As you’re probably aware, Disney has raised the price of just about everything at Walt Disney World over the last month, including a big increase on snacks back on October 2nd. Around the same time, they also raised prices on buffets and character meals, along with the prices on most a la carte items at other restaurants. It can actually be a bit of a hassle to figure out how much most buffets and character meals cost because Disney doesn’t publish the exact figures due to the fact that they are subject to change seasonally. The following should offer a pretty good idea about what to expect, but keep in mind that you may see a $~3 increase if you’re dining around Christmas, Easter, or whenever Disney thinks demand is high enough that they can extract a few more dollars from you.
Of note is the fact that standard character meal lunches and dinners now cost more than $55 for anyone aged ten or over and $33 for kids between the ages of three and nine. ‘Ohana dinner is also up to $55 for adults and $31 for kids, while we may just be one more price increase away from dinner at Trail’s End topping $40 for adults.
I’ve organized the list by location, beginning with the theme parks and then continuing on to the resorts. I’ve also linked to my most recent reviews with an occasional link to a compatriot’s site when the information is more up to date.
All prices include tax.
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Animal Kingdom
Pizzafari Family-Style Dining:
- Adult: $21.29, Child: $12.77
Rivers of Light Dessert Party:
- Adult: $79, Child: $47
- Lion King Dining Package Tier 1: Adult: $105.44, Child: $52.19
- Lion King Dining Package Tier 2: Adult: $78.81, Child: $30.89
- Rivers of Light Dining Package: Adult: $71.36, Child: $27.69
- Breakfast: Adult: $40.47, Child: $24.5
- Rivers of Light Breakfast Dining Package: Adult: $44.73, Child: $26.63
- Lunch: Adult: $55.38, Child: $33.02
- Rivers of Light Lunch Dining Package: Adult: $58.58, Child: $35.15
- Dinner: $55.38, Child: $33.02
- Rivers of Light Dinner Dining Package: Adult: $58.58, Child: $35.15
Epcot
- Breakfast: Adult: $55.38, Child: $33.02
- Lunch: Adult: $64.97, Child: $39.41
- Dinner: Adult: $64.97, Child: $39.41
- Lunch: Adult: $46.86, Child: $25.56
- Dinner: Adult: $46.86, Child: $25.56
- Breakfast: Adult: $40.47, Child: $24.5
- Lunch: Adult: $55.38, Child: $33.02
- Dinner: $55.38, Child: $33.02
Frozen Ever After IllumiNations Dessert Party
- Adult: $79, Child: $47
Hollywood Studios
Disney Early Morning Magic at Toy Story Land:
- Adult: $84.14, Child: $73.49
Fantasmic Dessert and VIP Dining Experience:
- Adult: $39, Child: $19
- Fantasmic Dining Package: Adult: $67.10, Child: $23.43
- Dine with an Imagineer: Adult/Child: $89.46
- Breakfast: Adult: $40.47, Child: $24.50
- Fantasmic Dining Package Breakfast: Adult: $48.99 Child: $29.82
- Lunch: Adult: $55.38, Child: $33.02
- Fantasmic Dining Package Lunch: Adult: $61.77. Child: $37.28
- Dinner: Adult: $55.38, Child: $33.02
- Fantasmic Dining Package Dinner: Adult: $63.9, Child: $38.34
Mama Melrose Fantasmic Dining Package:
- Adult: $45.80, Child: $19.17
- Adult: $79, Child: $45
Magic Kingdom
Be Our Guest Restaurant Dinner:
- Adult: $63.90, Child: $38.34
Cinderella’s Royal Table (Tip Included)
- Breakfast: Adult: $67.93, Child: $40.85
- Lunch: Adult: $81.63, Child: $48.32
- Dinner: Adult: $81.63, Child: $48.32
- Breakfast: Adult: $40.47, Child: $24.50
- Lunch: Adult: $55.38, Child: $33.02
- Dinner: Adult: $55.38, Child: $33.02
Diamond Horseshoe Saloon Feast:
- Lunch: Adult: $40.47, Child: $22.37
