Dining Changes in Early 2016

Disney Parks has announced some changes that will be coming to several restaurants in Disneyland in Adventureland, New Orleans Square and Frontierland.  With the close of Fantasmic! imminent for a while, the popular entertainment dining packages will be making a return while two classic restaurants will be switching up their offerings a bit.

"Paint the Night" Dining Packages

There will be new priority seating dining packages available for the popular nighttime parade beginning 11 January 2016 at two locations.

• The Blue Bayou will offer a three-course meal to guests with seating along Main Street, USA.
• Aladdin's Oasis will include a choice of three entrees and whether to take the meal to-go or eat in the available restaurant seating area (a unique opportunity since the dining area has been closed off to guests for years).  Paint the Night seating will be near "it's a small world".

Reservations for both locations will be available soon.

New Dining Options

Two restaurants in Frontierland will change up their menu options starting in February 2016.

• The River Belle Terrace will become a table service restaurant on 10 February featuring barbecue, chicken, seafood and new desserts.  This does mean that their iconic breakfast will no longer be available.  Reservations will be accepted soon.
• The Rancho del Zocalo restaurant, near Big Thunder Mountain, will begin serving breakfast on 2 February.  The menu will include "a few favorites from the River Belle Terrace menu, like the famous Mickey Mouse pancakes", as well as some new Mexican-inspired dishes.  Their regular lunch and dinner menu will be available after noon.

There is no word yet how many of the beloved River Belle breakfast staples will be returning to Rancho del Zocalo (I'm hoping to see cinnamon roll French toast), but we'll let you know as things are released.  What are your thoughts on the changes?