My daughter and I just got back from a short trip to Disney Springs to celebrate her college graduation . One late afternoon we took a Lyft to Wilderness Lodge to eat at Geyser Point , the pool bar at Wilderness Lodge. The roasted salmon salad was amazing! We then took the boat to MK, walked to the Contemporary and had drinks at The Outer Rim Lounge. We continued on the monorail to The Grand Floridian Enchanted Rose bar (beautiful but too expensive) then walked to the Polynesian to watch the fireworks , eat pulled pork nachos , and have a Krakatoa punch at Trader Sam's. Such a fun evening and we had no issue getting seats anywhere. There are a lot of gems to discover!
Earl of sandwich has decent selections at Disney springs. $8 for a good sandwich. Fountain drink is $3 but free refills. It’s our go to place. “The Original” my favorite sandwich on the menu. Roast beef, cheese, mild horseradish sauce on heated bread. Yes please.
Another good Disney Springs restaurant is D-Luxe burger. The sauces that can go on the burgers and fries are sooooo good. The Garlic Truffle Aioli… 🤤 It will bring a tear to your eye.
My family always does Disney Springs on our first day in Disney, the vacation doesn't officially start until we get ice cream from Ghirardelli, they have the best sundaes EVER!
Agree with Westward Ho, the bacon was delicious. We went back for more twice... I also enjoyed the jalapeno poppers. They are not out of this world, but a pretty good afternoon snack.
Sebastian’s Bistro isn’t talked about often and it was amazing during my trip. My favorite quick service is Tangierine: Taste of the Medina and Satu’Li Canteen.
@@RegularPersona Absolutely! Comparable to Ohana without the price tag and the noodles of course. 😁 That’s a deal breaker for some, but not for my family.
I legit came to the comments to say this. Nobody ever talks about this restaurant and it was my husband's fr our first trip(only place that beat it on our second trip was Chef Art Smith's Homecomin). He still talks about the steak he had there lol it was very good
Finally! I've been watching your channel for 2 years waiting for you to include Ghiradelli's on one of your list! My Dad would visit this ice cream shop every day when he was visiting Kissimmee. He would drive to Disney Springs to have one.
This comment may be totally obsolete now, based on a single visit in December 2017, but Spice Road Table at the Morocco Pavilion was the great discovery of that trip (the last of my all too rare visits to the World).
Okay hear me out - my husband and I LIVE for the frozen coke in Disney!! No one ever talks about it!! It’s such a refreshing drink in the Florida heat and we have tried other frozen cokes - none taste like Disney. We were sorely disappointed when we went to Disneyland and there was only one place that sold them. 🥺
Disney World gives a feeling no where else really does... Just being there, the restaurants, themes and atmosphere and environments are so cool and so much fun. Disney World really just gives a different type of happiness.
I really like the Turf Club in Saratoga Springs. Very under the radar. No one talks about it and the same for House of Blues. I like Raglan Road as well, but that gets lots of attention.
I’m so glad to hear you talk about 3 Bridges. We are there when we were guests of the hotel and it was the best meal we had all trip. Affordable too and very accommodating of our daughter’s gluten free diet.
I will stand by Sanaa being one of the best restaurants on WDW property until my last breath! 😤😤😤 It was actually one of the most inexpensive meals my party of 5 had all trip and you had to roll us all out of there!
I hear a lot of iffy reviews of Wolfgang Puck, but we REALLY enjoyed our meal here. And you are right about the chips--I am NOT a blue cheese fan and those chips are the thing of dream! YUM!
Territory Lounge at Wilderness Lodge has some interesting artifacts on display, and don't be fooled: they are not props. Most are authentic museum-grade objects from the 1800s. There's also some hidden mickeys in the overhead map across the ceiling. :)
Hey guys, I tried contacting that Sangria University email, since we were planning on doing it later this year, and the email bounced back saying the email address could not be found. Figured I'd give you a heads up just in case other people may also try to use it. It does look like you can just go directly through the WDW website to book it just like any other restaurant reservation though.
I adored the Commisary in Studios - outside of Sassagoula Floatworks (we stayed at Port Orleans French Quarter...) this was my favorite quick service in the parks that we got to try. Going back next year and hoping to check out more, but that's still top of mind for us in Hollywood Studios.