- Dinner: Adult: $40.47, Child: $22.37
Disney Early Morning Magic at Magic Kingdom:
- Adult: $73.49, Child: $62.84
Ferrytale Fireworks Cruise at Magic Kingdom:
- Adult: $99, Child: $69
Happily Ever After Fireworks Dessert Party:
- Tomorrowland Terrace Viewing: Adult: $84, Child: $50
- Plaza Garden Viewing: Adult: $69, Child: $41
Liberty Tree Tavern Patriot’s Platter Lunch or Dinner:
- Adult: $40.47, Child: $22.37
Tony’s Town Square Festival of Fantasy Dining Package:
- Adult: $57.51, Child: $20.24
Animal Kingdom Lodge
- Breakfast: Adult: $30.89, Child: $17.04
- Dinner: Adult: $52.19, Child: $28.76
- Adult: $31.13
Wanyama Safari:
- Adult/Child: $209
Beach Club
- Breakfast: Adult: $40.47, Child: $24.50
- Dinner: Adult: $55.38, Child: $30.89
Contemporary
- Adult: $95.85, Child: $57.51
California Grill Celebration at the Top
- Adult/Child: $123.26
- Breakfast: Adult: $48.99, Child: $29.82
- Lunch: Adult: $48.99, Child: $29.82
- Dinner: Adult: $58.58, Child: $35.15
Highway in the Sky Dine-Around:
- Adult: $179.99
Pirates & Pals Fireworks Dessert Voyage
- Adult: $76.44, Child: $45.66
- Adult: $24.50, Child: $13.85
Fort Wilderness
- Category One: Adult: $72, Child: $43
- Category Two: Adult: $67, Child: $39
- Category Three: Adult: $64, Child: $38
Mickey’s Backyard Barbecue (Tip Included):
- Category One: Adult: $72, Child: $47
- Category Two: Adult: $62, Child: $37
- Breakfast: Adult: $23.43, Child: $12.78
- Weekend Brunch: Adult: $29.82, Child: $15.98
- Dinner: Adult: $37.28, Child: $20.24
Grand Floridian
- Breakfast: Adult: $42.60, Child: $25.56
- Lunch: Adult: $42.60, Child: $25.56
- Dinner: Adult: $58.58, Child: $35.15
Citricos Dine with an Imagineer
- Adult/Child: $97.98
Perfectly Princess Tea Party
- Adult: $98.66, Child: $234.98
Victoria & Albert’s Queen Victoria Room:
- Adult: $250.28
Victoria & Albert’s Chef’s Table:
- Adult: $266.25
Polynesian Village Resort
- Category 1: Adult: $78, Child: $46
- Category 2: Adult: $74, Child: $44
- Category 3: Adult: $66, Child: $39
- Breakfast: Adult: $40.47, Child: $24.50
- Dinner: Adult: $55.38, Child: $30.89
Wilderness Lodge
Artist Point Storybook Dining (Begins December 16):
- Adult: $58.58, Child: $35.15
- Breakfast: Adult: $22.37, Child: $13.85
- Lunch: Adult: $25.56, Child: $17.04
- Dinner: Adult: $35.15, Child: $17.04
Yacht Club
- Breakfast Buffet: Adult/Child: $24.50
Josh, this is great information. As you said, it’s so hard knowing what these cost going in. Sad to see ‘Ohana up to $55. Paying $165 for dinner (+ tip), no matter how much we love it, is rough!
My family of 5 is going down for a vacation from Canada this summer. At $55 for breakfast that currently works out to $255 US, or roughly $380CDN plus gratuity. Over $400 for bacon, eggs, waffles and sausage….not in this lifetime lol
Josh, I love this list…. but where’s BoardWalk Resort?? & Trattoria al Forno?
I’m going to have to stop by the restaurant and ask. The pricing doesn’t appear to be available.
Just to update this, I ate at the Bon Voyage breakfast this morning. It was $40 for adults and $24 for kids. The price was not printed on the menu.
Did that include tax ?
That price is before tax and tip.
Wow… thank you for this list. These buffets up to 55$ is eye opening. I think I always just book before even realizing what I’m paying, to see it broken out like this is making me think twice about some upcoming meals we have planned. I love Boma but worth 140+ with tax and tip and no alcohol for my husband and I… I don’t think so anymore. We have really lately been going to all the lounges since menus have expanded.
