Valentine’s Day at Walt Disney World: A Lovely Guide for a Lovely Day

We have everything you need to know to celebrate a day of romance at Walt Disney World this Valentine's Day! If you and your loved one are big Disney fans, celebrating Valentine's Day at Walt Disney World offers many options for the devoted Disney fan!

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Walt Disney World Hotel and Dining Options for Valentine's Day

When it comes to visiting Walt Disney World in style, there are so many different Disney owned hotel options to pick from. Be sure to review our comprehensive guide to hotels at the Walt Disney World Resort so you pick the best one for your special day! You can pick from a price range ranked from Value, Moderate, or Deluxe when booking a hotel for your special day. All of these hotels offer on-site restaurants and some even add special treats and dining options for Valentine's Day!

When it comes to special Valentine's Day treats, every year the Disney Park's Blog releases a foodie guide so guests know just where to look for specialty Valentine's Day themed treats!

One place that's sure to help satisfy your sweet tooth is Amorette’s Patisserie in Disney Springs. They will offer a range of Disney themed cakes, chocolates, and more for Valetine's Day! You’ll also find some delicious hand-dipped chocolate strawberries!

As for the Walt Disney World Resort itself, these are our top choices for finding Valentine's Day seasonal favorites:

• At Magic Kingdom Park: be sure to take a stroll to Main Street Bakery. Or try the seasonal treats typically offered at The Plaza Restaurant.
• If you’re at Epcot, Fountain View will likely offer some decedant Valentine's Day treats! Sunshine Seasons has also been known to offer a decadent heart-shaped Red Velvet Cake with strawberry mousse filling, chocolate pearls and edible flowers.
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park will have a Valentine’s Day Cupcake at Creature Comforts consisting of chocolate cake with strawberry buttercream topped with chocolate and strawberry crispy pearls, mini heart sprinkles and a chocolate-covered strawberry.

As for romantic meals and restaurants within the Walt Disney World resort, these are top five favorite restaurants due to their romantic atmospheres year round:

• Victoria & Albert’s – This restaurant comes highly regarded as one of the best Walt Disney World restaurants around with great food and a romantic atmosphere to match. Victoria & Albert’s features modern American cuisine crafted with exquisite ingredients from around the world, including truffles from Italy, Russian Osetra caviar, beef from Japan, poulet rouge from North Carolina and local Florida shrimp. You can find it in Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.
• California Grill– The best part of eating at this restaurant is the views it offers of Walt Disney World. You will find this restaurant on the top floor of Disney's Contemporary Resort- this restaurant boasts some of the best views for the Magic Kingdom fireworks. You and your date will have a special evening dining and taking in the beauty of the Walt Disney World Resort from up high.
• Be Our Guest– One of the most popular restaurants in Magic Kingdom, for good reason! This French-inspired fare food is served in elaborately themed rooms right out of the Disney classic. Be sure to book a dinner reservation to get the full romantic experience.
• Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant– Do dinner and a movie 1950's style while you sit in a car themed booth while watching Sci-Fi movie clips. Cuddle up to your date in fright at the screaming mummies on screen while enjoying classic American cuisine in Hollywood Studios.
• La Haceinda de San Angel– Authentic Mexican cuisine and premium margaritas are served with Old World hospitality with waterfront views of Epcot‘s nightly spectacular IllumiNations.

Walt Disney World 2024 Foodie Guide

There are Valentine's Day food items offered throughout the Walt Disney World Resort for a limited time at Disney Springs, the Disney Resort Hotels, and the Disney World theme parks. See the 2024 Walt Disney World Valentine's Day foods below!