Steakhouse 71 I ate there for lunch and Sanna I ate there for lunch and I requested a window seat because they almost didn’t give me one because I watch these videos and when I went in April and it was great a crane came right up to the window.
They were in the media exclusive inaugural sailing for the new Disney Wish so I’m sure they’ll post content on here soon, but they were posting on Insta and their blog about it
Does Cítricos count? By far (until Victoria & Albert's opens back up) it is the absolute BEST food in Walt Disney World, possibly America and maybe even the world.
I think Rix is underrated. Went there for our honeymoon 4 years ago really good service and that burger was absolutely delicious went there almost everyday!
I'm torn. As a DVC Member with an Animal Kingdom contract in our portfolio, we've always known Sanaa is EPIC for bread service! Discovered Steakhouse 71 in January and wish AJ would stop talking about it as getting future reservations is going to be problematic. When there in March, we found ABC Commissary's menu had COMPLETELY changed and fell in love for a tally of 3 visits in 12 days. My secrets aren't so "secret" anymore AJ!! Oh well. At least you didn't mention Nomad Lounge... ;-)
hello, A.J. - I saw one of your videos recently that mentioned which restaurants in WDW have loyalty programs but can't remember which vid (or restaurants) it was. can you list the eateries or give the name of the video to watch again please?
Here we go again. Spilling secrets of the ONLY not too very crowded places in Disney so now crowds can make waits to get in these places 3 hours before even opening. 😔😔
Good recommendations, but can someone tell me why a lot of the Disney World restaurants are so freakin’ freezing? We went to Sanaa, but were so cold that it was hard to enjoy anything. Thankfully, we were staying at kidani, and could run to get our son a blanket. He was too cold to eat! And the Brown Derby was freezing too. And Skipper’s Cantina…please explain 😩
This is just a guess since I never worked at Disney, but speaking as a former waitress, usually when restaurants are super cold, it's for the comfort of the staff. Between running around the dining room and in and out of the kitchen, restaurant staff heat up very quickly and nobody wants a sweaty server. Unfortunately since diners aren't running around cooking or serving tables, the comfortable temperature for staff can feel freezing to guests, especially in a place like Florida or Southern California where you've just been running around in the hot sun and now you're getting blasted by arctic winds.
I assumed it was something like that, but I am so confused as to why it was so much worse in FL than in CA. It is colder than any restaurant I’ve get been in, anywhere. Is it humidity? I live in NM, so I understand heat (110 in June), but it’s a dry heat.
@@karinrankin5871 I think it might be! When I worked up in Boston we got tons of complaints about the AC in the summer and I would definitely notice how cold it was coming into work for dinner shift or coming back from a break, so that humidity leaving a sheen of moisture on the skin that quickly cools almost certainly contributes. Edit: You aren't being dramatic. Different people have different thresholds for temperature extremes. One person's relief is another person's bucket of ice water.
Disney has become a joke. Not being mean. Back in the day. It was a escape from all. A magical place where nothing from the outside world could touch you. Now it’s political and polluted Let’s not forget it’s not for everyone anymore. Only those who save for years and years. Example my neighbor wanted to take his kids and stay there. Nothing crazy. A nice room and 4 days. $28K. Even Walt himself would walk away You took a man’s dream and destroyed it
My daughter and I just got back from a short trip to Disney Springs to celebrate her college graduation . One late afternoon we took a Lyft to Wilderness Lodge to eat at Geyser Point , the pool bar at Wilderness Lodge. The roasted salmon salad was amazing! We then took the boat to MK, walked to the Contemporary and had drinks at The Outer Rim Lounge. We continued on the monorail to The Grand Floridian Enchanted Rose bar (beautiful but too expensive) then walked to the Polynesian to watch the fireworks , eat pulled pork nachos , and have a Krakatoa punch at Trader Sam's. Such a fun evening and we had no issue getting seats anywhere. There are a lot of gems to discover!
Earl of sandwich has decent selections at Disney springs. $8 for a good sandwich. Fountain drink is $3 but free refills. It’s our go to place. “The Original” my favorite sandwich on the menu. Roast beef, cheese, mild horseradish sauce on heated bread. Yes please.
