MK Day - Whispering Canyon Cafe for lunch

[warrenz1963]

Yeah, it generally takes 15 mins just to walk to the front of the park. And they don’t run boats very often midday. If you luck out and catch a boat right away you can do it in 30 mins, if you just miss a boat, an hour.

Thanks for your response!

 

[warrenz1963]

We enjoy midday breaks from parks so it is definitelt doable, but we actually love rope dropping MK and an early lunch at The Plaza so we never leave MK to eat.

The Plaza is the other place we were originally thinking about for lunch... thanks for your input!

 

[rwdavis2]

There is nothing special about the food and would never take 2+ hours of park time just to go there.

 

[warrenz1963]

If you want a midday break, it's great. But three hours at least for boat travel/dining. Personally I'd rather budget four hours for a midday break and go back to the resort and swim. We have gone to Whispering Canyon for an early dinner, as well as Storybook Dining when it was available at WL. and scheduled them about 430, going back to MK just for fireworks.

Yeah I was worried about the time it would take to travel+lunch... thanks for your advice!

 

[warrenz1963]

We enjoy leaving MK for meals at WL, CR, Poly, and GF.

WCC is one of our family favorites and although I don't remember the time it takes to go over, it's an enjoyable boat ride.

If it's a short day, though, I would not leave the park. It all depends on how long the MK is open.

So many choices! lol Park hours I think will be the deciding factor on whether or not we leave the park at all. Thanks for your thoughts!

 

[warrenz1963]

There is nothing special about the food and would never take 2+ hours of park time just to go there.

Thank you for your input, I really appreciate it! All that travel time + nothing special food wise, I'm really starting to think that WL is not a great idea in the middle of a park day.

 

[Tigger's ally]

The Plaza is the other place we were originally thinking about for lunch... thanks for your input!

We always get the 11 a.m. lunch reservation. Run like kids around the park from rope drop till lunch. Relax and eat, then run like the old folks we are till we poop out. . While I love my beer, I also love the Iced tea at lunch that I get from the Plaza. We also often do an evening Territory Lounge for drinks and Geyser Point for dinner after a MK day so we do use the boat from MK to WL and enjoy it as well. Nice leisurely trip by the CR and over the bridge. I mean how many times in your life do you get to boat over a road?

 

[Kae]

And WL is so awesome you are going to want to look around at the resort.

 

[zebrastreyepz]

Thank you for your input, I really appreciate it! All that travel time + nothing special food wise, I'm really starting to think that WL is not a great idea in the middle of a park day.

Nothing special foodwise is strictly a matter of opinion. Our family really enjoys the food there and the granddaughter tries ALL the milkshakes since it's a bottomless refill.

 

[SandyinMonterey]

Hello! I'm planning a trip for first week in January 2022. On our MK day we're interested in going to Whispering Canyon Cafe for lunch. How long does it take to get to WL by boat from MK? Is the food worth taking a chunk out of our day at MK? Thank you for any advice you can provide!

WL is our home resort. The boat ride itself is not long at all. 15 minutes. It's the crowd level and waiting for the boat to arrive. Make sure you get on the right boat. One takes you WL, the other goes to Fort Wilderness. Not a fan of Whispering Canyon Cafe.

 

[ENJDisneyFan]

Nothing special foodwise is strictly a matter of opinion.

Yep, as is true with most questions on here, the answers are purely subjective. We all tour differently and have different priorities, thus what works for some does not work for all.

 

[heresabe]

I recommend doing it. The boat ride is short- I think the actual ride is less than 15 minutes. And, in my subjective opinion, the all-you-can-eat Skillet options are a good WDW value. But I would tend to build an appetite and go to Whispering Pines for dinner rather than lunch or breakfast.
Yes, the all-you-can-drink milkshake option is available. Refillable lemonade or soda is also an option.

 

[DisneyFive]

We never leave a park for a meal feel it is a waste of time.

Same. Unless we are park hopping and/or taking an afternoon break, otherwise we just eat at whatever park we’re in.

It depends on what you are looking to get out of the lunch experience. For us, we're doing Whispering Canyon for lunch late July so that we can explore a new resort. Wilderness lodge is the only resort we haven't been to yet and besides eating we would like to explore for a potential future visit. This is the same reason we are doing Geyser Point for lunch or dinner on another MK day. For us it's an adventure. We've been to MK enough that missing out on a couple hours of park time isn't a big deal, especially when you are at the peak crowd hours (lunch time). It's a nice way to unwind. We now head back to our resort most afternoons so after lunch we'll rest of hang by the pool until we come back in the evening. Venturing out for lunch is the beginning of our rest period of the day.

Dan

 

[Dug720]

Yeah, it generally takes 15 mins just to walk to the front of the park. And they don’t run boats very often midday. If you luck out and catch a boat right away you can do it in 30 mins, if you just miss a boat, an hour.

The same wait can be said for missing a bus midday...