The official Disney Parks Blog has finally revealed more information regarding the food and beverage items that will be served inside the new "Be Our Guest" restaurant in the New Fantasyland, including something that very few people were expecting: winces and beers. As most of you will know, the Magic Kingdom has been a "dry" park (meaning that no alcohol has ever been sold in the park) since its grand opening in 1971 (except for special, after-hour events). Take a look by yourself (you will find the link to the complete beverage menu after the break):

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Storytelling Through Dining at Be Our Guest Restaurant

When it opens at Magic Kingdom Park on November 19, Be Our Guest Restaurant will magically drop guests into the world of Belle and the Beast with a whole new level of theming for a Disney restaurant. “More than ever, we’re using storytelling and creativity as we develop our menus,” says Maribeth Bisienere, vice president of Food & Beverage and Merchandise for The Walt Disney Company. “We’re continually creating magical experiences, and Be Our Guest Restaurant at New Fantasyland is the next step in the evolution.”

The storytelling starts with Walt Disney Imagineering, but it’s not long before the Food & Beverage team starts creating a menu to match the theatrics. This time, it’s all about the mysterious new Magic Kingdom Park castle that’s home to Beast from “Beauty and the Beast,” with a majestic Ballroom with 20-foot-tall ceilings, elegant chandeliers and a wall of 18-foot-tall windows that overlook the French countryside where a light snow is falling; the Rose Gallery, with a large music box centerpiece that’s almost 7 feet tall, with Belle and the Beast slowly twirling atop; and the forbidden, dramatic West Wing, with the warm glow of the Beast’s enchanted rose.

A team of Disney chefs, including longtime Disney Chef Roland Muller, a native of Alsace, France, has spent more than three years developing the French-inspired menu, creating both a quick-service menu for lunch and a more elegant table-service menu for dinner.

“Our role is to finish the story,” says Walt Disney World Executive Chef Lenny DeGeorge. And while the quick-service lunch is more of a French bistro, dinner is a more elegant affair with dishes themed to the film: a whole roasted hen, a pork rack chop, pan-seared salmon with leek fondue and saffron potatoes. Gourmet cupcakes and mousse-filled cream puffs are finished tableside.

And just for dinner, select wines and beers will be offered that complement the French-inspired cuisine. “As part of the overall theming, we wanted to offer wine that enhances the guest experience and complements the French-inspired cuisine,” says Stuart McGuire, Beverage Director, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. “The wines focus primarily on France’s famous wine-growing regions, including Champagne, Alsace, Loire, Rhone, Burgundy and Bordeaux.”

“We’ll also offer the leading French beer, Kronenbourg 1664,” says McGuire. “And, staying in the general region, we’ll also offer Belgian beers.”

Servers complete the picture, dressed in a style inspired by European fashions from the 1400s to the 1600s: a royal purple embroidered doublet, or vest, over a shirt with knickers that reach just below the knee. For evening service, a jabot or ruffle, buttoned at the throat, is added. “From the moment they cross the bridge into the castle, it’s all about immersing our guests in the dining experience,” says Bisienere. “Every detail is part of the story.”

To make a reservation, call (407) WDW-DINE or book online at www.disneyworld.com/dine.

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More information regarding the restaurant, taken from the official Walt Disney World Resort website:

                      - Be Our Guest Restaurant Information - 

Lunch: Quick Service - Price Level: $$ ($15 to $35.99)

Dinner: A la Carte - Price Level: $$ ($15 to $35.99)   

Hours: Lunch: 11:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m. (does not include Characters)
                 Dinner: 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (does not include Characters) 

Links to available menus:

• LUNCH MENU

• DINNER MENU

• BEVERAGE MENU

Lastly, here you are some more photos of some of the food creations that Guests will find in the restaurant:
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Be Our Guest Restaurant Menu Details

Food and beverage offerings at Disney Parks have evolved considerably over the past few years and play an integral role in the memories Guests make with us. More than ever before, we are applying the same principles of storytelling and creativity that guide our other theme park experiences to the development of our food and beverage offerings.
Be Our Guest Restaurant at New Fantasyland continues the evolution of our food and beverage offerings with great storytelling and several other elements:

• Be Our Guest Restaurant will debut “flex” dining, transforming from a fast-casual location during lunch to a table-service dining experience each evening.
• At lunchtime, this fast-casual restaurant will utilize touch-screen kiosks where Guests will place their order and proceed directly to their table, where meals will be served to them.
• Dinner features French-inspired cuisine, a selection of wine and beers from France and Belgium and dessert finished tableside.
• L'amour Vrais (French for true love), found exclusively at Be Our Guest Restaurant, is a light up castle-themed souvenir goblet filled with one of two signature drinks—an All Natural Fruit Juice Punch and Wild Berry Extract Sweetened with Organic Cane Juice and topped with Lemon-Lime Foam or an All Natural Lemonade Sweetened with Organic Cane Juice and topped with Wildberry Foam.

Layered Ratatouille: oven-baked zucchini, eggplant, mushrooms, tomatoes, and caramelized onions sliced and layered on quinoa served with a bell pepper sauce.


Shrimp Scallops: with seasonal vegetables served in a puff pastry with a creamy lobster sauce.


Kids Mickey Meatloaf: turkey meatloaf with broccoli florets and zucchini.


Braised Pork (Coq Au Vin Style): Eight-hour slow-cooked Port with mushrooms, onions, carrots and bacon served with mashed potatoes and green beans jardinière.


Vegetable Quiche: mushroom, zucchini, bell pepper, onion and chive quiche served with baby lettuce coated with Champagne vinaigrette.


Strawberry cream cheese cupcake.

For more information and to see sample menus from Be Our Guest Restaurant, visit http://disneyworld.com/dining/be-our-guest.
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Do you have a favorite menu item that you look forward to try? Also, are you surprised by the fact that wines and beers will be served in the restaurant? Share your comments with us!

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