Menu changes coming to Harambe Market @ Animal Kingdom

[crazy4wdw]

https://wdwnt.com/2025/09/breaking-harambe-market-switching-to-hamburger-chicken-nugget-restaurant/

 

[japanese maple]

Do we know when Harambe will be closing to make these change? I'm so hoping it will be open end of October!

 

[robinb]

Oh, gross . Harambe Market used to have my favorite CS meal in all of WDW back in 2016, the Grilled Vegetable Stack.



They got rid of that deliciousness in favor of a boring veggie burger, but they still have African themed foods. Now, burgers and nuggets. What a terrible change in 9 years.

 

[crazy4wdw]

Do we know when Harambe will be closing to make these change? I'm so hoping it will be open end of October!

The article says it will close during the winter so it should be still open in late October.

 

[BrianL]

That's lame - Harambe used to have some good stuff. Hopefully they will still have at least something that's a little unique. I do understand that people need a place that has burgers and nuggets for those picky eaters, but still.

 

[hardcorestitch]

Burgers and chicken should only be added… NOT be a be all end all at the cost of rice bowls and other unique dishes…

 

[Minnesota!]

Ew. Add the lame stuff, don't subtract the good stuff.

 

[thanxfornoticin]

If this really is a change of menu and not an additional option, that's going to be incredibly disappointing. They have some nice options currently at Harambe - no need to toss them for the usual American junk food options. Offer both menus........

 

[SteveH]

Is this just to accommodate the closure of DinoNuggetLand and the kids bland pallet? I guess without Joe Rohde to push back on some of the Disney higher ups there is little to stop crazy ideas like this.

 

[HopperFan]

When Restaurantasaurus is basically the only place for folks to get the burger/chicken fare AND it is always packed AND it is going to close .... you HAVE to move it elsewhere. The Animal Kingdom Park is probably already running low on guests ~ they even moved the AP Magnet pickup back there to get the AP folks in there. We were at WDW a couple weeks ago and didn't even vist AK and we are AP (no "cost" to us).

Perhaps they will offer both and worded it poorly ... perhaps they are going to change some of the food kiosks or other windows over to those menu items ... perhaps their profits there were not what they wanted especially with lower attendance ... the park is going to go through growing pains ... and still offers good eats at other places. They can't win either way.

Note while we occasionally eat there because DS is focused on a burger .... we almost always eat at Satu'li Canteen. I think the park still offers a nice selection of food for a smaller park ~ better QS than most the other parks.

 

[Simba's Mom]

If this really is a change of menu and not an additional option, that's going to be incredibly disappointing. They have some nice options currently at Harambe - no need to toss them for the usual American junk food options. Offer both menus........

My feelings too! I enjoyed the unique offerings at Harambe. For me, it tied with Satu'li Canteen for where I ate lunch. It really came down to whether it was an indoor or outdoor lunch kinda day.