Credit: DisneyMagic Kingdom’s fall dining inspections are officially in, and the results paint a detailed picture of how the park’s table-service restaurants performed heading into one of the busiest seasons of the year.
Florida’s Division of Hotels & Restaurants conducted its routine checks between September and November, reviewing kitchens across the park to ensure storage, sanitation, and food-handling standards remained consistent. While several restaurants logged minor technical or procedural issues, every location passed its inspection and — most notably — none received any high-priority violations.
That single result stands as the main headline of the season. Across three months of inspections, inspectors found no immediate food-safety risks at any Magic Kingdom table-service restaurant. Instead, the documented issues focused on equipment maintenance, labeling practices, cleanliness, and storage adjustments that were either corrected during the visit or resolved through immediate corrective action.
With dining crowds rising sharply for the holiday season, this cycle of inspections gives guests an inside look at how some of the park’s most beloved restaurants performed behind the scenes. Here is the full breakdown of what inspectors found inside each kitchen.
A Look Inside Fall 2025’s Dining Reviews
According to Florida’s Division of Hotels & Restaurants, each location met state standards during the September–November inspection window. The findings ranged from easily corrected storage concerns to minor equipment upkeep.
Below are notes for each restaurant, listed by date of inspection.
- Tony’s Town Square Restaurant – 10/22/25
Tony’s logged both basic and intermediate violations during its October visit. The notes documented an employee preparing food without a beard restraint, single-service lids stored improperly, and unwashed romaine placed next to ready-to-eat lettuce. Inspectors also found lettuce cooling in a non-approved method. Food-contact areas — including iced tea nozzles and cutting boards — showed lime buildup or staining.
Every item listed was corrected on site during the inspection.
- The Plaza Restaurant – 10/22/25
The Plaza received one of the lightest reports of the season, with a single basic violation noted. Inspectors identified lime scale buildup inside the dishmachine but found no intermediate or high-priority issues. With that single item resolved, the restaurant passed inspection without further concern.
- Liberty Tree Tavern – 11/19/25
Liberty Tree Tavern met all inspection standards with three basic violations. Clean bowls were not stored inverted, a lemon wedger required repair, and unwashed radish was stored above sauces in the walk-in cooler. Each issue was either corrected immediately or addressed through corrective action before the inspection concluded.
- The Crystal Palace – 10/13/25
Crystal Palace recorded several basic and intermediate violations, but none triggered a high-priority classification. Inspectors observed residue around a handwashing sink, a soiled walk-in cooler door, and unwashed tomatoes stored with ready-to-eat celery.
An unlabeled container of flour was also noted. Food-contact surfaces including a sprayer hose and iced tea nozzles showed slime or buildup. Additionally, some employees’ food-safety training had expired.
Despite the list, all issues fit within the range of correctable procedural concerns rather than immediate safety hazards.
- Jungle Navigation Co. Skipper Canteen – 11/19/25
Skipper Canteen received one basic and two intermediate violations. Inspectors noted lime scale inside a kitchen steamer, incomplete or missing reheating and cooling logs tied to the restaurant’s HACCP process, and a water-treatment device that had not been serviced as required by the manufacturer.
Each issue remained within the “intermediate” category, meaning the restaurant’s corrective action path was straightforward and did not impact its overall passing status.
- Cinderella’s Royal Table – 09/24/25
Cinderella’s Royal Table met standards with two basic and one intermediate violation. Inspectors found residue on a handwashing sink at the servers’ station, unwashed mushrooms stored beside milk inside the walk-in cooler, and a torn bag of salt in dry storage that exposed food to contamination. The torn bag was corrected during the visit.
🚨🍽️ Magic Kingdom Fall Food Safety Inspections are in!
6 Table-service restaurants that were inspected, passed their Sep – November check — with zero high-priority violations. Some spots had issues, but all met standards.
Read the Violations here.https://t.co/1KLbsjZhBJ— Walt Disney World: Active Calls (@WDWActiveCrime) November 29, 2025
How These Results Affect Guests
Across all six restaurants, inspectors logged zero high-priority violations — the category reserved for issues that pose an immediate food-safety risk. Instead, the findings largely centered on issues that regularly appear in commercial kitchens: labeling, storage placement, equipment sanitation, and documentation practices.
In entertainment and tourism environments like Walt Disney World, these reports provide reassurance for park guests who rely on table-service locations for family meals, celebrations, and holiday dining. The fall inspection window is especially important because it precedes the peak November–December travel season, a time when restaurant volume surges dramatically.
Because every table-service restaurant met state inspection standards, the findings suggest that operational consistency remained strong across the park. The issues recorded — such as lime scale on equipment, unwashed produce stored improperly, or outdated training documentation — represent the types of items corrected easily on site, often before the inspection ends.
Why Fans Pay Attention to These Reports
Dining is a major part of the Magic Kingdom experience, from character meals at Cinderella’s Royal Table to comfort-food classics at Liberty Tree Tavern or the themed storytelling at Skipper Canteen. With many guests planning reservations months ahead, behind-the-scenes inspection details often circulate quickly among theme-park watchers and local fans who track performance across seasons.
This fall’s results show a consistent pattern: the park’s table-service restaurants maintain strong compliance, with violations generally falling into low-priority categories.
Industry context also matters. Florida’s restaurant-inspection system conducts unannounced visits, meaning each restaurant is evaluated under real operating conditions. A cycle with zero high-priority violations across multiple kitchens reflects well on staff training, oversight, and ongoing food-safety programs inside Walt Disney World.
The Big Picture Heading Into the Holidays
As Magic Kingdom moves deeper into its busiest stretch of the year, these inspection results provide encouraging insight for guests planning holiday dining. While minor issues did appear across several locations, all were promptly addressed. Not a single restaurant logged a violation related to immediate food contamination risks, improper cooking temperatures, or threats to consumer safety.
For a park serving thousands of meals daily, the fall 2025 inspection cycle reflects a stable operational environment and an overall high level of food-safety performance.
Disney dining often sits at the intersection of experience, storytelling, and hospitality. These results indicate that behind the scenes — in the kitchens that keep the park running — standards remain steady as the holiday crowds arrive.