Morimoto Asia: What to Order Your First Time

Published August 19, 2026 · Updated September 9, 2026

Order Morimoto Asia like a shared table, not like four separate entrées. That’s the whole game. This is a broad, shareable Asian menu in a genuinely dramatic multi-level room, and the families who walk out happy are the ones who let everybody grab a couple of plates and pick at each other’s food. The families who walk out annoyed are the ones where each person locked into one big entrée they only half-liked and paid full price for the privilege.

If you’re doing one real splurge dinner at Disney Springs, Morimoto Asia is the strongest all-around pick for a mixed group — and “mixed group” is doing heavy lifting there. Let’s get specific about how to play it.

Why it beats the other Disney Springs splurges for families

Disney Springs is the best place on property to spend big, because most of the standout tables are chef-driven restaurants you can’t get anywhere else at Disney World. But “worth it” depends entirely on who’s at your table and how wrecked they’ll be by 7 p.m.

Here’s the honest comparison:

Morimoto Asia wins on flexibility. Dramatic room, broad menu, shareable format. Someone orders the dish they came for, everyone else picks at a few plates, nobody’s trapped behind a giant entrée they don’t love. That’s exactly the shape you want with kids, grandparents, and one adventurous eater at the same table.
STK Orlando is a splurge, not a default dinner. Loud, big-city steakhouse energy, priced to match. If your party includes picky young kids who’ll be fried by dinner, skip it — a special meal stops feeling special fast when the room’s too loud and the check’s too big for what people actually wanted. Save it for the adults-heavy night.
Enzo’s Hideaway is the pick when your group cares more about setting than cuisine. The speakeasy entrance and tunnel-like room make it feel like you went somewhere, which is half of what you’re paying for on a splurge.

The smart move: pick one real splurge dinner for the trip, book it the day your window opens, and build the rest of your food around it. The families who blow the budget treat every Disney Springs meal like an event. Do that four nights running and you’ve spent car-payment money on dinner.

Order for the table, not for yourself

Don’t memorize a “perfect” order from a blog — Disney menus shift, and the guest who memorized an order two trips ago is the one caught off guard at the table. Pull up the current menu in My Disney Experience before you commit. What doesn’t change is the ordering strategy:

Lead with something shareable that comes out fast. A starter the table can pick at while mains cook keeps hungry kids from melting down and keeps the meal moving. This matters more at a splurge dinner than anywhere else, because the pacing is slower than a family expects.

Spread your risk across categories. With a broad Asian menu, the failure mode is ordering four variations of the same thing. Get a noodle or rice dish, something from the sushi/raw side if anyone at the table is into it, something grilled or braised, and a vegetable. Now everyone has an out if their first choice isn’t their thing.

Don’t pay for sides nobody will touch. If a plate comes with a component your table won’t eat, ask whether you can skip it or order the main on its own. You won’t miss the side you weren’t going to eat, and it keeps the table from overflowing with food you’re paying for and abandoning.

Sharing is completely fine, and so is under-ordering. You can always add a plate. You cannot un-order one. Start slightly light for the table and add a round if people are still hungry — that single habit is worth real money over a trip.

Watch the drinks line. Cocktails and specialty pours are where a “reasonable” check quietly doubles. Run the math before you order: a $50 entrée is not a $50 dinner. Add a cocktail, tax, and a 20% tip and you’re realistically at $80-plus per person before dessert. For a family of four, that’s a $300-plus evening. That’s not a reason to skip it — it’s a reason to make it the one splurge and go in with your eyes open.

The lesser-known play: don’t sit down at all

Here’s the thing most first-timers don’t consider. If what you actually want is the room and a taste of the food — not a full multi-course production with a tired 6-year-old — you don’t have to commit to the whole sit-down experience. Morimoto Asia has a more casual upstairs street-food side, and treating that as a legitimate option instead of a consolation prize is one of the better Disney Springs decisions available.

Who this is for:

You couldn’t get a reservation and you’re not going to eat at 9:15 p.m.
You’ve got one splurge budgeted and you’d rather spend it somewhere else on the trip.
Your kids’ patience has a hard ceiling and you know it.
You want to sample the vibe without the two-hour commitment.

The mindset that applies here and everywhere on property: you don’t have to max out the bill to enjoy the room. And if you do end up taking a table for a lighter, dessert-forward visit, tip like you ordered a full meal anyway — your server is working the same table either way.

