Chef Mickey's

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Chef Mickey's fills the Contemporary Resort's grand concourse, the monorail gliding through overhead, with a festive, bustling character buffet where the Fab Five work the tables in chef costumes. Mickey waffles, cheesy potatoes, cinnamon rolls and POG juice anchor the spread, and guests admit they came for the characters and were surprised by how good the food was. It runs loud and joyful and it is not cheap, but guests call it their best option for meeting the characters without standing in a long park line.

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Capa

Fine dining & steak · Disney Area · $$$$

Seventeen floors above the Four Seasons, this steakhouse has a Spanish accent, a wood-burning grill, and fireworks views.

10100 Dream Tree Blvd, Orlando, FL 32836

Morimoto Asia

Restaurants · Disney Springs · $$$

At Disney Springs, this sleek, theatrical dining room is one guests call a diamond.

Morimoto Asia, 1600 E Buena Vista Dr, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

STK Steakhouse

Fine dining & steak · Disney Springs · $$$

At Disney Springs, a chic steakhouse paired with club-like lounge energy, summed up by guests as vibe dining.

1580 E Buena Vista Dr, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Victoria & Albert's

American · Disney Area · $$$$

Inside Disney's Grand Floridian, a hushed, old-world room where a Michelin-starred tasting menu turns dinner into ceremony.

Victoria & Albert's, 4401 Floridian Way, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Chef Art Smith's Homecomin'

American · Disney Springs · $$$

Homey Florida farmhouse cooking at Disney Springs, generous and welcoming from the first plate.

1602 E Buena Vista Dr, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Woody's Lunch Box

American · Disney Area · $

Toy Story Land at toy scale, playful and nostalgic in the middle of Andy's oversized lunch gear.

Woody's Lunch Box, 351 S Studio Dr, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

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Fogo de Chão, Vineland Pointe Local Pick

Fine dining & steak · Brazilian Steakhouse · $$$

Brazilian churrasco staged tableside at Vineland Pointe, where gaucho chefs carve fire-roasted cuts one slice at a time.

11543 Regency Village Dr, Orlando, FL 32821

Evermore Orlando Resort Local Pick

Hotels · Hotel · $$$

The centerpiece is Evermore Bay, a crystal lagoon with its own beach that leaves guests saying the resort feels like it is out of the country.

1590 Evermore Way, Orlando, FL 32836

Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets Local Pick

Markets & shops · Outlet Mall · $$

Minutes from Disney, a Mediterranean-inspired outdoor outlet village anchored by Prada, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Gucci and Tory Burch.

8200 Vineland Ave, Orlando, FL 32821

Magic Kingdom Park

Parks & outdoors · Park · $$$$

Guests still call the first sight of Cinderella Castle down Main Street pure Disney magic, nostalgic, storybook and joyful.

Disney's Magic Kingdom, 1180 Seven Seas Dr, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Attractions · $$$$

The runaway mine train through Tumbleweed at Magic Kingdom, wild, rattly and scenic, with no big major drops.

Magic Kingdom Park, 1180 Seven Seas Dr, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Disney Starlight: Dream the Night Away

Attractions · $$$$

Magic Kingdom's nighttime parade, dreamy and glowing, and guests call it pure nostalgia and Disney magic.

Magic Kingdom Park, 1180 Seven Seas Dr, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830