Disney has shared a first look and reopening date for the Garden View Lounge – Tea Experience at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.
The Garden View Lounge – Tea Experience will reopen on March 19, 2026, with reservations becoming available on February 19, 2026. The refreshed experience includes new touches inspired by the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Alice in Wonderland. The experience features a traditional afternoon tea format, complete with small sweet and savory bites, as well as a selection of teas.
Beverages
The tea menu features Twinings Loose Leaf Tea Selections, including classic varieties like London Strand Breakfast and Spicy Chai, along with specialty blends. Among the unique options is Orangery of Lady Grey, a black tea with orange notes that is exclusive to Walt Disney World. Guests can also choose the Nutty Chocolate Flavoured Assam black tea, which includes chocolate and roasted hazelnut flavors, or a caffeine-free Blackcurrant and Lavender herbal tea.
Guests select their tea with guidance from trained Cast Members who serve as their tea guide. Each tea can be customized by choosing an aromatic added during the steeping process, with optional sweeteners available.
The menu also includes two tea-based cocktails: the Mint Tulip, made with Old Forester 1870 Original Batch Kentucky Straight Whiskey, Twinings Refreshers Peach Mango Tea Instant Beverage, and mint; and the Mar-TEA-ni, featuring Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, Twinings Earl Grey Tea, lemon, and honey.
Non-alcoholic specialty beverages include the Curiosi-TEA, prepared with Twinings Refreshers Strawberry Raspberry Herbal Tea Instant Beverage, and the This Way, That Way, which combines Twinings Refreshers Peach Mango Herbal Tea Instant Beverage with mint.
Food
Before getting to the tower of treats, guests are served the Orange-Cranberry Scone with traditional accoutrements, followed by a three-tier presentation of savory and sweet items.
Savory selections include:
- Curried Chicken Salad Playing Card Tart: Savory curried chicken salad filling topped with cherry gelée
- Footman’s Feast: Wonderland Salmon Crisp with a salmon rillette on a miso brown butter crisp
- Tweedledee Egg Salad Sandwich: A traditional egg salad on beet bread
- Caterpillar Cucumber Roll: A delicious combination with butterfly pea-infused cream cheese and cucumbers on pumpernickel
Sweet offerings include:
- The Matcha Mad Hatter: Sponge cake with apricot jam and yuzu buttercream
- Tea Party Tart: Vanilla tart, coffee custard, and chantilly cream
- Flamingo Croquet Choux filled with passion fruit cream and a raspberry crunch
- Painting the Rose: Earl Grey-flavored teacake painted tableside
A plant-based afternoon tea option is also available.
Additional enhancements are available, including the Seasonal Cheese Selection or Royal Osetra Caviar served with Mini Chive Biscuits and Traditional Accompaniments.
Children’s Afternoon Tea
The Children’s Afternoon Tea includes savory items such as the Queen of Hearts Cheese Toastie, a Fanciful Turkey Wrap, and a Sunflower Seed Butter and Jelly Bun. Dessert offerings include the Cheshire Cat Raspberry Macaron, the Chocolate Brownie Branch, and the vanilla White Rabbit Cupcake.
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