Disney Springs Foods

Amorette’s Patisserie (Available Feb. 1 through 17; mobile order available) 

• Chocolate-covered Strawberries
• Strawberry Cheesecake

The Ganachery 

• Puppy Love Chocolate Piñata filled with hazelnut truffle treats and crisp pearls (New) (Available Feb. 1 through 15)
• Mickey Chocolate Bites: Milk chocolate with caramel crisp pearls, solid 65% dark chocolate custom blend, and solid milk chocolate (New) (Currently available through Feb. 29) 
• Champagne-Strawberry Ganache Square: Strawberry ganache blended with champagne enrobed in dark 65% chocolate (Available Feb. 1 through 18)

Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar (Available Feb. 1 through 17) 

• Berry Lovely: Bacardí Dragonberry Rum with orange juice, pineapple juice, cranberry juice, watermelon syrup, and splash of soda garnished with a strawberry (New) 

Vivoli il Gelato (Currently available through Feb. 29)

• Love Potion: Vanilla gelato, Fanta Strawberry, and whipped cream
• Cupid’s Bombashake: Strawberry cheesecake shake topped with a cheesecake-filled Bomboloni

Outdoor Vending at West Side – Landing (Available Feb. 1 through 17)

• Beautiful Rose: Herradura Silver Tequila, Cointreau liqueur, rose syrup, lime juice, lemon juice, and red cranberry juice garnished with a lime wedge (New) 

Disney Resort Hotels

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge 

The Mara (Available Feb. 1 through 14; mobile order available) 

• Zebra Mousse Cake: Amarula mousse and chocolate sponge inspired by the iconic Zebra Domes

Disney’s Beach Club Resort and Disney’s Yacht Club Resort 

Beach Club Marketplace and The Market at Ale & Compass (Available Feb. 1 through 14; mobile order available) 

• Cupid’s Mousse: Devil’s food cake, vanilla bean mousse, and cherry compote (New) 

Disney’s BoardWalk 

BoardWalk Deli (Available Feb. 1 through 14; mobile order available)

• Strawberry Cheesecake Brownie: Rich brownie topped with strawberry cheesecake garnished with chocolate whipped cream, pink crisp pearls, and pink chocolate hearts

Disney’s Contemporary Resort 

Contempo Café (Available Feb. 4 through 29; mobile order available) 

• Sweet Heart Cookie: Sugar cookie with heart sprinkles topped with cream cheese buttercream, red velvet cake pieces and heart, and a drizzle of dark chocolate (New) 

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa 

Gasparilla Island Grill (Available Feb. 1 through 29; mobile order available)

• Raspberry Macaron Heart: Macaron filled with raspberry cream and a passion fruit curd (New) 

Disney’s Old Key West Resort and Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa 

Good’s Food to Go and The Artist’s Palette (Available Feb. 1 through 14; mobile order available at The Artist’s Palette only)

• Love Letter Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake with strawberry pastry cream, white chocolate mousse, and buttercream flowers

Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort 

Kona Island (Available Feb. 1 through 14)

• Stitch and Angel Date Night Cupcakes: Vanilla cupcakes with fillings inspired by classic pairings: chocolate and peanut butter mousse filling and peanut butter mousse and jelly filling

Pineapple Lanai (Available Feb. 1 through 14) 

• Valentine Float: DOLE Whip Raspberry with Rosa Regale Sparkling Red topped with raspberries and strawberries

Disney’s Riviera Resort 

Le Petit Café (Available Feb. 1 through 14) 

• Trois Macarons: Raspberry ganache, strawberry jam, and milk chocolate ganache

Disney’s Wilderness Lodge 

Roaring Fork (Available Feb. 1 through 14; mobile order available) 

• Love Bug Marshmallow: Strawberry marshmallow with a ganache center on a graham cracker cookie

Available at Various Disney Resort Hotel Quick-Service Restaurants (Available Feb. 1 through 29; mobile order available) 

• My (Plant-based) Sweetheart Cupcake: Chocolate cupcake with a love-ly swirl of vanilla buttercream and heart sprinkles (Plant-based); Available at the following locations:
  • World Premiere Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Movies Resort
  • Intermission Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Music Resort
  • End Zone Food Court at Disney’s All-Star Sports Resort
  • Landscape of Flavors at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort
  • Centertown Market at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
  • Spyglass Grill at Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
  • Everything POP Shopping & Dining at Disney’s Pop Century Resort
  • Riverside Mill Food Court at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – Riverside
  • Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory at Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter

