Table-service dining was suspended beginning May 16, 2026, to house the new 'Jessie's Roundup' Toy Story show for Cool Kids' Summer, with regular dining expected to return in fall 2026.
Everything that changed here
across the land, newest first- 2026
- 2026
Zone Updateat Haunted Mansion
An exterior facade refurbishment began behind scrim and scaffolding (ride stayed open); by mid-2026, as the scrim came down, the central cupola was revealed refinished in a darker, shinier metallic tone instead of the former beige stone color.
beige stone-tone cupola→darker metallic finish - 2025
The signature turkey leg rose from $13.49 to $14.99 and the Mickey Pretzel from $7.99 to $8.49 on the menu.
- 2025
Reopened with Donald Trump's figure returned to center stage reciting the oath at the show's finale in place of Biden, reusing the 2017 Trump oath recording; Biden's figure was repositioned and stands silently.
Biden (finale oath)→Trump (finale oath) - 2024
Multiple menu prices increased, including the frozen slushy ($5.49 to $6.29), bottled beverages ($4.99 to $5.29), and the chocolate-chip cookie ($3.99 to $4.29).
- 2024
Changedat Columbia Harbour House
After fan backlash, hushpuppies returned to the Columbia Harbour House menu within weeks of their removal, listed again at the restaurant and on the My Disney Experience app with the Trio Platter.
- 2024
A controversial menu overhaul discontinued the fan-favorite Fresh Fruit Waffle Sandwich and Sweet-and-Spicy Chicken Waffle Sandwich, switching Sleepy Hollow to a single all-day menu of Mickey-shaped waffles, funnel cakes, and a hand-dipped corn dog.
- 2024
Changedat Columbia Harbour House
Disney overhauled the menu, removing the fan-favorite hushpuppies along with the New England Shrimp Boil, Sea Captain's Fish Sandwich, Mixed Greens Salad, and Plant-Based Crab Cake Sandwich, and reworking the Trio Platter to come with French fries.
- 2024
Refurbishmentat Columbia Harbour House
A months-long exterior refurbishment that began in September 2023 was completed, repainting the colonial facades without changing the color scheme, replacing lamps, and refreshing the planters and entrance mural while the restaurant stayed open.
- 2024
An exterior refurbishment concluded and the store reopened, with a repainted facade, restored entrance door, rebuilt staircase, and repainted courtyard props (fence, table, and sleigh).
- 2023
The Hatbox Ghost was added beside the Endless Hallway as part of Disney's 100th anniversary; as Doom Buggies pass, his head vanishes from his shoulders and reappears in the hatbox in his hand.
- 2023
Changedat Memento Mori
A new Haunted Mansion merchandise collection timed to the 2023 film's release arrived, including $34.99 'Welcome Foolish Mortals' ear headbands, $54.99 Crocs, and a $69.99 shop-exclusive blanket.
- 2022
Changedat Memento Mori
Memento Mori completed a multi-week refurbishment (half the shop walled off from early May), reopening with an easier-to-navigate open floor plan and a checkout relocated into the former Spirit Photography room.
- 2021
Joe Biden was added with a new front-and-center figure reciting his oath of office (no follow-up speech), accompanied by personal display props.
- 2021
Liberty Square Market closed for an approximately three-week refurbishment, with a temporary turkey-leg cart serving guests in the interim.
- 2021
Changedat Liberty Square Market
The stand reopened after its refurbishment with a redesigned white-cabinetry counter echoing the adjacent Hall of Presidents architecture and a revamped menu adding skewered 'meat on sticks' in the style of Disneyland's Bengal Barbecue.
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Changedat Liberty Tree Tavern
After reopening from the 2020 pandemic closure, the restaurant temporarily dropped a la carte service and offered only the all-you-care-to-enjoy family-style Patriot's Platter for both lunch and dinner (about $39 adults / $21 children).
- 2019
Changedat Memento Mori
The in-store lenticular Spirit Photography photo op was discontinued and its chamber repurposed to sell new $59.99 Host-A-Ghost spirit jars.
- 2019
Changedat Memento Mori
Commemorative Haunted Mansion 50th anniversary merchandise debuted in the shop's lineup of Mansion-themed goods.
- 2019
An on-ride PhotoPass effect was added: a hidden camera behind the final portrait-gallery wall captures riders during a lightning-flash, delivered automatically to My Disney Experience via MagicBand.
- 2017
Reopened after an extended refurbishment with a new film, 'The Idea of a President,' and a Donald Trump figure that recites the oath of office followed by a short speech.
