My family has a tentative WDW vacation scheduled in October. As my home state of Virginia is opening up, we are becoming more and more aware of what we are comfortable with, and what we are not comfortable with. We are surprisingly more and more comfortable with going to WDW. However we are not very comfortable eating indoors, masks off. In the end, there are some places I may be willing to go (i.e. Sci-Fi, but not Prime Time) but I would like to plan for as much outdoor dining as possible.
Edit: I was originally asking to crowd source this data, then I went ahead and researched it myself. Please see the list below and let me know if I missed anything, or if you have more resort info to add.
I am specifically interested in help developing a comprehensive list of dining options with outdoor seating. Since I am going in October, some places may open up, so it is worth listing them, even if they are currently closed. But it is also easier if people know it is closed, to say so, so I don’t have to cross check everything. My list was the outdoor dining that first came to mind!
Thank you! I searched but couldn’t find anything for some reason. When the family goes to bed, I’ll developed this into a list with closed and open!
I also just found this blog that lists all of the restaurants that don’t have outdoor seating and those that do have it! I searched once but didn’t see anything. I guess twice is the charm! I’ll still post a list.
So I answered my own question (with thanks to wdwmagic.com restaurant information which includes if a place has an outdoor seating option). I went through all of the restaurants at the parks and some at resorts I may stay at (I just bought DVC but don’t have my points, so I am daydreaming about where I might be able to make a reservation). So here is what I’ve got. This does not count kiosks or Pool options:
I see - it is only the “fruit market” open. Dawa may have gotten the ax too because of the alcohol closings as I don’t see that on the latest list from WDW (it was on their originially)
Our two favorite places, just happen to be outdoors …
AK - Tiffins deck. My favorite quiet spot to eat and recharge.
Boardwalk - Big River Grille. We love sitting out on the boardwalk patio at this micro-brewery. The lights and night breeze, is a great place to chill and recap the day.
Happy to recreate this so it is at the top of a thread and not in the middle… Also I am on staycation next week so could spend some time finishing the resorts that are currently open and start on DS table services (I think all DS QS can be assumed to have an outdoor seating option)