Employing our own definitions we have divided the dining possibilities into five categories of restaurants.

Street Side Vendors

These free standing carts will abound throughout the park.

Here are sampling of their offerings and prices.

Bottle Water $2.50
Coca-Cola Classic; Diet Coke; Sprite; Barq's Root Beer; Pink Lemonade - $2.00 & $2.30
Coffee - $1.70 & $1.90
Hot Cocoa; Hot Tea - $1.70
Assorted Chips $2.40
Turkey Leg $5.19

Snack Food Locations
These locations offer a variety of simple choices that won’t require guests to invest a lot of time or a lot of money.

Here is a sampling of the items and prices that you will find.
Sugar Cone $2.79
Waffle Cone $3.69
Ice Cream Cup $2.79
Nestle King Crunch Bar - $2.39
Nestle Tollhouse Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich - $2.79
McDonald's French Fries $2.39
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Orange, Nestea Iced Tea, Lemonade $1.99, $2.29
Bottled Water $1.25/$2.00
Cosmic Coca-Cola, MinuteMaid Blueberry Booster, MinuteMaid Raspberry Lemonade Launcher (frozen drinks) $2.39 ea.
PowerAde $2.79

Our Picks for a Snack Food Location

KRNR Station
Snacks
Rock'n'Roller Coaster Plaza

Smoothies (made with non-fat yogurt) - Strawberry, banana, strawberry/banana, orange pineapple, cappuccino $3.75

Flavor Burst Served in Waffle Cone or cup - Bubble gum, pistachio nut, black cherry, tropical orange, strawberry banana, blue cotton candy and banana split $3.70

Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Fanta Orange, Barqs Root Beer $2.00

Chocolate Chip Cookie $1.90

Cafe Mocha, Cafe Latte, Cappuccino $3.00

Chips $2.40

Minute Maid Orange $2.40

Apple Juice $1.70

Dasani Bottled Water $1.25/$2.00


Counter Service Restaurants

Scattered throughout the park these locations will feature hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, or specialty foods, i.e. tacos.

Although the theme for these fast food eateries will vary and their selections will differ their prices will be remarkably similar.

Our pick for Counter Service Restaurants

ABC Commissary
Located at Disney’s MGM Studios

Cuisine: American, Chinese, Cuban
Meals served: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Prices: $5.29 - $6.59
Theme park admission required
Priority seating not necessary

Counter service breakfast with scrambled eggs, French toast sticks and pancakes. Lunch and dinner guests will see wraps, grilled chicken and specialty entrees.


Sit Down Full Service Restaurants

These oasis’ from the crowds are located throughout the theme park. Here the cusine and prices will
 vary and will allow choices which will fit any budget and taste.


Our pick for a Table Service Restaurant

The Hollywood Brown Derby
Located at Disney-MGM Studios

Cuisine: American
Meals served: Lunch, Dinner
Recommended: late lunch or dinner
Prices: Lunch -$14 - $18 Dinner - $19 - $26
Theme Park admission required
Priority seating recommended

Cobb salad, chicken, seafood, steak and California wine in this the best restaurant to be found in this or any theme park for that matter.

Character Dining
Following the discontinuation of character dining at the Hollywood & Vine restaurant on June 29th, 2003,  those guests who wish to break bread with Disney characters and enjoy this special brand of Disney Dining magic, will have to search outside of  the Disney-MGM Studios theme park.