- 2016
Changedat Liberty Tree Tavern
In October 2016 the lunch menu added the all-you-care-to-eat family-style Patriot's Platter (roughly $33 adults / $19 children), reducing the a la carte lunch options.
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Changedat The Diamond Horseshoe
The venue returned to table-service dining with an all-you-care-to-enjoy family-style feast menu, similar to the neighboring Liberty Tree Tavern.
- 2014
Memento Mori, a Haunted Mansion-themed gift shop, opened in Liberty Square at Magic Kingdom, replacing the former Yankee Trader store.
- 2012
Baked sweet potatoes were newly added to the menu, joining the existing baked potatoes, corn on the cob, and fresh whole fruit.
- 2011
Newat Haunted Mansion
A new interactive queue debuted, turning the graveyard wait into a mini-attraction with interactive crypts (including the musical Decomposing Composer's tomb) and tribute headstones honoring the attraction's Imagineers.
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Changedat Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow reworked its menu to add the signature waffle sandwiches that defined the stand for over a decade: a sweet-and-spicy chicken waffle, a ham-prosciutto-Swiss waffle, and a Nutella fresh-fruit dessert waffle.
- 2009
Reopened as 'The Hall of Presidents: A Celebration of Liberty's Leaders' after a major makeover: film and slides gave way to high-definition digital projection, a new Joel McNeely score and Morgan Freeman narration were added, Barack Obama was added with a speaking role, and George Washington was given a speaking role.
J.D. Hall→Morgan Freeman (narrator) - 2009
Changedat Liberty Tree Tavern
In early 2009 (character dining ended January 5, 2009) Liberty Tree Tavern discontinued its long-running character dinner, in which Disney characters such as Goofy and Chip & Dale appeared in colonial costumes, converting to a character-free family-style dinner.
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Back Onlineat The Diamond Horseshoe
The Diamond Horseshoe reopened on a seasonal basis as a quick-service spot selling sandwiches off a limited menu.
- 2007
Reopened from the 'Re-Haunting' refurbishment (closed June 8): added the Endless Staircase, attic bride Constance Hatchaway, a clearer floating Madame Leota, and enhanced Stretching Room audio, bringing WDW in line with Disneyland's mid-2000s updates.
spider-web attic space→Endless Staircase - 2003
The long-running Diamond Horseshoe stage show closed permanently on February 1, 2003.
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Buffat The Hall of Presidents
George W. Bush was added with a recorded speaking role (his figure reworked from the 1993 Clinton animatronic), and J.D. Hall replaced Maya Angelou as narrator.
Maya Angelou→J.D. Hall (narrator) - 1996
Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe opened in Liberty Square, created by merging three former shops (Olde World Antiques, the Silversmith, and Mlle. Lafayette's Perfumerie) into one year-round holiday store.
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Changedat The Diamond Horseshoe
The venue reverted to the Diamond Horseshoe Revue name and converted from table service to a walk-in quick-service format with a revamped menu.
- 1993
Changedat The Hall of Presidents
Reopened after a complete renovation: historian Eric Foner rewrote the script to address slavery and civil rights, Maya Angelou became narrator, and Bill Clinton became the first president to record his own voice for his Audio-Animatronic figure.
Lawrence Dobkin→Maya Angelou (narrator) - 1986
The show was reworked and renamed the Diamond Horseshoe Jamboree, requiring Advance Dining Reservations for the first time.
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Newat Columbia Harbour House
Columbia Harbour House opened in Liberty Square at Magic Kingdom, a quick-service restaurant themed as a New England seaside tavern serving seafood and chicken.
- 1971
The Diamond Horseshoe opened on Magic Kingdom's opening day as the Diamond Horseshoe Revue, an Old West music hall in Liberty Square with live sing-along and can-can shows.
- 1971
The Hall of Presidents opened on Magic Kingdom's first day, a Liberty Square theater show pairing a widescreen film with Audio-Animatronic figures of every U.S. president.
- 1971
The Haunted Mansion opened with Magic Kingdom on opening day in Liberty Square — a Doom Buggy (Omnimover) dark ride and the second Haunted Mansion after Disneyland's 1969 original, housed in a Dutch Gothic-style Hudson River Valley manor.
- 1971
Liberty Tree Tavern opened with the rest of Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971, as an original Liberty Square table-service restaurant themed to Colonial-era America, with six dining rooms named for U.S. patriots such as Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross.
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Changedat Columbia Harbour House
Early Magic Kingdom guide maps labeled the restaurant 'Nantucket Harbour House' before it was renamed Columbia Harbour House ahead of opening.
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Newat Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow Refreshments opened as an original Liberty Square walk-up refreshment stand, appearing on Magic Kingdom's late-1971/early-1972 souvenir maps.