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Tips On Dining Without The
Kids and
How To Make It Special
 What
Are You Kidding!
Looking for a quite dinner? Pick a restaurant in one of Disney’s
resort hotels and not at one of the theme parks. During your search
for this special night out focus on those restaurants found at
Disney’s “Deluxe” hotels. Each of these resorts will offer at least
one if not two or more restaurants where more adults than children
can be found seated and enjoying their meal. This is not to say
there are not a couple of fine dining experiences to be found within
the theme parks where you can also avoid the stroller crowd, but the
odds will be in your favor if you take a little extra time and
select a restaurant at a Disney resort hotel.
You Can’t Get There From Here
During your hunt for the perfect night out take into
consideration how you are going to get there. Disney’s internal
transportation is designed and coordinated to operate using a system
of hubs. This system may often require that you travel to a central
hub and then onto your final destination. After dinner your will be
required to travel back to the hub before you can head back to your
home resort. This is particularly true when going from Disney resort
to Disney resort. It is not uncommon for a one way trip between
resorts to take upwards of an hour and a half.
Hey Taxi!
If you have your heart set on a restaurant that will require
that you negotiate a maze of bus connections you may want to
consider taking a taxi.
A taxi in Walt Disney World? You bet and for about the price of a
round of cokes you can treat yourself to a little convenience and
make the night seem even a little more special.
For example from Disney's BoardWalk to the Wilderness Lodge or Epcot
to the Contemporary Resort will run you about ten dollars. Taxi's
are not a part of The Walt Disney World Co., but are privately owned
and operated.
Hey Buddy What’s The Rush?
If you have chosen a restaurant in one of the theme parks you
may find that the service is a little hurried. Staff at the theme
park restaurants will often at least appear to be trying to “turn
the table over”. A clue to this may be when a server will try and
take your whole order at once. Take control of your meal by first
selecting your drinks and then ordering an appetizer. Tell the
server you haven’t made up your mind and need more time to select an
entrée. After your entrée enjoy an after dinner drink or coffee
while you look over the dessert menu.
What About The Kids?
If you are fortunate enough to be staying at one of Disney’s
deluxe resorts relax. Each resort has a child care center, which are
called “Clubs” that are available to children ages 4-12, (children
must be toilet trained). In room baby sitting services are also
available for those that are younger. If you are staying at a Disney
resort that does not offer one of these clubs, then simply select a
restaurant at a Disney resort that does. The kids can come along and
you can drop them off before heading to your special dinner and
simply pick them up afterwards. You may want to consider a
restaurant located at Disney’s BoardWalk such as the “Flying Fish”
where you can also find some nighttime adult entertainment for after
dinner. Simply utilize one of the “Clubs found at Disney’s Boardwalk
Inn or Beach Club located nearby.
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