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Our first dining review comes from Sanaa, which is located at Animal Kingdom Lodge in the Kidani Village. We decided to spend New Years Eve as our “resort day” because it fell right in the middle of our trip and also because I knew the parks would be very busy that day. Magic Kingdom actually closed to outside guests that weren’t resort guests on New Years Eve due to being at capacity. We actually had reservations for another restaurant on this night but decided to switch when I saw a reservation for Sanaa on the app. All we had to do was call and switch it, and we weren’t charged anything for cancelling the first reservation! So it’s always a good idea to check your app to see what’s available, because you never know what will be dropped last minute!
Sanaa is a beautiful restaurant with a wall of windows with savannah views of the animals on property. Unfortunately, since we were eating dinner, we couldn’t see out of the windows, but that just means we’ll have to come back for breakfast! The decor inside was so beautiful. It’s like we were eating in a treehouse!
Disney’s website describes Sanaa as “African cooking with Indian flavors”. I personally have never liked Indian food, but I loved everything that I ate here! They are most known for their bread service, which comes with 5 different breads and 9 accompaniments. Some of the accompaniments were spicier than others but I was able to try about 4 or 5 that weren’t too spicy. And the Naan bread was delicious!
For our main courses, we had the Berbere-braised Lamb Shank and a signature holiday dish that isn’t on the regular menu. I’m pretty sure it was similar to the New York Strip Steak that is on their regular menu. Both were good, but my favorite was definitely the steak. For dessert, we ordered the African Triple Chocolate Mousse to-go. This was delicious as well! Like I said earlier, I can’t wait to go back for breakfast and/or lunch and try something new!
Berbere-braised Lamb Shank
Grilled New York Strip
All in all, we loved our experience and would definitely go back! Before we went to Sanaa, we literally ran into a meet and greet with Minnie mouse in the Kidani Village lobby. With only a few people in line, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to meet her in her gorgeous new dress! (This is not a regular meet and greet, but was a special holiday surprise!)
Kidani Village Lobby 
Minnie Mouse in Kidani Village Lobby
I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions about Sanaa. If you’ve been, what was your favorite dish? Would you go back again? If you’ve had breakfast here, I would love to hear about your experience as well! It looks and sounds delicious!
Until next time friends, never stop dreaming and always spread pixie dust and smiles wherever you go!
Pixie Dust Mom 