Book it at 60 days, at 6:00 a.m. — and know the clock

This is where people fumble a Disney Springs dinner. Advance Dining Reservations open 60 days before your arrival date, at 6:00 a.m. Eastern, in My Disney Experience. Set an actual alarm. The times you genuinely want — an early dinner that fits a family’s energy curve, or a weekend prime slot — are the first to disappear.

Keep this clock separate in your head from Lightning Lane Multi Pass, which you can start booking at 7:00 a.m. Eastern. Two different systems, two different times. Blurring them is one of the most common self-inflicted planning wounds out there.

One more timing note that veterans lean on: book earlier than you think. A Disney Springs dinner after a full park day means everyone arrives already spent. An early dinner — or a Disney Springs day that isn’t stacked on top of a 12-hour park day — is the difference between a memorable splurge and an expensive argument about who’s tired.

Missed the window? The cancellation game is very winnable

If everything shows no availability, do not pay a reseller and do not give up. Tables at popular Disney World restaurants free up constantly — most table-service spots let guests cancel free up to 24 hours out, which means cancellations drop into the system all day long, right up to the day before.

The catch is speed. A good cancellation gets scooped fast, so the only way to win is to be there the instant it happens. Refreshing My Disney Experience 40 times a day is a miserable way to spend a vacation.

This is exactly what SupaPark’s Drop Watch does: it monitors hard-to-get tables and pings you the second one frees up, so you can grab it in My Disney Experience before it’s gone. SupaPark never books anything for you — it just catches the drop and tells you instantly. You do the confirming in Disney’s own app. Details at supapark.com.

Fit it into the day, don’t build the day around it

A classic planning mistake is orbiting an entire day around one reservation. Don’t do it with a Disney Springs dinner either. Treat it as the anchor for the evening, not the sun the whole day revolves around.

The cleanest structure: make Disney Springs its own thing. Either a no-park day, or a half-day-park-then-Springs plan where you leave the park by mid-afternoon. Trying to close out a park and then be charming at a chef-driven restaurant at 8:30 p.m. is how a splurge becomes a chore.

And if your Disney Springs night is attached to a park day, that’s an argument for pushing your Lightning Lane spend earlier in the trip rather than on the day you’re bailing out early. There’s no point paying for skip-the-line time you’re going to hand back to a dinner reservation.

The one thing to remember

Morimoto Asia is a share-the-table restaurant, so order it that way: a fast starter, spread across categories, light on the drinks, and add a round if you’re still hungry. Book at 60 days, 6:00 a.m. Eastern, and if you miss it, play the cancellation game instead of paying a premium — tables free up constantly, and the whole trick is catching one the moment it does.

Frequently Asked Questions

When do reservations for Morimoto Asia open?

Advance Dining Reservations open 60 days before your arrival date at 6:00 a.m. Eastern in the My Disney Experience app. Don’t confuse that with Lightning Lane Multi Pass, which you book starting at 7:00 a.m. Eastern — different system, different clock.

Is Morimoto Asia good for kids?

Yes, more so than most Disney Springs splurges, because the shareable format means kids can pick at several plates instead of being stuck with one large entrée. It’s the strongest all-around family choice at Disney Springs for a mixed table of adults and children.

How much should I budget for dinner at Morimoto Asia?

Prices vary, but the reliable math at any Disney Springs splurge is that a menu entrée price isn’t the real number — add a drink, tax, and a 20% tip and you’re realistically well above the listed entrée cost per person. Plan for one splurge dinner per trip rather than treating every Disney Springs meal like an event.

Can I eat at Morimoto Asia without a reservation?

There’s a more casual upstairs street-food side that’s a legitimate option if you want the atmosphere without committing to the full sit-down meal — a solid backup when reservations are gone or when your group’s patience is limited. Availability varies, so check current status when you arrive.

What if Morimoto Asia is fully booked?

Don’t give up or pay a reseller — most Disney World table-service restaurants allow free cancellation up to 24 hours out, so tables drop back into the system all day long. SupaPark’s Drop Watch alerts you the instant one frees up so you can book it yourself in My Disney Experience.

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SupaPark tracks live wait times and crowd forecasts, and pings you the second a hard-to-get reservation opens or a ride goes walk-on — free to start at supapark.com.

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