Did YOU hear the news?! Disney just announced that Roundup Rodeo BBQ will be opening it’s doors in Hollywood Studios on March 23rd!!!!! Located near the main entrance to Toy Story land the newest eatery promises to provide a much needed food option to the park! Not only has Disney given us an opening date, but they also shared the menu!!!!! Let’s dive in!

Starting off, you need to know this is a family-style restaurant so  everything below will basically be brought out on platters with you making a few choices along the way. You’ll start off by enjoying Prospector’s Homemade Cheddar Biscuits with a sweet pepper jelly. There’s also 3 different salads available as well including: Tomato Salad, Rex’s Romaine and Kale Salad, and a Watermelon Salad. (Doesn’t specifically say pick one so we’re assuming all 3 will be brought to the table). The main course focuses on the restaurant's house-smoked meats. Evil Dr. Smoked Ribs, Buttercup’s Beef Brisket, There’s a Sausage in My Boot, and BBQ Chicken - with Style are on the menu along with some plant-based offerings like slow-smoked cauliflower, oven-roasted “bratwurst,” and and Impossible “Rib Chop” if you should so choose. Family style restaurants at WDW usually mean “all-you-care-to-eat” where the CM will refill anything you want, but it does not specifically state that on the release so while we assume it will be similar to all the other locations around WDW be aware. If it is though, come hungry! 

The table will also get to choose four of the following sides to pair with their meat platter. Married Spuds (loaded potato barrels), Force Field Fried Pickles, Slinky Doooooooog Mac & Cheese, Buckin’ Baked Beans, Cowpoke Corn on the Cob, Mean Old Potato Salad, Veggie Slaw, or Campfire-roasted veggies are all available and will definitely make picking only four a tough choice. 

Once you’re done with dinner, it's time to satisfy that sweet-tooth with a selection of desserts. Again the release states: “choose from a selection for the table” - so we’re not really sure how this works (if you only get one kind for everyone or everyone just picks their one). Offerings include: Cupcake a la Forky, Lemon and Blueberry Cheesecake, Billy’s Chocolate Silk Pie, Goat’s Apple Pie, and Gruff’s Peach-Strawberry Pie. Roundup will also offer a selection of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. On the alcoholic menu we’ll definitely be trying the Frozen Peanut Butter & Jelly, while we’re sure Lincoln will be having the Partysaurus Rex (strawberry lemonade with GUMMY WORMS) from the non-alcoholic menu.

We have been waiting for Roundup to open since it was announced a couple years back and are excited that a new sit-down location will be available in Hollywood Studios very soon. While we are excited by the BBQ menu we hope that it is up to par with some of WDW’s other locations like the Polite Pig in DS and Regal Eagle in EPCOT and not a rushed version like some of the other offerings in Hollywood Studios (I’m looking at you Pizza Rizzo and Mama Melrose). 

So we want to know, Are YOU looking forward to Roundup Rodeo BBQ opening? I know we’ll be adding it to our July trip!  Head on over to our FB and IG accounts to continue the convo and let us know what you think!