Restaurant Hierarchy: Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace Expands Cocktail Menu as Alcohol Rules Continue to Loosen at Magic Kingdom
The Crystal Palace has expanded its cocktail menu as the hard liquor restrictions around the Magic Kingdom continue to be loosened. The Magic Kingdom used to be infamously dry, following Walt Disney’s wishes. “No liquor, no beer, nothing,” was the decree he made for Disneyland. Magic Kingdom followed the same rules until 2012, when Be … Read more
PHOTOS, VIDEO: Winnie the Pooh & Friends Return to Lunch & Dinner at Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom
Winnie the Pooh & Friends have returned to character dining at the Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom for lunch and dinner. The buffet returned last year without characters, and you can see our full review of the food here. When you visit Crystal Palace, you get a special autograph card from Winnie-the-Pooh and his pals … Read more
Breakfast Returning to Crystal Palace With Winnie the Pooh Characters Next Month at Magic Kingdom
Breakfast with Winnie the Pooh characters will return to the Crystal Palace at Magic Kingdom on October 25, 2022. Breakfast reservations will open on September 22, 2022. Crystal Palace has only been serving lunch and dinner since 2020, and characters are scheduled to return for these meals on September 20. Are you excited to dine … Read more
REVIEW: Buffet Dining Returns to Crystal Palace at Magic Kingdom
Buffet dining is slowly making its way back around Walt Disney World. Last month saw the return of the buffet to Biergarten at EPCOT, and today, buffet dining returned to Crystal Palace at Magic Kingdom. The lunch buffet is priced at $39 per adult and $23 per child ages 3-9, plus tax and gratuity. Restaurant … Read more
REVIEW: The Crystal Palace Returns With Lunch and Dinner Service at The Magic Kingdom, But It’s No Picnic
It’s always Friendship Day at The Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom, however today the popular eatery reopened with several changes. Winnie the Pooh and all his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood are no longer stopping by the restaurant, and instead of a buffet, family-style dining is offered, with unlimited “refills” on select items. We … Read more
Disneyland, Walt Disney World Celebrate Mickey’s 90th with Dozens of Limited-Time Treats
With Mickey’s 90th birthday right around the corner, the Disney parks are celebrating with special treats to mark the occasion. Dozens of new treats at both Disney World in Orlando and Disneyland in California will be available for just a few days in honor of the mouse who started it all. The festive food will be … Read more
PHOTOS: Draft Beer Now Available For the First Time at The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World
A few weeks ago, The Crystal Palace and The Plaza Restaurant added numerous choices for alcohol to their menu, including beers and wines. Prior to this, every other table service restaurant in the kingdom already offered alcoholic beverages, and these two were the final ones to get the cans and bottles approach. Everything seemed to be … Read more
The Crystal Palace at Magic Kingdom Adds Beer, Wines, and Hard Ciders
Beginning today at the Magic Kingdom, guests visiting The Crystal Palace will be able to order a variety of new alcoholic beverages to go along with their dinner. We made it over to The Crystal Palace to check it out and grab photos of the new menu with the offerings. A few weeks ago, we … Read more
REVIEW: Breakfast and Dinner at Crystal Palace in the Magic Kingdom, There’s Some Surprising Sparkle
This past weekend, we stopped by Crystal Palace for “brunch”. We decided this for two reasons: nobody in our group has gone in well over 10 years, and we wanted to confirm a theory on breakfast/lunch turnover. With a reservation around the 10:30-45AM time frame we were guaranteed plenty of breakfast, but also the possibility … Read more