A Walt Disney World morning challenge, you and your family are trying to make the morning rope drop at the Magic Kingdom.
You want to be one of the very first to ride Seven Dwarf’s Mine Train, and quickly move on to Peter Pan’s Flight and It’s a Small World before your Character Breakfast at Cinderella’s Royal Table.
But you’ve really got to start your day with a cup of Joe. The thought of undertaking what you have in store without caffeine in your system is unfathomable. Plus you don’t want just any cup of coffee. The little, over used, under cleaned coffee pot in the room with the mystery brand coffee is totally out of the question.
Here’s your solution
While the rest of the family is still getting ready in the room, head towards the Shades of Green lobby. Your destination is the Java Café, a Starbucks coffee stand located in the lobby. You can grab some great coffee to bring back to the room and maybe a pastry or two to hold you over untill your Advance Dining Reservation for a full breakfast.
Shades of Green’s Java Café makes all the usual Starbuck’s coffees and teas plus they carry a limited pastry selection.
So if you have an early morning mission to rope drop and conquer the theme parks make sure you have all the ammo you need to get the mission off on the right foot. You’ll thank yourself later!
Open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
As of 1 July 2023, Dole Whip is available at the Java Cafe!
Java Cafe Ratings
Here’s how MDT Readers rate the Java Cafe on a 1 to 5 scale in our Shades of Green Surveys:
Java Café Overall Dining Experience – 4.42
Java Café Value – 4.13
Java Café Food Quality – 4.26
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This article was written by Steve Bell, founder of Military Disney Tips.
Steve is a retired U.S. military member who has been visiting the Disney Parks since 1971 and writing about Disney military discounts and vacations for the military community for over 18 years.
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