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Classic Harambe Market Food Favorites Moving So Restaurant Can Serve Burgers and Chicken Strips

October 10, 2025

Entrance to Harambe Market with a weathered arch featuring the year 1980. The market appears quiet, with closed umbrellas and scattered seating. Vegetation is visible in the background.

With upcoming permanent and temporary restaurant closures, menu items at Disney’s Animal Kingdom will move locations. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Menu Updates Harambe Market in Africa is closing temporarily until early 2026. When it reopens, it will offer typical American fare like hamburgers and chicken strips as a replacement for Restaurantosaurus, which closes permanently in February … Read more

New and Returning Disney’s Animal Kingdom Menu Items Including Cold Brew Flight, Baked Mac & Cheese, Key Lime Cake Pop, and More

June 6, 2025

Collage of baked mac and cheese, grilled chicken bowl, cold brew flight, and a rustic restaurant exterior in the background.

Walt Disney World revealed a slew of new menu items for Disney’s Animal Kingdom, including a new Satu’li combination bowl and cold brew flight, baked mac and cheese dishes at The Smiling Crocodile, desserts, and more. New & Returning Disney’s Animal Kingdom Menu Items The one returning item announced in the Instagram post is the … Read more

New Barbacoa Beef Nachos & Alfredo Mac & Cheese at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

June 27, 2024

A bowl of macaroni and cheese topped with shredded meat, sauce, green onions, and crispy fried onions, set on a bamboo placemat with a green backdrop.

Walt Disney World announced that two new barbacoa beef dishes are now available at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. New Barbacoa Beef Dishes At Eight Spoon Café is the Barbacoa Beef on Alfredo Macaroni & Cheese. It’s served with crispy onion and green onions. The Barbacoa Beef Nachos are available at The Smiling Crocodile. This snack is … Read more

WDWNT Daily Recap (6/25/21): Cast Members Go Maskless Indoors at Walt Disney World, Sign Removed From Big Top Souvenirs at Magic Kingdom, More Boo Bash Tickets Available, and More

June 25, 2021

We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Friday, June 25, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more

Eight Spoon Café Reopening This Weekend at Disney’s Animal Kingdom

June 25, 2021

Eight Spoon Café at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is reopening this Sunday, June 27, according to the Walt Disney World website. This quick-service mac and cheese location has been closed due to physical distancing and limited capacity for the past year. The hours are listed as 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM daily for the foreseeable future. … Read more