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We’ve been missing several of our favorite table service restaurants at Disney World since it re-opened. Well, now we have exciting news! Check out which restaurant is opening here…
Which is your favorite EPCOT restaurant? We have several, but one of the absolute best table service restaurants shows a re-opening date this weekend on My Disney Experience.
Increased EPCOT Park Hours
We visited Disney World opening week and the theme parks were virtually empty. While we enjoyed the low crowds, it was also an eerie feeling knowing COVID-19 was the reason. However, when I visited on Labor Day weekend, crowds had increased significantly.
To address this increase in crowds, Disney is adding park hours. We recently reported increased hours in November and December.
TO SEE ALL UPDATED PARK HOURS AND CREATE TOURING PLANS, GO TO CHARACTER LOCATOR!
My favorite time to casually stroll “around the world” is after dark. EPCOT has such a different feel with the pavilions lit up. Current EPCOT hours are 11:00am to 7:00pm which takes away walking around after sunset.
However, from September 25 to 27, guests can again stroll around after dark with park hours extended from 11:00am to 9:00pm. To see how other park hours have been extended this weekend, check our recent article here.
Open EPCOT Table Service Restaurants
We love eating at the Food and Wine booths in EPCOT’s World Showcase. Check out the latest Food and Wine menus here.
According to Disney’s website, the following EPCOT table service restaurants are currently open:
- Biergarten – formerly a buffet, now served family style,
- Coral Reef – check out the full review here,
- Garden Grill – also served family style, take a look at a modified character experience,
- La Hacienda de San Angel – dinner only, lunch is quick service,
- Le Cellier,
- Rose and Crown,
- San Angel Inn,
- Spice Road Table,
- Tuttle Italia Ristorante, dinner only,
- and Via Napoli.
New Restaurant Opening
If you take a look at the cuisines above, their is one distinct cuisine missing, French. We recently reported that the Executive Check at EPCOT’s France was retiring after many years of Disney service.
This left a gaping hole in EPCOT dining…until now!
We’re pleased to announce My Disney Experience shows Chefs de France is re-opening on September 25th! Reservations are not showing up yet on My Disney Experience, but check back often! They will reappear soon.
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