With four theme parks, over 20 on-site hotels, a shopping and dining district, and two water parks, it’s unsurprising that the 40 square miles of Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL has a mind-boggling array of food options—including vegan choices galore. If you’re headed to the Most Magical Place on Earth soon, check out our top plant-based picks below.
How to eat vegan at Orlando, FL’s Walt Disney World
In October of 2019, Disney launched a plant-based initiative that brought more than 400 vegan items to dining locations at Walt Disney World (and Disneyland, too!). With a resort roughly the size of San Francisco, we’d have to hire a full-time vegan Disney correspondent to get through it all. Instead, we’ve created a guide that will enable you to confidently navigate all the options without fear of animal cross-contamination or ordering a meal that is anything less than Fantasmic-level spectacular.
To have the best dining experience possible, your first step after securing your ticket should be to download the My Disney Experience App. From there, you can make your park reservations for each theme park you want to visit.
You can also make dining reservations on the app up to six months in advance, look up menus, and mobile orders at counter service locations. Passholder tip: load your payment information onto the app before entering the park to avoid holding out your credit card in a crowded line. A villain might swipe it!
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1 Adventureland
If you’ve been sprinting from ride to ride and need to rest your feet, sail over to Adventureland’s Jungle Navigation Co. LTD Skipper Canteen where you can enjoy the Falls Family Falafel, Curried Vegetable Crew Stew, and a vegan panna cotta dessert. Adventureland is also where you’ll find the brand’s iconic Dole Whip in three different flavors: pineapple, orange, and raspberry.
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2 Main Street, USA
If more traditional theme park fare is your thing, The Plaza Restaurant on Main Street has an Impossible Chili Burger topped with grilled mushrooms, lettuce, and tomatoes that are served with French fries. Alternatively, reenact the Lady and the Tramp scene at Tony’s Town Square in between bites of Spaghetti and Impossible Meatballs or plant-based affogato!
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3 Fantasyland
In Fantasyland, Be Our Guest and Cinderella’s Royal Table also offer character dining with vegan options—just be prepared to pay a princely price for your meal ($62 per adult for a three-course meal). For something a little cheaper, you can also grab a vegan cheese pizza at Pinocchio Village Haus.
For a quick snack, snag a Mickey-shaped pretzel or vegan as-is popcorn from one of the many carts around Cinderella Castle (and all the themed lands). If you’re craving something sweet, swing by Storybook Treats for lime or cherry-flavored Dole Whip. Passholder tip: no matter what Dole Whip flavor you order, get it as a float.
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4 Tomorrowland
Visit everyone’s favorite crooner, Sonny Eclipse, while you enjoy an Impossible Burger at Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe in Tomorrowland. Just make sure to ask for no Swiss cheese.
Where to find vegan food at Walt Disney’s EPCOT
Eat your way around the world, in vegan style of course, at EPCOT.
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6 World Showcase
EPCOT’s internationally-inspired dining scene in the World Showcase offers a taste of the world. Spice Road Table over in the Morocco pavilion, for example, features delectable small bites such as Pomegranate Chili Crispy Cauliflower, hummus fries, and stuffed grape leaves.Over in America, head to the Muppets-themed Regal Eagle Smokehouse for a BBQ Jackfruit Sandwich with coleslaw and pickles on garlic toast.
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7 Globally inspired snacks
Some travel to EPCOT just for the snackage—the park offers some munchies you won’t find anywhere else at Disney World. Just a few of the exclusive vegan snackables include Kakigori shaved ice or chilled edamame in Japan or a giant Bavarian pretzel in Germany. A brand new gelateria in the Italy pavilion offers strawberry and lemon sorbetto in a vegan waffle cone. Of course, if you can’t get enough Disney classics, you can always find popcorn at stands around the park as well as the classic Mickey soft pretzel at the cart right outside the Land pavilion.
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Where to find vegan food at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
For a taste of Hollywood in Orlando, FL, head to Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
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8 Grand Avenue
Hollywood Studios is one park where the quick service options outweigh the table service, but there are still some vegan options if you need to put your feet up. You can find a Plant-based Polenta Cake with Mushrooms and Herb Cauliflower at Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano—a California-themed Italian restaurant on Grand Avenue.
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9 Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
One of the best quick service meals in the entire resort is the Felucian Kefta and Hummus Garden Spread at Docking Bay 7 inside the Star Wars-themed land of Galaxy’s Edge. This features kefta-style Impossible meatballs on a bed of hummus with pillowy pita bread. The buzzed-about, Instagram-worthy blue and green milk is available in Galaxy’s Edge as well. Made with a blend of coconut and rice milk (and surprisingly no food coloring—it’s spirulina and turmeric), these other-worldly milks are vegan.
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10 Sunset Boulevard
Another quick service option is the Plant-Based Lobster Roll found at Rosie’s All-American Cafe on Sunset Boulevard. This East Coast favorite is made with hearts of palm coated in a tangy hummus and vegan mayo dressing. No, it doesn’t taste like lobster, but it is exceptionally delicious.
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11 Toy Story Land
For vegan comfort food, snag the Toasted Cheese Sandwich and Chili-Cheese Totchos over at Woody’s Lunch Box in Toy Story Land. You’ll also find popcorn and Mickey-shaped pretzels around the park as well—this is Hollywood, after all, and popcorn is essential.
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12 Discovery Island
At the Nomad Lounge on the edge of the Pandora: World of Avatar section on Discovery Island, you can find Korean Barbecue Mushroom Bao Buns and Korean Impossible Meatballs. Other items may be veganizable as well (Tiffin’s Bread Service, Seasonal Vegetables), just ask your server. Passholder tip: save the food for later and take advantage of the incredible cocktail menu here. Flame Tree Barbecue also offers a vegan Hot-Link Smokehouse Sandwich topped with a tangy mustard barbecue sauce, slaw, and crispy onions. Sit down and enjoy a view of the Expedition Everest roller coaster while you eat!
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13 Pandora: World of Avatar
Head to Pandora for Satu’li Canteen for a quick meal. The solid vegan option is the Chili-Spiced Crispy Tofu Bowl that’s served with your choice of potatoes or beans and rice then topped with chimichurri sauce and vegan boba balls.
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14 Africa
Stroll by the Harambe Fruit Market for Grilled Corn on the Cob with (or without) African Spices. You can smell the corn grilling as you walk in the area—it’s impossible to resist. You can also find popcorn and even a Simba-shaped pretzel in carts around the park.
Vegan dining tips
Beyond the parks, there’s still plenty more to consume between the hotel dining options, Disney Springs, and the water parks. The takeaway here is that depending on your culinary interests (plant-based meats, tofu, or vegetable-forward dishes), there is truly something for everyone at Walt Disney World. Here are the things you need to know when navigating a menu at the Walt Disney World Resort.
When looking at menus on the app or website, each plant-based option should be clearly noted. If it doesn’t say “Plant-Based,” then it contains animal products. However, that’s not to say you cannot modify the item if you ask politely. Disney Parks & Resorts chefs really hold the gold standard for accommodating guest allergies and dietary needs. Many of the chefs at the Walt Disney World table service restaurants love creating dishes on the fly from guest requests. So if the menu doesn’t look like something you’d enjoy, or you have specific requirements, just ask to speak to a chef and they’ll help you out. Also, take note that new items are added all the time. Always feel free to ask a chef what’s new or see if they have any vegan ice cream or other items that may not be on the menu. You never know, with a little faith, hope, and pixie dust, vegan dreams do come true.
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