Harambe Market Reopening With New Menu on February 5, 2026

Hey Disney Vacationers! If you’ve been wondering where Animal Kingdom’s burgers and chicken strips are headed, we finally have a clear answer.

Walt Disney World has updated the Harambe Market webpage, confirming that Harambe Market will reopen with a new menu, just in time to fill a big food gap at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

Harambe Market has been closed since late October for refurbishment. That closure now lines up with another major change in the park. Restaurantosaurus is closing, along with DINOSAUR and the rest of DinoLand USA. That means Animal Kingdom needs a new home for classic theme park food, fast.

Harambe Market is stepping into that role.

Quick Summary

• Harambe Market soft opened on February 2, 2026
• Full operations begin on February 5, 2026
• The new menu includes burgers and chicken strips
• Guests can Mobile Order from Harambe Market
• This update prevents a quick-service food gap after Restaurantosaurus closes

Harambe Market Reopening Date and Soft Opening Details

Harambe Market soft opened starting February 2, 2026.

That timing matters.

Restaurantosaurus closed on February 2, with its final day of operation on February 1, alongside DINOSAUR and the rest of DinoLand USA.

Because of this soft opening, there will be zero days without burgers and chicken strips at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

February 5, 2026, will be the first day of full operations at Harambe Market.

Mobile Order at Harambe Market

Guests will be able to Mobile Order from Harambe Market using the My Disney Experience app.

This is an important update. With Restaurantosaurus closing, demand for quick-service meals will spike. Mobile Order helps manage lines and speeds up meal pickup, especially during busy afternoons.

New Description for Harambe Market

Disney also shared a refreshed description for the location, which helps explain the expanded menu:

“Constructed around an old colonial-era train depot and lorded over by an iconic water tower, this active marketplace showcases distinct personalities and menu—created using produce and raw goods delivered daily by the local locomotive.

Here, the citizens of Harambe welcome travelers from all around the world, encouraging Guests of every age to tantalize their senses by enjoying a classic Angus Burger, crispy Chicken Strips, a hearty Harissa Chicken Wrap or a refreshing salad of mixed greens, lentils, carrots and couscous.” – Walt Disney World

This confirms that the menu update is intentional and permanent for now, not a temporary filler.

Full Harambe Market Menu (February 2026)

Entrées

• 1/3 lb Angus Bacon Cheeseburger – $13.99
  Lettuce and tomato, served with French fries
• 1/3 lb Angus Cheeseburger – $13.29
  Lettuce and tomato, served with French fries
• Chicken Strips – $10.99
  Served with French fries
• Harissa Chicken Wrap – $10.99
  Chilled tandoori rotisserie chicken with harissa mayonnaise in a flour tortilla, served with French fries
• Savanna Salad – $11.29
  Mixed greens, lentils, carrots, couscous, kachumbari, toasted almonds, and citrus-harissa dressing

Dessert

• Kubwa Cookie – $5.29
  Topped with chocolate cream cookies, potato chips, M&M’S® Milk Chocolate candies, and dulce de leche

Sides

• French Fries – $5.49

Beverages With Alcohol

• Harambe Sunrise – $14.50
  Jungle Juice with wild strawberry and Corazón Blanco tequila
• Safari Amber (St. Louis, MO) – $12.50
  20-oz draft red lager with caramel, malt, and hops
• Tampa Bay Reef Donkey APA (Tampa Bay, FL) – $12.50
  20-oz draft with lemon-lime aroma and citrus notes

Coca-Cola products and non-alcoholic specialty beverages are also available.

Why This Menu Change Matters Right Now

The timing of this update is not random.

With DinoLand USA closing, Animal Kingdom loses its most familiar quick-service food location. Flame Tree Barbecue and Satu’li Canteen are popular, but they serve very different food styles.

Adding burgers and chicken strips to Harambe Market keeps the park balanced. It gives Guests a reliable, familiar option without forcing everyone into longer lines at other locations.

From a park operations standpoint, this does a lot of heavy lifting.

What Happens to This Menu in the Future?

This is the one open question.

Harambe Market is located in Africa, and burgers and chicken strips are not a natural fit for that land’s food story. They also would not align cleanly with the upcoming Tropical Americas area.

There are rumors that this type of menu could move closer to Discovery Island in the future, where traditional theme park food fits more naturally.

For now, this solution makes sense. Disney tends to keep food offerings aligned with land themes over time, especially at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. That suggests this menu could change again once the park’s next phase opens.

My Thoughts

This is a practical move, and it solves a real problem.

Animal Kingdom needed a quick-service location that could handle volume and serve familiar food. Harambe Market now fills that role without leaving a gap during a major land closure.

The menu feels simple, direct, and guest-friendly. Mobile Order support makes it even better.

Whether this setup lasts long term is still unknown, but for February 2026, this is the right answer at the right time.

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