Top 7 Places for Quick Casual Eating Inside the Magic Kingdom at Disney World

Dining inside the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World has come a long way from its early days. Today, it doesn't matter whether you get hungry after a ride on the Space Mountain or a sad reminder of the kind of Presidents America once had with visit to the Hall of Presidents, you can find something tasty to suit whatever you are in the mood for.

1. Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café.Tomorrowland.
Step back into the past after visiting the world of tomorrow in the Magic Kingdom by settling in at Cosmic Ray's for some delicious barbecue ribs, rotisserie chicken, cheeseburgers, or a vegetarian wrap. The kids menu includes chicken nuggets, and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Cosmic Ray' Starlight Café is probably the best eating in the entire Magic Kingdom outside of the finer restaurants that usually require or at least recommend reservations.

2. El Pirata Y el Perico Restaurante. Adventureland.
After a visit with those crazy drunken pirates of the Caribbean, nothing goes better than some Mexican food. Choices include beef empanada, a taco salad and a pair of tacos topped off with some delicious churros for dessert. The child's plate includes a taco with a Disney character cookie. Your Disney World dining adventure here will set you back about seven or eight doubloons. This is my own favorite, but I have been led to understand, though I question whether I may have been misled, that not everybody enjoys Mexican food. Go figure.

3. Pecos Bill's Café. Frontierland.
On the other hand, if Cosmic Ray's Café is packed, and it very likely will be, or if you find yourself on the other side of the Magic Kingdom, then Pecos Bill's Café can round you up one of the most delicious BBQ pork sandwiches you'll never taste inside a theme park, as well as other staples of the wild frontier like burgers of the both the ham and cheese variety. The chunk chicken salad is an excellent alternative for those who don't look forward to trudging around the rest of Walt Disney World loaded down by the high fat content of the burgers. There is also a vegetarian burger of the vegetarian too lazy to pick the chicken out of that salad. The kids also get the option of a sloppy joe which, let's be honest, really needs to be placed on the big boy menu. Who wouldn't enjoy romping around the Magic Kingdom with a big red stain down the front of their shirt? Both Bill and Ray offer great food for about a dozen bucks once you add in drinks and dessert.

4. Pinocchio Village Haus. Fantasyland.
Everything from pizza to chicken strips to a cheese steak sandwich, and plenty of salads for the adults and vegetarians. A great place if you just want a lighter snack to tide you over until dinner. You can also get some cakes and a milkshake. The kids menu even includes a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and macaroni and cheese. If I said the per person cost would be more than around $12 a pop, my nose would be touching the computer screen right now.

5. Columbia Harbour House. Liberty Square.
Wouldn't it be nice if this Columbia House let you try for a penny before jacking up the price? If seafood you must have, then Columbia Harbour House is your Disney World Magic Kingdom destination. From New England clam chowder to fried fish to a tuna sandwich, your taste buds will be set. There is also chicken strips and a BLT salad if prefer your food not to set up house inside its own toilet bowl. Kids will probably just want the chicken or fish strips rather than the macaroni and cheese.

6. Casey's Corner. Main Street USA
You will genuinely feel as though you are at home on your own Main Street with this little slice of Americana that specializes in good old-fashioned hot dogs, French fries and soft drinks. The dogs are pretty darn good, the fries a little less than enthralling. You can turn Casey's Corner with a full stomach and a wallet only about ten bucks lighter per person.

7. Plaza Ice Cream Parlor. Main Street USA
Another blast from the past, this Magic Kingdom offering presents one what might well have been a staple on the main street of every town in America a hundred years ago. Once on the inside, however, you'll be firmly steeped in 21st century ice cream with flavors ranging from Strawberry to Dulce de Leche and Vanilla to Cookie Swirl. This place also sells old-fashioned ice cream floats featuring Coke and root beer. A more recent addition for the weight-conscious and diabetic is ice cream with no sugar added. Prices range around $3.00.

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