I've been back many times since my initial visit and have been pleased every time. But my restaurant list was continuing to narrow and it was becoming increasingly obvious that I would eventually have to bite the bullet and eat here. In addition, unless you're attending a sports event at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, there is little reason to be in this remote area of the property.

Since I'm not into sports (I don't know the difference between a shuttlecock and a birdie), I had little desire to eat here. However, there was one glaring exception, the All Star Cafe. This worked well, and often my restaurant choice for the day was determined by what was not checked off on my list.Īs time went on, my list of untried restaurants grew shorter. I opened up Excel and created a spreadsheet of my experiences, where I could enter the date and meal (B,L,D). Soon after moving to Orlando, I realized that in order to keep track of my experiences, I needed to make a list of every eatery on property. But still, there were many more restaurants than I had time to sample while visiting on vacation. In addition, I always ate at least one meal at the hotel where I was staying. And when the Disney-MGM Studios opened, there were the obvious choices of the Sci-Fi Dine-In and the '50s Prime Time Cafe. After Epcot opened, it took several vacations, but I eventually ate at all of the restaurants in World Showcase. Cinderella's Royal Table (King Stefan's Banquet Hall in 1973) was one of the first restaurants I tried.

Of course, over the years while vacationing here, I had already sampled my fair share of meals throughout Walt Disney World. This included counter and full service restaurants, as well as all snack food windows. When I first moved to Orlando and bought my Annual Pass, one of my goals was to dine at every eatery on Disney property. Dining Out and About: The Official All Star Cafeīy Jack Spence, ALL EARS® Guest Columnist Feature Article This article appeared in the

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