More than 400 vegan items will be available at quick-service and table-service restaurants at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida starting in early October, followed by Disneyland in Anaheim, California in spring 2020.
There are more than 602 dining locations at Walt Disney World in Orlando and Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
There are more than 602 dining locations at Walt Disney World in Orlando and Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, most of which have unique culinary themes related to the park or hotel. Each location will soon have a themed vegan option to match, such as the Star Wars-inspired "Tatooine Two Suns Hummus" at Disney's Hollywood Studio in Orlando, or "Le Fou Festin" at Be Our Guest restaurant at Disney's Magic Kingdom, also in Orlando.
Over the years, the best-selling food at Disney World has been hamburgers and hotdogs – with 10 million hamburgers, 6 million hotdogs and 1.8 million turkey legs sold each year.
Previously, the menus at international Disney parks also appeared vegan, such as Mushroom Risotto at Disneyland Paris, Stir-fried Vegetables with Vegetarian Dumplings at Disneyland Hong Kong, or Caramel Banana and Nut Cake at Shanghai Disney Resort. But the plan to put at least one vegan item on every Disney menu is an American initiative.
Steamed Asian Dumplings at Le Cellier, Epcot.
Disney is even careful to call these dishes “vegetarian” rather than “vegan,” as the exact definition of “vegan” has long been a source of contention. However, the company insists that all of these dishes will be “free of animal flesh, dairy, eggs, or honey,” meeting the broadest definition of vegan cuisine.
To help guests easily recognize vegetarian dishes, Disney is marking them on the menu with a green leaf icon.
This dish at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge is called the "Felucian Garden Spread," a reference to a planet with overgrown plants in the Star Wars universe.
The lack of vegan options, combined with the difficulty in identifying them, has led Disney vegan fans to create their own food guides, like the Vegan Disney World site. Disney's recent menu changes have been met with positive and enthusiastic responses.
