The Crystal Palace – Meal with Winnie the Pooh and Friends

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Written By Carlos Braga

Disney World is a place that offers several unique experiences, one of which is the Crystal Palace, a restaurant located inside the park. Magic Kingdom.

Like most Disney restaurants, it is also themed and, in this case, the Crystal Palace restaurant offers, in addition to an excellent meal, the experience of getting to know the Winnie-the-Pooh and your friends.

Crystal Palace at the Magic Kingdom

It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and has a very varied buffet that I really liked.

The decor is really beautiful and all inspired by the aesthetics of the late 1800s.

The name Crystal Palace also refers to the numerous glass windows that surround the interior of the place, but at the end of the text there is an extra curiosity about the name of this pleasant establishment.

Buffet at Crystal Palace Restaurant at Magic Kingdom
Buffet at Crystal Palace Restaurant at Magic Kingdom

Straight from the Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore come to the restaurant every day and walk around greeting and taking pictures with guests.

We are going to talk in this post exclusively about this nice restaurant.

So you can assess whether or not it's worth including it in your script.

Tigger at The Crystal Palace Restaurant
Tigger at The Crystal Palace Restaurant

Who knows, maybe you'll find out if you should include it in your gastronomic itinerary during your trip to Disney.

Magic Kingdom's Crystal Palace Location

Crystal Palace's location is privileged. It is right in the heart of the Magic Kingdom, specifically in Main Street, facing Cinderella's Castle, and near the entrance to Adventureland.

The Crystal Palace at the Magic Kingdom
The Crystal Palace at the Magic Kingdom

It's very easy to find. upon arriving at Magic Kingdom, walk towards the Castle of Cinderella, and turn left as soon as Main Street ends.

Service

The service at this restaurant is a mix of ?Table Service🇧🇷 and ?all you can eat? buffet.

As soon as you arrive at your table, a waiter comes to take your drink order, but for meals, you can help yourself at the buffet, repeating as much as you like.

There are even set options of main dishes on the menu, so you leave completely satisfied.

Ambience and Decoration

The Crystal Palace façade is Victorian-inspired with that classic architectural feel. The surrounding plants ornament the entrance and accentuate the beauty of the external look.

Speaking of plants, in this garden you will also find the characters of the Pooh universe in the form of flower arrangements. Another super careful detail of the Crystal Palace decoration.

Crystal Palace at MK
Crystal Palace at MK

At the restaurant reception you will give your name to confirm the reservation, and the attendant will hand you a pager.

As soon as he rings a waiter will take you and your companions to your table.

But before that, you will wait a while on the balcony, a space that is usually always crowded. During this period, take the opportunity to take your photos.

The interior of the restaurant is very spacious and the Victorian architecture remains.

All tables at Crystal Palace are indoors and the characters go through all of them greeting and taking pictures with visitors.

Magic Kingdom's Crystal Palace Service

The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Among the drinks on the menu are coffee, milk, soft drinks, water, juices and teas, and all of them are included in your meal so you can order as much as you want.

Buffet at the Crystal Palace
Buffet at the Crystal Palace

Alcoholic beverages are paid separately.

Crystal Palace breakfast

the breakfast of restaurant Winnie the Pooh's has a nice variety of fruits and breads.

As you cannot miss in a typical southern American café, there is also on the buffet: bacon, sausage, smoked salmon and eggs.

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crystal-palace-cafe-da-morning-magic-kingdom

You can order your eggs however you want when they make them for you on the grill.

Complementing the breakfast options, you can also help yourself to pancakes, cereal and Mickey waffles with their varied toppings.

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Lunch and Dinner at Magic Kingdom's Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace's lunch and dinner buffet has a wide variety of options, but it's pretty much the standard of what you'd expect from a buffet.

Even so, it has everything the kids like the most: chicken, nuggets, fish, shrimp, vegetables, pizza, pasta and salads.

There is a set menu that includes crispy fried chicken with drops of honey (Pooh's face) served with macaroni and cheese and kale.

