Harambe Market at Disney's Animal Kingdom Set to Reopen March 2026, Operating Hours Now Listed

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Friday January 2, 2026 12:10pm ET · "Harambe Market"
Harambe Market at Disney's Animal Kingdom Set to Reopen March 2026, Operating Hours Now Listed

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Harambe Market October 2025

Operating hours have now appeared for Harambe Market at Disney's Animal Kingdom, pointing to a reopening on March 1, 2026.


The quick-service dining location has been closed since October 20, 2025, for a temporary refurbishment tied to broader changes underway at Disney's Animal Kingdom as part of preparations for the upcoming Tropical Americas expansion.

Although the food counters are not operating, the outdoor seating area at Harambe Market has remained accessible to guests during the closure. Signage at the entrance directs guests to nearby dining options, including Flame Tree Barbecue, Pizzafari, and Restaurantosaurus.

Disney has previously indicated that Harambe Market will reopen in early 2026 with a revised menu focused on familiar quick-service offerings such as burgers and chicken strips.

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Operating hours have been added to Harambe Market on the Walt Disney World website starting Sunday, March 1, 2026 (as always, hours are subject to change):
I applaud Disney for trying to have an authentic African food eating experience. I wish more people would’ve tried it, but I can understand their hesitancy, since it’s not well-known food in America. African food along with Indian food, is quickly approaching the top of my list. Great flavors, great heat, and something different.
↩ replying to DCBaker
Has it been confirmed that they're adding burgers, etc. or are converting the market to this type of food? I hope they're just adding.
↩ replying to JohnD
There's likely to be some sort of tradeoff. The reason for the downtime is typically to reconfigure the kitchen to add equipment for preparing the items they're adding to the menu. Because the physical space isn't actually getting larger, this generally also necessitates removing some things to make way and/or dedicating existing fryers, ovens, etc. to different things in order to produce them in the quantities required.
↩ replying to James Alucobond
Hopefully that's the case. The site that shall not be named has been firm on their clickbait. It's converting entirely to burgers and fries.
Disney has updated the description for Harambe Market:

Bring the whole family to this open-air African plaza for classic staples—from burgers and wraps to a signature salad. Desserts, beer and soft drinks are also available.

Here, the citizens of Harambe welcome travelers from all around the world, encouraging Guests of every age to tantalize their senses by enjoying a classic Angus Burger, crispy Chicken Strips, a hearty Harissa Chicken Wrap or a refreshing salad of mixed greens, lentils, carrots and couscous.
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Whelp. Looks like they were right.
I love Sam’s Pizza in Wildwood, NJ, and I love “Disney Pizza” too. 😂
How very imaginative...

Nothing says "luxury target market" like frozen theme park burgers and fries...

(And that's a dig on the guests as much as Disney. Glad those who enjoy this enjoy it, but it's disappointing for this location.)
↩ replying to larryz
No. Just no. Nothing says luxury target market like giant rodent!
Well this looks pretty grim, but I think there is good reason to expect a very good menu lineup in the new Tropical Americas quick serve. I would expect something along the lines of Satu'li Canteen.
↩ replying to Epcot82Guy
At least the salad looks good?
↩ replying to wdwmagic
Do you expect the new menu to stay after Tropical Americas opens? Could it return to its previous offerings?
↩ replying to bmr1591
I think the new Tropical Americas eatery will be the place for the interesting food, and Harambe will stay with this. There is a significant kitchen expense in this change, that I don't see them just abandoning next year.