We may go to Disney springs for my daughters 30 th birthday instead of paying $300 to get into wdw
My thanks for these insights.
Another good Disney Springs restaurant is D-Luxe burger. The sauces that can go on the burgers and fries are sooooo good. The Garlic Truffle Aioli… 🤤 It will bring a tear to your eye.
We always always go there every trip! We don’t have one in our hometown, so it’s definitely a must & a treat for us.
My family always does Disney Springs on our first day in Disney, the vacation doesn't officially start until we get ice cream from Ghirardelli, they have the best sundaes EVER!
Sangria University was so neat to do and yes, the atmosphere was lovely and dinner at Sanaa was so scrumptious. Can't wait to go back!
I’ll be there in 10 days, and after 5 days at Disney world I’m going on the new Disney wish cruise, So excited!
Agree with Westward Ho, the bacon was delicious. We went back for more twice... I also enjoyed the jalapeno poppers. They are not out of this world, but a pretty good afternoon snack.
Sebastian’s Bistro isn’t talked about often and it was amazing during my trip. My favorite quick service is Tangierine: Taste of the Medina and Satu’Li Canteen.
Sebastian’s Bistro is one of the best deals at Disney World. The food is incredible, and all you can eat for $29!
@@RegularPersona Absolutely! Comparable to Ohana without the price tag and the noodles of course. 😁 That’s a deal breaker for some, but not for my family.
@@danyacroft390 I actually enjoyed the food better at Sebastian's than Ohana. The beef was much better, and the pork was very flavorful.
@@RegularPersona I agree on both of those.
I legit came to the comments to say this. Nobody ever talks about this restaurant and it was my husband's fr our first trip(only place that beat it on our second trip was Chef Art Smith's Homecomin). He still talks about the steak he had there lol it was very good
Finally! I've been watching your channel for 2 years waiting for you to include Ghiradelli's on one of your list! My Dad would visit this ice cream shop every day when he was visiting Kissimmee. He would drive to Disney Springs to have one.
I'm so glad that I grew up with The Wave, and I will always miss that place. However, I certainly agree that Steakhouse 71 has much better food!
I’m going in November for my 21st birthday. I appreciate your channel greatly since it really shows me what places are worth going to so thank you :)
Have fun! :)
13 more sleeps and I’m there….
424 sleeps then I’m there
431 more days 😭
11 for me!
@@jeremyleblanc8378 enjoy
Same
This comment may be totally obsolete now, based on a single visit in December 2017, but Spice Road Table at the Morocco Pavilion was the great discovery of that trip (the last of my all too rare visits to the World).
Okay hear me out - my husband and I LIVE for the frozen coke in Disney!! No one ever talks about it!! It’s such a refreshing drink in the Florida heat and we have tried other frozen cokes - none taste like Disney. We were sorely disappointed when we went to Disneyland and there was only one place that sold them. 🥺
Lobster corn dogs haven't been on Paddlefish menu for a minute.
I was having a good day until I read this.
Disney World gives a feeling no where else really does... Just being there, the restaurants, themes and atmosphere and environments are so cool and so much fun.
Disney World really just gives a different type of happiness.
I could not agree more.
Universal does this for me too, but Disney was the OG at this before them. Love both
So true! I also love only thinking about Disney when at Disney - no school no work, only fun (,:
@@eliseg0001 haha true I'm the same way
I really like the Turf Club in Saratoga Springs. Very under the radar. No one talks about it and the same for House of Blues. I like Raglan Road as well, but that gets lots of attention.
AJ - we just love your videos and they really help us stay connected to the magic when we're not "home".
Nomad Lounge at Animal Kingdom! Sooo underrated, incredible food.
3 more days till our Disney trip!!!
Sweet!!! Have a great trip!!!
Ghirardelli's is one of the greatest places in Disney Springs. It is busy because it is just that good.
"Nonpepperoniness" -- (non)word of the day!
I’m so glad to hear you talk about 3 Bridges. We are there when we were guests of the hotel and it was the best meal we had all trip. Affordable too and very accommodating of our daughter’s gluten free diet.
I will stand by Sanaa being one of the best restaurants on WDW property until my last breath! 😤😤😤
It was actually one of the most inexpensive meals my party of 5 had all trip and you had to roll us all out of there!