Disney World Theme Parks

Magic Kingdom Park 

Sunshine Tree Terrace (Currently available; mobile order available) 

• I Lava You Float: Fanta Strawberry and passion fruit flavor served with DOLE Whip Orange and topped with popping candy (Plant-based)

Disney’s Hollywood Studios 

The Hollywood Brown Derby (Available Feb. 1 through 14)

• Red Velvet-White Chocolate Mousse atop a chocolate cookie

The Trolley Car Café (Available Feb. 1 through 14) 

• Strawberry-Red Velvet Whoopie Pie: Red velvet cake filled with cream cheese buttercream topped with strawberry buttercream

EPCOT 

Connections Café (Available Feb. 14 only)

• Valentine’s Day Baumkuchen with chocolate and strawberry layers (New) 

Connections Eatery (Available Feb. 9 through 14; mobile order available)  

• Valentine’s Day Milkshake: Vanilla milkshake with strawberry sauce, whipped cream, and chocolate garnish (New) 

Le Cellier Steakhouse (Available Feb. 14 only) 

• Profiterole: Raspberry cheesecake profiterole (New)

Romantic Walt Disney World Rides

Well you can't come to Walt Disney World with your date and not enjoy some attractions! We've compiled a few of our favorite rides that would make for one great Valentine's Day date!

Dark Attractions to Sit Close to Your Sweetheart

Here are just a few of our top favorite ‘dark rides' at Walt Disney World! A dark ride simply means that most of the ride takes place in the dark which can make for a romantic experience as you snuggle up with your date and enjoy the attraction.

• Peter Pan's Flight
• Haunted Mansion
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
• The Seas with Nemo and Friends
• DINOSAUR
• Na’vi River Journey
• Frozen Ever After
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Under the Sea- Journey of the Little Mermaid

Thrill Attractions to Hold Hands and Scream with Your Date!

Don't forget the thrill rides! Hold hands and scream your heads off (for fun or out of fear!) with your date to make for an enjoyable Valentine's Day.

• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
• The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
• Slinky Dog Dash
• Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain
• Kali River Rapids
• Splash Mountain
• Space Mountain
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Slow and Easy Rides Ideal for Romance

For slow and easy rides that allow moment for chatting or just relaxing in silence, these are our top favorites for any date night!

• it's a small world
• Jungle Cruise
• Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room
• Liberty Square Riverboat
• Soarin' Around the World
• Kilimanjaro Safaris
• Wildlife Express Train
• Living with the Land

Couples Activities Around Walt Disney World

Here are a few more ideas for romantic ideas and activities surrounding the Walt Disney World resort. You can really make most things romantic with a bit of imagination and creativity but these are sure to be romantic staples for any date you are seeking to impress.

• Get a Couple’s Massage- One classic Valentine's Day activity is to enjoy a couple's massage and there's a few different options around the Walt Disney World resort to enjoy this luxury experience. Some of the most popular spas for a couple's massage include the Mandara Spa at the Disney’s Dolphin Hotel and the Senses Spa at the Grand Floridan Resort.
• Horse Drawn Carriage Ride– Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campgrounds along with Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort both offer horse drawn carriage rides. Nothing says romance like a horse drawn carriage ride!
• Wine Tasting around the World- One popular adult activity that many like to partake in is known as ‘Wine Tasting around the World' at Ecpcot's World Showcase. With over 11 different countries to sample wine and snacks from, this makes for a perfect date night.
• Atlantic Dance Hall- Dance the night away at the Atlantic Dance Hall on Disney's Boardwalk. During the evening, they open the doors of the hall to the night sky. Between dances, you can take a break on one of the balconies with a romantic view of the rippling waters of Crescent Lake.

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