Disney World has apparently decided that fall wasn’t busy enough.
We’ve already got Halloween parties, the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival, seasonal decorations, pumpkin everything and enough limited-time merchandise to fill a small storage unit. Naturally, Disney’s next move was to give us a whole new list of things to eat.
And honestly? I’m not mad about it.
Disney just announced a huge lineup of new treats and drinks coming to Walt Disney World this fall, and there is a LOT happening here. We’re talking specialty waffles and pancakes, churros, frozen slushes, milkshakes, specialty beverages and cocktails.
Some of these sound genuinely fantastic. Others sound like someone was standing in a Disney kitchen saying, “Okay, but what if we put one more thing on it?”
Breakfast Is About to Get Very Interesting
If you thought Mickey waffles were already pretty hard to improve upon, Disney would like a word.
Over at Landscape of Flavors at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, guests will be able to try Birthday Cake Mickey Waffles and Birthday Cake Mickey Pancakes. They’re topped with birthday cake custard, cake crumbles, rainbow sprinkles, bacon and sausage.
Because apparently we have reached the point where Mickey waffles need to have their own birthday party.
At Disney’s Port Orleans French Quarter, Port Orleans Riverside and Disney’s Pop Century Resort, guests can find Strawberry Mickey Waffles and Strawberry Pancakes served with vanilla custard.
Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort is getting Caramel-Banana Waffles and Pancakes, while Disney’s All-Star Music Resort will offer Fruit Cereal Waffles and Pancakes.
And then there’s Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort, where the Candy Bar Waffles and Pancakes are coming in hot with cookie bar pieces, caramel and chocolate sauce.
Look, I’m not saying you should eat dessert for breakfast. I’m just saying Disney appears to have removed the legal obstacles.
Disney Is Doing Some Serious Things to the Churro
Disney’s relationship with the churro has officially entered its experimental phase.
At Sunshine Seasons in EPCOT, the Churro Strawberry Shortcake Sundae combines churro loops with strawberry soft serve, strawberry compote, whipped cream and cake crumble.
That one might be dangerous. In the best possible way.
Over at the Isle of Java in Disney’s Animal Kingdom, the Churro-misu Cold Brew combines Joffrey’s cold brew with tiramisu cold foam and comes with a churro.
Yes, a cold brew now comes with a churro. We’ve really stopped pretending we’re here for vegetables.
Energy Bytes at Magic Kingdom is getting the Churro Overdrive, featuring cookies-and-cream mini churros with blue sugar and marshmallow.
And if you’re visiting EPCOT, the Mission: SPACE Cart will be offering Family Churros: 21 bite-size churros served with sprinkles and chocolate and caramel dipping sauces.
Twenty-one churros.
Disney has apparently decided that churros now require a serving size.
Then Come the Frozen Drinks
Florida fall is a beautiful thing. The decorations come out, the pumpkins appear and the temperature occasionally remembers that it is supposed to be autumn.
Fortunately, Disney has prepared accordingly.
The Key Lime Dream is a frozen drink made with frozen limeade and key lime, topped with sweet cream and graham cracker crumbs.
You’ll find it at Studio Main Entrance Coffee at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Pinocchio Village Haus at Magic Kingdom, Regal Eagle Smokehouse Bar at EPCOT and Beaches Pool Bar & Grill at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.
There are also plenty of other frozen creations making their way around the resort featuring flavors like peach, lemon, vanilla, passion fruit, orange and guava.
Basically, Disney looked at the Florida heat and said, “Fine. We’ll make it drinkable.”
And Yes, There Are Milkshakes
Because no Disney food announcement would be complete without something involving an unreasonable amount of sugar.
The fall lineup includes specialty milkshakes and frozen creations, including the Steamboat Willie Milkshake and a S’mores Gelato Milkshake.
And because Disney knows its audience, there are plenty of specialty beverages and cocktails mixed in as well.
Which means one person in your party can be debating whether to get a Mickey waffle, another can be holding a churro the size of their forearm and someone else can be standing there with a frozen cocktail wondering how exactly the family ended up here.
Honestly, sometimes that’s the real Disney vacation.
The Fall Food I’m Actually Watching
There are a lot of choices in this announcement, but a few immediately jumped out at me.
The Churro Strawberry Shortcake Sundae sounds like exactly the kind of ridiculous Disney snack that you see once, think about for three days and eventually convince yourself you absolutely need.
The Churro-misu Cold Brew is another one I’m watching closely. Coffee plus tiramisu plus a churro feels less like a beverage and more like Disney testing the limits of what we’re willing to call breakfast.
And don’t overlook the resort waffles and pancakes. If you’re staying at one of the value resorts, these new breakfast options could be a fun way to start a park day without having to make breakfast another complicated reservation on the itinerary.
Fall at Disney World Just Got a Lot Sweeter
What I like about this particular food announcement is that Disney isn’t putting everything in one location and calling it a seasonal menu.
These new treats are spread across the parks and resorts, which means you’ll have plenty of opportunities to stumble across something new while you’re already out exploring.
And let’s be honest: that’s one of the best parts of Disney World.
You can start the morning thinking you’re just going to grab a quick breakfast, somehow end up with birthday cake Mickey waffles, encounter a churro before noon, and then spend the afternoon carrying around a frozen drink because Florida has apparently decided it’s still July.
That’s fall at Disney World in 2026.
And I have a feeling my snack budget is not going to survive it.