Have done a story on chicken wings at WDW.
Love the paddlefish lounge tip!
Steakhouse 71 has been one of my new go-tos. Breakfast and dinner are both so amazing!
ponte pizza in disney spring next to maria and enzo’s is amazing!!!
I love Wolfgang Pucks.
...and by the way, we LOVE eating at the lounges. ALL of them. That's our go-to for a lot of evening meals.
Polite Pig is the most underrated restaurant. I will go at least twice on every trip. PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ye sake is awesome
Ghirardelli is a very popular San Francisco business. Their chocolate has won awards and was endorsed by Cook’s Illustrated Magazine.
Thank you for giving Olivas a thumbs up, so many others down play it. We have never been disappointed eating there
I hear a lot of iffy reviews of Wolfgang Puck, but we REALLY enjoyed our meal here. And you are right about the chips--I am NOT a blue cheese fan and those chips are the thing of dream! YUM!
We love both Olivia's and Territory Lounge.
Territory Lounge at Wilderness Lodge has some interesting artifacts on display, and don't be fooled: they are not props. Most are authentic museum-grade objects from the 1800s.
There's also some hidden mickeys in the overhead map across the ceiling. :)
Hey guys, I tried contacting that Sangria University email, since we were planning on doing it later this year, and the email bounced back saying the email address could not be found. Figured I'd give you a heads up just in case other people may also try to use it. It does look like you can just go directly through the WDW website to book it just like any other restaurant reservation though.
Leaving tonight with my family, I'm beyond excited!
I adored the Commisary in Studios - outside of Sassagoula Floatworks (we stayed at Port Orleans French Quarter...) this was my favorite quick service in the parks that we got to try. Going back next year and hoping to check out more, but that's still top of mind for us in Hollywood Studios.
The Polite Pig is literally the best bbq I've ever had before in my life!!!... and I've eaten alot of bbq
Going for the 22nd time in December to celebrate our honeymoon! Beyond stoked!
Congratulations! That’s a great time of year but by the 22nd trip I’m sure you know that!
How tf do you afford that? 😭 I havent even gone ONCE.
@@Kellylynn_ lol my dad is a Disney freak and he only saves money for Disney trips every year, and I’m not gonna argue 😂
We had a fabulous brunch at Trattoria Al Forno on the Boardwalk!
I miss the electric umbrella. Food was good and plenty of seating....now we got an overpriced coffee joint and a mediocre snack place
Yep! Mom and i went there right before it closed so we could say goodbye… we miss it already.
Steakhouse 71 I ate there for lunch and Sanna I ate there for lunch and I requested a window seat because they almost didn’t give me one because I watch these videos and when I went in April and it was great a crane came right up to the window.
The best Quick Service deal in all of WDW for the DDP!
We always hit up Kusafari for their hand pies & grab a grilled corn up the way.
Thanks AJ!
We love kusifiri!!!
I NEED THAT MUSHROOM BISQUE RECIPE!!! IT'S SO SERIOUSLY DELICIOUS 😊😊
AI, have you ever done a video on the Disney cruises?
They were in the media exclusive inaugural sailing for the new Disney Wish so I’m sure they’ll post content on here soon, but they were posting on Insta and their blog about it
I totally agree with many of these!!
Does Cítricos count? By far (until Victoria & Albert's opens back up) it is the absolute BEST food in Walt Disney World, possibly America and maybe even the world.
I love what you do
The Sunset Lounge on top of Paddlefish has been closed since COVID. I just now found out the hard way. 🤨😔
I think Rix is underrated. Went there for our honeymoon 4 years ago really good service and that burger was absolutely delicious went there almost everyday!
We ate at Wolfgang Puck’s two nights in a row it was so good
Great videos! Very informative and funny!
I'm going in September and Olivia's is on my must do.
Love Olivia’s!!!
