Casey’s Corner is located right off Main Street, so it’s really easy to stop in for a quick snack or lunch while waiting for a parade to pass through. Polish off a chili cheese dog while you watch the piano performers outside play ragtime Disney tunes, or snack on a basket of corn dog nuggets as you explore areas of the park beyond the castle.

Dole whips at Disney Parks are almost as famous as Mickey himself. You can get a classic Dole whip or experiment with the rotating swirls and floats, but the pineapple upside-down cake topped with soft serve is the best dessert you can get in the park. The moist cake absorbs the ice cream as it melts, and is refreshing and sweet in all the right ways.

The cheeseburger egg rolls in Adventureland have a cult following, so there’s usually a line of people waiting for the salty afternoon snack. Luckily, the line moves fast, and they’re just as cheesy, greasy, and crispy as they sound. They also have a pepperoni egg roll, which sounds like a forbidden Lunchable.

Jungle Navigation Co. is the rare place that’s beautifully themed and has some of the best food in this park. Whatever sustainable fish they have is a great choice for a protein-heavy meal, which you’ll need after logging 10,000 steps running around to make the most out of your Lightning Lanes on Genie+. We also love the falafel or curried vegetable stew for some vegetarian options, which can be hard to find in this park.

Our favorite thing to do on an early morning in the Magic Kingdom is to walk around Fantasyland eating a warm Cheshire Cat Tail, which is basically a chocolate brioche twist with pink and purple frosting drizzled on top. These aren’t always available (sometimes they’re a Cheshire Cat Paw, and sometimes you can’t get them at all), but when they are, they’re hard to beat.

If you’re looking for a cheap and quick lunch, go to Gaston’s Tavern for the $12 and colossal ham and cheese sandwich. You’ll see lots of people carrying heavy plates of caramel-drenched cinnamon rolls, but the better snack is the grey stuff cupcake that’s topped with fluffy cookies and cream frosting and crispy pearls. Take it outside and picnic at the fountain just in front of the restaurant—bonus points if you break out in song to complain about egg-based inflation.

The Beauty and the Beast theme of Be Our Guest will appeal to both your cousin who got a princess makeover for the occasion and your friend who’s just here to ride a Tron lightcycle later. The giant ballroom looks just like the one in the movie, but we prefer to eat in the dark, moody West Wing next door.The French food is pretty great, especially the herby escargot and cheesy french onion soup, but you’re really here to eat in a castle and steal a glimpse of the Beast greeting his subjects.

It’s worth eating here at least once, particularly if you have small children or are a Disney princess fanatic. They’re open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but the best move is to come for an early morning reservation before the park opens. Book the earliest possible time slot, and you’ll be finished with your meal in time to be first in line for Seven Dwarves Mine Train, get a front-row spot for the Magic Kingdom’s opening ceremonies, or run around a nearly-empty Fantasyland taking photos.

This wildly popular buffet is one of the only places in the parks where you’re guaranteed to meet Winnie the Pooh and all of his Hundred Acre Woods pals. The food is straightforward American that’s great for picky eaters, though we could swear that The Crystal Palace’s Mickey waffles taste better than they do at other breakfast buffets. If you manage to score a dinner reservation at the right time, the front porch restaurant has one of the best fireworks views in the park.

If your goal for the day is to see real giraffes and hippos roaming through the Florida countryside, you’ll want to head towards Kilimanjaro Safaris right when Animal Kingdom opens. Stop by Kusafari for an enormous Mickey-shaped cinnamon roll larger than some of the babies being toted around. While it’s big enough to share, we've also just housed all of that flaky, gooey pastry ourselves. For a more savory option, the breakfast totchos are a great way to start your morning.