Vegan Food Options at Walt Disney World

Author:: L C David

Eating vegan at Disney's quick service and casual restaurants is tough, but it can be done.

While most table service restaurants will gladly make accommodations for your eating preferences, and will sometimes have the chef come out and consult you about dining choices, when you are eating counter or quick service at the park, you have to plan more carefully.

Here are some ways to find vegan food at Walt Disney World resort.

Vegan Options in the Parks

Almost every counter service has vegetarian options. Sometimes these options can be made vegan or are already vegan.

Every restaurant on Disney property has a book with the ingredients of everything that they serve. They will allow you to review the ingredients within any given entree' and see if there is a way to modify it.

For example, if a veggie wrap comes with feta on it, you can often ask for one to be made without the cheese.

You can also check out the sides. Sometimes there is fruit cup or a side salad or a baked potato that would qualify as a vegan option.

Here is a list of possible places where there are vegan options or vegetarian options that may be able to be turned into a vegan dish.

You may want to plan ahead and go by early to review the menu and ingredients. That way, if you go back later and it is busy, you'll already have an idea of what to order and how to make the meal vegan.

Where To Find Counter Service Vegan Options At Walt Disney World

Possible places for vegan food options at Walt Disney World. Remember that you may have to ask for a modified version of the vegetarian options.
Quick Service	Options	Park
Harambe Fruit Market	Fresh fruit, fruit cups, fresh vegetables	Animal Kingdom
Royal Anandapur Tea Company	Specialty Teas and Coffee	Animal Kingdom
Tamu Tamu Refreshments	Large fruit salad, quinoa salad (will need to remove cheese)	Animal Kingdom
Anaheim Produce	Trail mix, dried fruit, whole fruit, vegetables	Hollywood Studios
Backlot Express	Fruit and veggie salad, veggie sandwich	Hollywood Studios
Rosie's All American Cafe	Veggie burger (ask for no cheese)	Hollywood Studios
Katsura Grill	Vegetable sushi, rice, salad	Epcot
La Cava del Tequila	Chips and quacamole	Epcot
Liberty Inn	Black bean burger (ask to have salsa and mayo removed)	Epcot
Lotus Blossom Cafe	Vegetable curry	Epcot
Sommerfest	Handmade pretzel	Epcot
Tangierine Cafe	Falafel, vegetarian platter	Epcot
Aloha Isle	Fresh pineapple, juice	Magic Kingdom
Be Our Guest (lunch only)	Quinoa salad	Magic Kingdom
Cheshire Cafe	Juice, whole fruit	Magic Kingdom
Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe	Small cucumber salad, veggie burger, vegetable sandwich	Magic Kingdom
Gaston's Tavern	Fruit cup, vegetables, hummus	Magic Kingdom
Liberty Square Market	Baked potato, fruits, vegetables	Magic Kingdom
The Lunching Pad	Soy milk, pretzels	Magic Kingdom
Columbia Harbour House	Hummus and veggie sandwich (delicious!), large garden salad	Magic Kingdom
Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn	Vegetable burger, corn on the cob	Magic Kingdom
Pinocchio Village Haus	Mediterranean salad, bread sticks, soup	Magic Kingdom
Tortuga Tavern	Vegetarian Burrito	Magic Kingdom
Fresh A-Peel	Chopped salad	Downtown Disney
BabycakesNYC	Vegan Bakery	Downtown Disney
Wetzel's Pretzels	Pretzels	Downtown Disney
Wolfgang Puck Express	Roasted Beets, Roasted Veggie Sandwich	Downtown Disney
Arctic Expedition	Strawberry fruit bar, roasted almonds	Blizzard Beach
Avalunch	Fruit cup	Blizzard Beach
Lottawatta Lodge	Mushroom burger, fruit, side salad	Blizzard Beach
Leaning Palms	Side salad, fruit cup	Typhoon Lagoon
Typhoon Tilly's	Roasted almonds/pecans, side salad, fruit cup	Typhoon Lagoon

Whole, fresh fruit is available within the parks.
By Scott Bauer, USDA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Fresh Fruits

The other option to consider is the fresh, whole fruit that is offered at each of the parks and water parks.

Within each park is at least one area with fresh oranges, apples and bananas. Having one of each can make a nice, filling and healthy meal.

Organic

While this may change, for now, you will need to go off property in order to locate organic fruits and vegetables.

Some of the best local places that are close to the resort and that also have organic and vegan food options are Publix and Whole Foods.

Both of these stores offer a wide selection of organic fresh fruits and vegetables and are a relatively quick car or taxi ride away.

Most resort hotel rooms have refrigerator options as well or will rent one to you for your stay. Small coolers and bags are allowed in the park so you can pack your food with your for the day.

Vegan Bakery

This is Disney's nod to their vegan visitors.

Downtown Disney has its own vegan bakery where all options are vegan. Look for BabyCakesNYC in the Downtown Disney portion of the resort and try a vegan cupcake.

As with all Disney restaurants, you can ask to see ingredients for the creations.

Reviews for the bakery are overall favorable and may be a good option, especially if you are looking for a treat.

With the salsa and mayo removed, the black bean burger at Epcot could be vegan.
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Eating Vegan at Disney Can Be Done

As you can see from the list above, eating counter service vegan at Disney can be done.

I don't suggest that you purchase a dining package since you may have to put together sides to create a vegan meal for yourself from counter service options.

While it is well-known that the table service restaurants are happy to help find options for their vegan customers, Disney quick service is also friendly.

By using the table above and planning, you should be able to enjoy a day at the park and still eat healthy, fresh and vegan.