Wow that is very nice restaurants and I’d like to try at Sanaa restaurant someday it is in my dream to go to WDW smile
I'm torn. As a DVC Member with an Animal Kingdom contract in our portfolio, we've always known Sanaa is EPIC for bread service! Discovered Steakhouse 71 in January and wish AJ would stop talking about it as getting future reservations is going to be problematic. When there in March, we found ABC Commissary's menu had COMPLETELY changed and fell in love for a tally of 3 visits in 12 days. My secrets aren't so "secret" anymore AJ!! Oh well. At least you didn't mention Nomad Lounge... ;-)
Steakhouse 71 is AMAZING. Hidden in thee Contemporary but amazing.
Agreed. I was so sad about the Wave being replaced but the food has been winning me over so far!!
Fun fact, A Wahoo is a type of fish. It’s found in the pacific ocean
superb
Good job!
Nice places if you drink, not diabetic and aren’t allergic to shellfish. Missing salad bars extremely.
Great video! What is that at the end of the video that looks like a Mickey Crème Brûlée and where is it offered?
Hello,
Quick question!
Do you need to be a hotel guest to get into Bar Riva?
Thank you in advance.
0:56 what is this!? Looks like a dessert bun, but I don't see anything like that on their current menu
Amazing
Spyglass!
Is Territory Lounge kid friendly or 21+?
I enjoy Mamma Melrose
hello, A.J. - I saw one of your videos recently that mentioned which restaurants in WDW have loyalty programs but can't remember which vid (or restaurants) it was. can you list the eateries or give the name of the video to watch again please?
You are talking about Landry’s. Yak & Yeti and Rainforest Cafe at Animal Kingdom are Landry’s.
Woohoo
I want beef Wellington for my daughters 30 th birthday July 30 th
"Everything tastes better on a stick!"
80% of the food is either deep fried, on a bun, covered in or filled with cheese, or accompanied by potato chips. "Merica" fat yeah.
Is POG juice available anywhere in Animal Kingdom?
It is at Animal Kingdom LODGE if you know what to ask for! ;-)
Here we go again. Spilling secrets of the ONLY not too very crowded places in Disney so now crowds can make waits to get in these places 3 hours before even opening. 😔😔
Wolfgang puck is not hidden 😂😂😂
I don’t think I’ve read a blog that didn’t mentioning this place when talking about out-of-park dining
😂👌
Nooooooo - please don't tell people about Olivias 🤣🤣🤣🤣 it's my families best kept secret
💕😛😛😛💕
The steaks always looks raw.
No longer secret
Good recommendations, but can someone tell me why a lot of the Disney World restaurants are so freakin’ freezing? We went to Sanaa, but were so cold that it was hard to enjoy anything. Thankfully, we were staying at kidani, and could run to get our son a blanket. He was too cold to eat!
And the Brown Derby was freezing too. And Skipper’s Cantina…please explain 😩
This is just a guess since I never worked at Disney, but speaking as a former waitress, usually when restaurants are super cold, it's for the comfort of the staff. Between running around the dining room and in and out of the kitchen, restaurant staff heat up very quickly and nobody wants a sweaty server. Unfortunately since diners aren't running around cooking or serving tables, the comfortable temperature for staff can feel freezing to guests, especially in a place like Florida or Southern California where you've just been running around in the hot sun and now you're getting blasted by arctic winds.
I assumed it was something like that, but I am so confused as to why it was so much worse in FL than in CA. It is colder than any restaurant I’ve get been in, anywhere. Is it humidity? I live in NM, so I understand heat (110 in June), but it’s a dry heat.
Sorry if I’m being dramatic 🤷🏻♀️
I just generally don’t understand.
@@karinrankin5871 I think it might be! When I worked up in Boston we got tons of complaints about the AC in the summer and I would definitely notice how cold it was coming into work for dinner shift or coming back from a break, so that humidity leaving a sheen of moisture on the skin that quickly cools almost certainly contributes. Edit: You aren't being dramatic. Different people have different thresholds for temperature extremes. One person's relief is another person's bucket of ice water.
You should try watching a movie in a theater in Singapore - icebox!
Disney has become a joke. Not being mean. Back in the day. It was a escape from all. A magical place where nothing from the outside world could touch you.
Now it’s political and polluted
Let’s not forget it’s not for everyone anymore. Only those who save for years and years. Example my neighbor wanted to take his kids and stay there. Nothing crazy. A nice room and 4 days.
$28K.
Even Walt himself would walk away
You took a man’s dream and destroyed it