Walt Disney World Increases Buffet and Character Dining Prices Amid Resort-Wide Hikes in October 2024

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Posted: Wednesday October 23, 2024 5:30am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Walt Disney World has implemented price increases at several of its popular buffet and character dining restaurants, effective October 23, 2024.

Cinderella's Royal Table will not cost $6 more for an adult

These adjustments are part of a broader trend of rising costs across the resort, which also includes hikes in annual pass prices.

Below is a breakdown of the updated pricing for both adult and child meals at some of Walt Disney World's most popular dining locations.

Cinderella’s Royal Table (Magic Kingdom)

Breakfast

• Adult: Now $75 (previously $69)
• Child: Now $45 (previously $42)

Dinner

• Adult: Now $88 (previously $84)
• Child: Now $52 (previously $49)

Boma – Flavors of Africa (Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge)

Breakfast

• Adult: Now $39 (previously $37)
• Child: Now $23 (previously $22)

Dinner

• Adult: Now $58 (previously $56)
• Child: Now $34 (previously $33)

The Crystal Palace (Magic Kingdom)

Breakfast

• Adult: Now $52 (previously $48)
• Child: Now $33 (previously $30)

Lunch/Dinner

• Adult: Now $62 (previously $61)
• Child: Now $42 (previously $40)

Tusker House Restaurant (Disney’s Animal Kingdom)

Breakfast

• Adult: Now $49 (previously $47)
• Child: Now $33 (previously $30)

Lunch/Dinner

• Adult: Now $64 (previously $62)
• Child: Now $42 (previously $40)

Chef Mickey’s (Disney’s Contemporary Resort)

Breakfast

• Adult: Now $58 (previously $54)
• Child: Now $37 (previously $34)

Dinner

• Adult: Now $69 (previously $66)
• Child: Now $44 (previously $41)

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Nottamus2 minutes ago

Gets you thinking —- I figured (as DVC) I’d keep going twice a year until I couldn’t physically do it anymore … I didn’t think the physical part was going to be the act of spending this much.

epcotWSC18 minutes ago

Remember when Iger came back and said the parks were too expensive? What a crock of junk. In the mid-00s I recall spending $500 on a 10 day pass with park hopper, water parks, no expiration, and FAST PASS. I'd use it over the course of two trips. Split in half, it'd be $250 per trip on park tickets. Now a 5 day ticket with none of those add-ons will run $700 all in. With Park Hopper plus water parks, $800. If I add in the lightning lane stuff for each day, I'd probably be pushing near $1000. $500 in today's dollars is somewhere in the $750 range and $250 in the $375 range. If it weren't for DVC, I probably wouldn't be going to Disney at this point. Adding in tickets for the kids, these trips are becoming unbearable. DVC doesn't really save money anyway. Sure, you get better quality rooms, but your dues cost as much as a lesser hotel, so you're not really saving money... just getting a better room for the same price. It's not like the 90s where they gave you free park tickets.

Coaster Lover22 minutes ago

Well, given the direction prices are going, when will "Coupon Day" be?

DCBaker27 minutes ago

Tickets were previously only available through October 31, 2025 and none of those have increased. Tickets for November and December 2025 were released today with the updated pricing (those prices were unknown when 2025 prices were raised earlier in 2024).

JohnD37 minutes ago

So when do the ticket prices take effect? I realize those prices are for "select dates" (i.e. beginning November) but does the increase take effect for those immediately, i.e. today?

HauntedPirate43 minutes ago

“Unprecedented demand”

DCBaker58 minutes ago

Here's a look at prices for a one day, one park ticket for December 31, 2025 vs December 31, 2024: Magic Kingdom: $199 / $189 EPCOT: $194 / $179 Disney's Hollywood Studios: $194 / $184 Disney's Animal Kingdom: $174 / $164

monothingie1 hour ago

No. It’s going to mean draconian cuts to offerings and CM, more up-charge items, and across the board price increases. Seems like quite the vicious cycle they are getting into.

HauntedPirate1 hour ago

IanDLBZF1 hour ago

If this trend continues, Disney is going to put themselves on the brink of chapter 11 bankruptcy.

HauntedPirate1 hour ago

Just resuming the trend line that started in 2019. 🤔

monothingie1 hour ago

It's been happening since the last half of 2023. The realization started when the summer holidays drastically underperformed. It was confirmed with the slowness of the Christmas holidays. Food and Beverage has taken a big hit. TS Restaurants that usually weather slowness are really hurting. I know that a lot of PT CMs have had their shifts eliminated and FT CMs who've been bumped down to PT.