Can You Still Eat at Disney World for Under $50 a Day After the Price Increases?

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Historically, in October, Disney World is hit with a bunch of different price increases on tickets, merchandise, experiences, and, you guessed it, FOOD!

Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich

So, even if you’ve taken a trip in the past year, or even the past couple of months, you may need to budget differently since the prices increased on hundreds of food items. Is it still possible to eat in Disney World for under $50 a day? Let’s find out!

For this pricing example, we’ll look at a day in each of the four parks and Disney Springs. This price is based on one person having a quick-service breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Magic Kingdom

Starting in Magic Kingdom, you can grab a Warm Cinnamon Roll from Gaston’s Tavern for $7.99, and be sure to ask for an extra cup of icing for $1! You’ll have water with your breakfast, which brings your total to $8.99.

Gaston’s Tavern — Warm Cinnamon Roll

For lunch, we’re headed to Casey’s Corner. You can Mobile Order at this restaurant, which means we know how much tax is included. You can grab the Mini Corn Dog Nuggets, which come with a side of French Fries or Cuties mandarin oranges, for $11.99. A side of cheese sauce is also needed for $1, and you’ll grab a fountain drink for $5.99. After tax, your total for lunch comes out to $18.58.

Corn Dog Nuggets!

And for dinner, you’re going to head to Columbia Harbor House for a Mixed Platter. This comes with Beer-battered Fish, Hand-breaded Shrimp, Chicken, and Hush Puppies served with French Fries for $15.79. You’re also going to grab a fountain drink for $4.99, making your dinner $22.13 after tax.

Beer-battered Fish and French Fries

With room for tax for your breakfast, your day at Magic Kingdom comes out to $49.70.

EPCOT

For breakfast in EPCOT, we’re going to head to Les Halles Boulangerie-Patisserie in the France Pavilion, where you’ll grab the Quiche Lorraine for $7.50. This is made with ham and gruyere cheese. You’ll also have water with this meal.

Quiche Lorraine

For lunch, you can go to Katsura Grill in the Japan Pavilion and get the Shrimp Tempura Udon for $13.99. You can also grab a fountain drink here for $4.99, making your total $18.98 before tax.

Katsura Grill

And for dinner, you can head to Regal Eagle Smokehouse in the America Pavilion. For $15.79, you can get the Sliced Texas Beef Brisket Sandwich, which comes with your choice of side. You’re also going to grab a fountain drink for $4.99, which makes your dinner total $22.34 after tax.

Sliced Texas Beef Brisket Sandwich

This brings our EPCOT total for the day to $48.82, with room for tax for our breakfast and lunch.

Hollywood Studios

Headed over to Hollywood Studios, we’re going to grab a Ronto Morning Wrap for $13.99 from Ronto Roasters. As for the drink, you’ll have water.

Ronto Morning Wrap

For lunch, we’re headed to ABC Commissary to grab the Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese for $12.79. This also comes with a side of French Fries. And for your drink, you’ll grab a fountain beverage for $4.99. Since this quick-service location is available on Mobile Order, we can account for taxes. This brings our total to $17.78 for lunch.

Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese

And for dinner, you can get a Totcho Bowl from Woody’s Lunch Box in Toy Story Land. This will set you back $10.99. You’ll also want to grab a fountain drink for $4.99, bringing your total to $17.01 after tax.

Totchos!

This brings our daily total to $48.78, with room for the tax from breakfast.

Animal Kingdom

There are a couple of different places you can grab your breakfast in Animal Kingdom because we’re getting the Stuffed Pancake Sandwich with Sausage, Guava Paste, Egg, and Cheese for $9.49. You can find this at Tamu Tamu Refreshments, Drinkwallah, Pongu Pongu, Trek Snacks, and Harambe Fruit Market.

Stuffed Pancake Sandwich

We’re headed to Pandora for lunch because we’re going to grab the Cheeseburger Steamed Pods – Bao Buns for $13.99 from Satu’li Canteen. You’re also going to want a fountain beverage with your meal for $4.99, bringing your total to $20.21 after tax.

Cheeseburger Steamed Pod

And for dinner, you’re going to grab the Baked Macaroni & Cheese with Pulled Pork for $13.49 and a fountain drink for $4.99 from Flame Tree Barbecue. This would bring our dinner total to $19.68 after tax.

Mac and Cheese with Pulled Pork

Our Animal Kingdom total for the day brings us to $49.18, with room for tax for our breakfast.

Disney Springs

And finally, in Disney Springs, we’re going to head to Chicken Guy! for breakfast. Here, we’re going to grab the Chicken & Waffles for $7.49 and have water with our meal.

Chicken Guy!

We haven’t had pizza ALL WEEK, so it’s finally time to grab some! We’re going to Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza for lunch and going to Build Our Own Pizza for $13.50. And a 24-ounce fountain beverage here only costs $3.95, bringing our lunch total to $17.45.

Spicy Pepperoni Pizza

For dinner, we’re headed to The Polite Pig and grabbing the Half Chicken Plate, which comes with your choice of side, for $19. And, of course, we’re going to get a fountain drink for $4, bringing our dinner total to $23 before tax.

The Polite Pig

This brings our daily total at Disney Springs to $47.94 with room for tax.

So, as you can see, it’s extremely possible to eat three full meals for $50 per day in Disney World; however, there are some things that would send you over, like morning coffee, snacks, alcoholic beverages, and more. So, just keep this in mind when you’re budgeting!

Cinnamon Crunch Latte

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