Magic Kingdom’s fall dining inspections have arrived, and the results offer one of the clearest snapshots yet of how the park’s table-service restaurants performed behind the scenes heading into the holiday season. Florida’s Division of Hotels & Restaurants completed its routine September–November review across every full-service dining location at the park, examining storage, sanitation, cleanliness, training documentation, and overall food-handling procedures.
The headline takeaway emerged immediately: every single table-service restaurant passed inspection with zero high-priority violations. That singular detail shaped the narrative of the entire fall cycle, especially given the volume of guests expected through Thanksgiving and Christmas. While several restaurants logged basic or intermediate issues, none of the findings involved immediate food-safety risks, and most were corrected on site.
With many families planning their holiday celebrations months in advance, these fall inspections provide a rare look at what guests do not usually see: how the busiest kitchens in Magic Kingdom operate under surprise state evaluations. Here is how each location scored during the season’s three-month window.
A Closer Look at the Fall 2025 Results
Florida’s Division of Hotels & Restaurants reported that every Magic Kingdom table-service restaurant met state standards without a single high-priority violation. The issues documented across locations were consistent with typical kitchen operations: equipment maintenance, labeling concerns, storage placement, and routine cleanliness tasks.
Below is a location-by-location breakdown, listed by inspection date.
- Tony’s Town Square Restaurant – 10/22/25
Tony’s posted several basic and intermediate violations during its October inspection. Among the findings were an employee preparing food without a beard restraint, single-service lids stored improperly, and unwashed romaine placed beside ready-to-eat lettuce. Inspectors also noted lettuce cooling in an unapproved manner, lime buildup on iced tea nozzles, and stained cutting boards.
All issues were corrected on site.
- The Plaza Restaurant – 10/22/25
The Plaza earned one of the cleanest reports of the season, with just a single basic violation: lime scale buildup on the interior of the dishmachine. No intermediate or high-priority issues appeared in the report, and the restaurant cleared inspection without further adjustments.
- Liberty Tree Tavern – 11/19/25
Liberty Tree Tavern met all requirements with three basic violations: clean bowls were not stored inverted, a lemon wedger was in poor repair, and unwashed radish was stored over sauces inside the walk-in cooler. Each item was corrected immediately or addressed through proper follow-up.
- The Crystal Palace – 10/13/25
Crystal Palace recorded a longer list of findings, ranging from cleanliness to labeling and documentation. Inspectors noted residue around a handwashing sink, a soiled walk-in cooler door, unwashed tomatoes stored alongside ready-to-eat celery, and an unlabeled container of flour. Food-contact surfaces, including a sprayer hose and iced tea nozzles, showed slime or buildup. Additionally, some employees had expired food-safety training. Despite these points, the restaurant had zero high-priority violations and passed inspection.
🚨🍽️ 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
- Jungle Navigation Co. Skipper Canteen – 11/19/25
Skipper Canteen received one basic and two intermediate violations. Lime scale buildup inside a kitchen steamer required attention, and inspectors noted that required cooling and reheating logs tied to the restaurant’s HACCP system were incomplete or missing. A water-treatment device also needed servicing according to manufacturer guidelines.
- Cinderella’s Royal Table – 09/24/25
Cinderella’s Royal Table passed inspection with two basic and one intermediate violation. Findings included residue on a handwashing sink at the servers’ station, unwashed mushrooms stored next to milk in the walk-in cooler, and a torn bag of salt that exposed food to contamination. The salt bag was corrected during the visit.
- What These Results Mean for Guests
Across the entire fall inspection cycle, none of Magic Kingdom’s table-service restaurants received a high-priority violation, the classification reserved for issues that pose an immediate threat to consumer safety. Instead, the fall results consisted largely of items found regularly in commercial kitchens: improper storage of produce, unlabeled containers, light equipment buildup, expired training documentation, or maintenance repairs.
These types of issues are typically resolved within minutes and do not pose health risks when properly addressed, as they were during inspection.
For diners planning holiday meals, character breakfasts, or high-demand dinner reservations, the inspections offer a reassuring snapshot of how the park’s kitchens are functioning as they enter their busiest weeks of the year.
Why Fans Watch These Reports Closely
Magic Kingdom’s table-service restaurants—Cinderella’s Royal Table, Liberty Tree Tavern, Skipper Canteen, Crystal Palace, The Plaza, and Tony’s Town Square—service thousands of meals each day. Because of this volume, food-inspection reports tend to circulate across Disney forums and social media whenever they release. Guests want to understand how well the park manages training, safety, and cleanliness under pressure.
Florida’s inspection system conducts unannounced evaluations, meaning the results reflect real-time operating conditions. A season-long stretch with zero high-priority violations signals stable internal processes and strong adherence to Disney’s food-safety protocols.
Looking Ahead to the Holiday Rush
Heading into the Thanksgiving and Christmas surge, the fall 2025 inspection cycle places Magic Kingdom’s dining program in a favorable position. The findings suggest consistent compliance with state standards and no evidence of major food-safety concerns. Minor issues—lime scale, unlabeled food containers, expired training, and improper storage—were standard operational oversights corrected quickly.
As the park prepares to welcome some of its largest crowds of the year, these results reinforce that the kitchens behind Magic Kingdom’s most popular restaurants are maintaining expectations, both for the state and for guests who rely on them for holiday dining traditions.
