food IS a theme park
Let’s be honest: if you are paying Disney World prices, you want every possible second of park time squeezed out of that vacation like the last drop of cold brew on a rope-drop morning.
EPCOT
And thankfully, some hotels really do help with that.
What a week! The EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival kicked off, and y’all, we ate SO much food and drank so many drinks. If you happened to miss all that, be sure to read our reviews for every single food booth at the festival.
Frushi
In the meantime, we were also keeping an eye on Disney World restaurant menus to look for changes, and we spotted a few! So let’s talk about how Disney World restaurants changed this week.
If you have not yet made your way to The Cake Bake Shop Bakery on the BoardWalk at Disney World, we have one question for you: what are you waiting for?
Red Velvet Cake
Seriously, this place is a gem, and the Red Velvet Cake is the kind of thing that makes you rethink every red velvet cake you have ever had before it. We aren’t being dramatic. Okay, maybe a little. But only a little.
Have you been to The Cake Bake Shop in Disney World yet?
The Cake Bake Shop
This stunning restaurant opened in 2024 with giant slices of cake, an abundance of floral decor, and slightly controversial prices. It has been pretty popular since then, with offerings like afternoon tea and seasonal decor (the girlies in particular love to dine here). But now, it’s making a change this spring!
March at Disney World hotels is kind of like showing up to a party where the weather is perfect, the vibes are high… and someone is also quietly repainting the living room while a Spring Break conga line forms in the hallway.
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
Here are 6 big hotel changes hitting Disney World in March, plus some very real-world tips for dodging crowds, construction noise, and the emotional damage of showing up for a lounge that is very closed.
It’s been an exciting week for Disney World food. Although we’re not QUITE done with the EPCOT Festival of the Arts, we’ve already received a lot of BIG details about the EPCOT Flower & Garden Festival, including a list of food booths and full menus for each booth!
Shrimp N’ Grits from House of Blues
However, we also saw some regular Disney World restaurants change their menus this week. So let’s take a closer look at these changes.
Ah, Disney World. We know you’ve got a lot of exciting attractions on the way, but for right now? These closures are kinda crushing our vibe, especially when more and more keep being added!
Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort
This isn’t just limited to the parks, either. Nope, we found out this week that a current construction project will now take us all the way into 2027 (after it’s already been going on for what feels like FOREVER), and considering it’s one of the resort’s most expensive hotels to stay at? Yeah, people aren’t thrilled. There is a bit of good news, though — a popular EPCOT attraction reopened EARLY following an animatronic refurbishment, and now we’re thrilled we won’t be creeped out when we ride it anymore.
If you think this is just a place at Disney World to grab cake…think again!
The Cake Bake Shop Restaurant
The Cake Bake Shop Restaurant at Disney’s Boardwalk Inn Resort has built a reputation as Disney World’s newest dessert destination, but some of the biggest surprises during our lunch were actually on the savory side. Let’s talk about what we ordered, what stood out, and what’s worth it.
There is no shortage of sweet treats around Disney World! From classics like a pineapple Dole Whip to newer favorites like the creme brulee croissant, there is something for almost everyone.
The Cake Bake Shop Restaurant
One of the places where we consistently find amazing desserts is the Cake Bake Shop Bakery. This walk-in shop has slices of cake that are what dreams are made of and drinks that we won’t forget anytime soon. During our latest stop by the Boardwalk, we stopped in to try not one but two new treats!
While construction is everywhere in Disney World right now, there’s one park that’s really getting hit extra hard — Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
New Animal Kingdom Map
This week, the remainder of DinoLand U.S.A. closed forever to make way for the new Tropical Americas land, which takes another ride away from guests visiting the park for now, as well as other attractions like certain meet and greets, dining at Restaurantosaurus, and the closure has made walking around certain parts of the park much harder. We thought things couldn’t get harder for this park, and then Disney made ANOTHER announcement about a temporary closure.
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