Thanksgiving Dining Options at Walt Disney World for 2025

Whispering Canyon Cafe

Known for its lively atmosphere and family-style service, Whispering Canyon Cafe is offering expanded dining hours and special menus for the holiday.

• Breakfast (7:00 AM – 11:00 AM): A modified breakfast menu will kick off the day. Options include a hearty Holiday Skillet featuring house-made buttermilk-cheddar biscuits with sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, country potatoes, bacon, sausage, and Mickey-shaped waffles. Other choices include a Brisket Omelet, Avocado Toast, and a plant-based Pepper Jack “Cheese” Frittata.
• Lunch and Dinner (Noon – 10:00 PM): The regular menu will be replaced by a special 3-course holiday meal. Guests will start with Parker House rolls and a house salad before choosing from two all-you-care-to-enjoy skillets:
• • Thanksgiving Skillet: Includes oak-smoked turkey, slow-smoked pulled pork, Western-style sausages, maple-chipotle pork ribs, stuffing, sautéed green beans, giblet gravy, cranberry relish, buttered corn, and smashed Yukon potatoes.
  • Plant-Based Skillet: Features maple-chipotle barbecued jackfruit, spicy ‘sausage’, mustard-glazed beefless tips, herb-brushed Trick’n Chick’n, roasted potatoes, oven-roasted carrots, sautéed green beans, and charred peppers.
  • Dessert: The meal concludes with a seasonal dessert sampler.

Pricing: Adults (ages 10 and up) are $47 per person; Children (ages 3 to 9) are $28 per person (plus tax and gratuity).

Sanaa

Sanaa offers a Thanksgiving experience that blends traditional elements with African and Indian flavors.

• Service Times: Breakfast selections are available from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM. Dinner service, including holiday specials, runs from 11:30 AM to 9:00 PM. Note that the regular lunch menu will not be served.
• Holiday Menu Items:
• • Thanksgiving Day Dinner: Tandoori-basted heritage turkey served with sweet potato and coconut mash, mielie-chapati stuffing, braised collard tarka, cranberry-tamarind chutney, and nigella and coriander gravy.
  • Seasonal Salad: A mix of chermoula quinoa, pickled watermelon radish, spice-scented apricots, hibiscus onions, smoked pears, roasted sweet potato, caramelized pumpkin seeds, tamarind vinaigrette, and black sea salt.
  • Giraffe Tower Mousse: A dessert featuring banana cake, peanut butter mousse, banana mousse, and caramel with Tanzanian peanut brittle crunch.

Steakhouse 71

Steakhouse 71 creates a nostalgic setting for holiday dining, offering a modified menu that includes traditional favorites.

• Service Times: Breakfast is served from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM. Lunch and dinner service, featuring the holiday offerings, is available from Noon to 9:15 PM. The standard lunch menu is unavailable.
• Holiday Menu Items:
• • Turkey Dinner: Roasted turkey accompanied by mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, savory giblet gravy, cranberry gel, and haricot verts with shiitake mushrooms. It is served with cranberry relish.
  • Pumpkin Pie: Served with cinnamon Chantilly cream.

Ale & Compass Restaurant

For those near the EPCOT resort area, Ale & Compass provides a New England-inspired setting for the holiday.

• Service Times: The holiday offerings are available from Noon to 9:00 PM alongside the regular dinner menu. The standard lunch menu will not be offered.
• Holiday Menu Items: The restaurant will feature an oven-roasted turkey entrée and a pumpkin cheesecake for dessert.

Olivia’s Cafe

Olivia’s Cafe brings island-inspired hospitality to the Thanksgiving table.

• Service Times: Holiday specials are served from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM alongside select items from the regular dinner menu.
• Holiday Menu Items:
• • Thanksgiving Butternut Squash Soup: Roasted butternut squash soup topped with Chantilly cream and toasted pumpkin seeds.
  • Thanksgiving Day Dinner: A classic plate of oven-roasted turkey breast, garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, cornbread stuffing, cranberry sauce, and gravy.
  • Pumpkin Cheesecake: Featuring a pecan-graham cracker crust, toasted meringue, cranberry-cherry compote, and candied pecans.

Liberty Tree Tavern

While Liberty Tree Tavern serves a Thanksgiving-style feast year-round, it remains a popular choice for the holiday itself due to its colonial theme and traditional menu.

• The Menu: The Patriot’s Platter is an all-you-care-to-enjoy meal featuring roasted turkey breast, pot roast, and oven-roasted pork. Sides include mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables, herb stuffing, and house-made macaroni and cheese. The meal finishes with the signature Oooey Gooey Toffee Cake.