Discovery Cove - Food and Closing Time

[eeyorefanuk]

Hello

We have booked to go to discovery cove.

Few questions if you do not mind :-

1. We are going in August what time does the park shut?

2. Food .......... can you please advise is it just lunch you get or dinner ... if just lunch what time can you eat until ... we have free dining plan but not sure whether to have table service meal that evening.

3. Snacks ........ what do they class as snacks.

Many thanks for all your help

 

[Chautauqua]

It technically opens at 9am daily. However, you want to be there by 8:00. You'll find that at 8:00 there is a long line heading down the sidewalk to get checked in. The first ones in are the first to select dolphin swim times. If you are one of the earlier ones in, you will have more swim times available and can pick something that fits your preference (early am, late am, early pm, etc). The ones who are last to arrive get whatever times are left.

So even though it opens at 9, you will likely be in the park prior to that.

Breakfast is available once you are in, and continues through a good part of the morning. Think of it as a continental breakfast.

Lunch is served for several hours. There is also nothing stopping you from eating lunch more than once. If you want to get in line and get a second meal, go ahead. I don't know what time they stop serving, but it's probably around 2:00. So no, you can't have dinner there, just a big lunch.

Snacks and drinks are available all day. There is a bar near the swimming areas, making it very easy to grab what you want. You just walk right up and take what you want. I thought it felt weird at first. After all, we're not used to being able to just take a bag of chips from a display and walk away, not having to tell anyone you are taking it. Snacks include various bags of chips, hot pretzels, maybe cookies (I don't remember). Drinks are bottled beer, lemonade, soft drinks, and a few frozen drinks. You ask for the drink and they hand it to you.

I didn't eat much in the way of snacks. I had gone through the lunch line twice. I stayed in the water until closing time (5:30). By the time I changed, cleaned out my locker, picked up photos, and bought a shirt at the gift shop, I left at 6:30. I was absolutely exhausted and took a nap at my hotel room back at Disney. Then I headed over to the parks for a bit. I'm sure at some point I ate something, but it probably wasn't until later.

You'll have to decide whether you want to do a table meal that night. If you do, you'll be locked into having to leave Discovery Cove by a certain time. You might be enjoying things so much that you want to stay until closing. And you have to factor in the time to get back to Disney, take a shower, change clothes, etc. Or you could play it by ear and see how it goes. If the evening rolls around and you are hungry enough and not exhausted, you could head out and see what is available at the restaurants (maybe somewhere like Epcot that has a lot of restaurants so you have a better chance of finding a place with availability). Or you might just decide to use a counter service meal that night.

Hope that helps.

 

[eeyorefanuk]

Brilliant ......... thank you very much, just what I needed to know

 

[Natasha&Matt]

Unlimited beer?!!

 

[Chautauqua]

unlimited beer?!!

yes !

 

[Natasha&Matt]

yes !

Lol thank! i'm gunna have a very happy fella now

 

[Natasha&Matt]

Snacks Available at our Market Places

Baked Regular Lays
Regular Potato Chips
Salt & Vinegar Chips
Sour Cream & Onion Chips
Pretzels
Oreo
Sea Animals Regular
Fig Newtons
Trail Mix
Fresh Warm Pretzel
Cherry-Snow Icee
Lemonade Icee
Sugar-Free Cookies
Whole Fresh Fruit
Assorted Pepsi Products
Aqua Fina Bottled Water
Assorted Anheuser-Busch Products

Lunch 11am - 3pm

Entrée Selections

Pasta Primavera
Penne Pasta served with Fresh Vegetables, topped with Pesto Sauce

Grilled Pesto Salmon
Fresh Salmon, Grilled and Basted with Pesto. Served with Seasoned Rice
and Stir Fry Vegetables

Cajun Jambalaya
Andouille Sausage, Grilled Chicken and Peppers in a zesty Tomato Sauce.
Served over Seasoned Rice with Corn on the Cob

Grilled Breast of Chicken
Marinated, Slow Roasted Chicken Breast. Served with Garlic Mashed
Potatoes and Stir Fry Vegetables.

Classic Sandwiches

Deluxe Bacon Cheeseburger
Char-Grilled Burger topped with Cheddar Cheese and Peppered Bacon.
Served with French Fries.

Grilled All-Beef Hot Dog
Jumbo hot dog. Served with French fries and corn on the cob.

Crispy Chicken Fingers
Crispy chicken fingers served with French fries and corn on the cob.

