Eating Bundle Menu
- Crispy rooster tenders
- Macaroni & Cheese
- Apple sauce and child carrots
- Dinner roll
- Paint the Evening-themed dessert
- Selection of 1 fountain beverage
- Plant-based choices out there.
Eating Info – Reserve a eating time between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM to select up your meal. Company are welcome to dine at any out there desk at Plaza Inn restaurant.
Viewing Info
- The voucher lists the placement of your viewing space, reservation time when to reach on the viewing space and the present’s efficiency time. Please arrive no before 10 minutes previous to your reservation time.
- The viewing space is especially standing room or floor seating and is separate from the eating location. It is going to be out there for the primary present of the day. Please ask a Solid Member in the event you want instructions to the viewing space.
- A voucher is required to enter the viewing space.
- Resulting from overwhelming demand, particular seating requests or preferences won’t be accommodated apart from wheelchair accessibility.
- Early and late arrivals won’t be accommodated.
Vouchers
- One voucher to the reserved viewing space for Paint the Evening parade shall be issued for every eating bundle bought.
- Every particular person within the get together should buy a eating bundle to acquire a voucher.
- Vouchers are legitimate just for the designated showtime on the identical day because the eating expertise.
- Packages and vouchers will not be refunded, redeemed for money, offered or exchanged for various dates or instances.
- A cashier will difficulty all vouchers while you pay in your meal.
Cancellation Coverage
- You will need to cancel at the very least in the future previous to your reservation to keep away from a $10 per particular person cancellation price. When you fail to cancel well timed or are a no-show, the bank card offered on the time of reservation shall be charged.
- Paint the Evening parade may be cancelled on account of technical or climate points with out discover.
- No refunds or exchanges shall be out there, even when the present is cancelled.
Blockout Dates – The Paint the Evening parade eating bundle won’t be out there June 14 to 16, 18; July 4; August 17, 2025.
I’m undecided whether or not we’ll find yourself reviewing this one. My finest guess is that there’s going to be ~90% overlap with the Fundamental Avenue Electrical Parade Eating Bundle at Plaza Inn, so I’d somewhat save that $55 for extra character eating. When you’re debating doing this, I’d advocate studying my full evaluation of the Parade Eating Bundle at Plaza Inn. Or you’ll be able to simply learn the conclusion:
Finally, we extremely advocate reserving the Plaza Inn Eating Bundle for Fundamental Avenue Electrical Parade’s fiftieth Anniversary. When you’re taking a trip to Disneyland, you’re going to need to strive that well-known fried rooster regardless, and that places the price of the reserved seating space at $15 per particular person. Whereas that’s not an insignificant expense for a household of 4, the time and complications saved in not having to camp out hours prematurely and “guard” your turf is value that quantity.
We’re usually not significantly eager on paying a premium for less than okay nighttime spectacular viewing areas (taking a look at you, Magic Kingdom fireworks dessert events), nevertheless it’s simply completely different at Disneyland. Locals with time to kill stake out spots for hours, and that’s unlikely to vary anytime quickly. We’ve already determined that we’ll be (making an attempt to) e book this once more for Sarah’s mother, as she loves Fundamental Avenue Electrical Parade and the added value is value avoiding the aforementioned chaos. Additionally, I’ll take any excuse I can get to eat extra Plaza Inn fried rooster.
The components about fried rooster seemingly don’t apply on condition that that is an all-meatloaf menu for adults. (That may’t presumably be proper…proper? They’re going to make everybody eat meatloaf?!) The fee half additionally must be adjusted, because it seems this shall be $15 dearer than the earlier bundle, making the price of seating ~$30.
Regardless, the pertinent half was and is about having a reserved spot for viewing the night time parade and the way locals with a surplus of time on their palms will present up hours of forward of time to stake out spots. That half is true and, we assume, will solely be worse–not higher–with Paint the Evening throughout the seventieth Anniversary.
Despite the fact that it’s wild to me that Disneyland is charging $55 for a meal at Plaza Inn (in contrast to Donald’s dinner buffet, this value is a nasty shock), I’d most likely buy this if I have been a vacationer wanting a entrance row spot for the parade with out the stress of arriving hours prematurely and heading off the rabid locals to defend your area. I wouldn’t be glad about the price, however I’d nonetheless purchase it as a result of it beats the choice and Paint the Evening is a must-see.
Essentially the most attention-grabbing tidbit right here is that the Paint the Evening parade eating bundle ends on August 21, 2025. That date most likely just isn’t coincidental, as Halloween Time at Disneyland begins on August 22, 2025. Whereas not concrete affirmation, this strongly means that Paint the Evening won’t run throughout the Halloween season.
This was kind of anticipated, as Disneyland has been utilizing a Disney Vault method to leisure and most every thing goes on hiatus for Halloween and Christmas, nevertheless it’s however disappointing. I had hoped that Paint the Evening would run, uninterrupted, all through Disneyland’s seventieth Anniversary Celebration. Who is aware of, possibly it nonetheless will, and it’s simply the eating bundle ending earlier. I doubt it, although.
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