Salad Buffet at Crystal Palace
Salad Buffet at Crystal Palace

The roast beef rib accompanies potatoes au gratin with cheese, creamy spinach and horseradish cream.

Freshly cut meats at Crystal Palace
Freshly cut meats at Crystal Palace

A vegetarian option is the Southern Fried Cauliflower that comes with hot maple syrup, baked potato and kale.

Alcoholic drinks are the only ones you pay for and you can choose between beers, wines and cocktails.

Desserts on the menu include seasonal cookies with icing sugar and fudge, banana cream pie, Hummingbird cake, and what I think is Pooh's favorite, honey cupcake.

Desserts at Crystal Palace
Desserts at Crystal Palace

In addition to desserts, Crystal Palace has an Italian-style ice cream machine (like those at McDonald's).

You can serve yourself whenever you want or assemble your dessert with syrup, waffle and other caloric delights.

Crystal Palace Tips and Trivia

You already know that the characters come to your table, and the waiters even let you know when it's close to your turn.

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crystal-palace-review-magic-kingdom-creepy-friends-pooh

Even so, try to be careful not to go to the buffet at that moment and end up missing this meeting.

Here's the curiosity I mentioned at the beginning of the text.

The name Crystal Palace is in honor of the English Crystal Palace, built in Hyde Park in London at the end of the 19th century for the Great Exhibition.

In the case of the Magic Kingdom's Crystal Palace restaurant, reservations are highly recommended.

crystal palace restaurant
crystal palace restaurant

To guarantee the best times, the ideal thing is that you book up to six months in advance.

As we have seen, Crystal Palace is a restaurant which doesn't have any great attractions in terms of meals, but going with the kids is worth it for the contact with the characters.

As children generally prefer more common meals, they are sure to enjoy the menu a lot.

Either way, the experience of visiting the Crystal Palace at Disney's Magic Kingdom is worth it.

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About the Author Carlos Braga:

Unparalleled experience in Orlando and Disney! As a former Universal Orlando team member and a passionate devotee of the magic of Disney, I have become a true Orlando travel expert. Before becoming a renowned travel consultant dedicated to Orlando, I had already made hundreds of visits to the parks, cultivating my knowledge and passion mainly over the last 7 years as a consultant and specialist in Disney travel.

My journey into this enchanted world began in 1995, when I took my first trip to Orlando. Since then, my love for Disney and the city has only grown. In 2023, we celebrate the sixth anniversary of 'Partiu Disney Parks', consolidating our role as one of the main sources of information about Disney and Orlando Parks.

During these six years of existence, we have continued to offer quality and updated content, being the reliable source for all those looking for essential information to plan their trip to Disney and Orlando. With my vast experience and passion for this magical destination, I am here to guide you every step of the way towards the most incredible Orlando and Disney experience!

I hope again that this post helped you in your research for your trip to Disney or Orlando.

As a way to help us keep the blog going, we just ask you to help us by sharing this publication and subscribing to our social networks as Facebook, Instagram or Youtube channel.

In addition to helping us, we are sure that there you will find hundreds of useful posts for your trip!

About the Author Carlos Braga:

Unparalleled experience in Orlando and Disney! As a former Universal Orlando team member and a passionate devotee of the magic of Disney, I have become a true Orlando travel expert. Before becoming a renowned travel consultant dedicated to Orlando, I had already made hundreds of visits to the parks, cultivating my knowledge and passion mainly over the last 7 years as a consultant and specialist in Disney travel.

My journey into this enchanted world began in 1995, when I took my first trip to Orlando. Since then, my love for Disney and the city has only grown. In 2023, we celebrate the sixth anniversary of 'Partiu Disney Parks', consolidating our role as one of the main sources of information about Disney and Orlando Parks.

During these six years of existence, we have continued to offer quality and updated content, being the reliable source for all those looking for essential information to plan their trip to Disney and Orlando. With my vast experience and passion for this magical destination, I am here to guide you every step of the way towards the most incredible Orlando and Disney experience!

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