I hope I’m permitted to mention another website. Wdwinfo, in their discussion forum on WDW restaurants, has a thread pinned to the top of the forum that also details buffet and all you can eat restaurant prices, including holiday and package pricing. It’s updated regularly and can be another resource for people, in addition to your fine work in this post.
Actually it isn’t updated which is why I created this one with the current prices.
When I’ve checked before on the Disboard page for the prices they seemed to do a pretty good job of updating it. Perhaps that has changed, though. Still, I appreciate this info, as easy is still my go-to source for Disney stuff. Thanks, Josh.
Josh, i work at mk, the current menu price of Patriots Platter at Liberty Tree is $38.00.
Oh, do you? How much is that with tax?
Ha ha..sorry..i read and wrote too fast lol. You are correct, sir.
We are canceling a lot of our TS reservations for our upcoming trip.
In Canadian dollars, dinner at ‘Ohana for two adults (including tax and a modest 15% tip) is now approximately $175 with the current exchange rate. It’s been our annual tradition, but for whatever reason my mental cost threshold for that dinner is about $150.
Conversely, we can eat at Captain Cook’s and get two entrees and two fountain drinks for roughly $45 CAD give or take a few dollars.
Had Disney not increased the prices just prior to our trip, we likely would’ve kept the reservation. It likely won’t make a difference to them, but rather than losing the few dollars of the recent price increase they’re now losing $100USD.
When I look at our trip as a whole, the same effect happens over and over. Rather than paying a few extra dollars for events/meals that have crossed the (admittedly arbitrary) mental threshold for what makes something “good value”, we are now cancelling those reservations. Will this become a trend for more and more guests who would have booked dinner at $45 but decide to just go with a counter service meal when they see $55?
No idea, but I have a feeling our upcoming trip will actually put less money in Disney’s pocket than years prior. Will we still enjoy our trip as much and feel the same pull to return and do it all over again based on a lower-end experience? We’ll see.
I can tell you after this last increase same for our upcoming trip. There has to be a breaking point. We go three times a year and don’t plan to change that but will change the way we go. We typically always do Cape May, Boma, and Biergarten. Biergarten will be the only one we are keeping as it is the “cheapest” and with a show.
It seems like a good idea to cancel all the table service meals and eat strictly at counter services. But all wdw had to do is raise CS prices some to make TS look like a good deal again.
I think they’ve done that move before.
I’m feeling much the same way. My biggest is paying $55 for a 12 year old. Disney really needs a junior pricing tier.
My daughter turns 10 a week before we arrive and that’s just one reason why we’re done with purchasing WDW food for a while. She’s tiny and can barely finish a Happy Meal; there’s no way she could eat close to $55 worth of food. We’re going grocery shopping when we arrive, having breakfast in our room, packing sandwiches into the parks and having microwave meals and noodles for dinner. I can survive until we get home if it saves $150-200 per meal for mediocre food. I just don’t understand why anyone would pay $4 for a Coke when you can get a six pack for less than that and pack them in with an ice pack.
This drives me nuts as well. Child care services go to age 12 so young enough for a sitter. Costume policy goes to age 14. And the one that annoys the heck out for me is 10 is old enough to charge adult admission, but they aren’t adult enough to enter the parks alone until 14. On top of many backstage tours they have to be 12 or older and under 12 have to have adult supervision at pools. It’s more the annoyance of knowing Disney designates different ages but my 10yo is an “adult”
Great job on this. Thank you. I’d like to know Trattorino’s breakfast price, too, since we’re having the Bon Voyage breakfast there on Dec 26th (6 people), Boxing Day. One thing, though – I think I read somewhere that the Backyard BBQ thing at Ft Wilderness is ending soon (being cut)?
Of course, I meant Trattoria Al Forno….I guess I mashed its name up together above somehow. At Boardwalk. Starting to go nuts with my touring notes, since I’m to book FPs early Sunday morning on the 21st for our Dec trip, after I return from a 3-day trip to Disneyland. Heading there Monday, woo hoo!
The Wave breakfast is looking like a super deal now! It was really good when we went last May.
