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The Plaza Restaurant
Located in the Magic Kingdom
Lunch
I have found that even as an adult it's
hard for me to resist the allure of a visit to the Magic Kingdom on
a first day at Walt Disney World. There is one restaurant at this
park where I can always seemed to find a table for lunch, so we
decided to head there.
There were no less than three cast members positioned around the
podium that is in front of the restaurant encouraging passing guests
to slip inside for lunch. This has always struck me as being a
little peculiar; since it really is a pleasant place to dine and the
prices are in line with other theme park restaurants at Walt Disney
World. It is worth mentioning that this restaurant is tucked away
around the corner at the end of Main Street U.S.A. and is somewhat
obscured from view, which may partly explain this phenomenon. Indeed
most guest as they head down Main Street U.S.A. are most often
moonstruck by that Cinderella Castle and easily pass by this eatery
unaware of its presence.
The cast member at the podium dutifully checked her seating chart
and entered our names before escorting us into a half empty dining
room. There are two sections to the dining room and I was pleased to
be seated in the area furthest away from the door. This was for one
obvious reason and one that became apparent after we took our seats.
Here we were subjected to less traffic and as an additional bonus
had a picture perfect view of Cinderella Castle.
My lunch companion and I have for years shared an admiration for a
good Ruben sandwich and will often treat ourselves to one while
visiting Walt Disney World, at least until our doctors forbid it.
Also due to the fact that this restaurant is next door to the Main
Street Ice Parlor you can enjoy a traditional and delicious variety
of creamy, thick milk shakes. This made taking our order easy for
our server, as she simply wrote down two Rubens and two chocolate
shakes.
Now if a Ruben is not on your diet the menu is populated with a wide
variety of sandwiches and salads, including a Grilled 6 oz.
hamburger, which is 6 ounces before cooking just in case you are
keeping score and an eye appealing and tasty Chicken & Pear Salad.
Sipping our water as we waited for our food gave us an
opportunity to observe the wide variety of guests, that included
young families pushing strollers, as well as, mature couples some
with matching outfits, all of whom were headed off to a day of
fantasy and adventure.
By the end of our meal we had enjoyed some pretty good food, but
even more importantly we had enjoyed a moment that reminded us why
we and literally millions of guests are drawn back to this very
special piece of real estate in Florida.
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