Disney's Grand Floridian Garden View Lounge Reopens March 2026 with New Alice in Wonderland Afternoon Tea

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Garden View Lounge 2026 Reopening Food and Drink
Posted: Wednesday January 21, 2026 10:10am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Garden View Lounge Tea Experience at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa reopens March 19, 2026, with reservations available starting February 19.

Full menu and pricing details.

The afternoon tea service returns with touches inspired by Walt Disney Animation Studios' Alice in Wonderland. You'll find both sweet and savory options, along with tea selections from Twinings.

Beverage Options


The tea selection includes Twinings Loose Leaf Tea with options like:

  • London Strand Breakfast
  • Spicy Chai
  • Orangery of Lady Grey (exclusive to Walt Disney World Resort)
  • Nutty Chocolate Flavoured Assam
  • Blackcurrant and Lavender (caffeine-free)

Cast members guide you through the tea selection process. You can customize your tea with aromatics added during steeping.

Two signature cocktails are available:

  • Mint Tulip: Old Forester 1870 Kentucky Whiskey, Twinings Peach Mango Tea, mint
  • Mar-TEA-ni: Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, Twinings Earl Grey Tea, lemon, honey


Non-alcoholic specialty options include the Curiosi-TEA (Strawberry Raspberry Tea with shimmer) and This Way, That Way (Peach Mango Tea with mint). Champagne and sparkling wines round out the drink menu.


Food Service

The experience starts with an Orange-Cranberry Scone with traditional accompaniments.

Savory selections on the three-tier tower:

  • Curried Chicken Salad Playing Card Tart with cherry gelée
  • Footman's Feast: Salmon rillette on miso brown butter crisp
  • Tweedledee Egg Salad Sandwich on beet bread
  • Caterpillar Cucumber Roll with butterfly pea cream cheese on pumpernickel

Sweet options:

  • The Matcha Mad Hatter: Sponge cake with apricot jam and yuzu buttercream
  • Tea Party Tart: Vanilla tart with coffee custard and chantilly cream
  • Flamingo Croquet Choux with passion fruit cream and raspberry crunch
  • Painting the Rose: Earl Grey teacake painted tableside

Plant-based afternoon tea selections are available.

Enhancements and Children's Menu

Optional add-ons include a Seasonal Cheese Selection or Royal Osetra Caviar with Mini Chive Biscuits.

The Children's Afternoon Tea features:

  • Queen of Hearts Cheese Toastie
  • Fanciful Turkey Wrap
  • Sunflower Seed Butter and Jelly Bun
  • Cheshire Cat Raspberry Macaron
  • Chocolate Brownie Branch
  • White Rabbit Vanilla Cupcake

Reservations open February 19 for the March 19 reopening at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. No word yet on pricing.

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Figments Friend10 days ago

Love the themed goodies for the tower. Very clever and downright visually appealing. Culinary outdid themselves with these nicely designed edibles. Bravo! The price point seems a bit….much….for this, but my it looks absolutely delightful. -

DCBaker16 days ago

Disney has released pricing for the Tea Room Experience - $79 per adult and $49 per child. Here's the full menu:

UNCgolf16 days ago

I'm glad they're using loose leaf tea, which should result in higher quality than you'd get from bagged tea. Twinings isn't the highest quality tea in the world, but I'm sure Disney already has a relationship with them since they sell it in the UK pavilion. And it's not bad.

LuvtheGoof16 days ago

Reminder set to reserve on Feb 19! This has been one of our must do's and we were sad when it stopped.

monothingie16 days ago

It's subtle, but I've fixed the promotional image so it appears to modern youthful audiences.

monothingie16 days ago

Oh thank goodness, another place to purchase alcohol at the Grand Floridian.

DCBaker16 days ago

Disney says the Garden View Lounge reopens March 19, with reservations opening on February 19: https://disneyparksblog.com/wdw/disney-eats-first-look-at-garden-view-lounge-tea-experience-menus-and-reopening-date/

EvilQueen225Nov 06, 2025

HALLELUJAH! Here’s hoping they don’t change the menu. It was practically perfect in every way❤️

networkproNov 06, 2025

christine7257Nov 05, 2025

Great news. I'm excited to see more details on the new tea experience. Now if they'd just bring back the orchestra...

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