Family of 4 here…. mom, dad, 11 and 13 yr old girls. As much as we love Chef Mickey’s for breakfast, $200 is steep. And $240 for dinner at 1900? Disney has always been expensive, and we were okay with it because it was expected at Disney. It’s just getting a bit ridiculous — $4.50 for a coke? I think we have reached our breaking price point. I have a trip planned for March 2019 for my daughter’s birthday, but I think we will be taking a Disney break after that.
This is just good business. You literally CAN NOT make ADRs at some of the places at 180 days. If you don’t go there are hundreds of big spenders ready to take your spot.
You cant make adrs because people book multiple adrs for the same day or book speculative adrs for trips they havent booked yet. I was just at MK today and had my choice of eating ts when I looked at 1230. The only thing missing was CRT-which is expensive to hoard.
In the I decided I wasnt down with $150 for lunch with a 12 year old who doesnt eat and didnt want to pay a lot for mediocre qs food as well. So we left property and ate elsewhere then went home.
I enjoy capitalism and capitalists. I hope Disney keeps bringingin bank. My retirement depends on it. But I am tapping out. Its too much money to eat there anymore.
I agree. We have cut back on our trips and what we do on our trips. No more TS for us.
The conventional wisdom used to be that you should eat lunch rather than dinner at the Disney buffets because the menus were similar but prices were lower. Not so any more – with Disney equalizing the lunch and dinner prices, lunch is no longer a “value”. The price for my Biergarten lunch just increased by a whopping 33% – outrageous even by Disney standards. The former lunch pricing was a splurge for us but the new pricing is ridiculous. I just cancelled my 2:00 lunch reservation for Biergarten because I can no longer justify spending that kind of money for it.
I swear it was just two years ago that breakfast at 1900 PF was $23 plus tip. These prices are crazy!
Is this including tax???
do these prices include tax?
It’s kind of crazy that if you add just a small tip to Akershus, it’s only a few bucks cheaper than Cinderella’s Royal Table. Yet, Cinderella is twice the price on the Dining Plan.
We had difficulty justifying the cost of the character meals. For far less than the price we were going to pay at 1900 Park Fare breakfast, we could add another day to end of our tickets (evening flight home). They can be a lot of fun, though, so I get it.
Just canceled my Garden Grill (would be over $65 a person w/ tip) Crystal Palace and the Stitch breakfast. We’ve hit our breaking point, even if we were on the dining plan, you still have to tip. So I guess that’s how Disney gets better wages for it’s waitstaff??? Charge more, so we have to pay more in tips? But it makes the dining plan seem like a great deal (eye roll)
Thanks for the breakdown Josh
While it does suck, the handful of us that read this and choose to not eat there just doesn’t out weigh that average guest that doesn’t care. These restaurants will stay at capacity and print money. They will increase the price again next year and the trend will continue. Only a matter of time before food and wine booth items are over $10 I’m sure.
I agree, Andrew. Due to the price increases above inflation on everything year after year, and new charges like parking at the resorts and the new “5th Sleeper” upcharge at Riverside, one way to manage the high cost of a Disney vacation is to avoid most table service meals. I have a family of five, and eating lunch at Crystal Palace would costs us $326.74 (including tip), or about $418 Canadian dollars in my country’s currency. CAD$418 for lunch! Ha! The U.S. economy must be doing very well that Disney could charge such prices for a decent but unexceptional lunch and still keep filling the restaurant to capacity.
TS meals at citywalk are the same as QS in the parks, Universal kills Disney!
Dang… brunch at California Grill is almost $100 per person now! We’ve booked it as our splurge meal and we’ll probably still go… but this hurts a bit.
We are going for Thanksgiving week and I’m glad I made the switch from staying onsite at POP to renting a house. I’ll just stock the kitchen with breakfast stuff and snacks and eat somewhere after we leave the parks. I’ll bring my own Diet Cokes too. They can keep raising prices, I do not have to pay them. (except park tickets).
THIS is why we finally splurged on the dining plan for our 2019 trip. We have at least 4 character meals and buffets booked… with the increase in prices and the addition of an alcoholic beverage twice a day, we “break even” without even trying to maximize every credit. This will be our last big trip though because we’re just about priced out.
It is just sad that Disney is getting this way. They are not losing any money but it’s making it harder for people to go who aren’t rich. We love Disney but come on.