Walt Disney World has announced even more dining additions and changes coming to the parks!

Opening today at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge is the first buffet to return! Boma – Flavors of Africa will feature all your favorites from before in buffet form. For breakfast you will be able yo find creamy pap, turkey bobotie, pancakes, waffles, deviled eggs with salmon, and delicious freshly baked items from the Boma bakery. For dinner, the rotisserie area will offer pork ribs, salmon, African-spiced strip loin, Durban rotisserie chicken, and lamb bobotie. The kid’s station will have pasta and meatballs, mac n’ cheese, and chicken bites. The rotating selection of soups, stews, and chowders are back, as well as tasty salads like berbere chickpea salad and North African cauliflower salad. And yes, Zebra Domes are back!

Up next, Biergarten return to buffet style dining on August 29th in the Germany pavilion at Epcot! German dishes such as pretzel rolls, bratwurst, spätzle, schnitzel, and a variety of desserts, including apple strudel and black forest rolls.

The Crystal Palace also returns to buffet style dining beginning September 12th for lunch and dinner. You will be able to find Parker House rolls, create-your-own fresh garden salad, seared pork tenderloin, fire-roasted prime rib, braised beef short ribs, and more.

Breakfast is back at Cinderella’s Royal Table at Magic Kingdom beginning August 27th! You can begin booking this experience August 24th.

Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery will reopen at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on August 29th. The menu here will feature the following:

• Spiced Potato Hand Pies – Vegetables and potatoes wrapped in pastry served with harissa aïoli and coriander chutney
• Marinated Chicken Flatbread Sandwich – Marinated chicken topped with cucumber–tomato salad, tahini sauce, and greens served with house-made chips
• Red Chili Hot Dog – Spicy hot dog topped with cucumber–tomato salad and harissa aïoli served with house-made chips 

Dockside Diner at Disney’s Hollywood Studios reopens August 22nd with new menu offerings as well!

• Shrimp Salad Roll – Shrimp, arugula, tomatoes, pickled shaved fennel, and sliced radish tossed with rémoulade sauce on a brioche butter bun served with seasoned house-made chips
• Chipotle Chicken Salad Roll – Roasted pulled chicken salad with red onions, celery, tomatoes, and watercress tossed with chipotle aïoli and topped with fried onions on a brioche butter bun served with seasoned house-made chips
• Smoked Fish Dip served with seasoned house-made chips, celery, carrots, jalapeños, and pickles
• Seaside Brownie – Chocolate brownie topped with white chocolate ganache and seaside garnish
• Blue Sea Margarita – Tequila, blue Curaçao, and sweet-and-sour

And finally, Epcot’s International Food and Wine Festival was holding several marketplaces for an October 1st opening but recently they decided to open seven of those marketplaces early! Ireland, Spain, The Alps, Kenya, India, Lobster Landing, and Mac & Eats are now open at Epcot. That leaves Brazil and Belgium as the only two marketplaces to not yet open for this year’s festival.

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