Today we got to check out a brand new option for dining in Disney World!
We’ve been excited about Connections Cafe & Eatery since it was first announced as part of EPCOT’s massive transformation, and we’ve been following the construction of the cafe and recently even got a look at its full menu. We knew that its opening timeline was spring, and now spring has arrived and we got to take a look at Connections Cafe today!
We’re here with a first look at the soft opening of Connections Cafe and Eatery! When you walk in, you immediately see the Starbucks counter, which is the cafe part of Connections Cafe.
Experience walking into Connections Cafe with us in our video below!
This is not a drill! ? Connections Café is NOW OPEN‼️ pic.twitter.com/K6Y4DIevYl
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The Starbucks area looks like a pretty typical Starbucks with the beautiful details of Connections Cafe, with drinks, coffee, and bakery items for sale.
The Starbucks bakery had many of the same items you’d find in your local Starbucks, plus the addition of the Connections Cafe dessert, the Liege Waffle.
Near the Starbucks counter is also a display of coffee pots from all over the world!
Take a look at them in our video below.
Connections Café also features a display of coffee setups from around the world ? pic.twitter.com/tS7VnYAB7f
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The restaurant is organized into two areas: the cafe side, and the dining room side. The cafe side mainly had black tables and chairs…
…while the dining room side had white tables.
The dining area was closed to guests today, but we were told by a Cast Member that they are currently planning to open both sides of the restaurant on April 27th, although nothing is guaranteed at this point.
The show kitchen is located to the right of the Starbucks counter, and when it opens guests will be able to watch chefs preparing meals.
There are TONS of colorful details in the cafe, like this huge mural you can see in our video below.
Here is a look around the brand new home for Starbucks in EPCOT! ☕️
Check out that incredibly detailed mural ?? pic.twitter.com/q8q5GvRn0m
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Just look at all those colors!
You might want to stroll around the cafe with your coffee in order to catch all the beautiful mural details.
The cafe is filled with tons of natural light (and a great view of Spaceship Earth!), and there’s seating both downstairs and upstairs.
There are also some really unique seating options around the cafe, like this setup here.
As a bonus, we noticed plugs and USB ports available in several seating areas around the cafe! This might be the new best spot to get some A/C and charge your phone in EPCOT.
Of course, we couldn’t leave without trying out some of the cafe’s offerings, so we decided to try the Liege Waffle today, which is made with brioche dough with pearl sugar, strawberries, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce for $5.29.
So if you’re looking for a quick-service option for meals at EPCOT, you might want to plan on visiting EPCOT on Wednesday, April 27th, but keep in mind that Disney has not yet confirmed an official opening date. We’ll let you know about everything else happening at Disney World, too, so stay tuned for more!
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Do you think you’ll be dining at Connections Cafe soon? Let us know in the comments!
eww I feel bad forthe chefs in the fish bowl/ aside from the floor everything including the mural is boring. no magic, bland character
It looks like a big food court. And it is a big food court which will obviously include interminable waits in line, unless guests can us mobile order.
Lets call it Starbucks Cafe. LOL
The dining room opened later in the day.
We just made Liege Waffles on Easter night. Followed the recipe from abountifulkitchen. Worked out great using a regular waffle iron and raw sugar (turbinado). Highly recommend so you can have these sooner than your next trip, which is always too far away.