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10 Best Kept Secret Dining Spots Around Disney World Resort

9. Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge Opened in 2013, The Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge is located right outside The Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant in Disney’s Hollywood Studios.  If you didn’t know better you might think that it was an outdoor section of the restaurant, or perhaps a waiting area for those with reservations.  Instead, it’s a nifty little dining spot all on its own – one that doesn’t re

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10 Best Kept Secret Dining Spots Around Disney World Resort

10. Territory Lounge With a rustic lodge motif, Wilderness Lodge’s Territory Lounge is a cozy and comfortable spot that makes you feel right at home.  Relax with one of their signature cocktails or craft beers, and be sure to pair it with a tasty item off of their delectable menu.  They serve everything from burgers, wings, and fries to spicy popcorn, Portobello bisque, and fondue with pretzel bre

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10 Best Kept Secret Dining Spots Around Disney World Resort

When it comes to the Disney World Resort, the word “secret” takes on a very relative meaning.  After all, with tens of thousands of guests descending on the theme parks and resorts on any given day, there’s hardly even a square inch of Disney property that hasn’t been found and experienced by countless guests.  Further, one Disney fan’s secret is another Disney fan’s old reliable stand-by.  That b

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10 Best Kept Secret Dining Spots Around Disney World Resort

1. Bongo’s Cuban Café Express When you’re on the move at Disney Springs and don’t have a lot of time to sit down and eat, you simply can’t beat Bongo’s Cuban Café Express.  This quick service window to the left of the main entrance of Bongo’s Cuban Café offers great Cuban sandwiches, flatbreads, salads, and entrées, but the real star of the show is their Cuban snack menu.  Featuring pork, beef, an

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10 Best Kept Secret Dining Spots Around Disney World Resort

2. The Wave… of American Flavors The Wave… of American Flavors at Disney’s Contemporary Resort offers up new American cuisine with locally sourced ingredients, and features a number of distinctive dishes like sweet potato pancakes and a juicy bison burger.  But one of the best things about this restaurant is that it offers one of the most reasonably priced breakfast buffets on property.  Prices ar

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6 Tips for Choosing The Right Disney Resort

3. Theming Between all of the resorts, Disney offers many different themed resorts to captivate your imagination and enhance your vacation. If theming is important to you, take some time and explore the backstories of the various resorts and the themes they offer. Our family has had a great time exploring all of the resorts, but our favorite is the old South theming of Port Orleans Riverside. Phot

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6 Tips for Choosing The Right Disney Resort

4. Amenities Each resort has a distinct menu of amenities offered to guests. Is it important to you to have a sit-down restaurant at your resort? Or do you eat most of your meals in the parks? Do you want to have a non-park day at the resort and enjoy a luxurious pool experience? Or do you just like to take a quick dip after getting back to your room? Some of the resorts have spas for guests to in

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6 Tips for Choosing The Right Disney Resort

5. DVC Component Some resorts have DVC villas attached to the resort. This can be an important consideration for guests looking at investing into DVC. Guests can rent points and stay in a DVC room for a portion of their stay. The DVC villas offer better amenities for guests wanting additional space – some villas have up to three bedrooms and full kitchens. This can be a great way to include more o

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6 Tips for Choosing The Right Disney Resort

6. Transportation The deluxe resorts afford guests additional forms of transportation to some of the parks, either via boats, monorails, or proximity that allows walking.  Some of the moderate resorts do have boat transportation, but not to the parks, just to Disney Springs.  If having transportation choices are important, you may want to consider staying in a deluxe resort. A lot goes into a deci

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6 Tips for Choosing The Right Disney Resort

2. Theme Parks Based on the massive size of the resort, the various resort hotels are situated across the entire property. Because of this, certain resorts are located near the theme parks. So, if your family are Epcot fans, consider one of the Crescent Lake resorts that allow you to walk to the International Gateway entrance to the park. Guests who like the Magic Kingdom may want to consider one

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