Fresh Salads

Cobb Salad
Turkey, Bacon, Gorgonzola Cheese, Eggs and Corn on a bed of Crisp
Romaine Lettuce top this Classic Salad along with our Zesty Italian Dressing.

Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Marinated Grilled Chicken Breast served over a Bed of Crisp Romaine
Lettuce. Topped with Croutons, Parmesan Cheese and Caesar Dressing.

Maine Lobster Salad
Freshly Prepared Lobster Salad served over a bed of Romaine Lettuce and
Crisp Vegetables. Topped off with Italian Dressing and a Fresh Croissant.

Grilled Tropical Salmon Salad
Fillet of Salmon with fresh tropical fruits over a bed of greens
and finished with our famous Budweiser Guava Sauce.

Tempting Desserts

Chocolate Cherry Cake
Cherry Cheesecake
Lemon Chiffon Cake
Carrot Cake
Sugar-Free Strawberry Cake
Key Lime Pie
Fresh Strawberries
Red Velvet cake


Drinks:
* Anheuser-Busch Products
* Assorted Pepsi Products
* Aquafina Bottled Water
* Freshly Brewed Coffee and Tea
* Hot Chocolate

 

[eeyorefanuk]

WOW thank you

 

[thatgirl23]

One thing I wanted to add to the previous post listing the menu is that you can mix and match anything. For example, instead of the burger and fries you can get the burger with vegetables or rice, or even the salad with fries. We actually got the pasta with french fries.

We just went March 1st and have already booked another trip because it was that great. You'll have an amazing time! We were kind of skeptical about how the food would taste but it was delicious and you can keep going back as many times as you want. One piece of advice though... don't leave your food unattended (especially breakfast). Make sure someone is at the table watching it or the birds WILL eat it for you.

 

[eeyorefanuk]

One thing I wanted to add to the previous post listing the menu is that you can mix and match anything. For example, instead of the burger and fries you can get the burger with vegetables or rice, or even the salad with fries. We actually got the pasta with french fries.

We just went March 1st and have already booked another trip because it was that great. You'll have an amazing time! We were kind of skeptical about how the food would taste but it was delicious and you can keep going back as many times as you want. One piece of advice though... don't leave your food unattended (especially breakfast). Make sure someone is at the table watching it or the birds WILL eat it for you.

Ah that is good to know re the mix and match as for example my mum would not like the garlic mash - we are getting excited about visiting - at the moment it feels alot of money but have read hardly any bad reviews

 

[jemmouse]

You will be amazed at all the food they have to offer and YES unlimited beer...We were shocked by this, but HAPPILY shocked. The day moves so quickly and it truly is a wonderful, remarkable day. I am a DISNEY nut as are probably most of you on this but this day ranked pretty high up there. I think I would have to say it was truly one of our families best days ever. The memories you will make there will last forever. Take as many pictures as you can, and heres a tip before you go stop at Walgreens and buy an underwater camera...HAVE FUN!!!!!

 

[Poohbeck]

Getting so excited!
I can't believe all the wonderful food that's available.
Thanks for posting!

 

[airhead]

Its really a great place to spend the day. We will be back for our 3rd 4th of July celebration!

 

[hunter.deal]

Great posts folks, thank you very much. We (Wife/I + DS8, DD11) just booked our DC visit last night (coupled with Nick Hotel) and cannot wait to get there June 1st. I wondered why the "times" portion of my booking was vague, now I know and I'll be in line early. A few random questions I hope you don't mind.

Do you still use wetsuits in June?
Is the whole day visit a tour type thing where you are lead from area to area?
I read a post in one of the other threads about presenting your credit card at the beginning of the day to keep from having to get it out of the locker, this has two questions, #1 are lockers free? #2 if food is free what would you need credit for? (I should have asked in other thread but don't recall which it is) Thanks for any information...

 

[jpeppers]

The only thing you would need your credit card for is when you go to purchase pictures at the end of the day (if you choose too). Lockers are free and I had no other reason to pay for anything.

 

[airhead]

After your scheduled Dolphin swim ,you're free to enjoy the park anyway you'd like!
Have a gret trip!

 

[LovinPooh]

thank you!! My DS just about wet his pants when I told him about the all you can eat snack cart

I have a few questions... I have been trying to locate this but cant. As far as the pictures go.. does this work like photopass? And is there a link to the prices for the photo packages? Can I just buy a CD and print off what I want when I get home? Or is this included in the All inclusive package.
The all inclusive package, this gives everyone in party a tix to the 3 other parks right?
TIA