Happy Holidays, friends! As you know, Christmas is fast approaching. If you’re lucky enough to be spending Christmas Day at the Most Magical Place On Earth, you may be wondering about your dining options for this most merriest of days. You have plenty of option for your feast! Several Disney restaurants will even be offering special Christmas Day menus on December 25, 2025.
Ale & Compass Restaurant at Disney’s Yacht Club Resort
Ale & Compass Restaurant will be serving a special Christmas Day brunch menu from 7:30am – 2:00pm, and the regular dinner menu will be available from 4:00pm – 9:00pm. The restaurant will not be offering the regular lunch menu on Christmas Day.
Holiday Brunch menu options include:
- Bloody Mary – Tito’s Vodka with spicy Bloody Mary mix
- Cheddar Burger – Applewood-smoked bacon, tomato, avocado pickles, sunny-side-up egg and herb mayonnaise on a house-made bun
- Crab Cake Benedict – Poached egg, jumbo lump crab cakes and arugula served with lemon-herb hollandaise
- Smoked Salmon Flatbread – Smoked Salmon, fennel soubise, egg custard and capers
- Yule Log – Cookie-milk mousse, soft ganache, chocolate chiffon and raspberry sauce
Sanaa at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge – Kidani Village
Sanaa will be offering a modified menu on Christmas Day. From 9:00am – 9:30pm, holiday-inspired items will be served along with select items from the regular dinner menu. The regular lunch menu will not be offered on Christmas Day.
Holiday menu items include:
- Spiced-Glazed Prime Rib with Jeera Jolly and Saag Cassava Puree, Smoke Indian Curry Reduction, Sauté East African Greens and Dates Relish
Whispering Canyon Cafe at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge
For a hearty Christmas Day feast, head over to Whispering Canyon Cafe. The restaurant will be serving a special breakfast menu from 7:30am – 11:00am. Please note that the regular breakfast menu will not be available on Christmas Day.
Holiday breakfast menu items include:
- Holiday Skillet featuring house-made buttermilk-cheddar biscuits and sausage gravy, scrambled eggs, country potatoes, hickory-smoked bacon, sausage and Mickey-shaped waffles
- Pepper Jack “Cheese” Frittata (plant-based)
- Brisket Omlet
- Avocado Toast
If you will be feasting later in the day, there is a special 3-course holiday meal available from noon – 10:00pm. Once again, the regular Lunch and Dinner menus will be unavailable.
All lunch and dinner meals begin with Parker House rolls and a house salad. Diners have their choice of an all-you-care-to-enjoy skillet. All meals also include a seasonal dessert sampler.
Holiday lunch and dinner options available:
- Holiday Skillet – roasted chicken, brown sugar maple-glazed ham, maple-chipotle pork ribs, apple-cornbread stuffing, sautéed green beans, corn-on-the-cob, and mashed potatoes
- Plant-Based Holiday Skillet – maple-chipotle barbecued jackfruit, spicy “sausage”, mustard-glazed beefless tips, herb-brushed Trick’n Chick’n, roasted potatoes, oven-roasted carrots, sautéed green beans and charred peppers
Fair warning: the week between Christmas and New Year’s will be extremely crowded with guests. If you are interested in any of these special holiday meals, you will definitely want to secure your reservation as soon as possible. While you are visiting Disney World this season, stop by the EPCOT International Festival of the Holidays! The festival is all about holiday traditions from around the globe. For even more holiday happenings, festive news, and information for planning your next Disney trip, stay tuned to MouseHouseNews.net. We’ll see ya real soon!
