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Amare Restaurant Review at the Swan Reserve

The newest hotel around Disney’s Boardwalk area is the Swan Reserve, which opened 3rd November 2021. This 14-story hotel with 349 rooms, nestles amongst the Swan and Dolphin hotels, right next to Disney’s Fantasia golf course. 

Breaking away from the now legendary theming of the Swan and Dolphin, with their impressively large feature-creatures, the Swan Reserve has a more modernist look and feel. This minimalist and elegant style continues into the hotel’s flagship restaurant called ‘Amare’, which means ‘to love’. Will we love this new restaurant?

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FREE Disney Dining & Drinks at Walt Disney World for 2025 Holidays

Guests can book their 2025 Hotel and Ticket package early to enjoy Free Dining & Drinks. Offer is bookable from today (18th April) until 7th November 2024 and is available for most 2025 school holidays.

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Guests who book by 2nd July can save up to £300 on their holiday

From today, guests can take advantage of Free Disney Dining and Drinks at
Walt Disney World Resort in Florida for holidays in 2025.

Guests booking a stay at participating Walt Disney World Resort Hotels along with a Park Ticket package between 18th April 2024 – 7th November 2024 can enjoy Free Disney Dining and Drinks. The offer applies to a minimum of five and maximum of 21 consecutive nights for selected arrivals between 7th January – 17th December 2025 – including most 2025 school holidays. 

Along with free dining and drinks, guests who book by 2nd July 2024 will also receive a £200 per Hotel and Ticket booking discount. Plus, if guests add a flight to Orlando to their package on disneyholidays.co.uk by 2nd July 2024, they can receive an additional £100 discount per booking.

What’s included with Disney package holidays when guests book between 18th April 2024 and 7th November 2024:

  •  Free dining & drinks (One Quick-Service Meal per day, a Disney Quick-Service Dining Plan or a Disney Dining Plan for use throughout your stay – dependant on participating Disney Resort hotel – list of participating resort hotels can be found here)
  • 14-day tickets for the price of 7! Offered exclusively in the UK and Ireland, Disney Magic Tickets are better value than at-the-gate tickets and are only available pre-departure
  • Memory Maker (worth $210) – which gives guests unlimited downloads of their family’s
    magical moments captured by Disney PhotoPass photographers at iconic park locations and on attractions across the resort
  • £200 discount per booking, if a Hotel and Ticket package is booked by 2nd July 2024
  • PLUS! An additional £100 discount per booking if guests include flights to Orlando displayed on disneyholidays.co.uk with their Hotel and Ticket package by 2nd July 2024
  • Guests will still be able to get a £100 saving on all package bookings when booking between 3rd July – 7th November 2024

    Disney Dining Plans represent outstanding quality, choice, value and flexibility for Disney Resort Hotel guests and offer a huge choice of up to 170 dining locations across the entire resort. There’s a world of wonderful cuisine to taste, from French to Italian, Mexican to Moroccan, fine dining to fast favourites, healthy delights – and even meals with Mickey and his friends.

    If guests want to eat light one day and splurge the next, meals and snacks can be redeemed at any time during the holiday. The dining plans also include a wide choice of beverages with each meal – including artisanal milkshakes, fresh smoothies, mocktails, sodas, hot drinks and alcoholic beverages.

1900 Park Fare re-opens with a refreshed look & character dining

The iconic 1900 Park Fare restaurant is opening its doors once again at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa on April 10, revealing a refreshed look, delectable dishes and beloved characters who celebrate the power of wishes.

A new look for the dining room pays homage to the late Victorian period, with art reminiscent of this golden era. Carousel theming is woven throughout the decor, recalling carefree times spent in gardens and fairgrounds enjoying jolly times outdoors.

The reopening is the latest in a series of grand touches that have come to Disney’s Grand Floridian, as the beautiful resort continues to be transformed into a beacon of storybook charm.

Dining with character

Guests can meet Princess Tiana dressed for adventure and Aladdin in his princely finest, along with Mirabel and Cinderella, as they make appearances during breakfast and dinner service.

Timeless dishes, like the famous Strawberry Soup, will return for both breakfast and dinner service. For morning meals, guests can look forward to a scrumptious array of dishes, including Beef and Potato Hash, Cinnamon Pull-apart Bread, Classic Eggs Benedict, Cheesy Potato Casserole, and so much more.

At dinner, tuck into Tiana’s Gumbo with Spicy Andouille Sausage, Peel-n-Eat Shrimp, Porchetta with Hunter’s Sauce, and myriad other delectable dishes.

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Disney Dining Plans Returning in 2024

Disney dining plans will be coming back as an option for those staying at Disney Resort hotels who purchase a vacation package with us starting with stays beginning Jan. 9, 2024, which will also open for bookings on May 31.

Dining plans, which offer guests the convenience and peace of mind of pre-paying for their meals and snacks.

Guests will be able to choose from two popular options: Packages that include either the Disney Quick Service Dining Plan or the Disney Dining Plan. Both plans will be a great value for families with young children with access to many spectacular food and beverage offerings across Walt Disney World.     

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Narcoossee’s Reopens at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Just in time for spring, Narcoossee’s returns to Walt Disney World delighting guests with the grace and charm of a Victorian seaside setting. The signature dining location, which has welcomed guests at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa since 1988, reopens in a newly refreshed space that leverages the restaurant’s prime spot and panoramic views of Seven Seas Lagoon.

Narcoossee’s at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa (Steven Diaz, Photographer)

As guests are warmly greeted by the restaurant’s cast members, they will be welcomed into an environment decorated with soft cerulean details and artwork that takes them on a journey from land to sea. Thoughtful interior touches celebrate the restaurant’s history; for instance, the new bar is made with local oyster shells – a nod to the fact that Narcoossee’s originally opened as an oyster bar.

Narcoossee’s at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa (Matt Stroshane, Photographer)

With a fresh interior and plenty of new menu items inspired by the cuisine of Florida and the southeastern coast, there are myriad reasons to plan a visit to Narcoossee’s, as the restaurant continues to honor the tradition of culinary excellence at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. Continue reading