Liberty Square

On the hunt for the tastiest lobster roll in central Florida I tried the Columbia Harbor House in Liberty Square in the Magic Kingdom. It’s difficult to find really good food in any of the Disney parks unless you want to spend a large amount of money. This place was in the middle as far as cost per meal is concerned. Although they had a 10 dollar tuna sandwich (seriously?). The burgers are also about 10 dollars. The lobster roll was $ 13.00 which is a bit less than average. We also ordered the fish and chips which was about $ 8.50. The restaurant was big, and delightfully air conditioned which was a huge plus on this sweltering day. There were plenty of available tables as there is also seating upstairs. Very cute nautical themed spot to eat. The fish and chips were pretty good but not great. The lobster roll was very disappointing. Very little meat, lots of mayonnaise and celery on a large untoasted hunk of bread shaped like a roll. More like a lobster salad sandwich than an authentic lobster roll. I will add that I was born in Maine and spend my vacation there so I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to lobster rolls. While I appreciated the respite from the blaring heat in this charming place, next visit I’ll try the burger. I was wicked disappointed in the lobster roll.

Fun little section of Magic Kingdom! Liberty Square is probably the smallest «area» of the park, but contains some classic attractions.
My fiancé and I visited:
–Haunted Mansion
–Liberty Square River Boat Cruise (which goes around Tom Sawyer’s Island, technically located in Frontierland)
–Hall of Presidents (I don’t know if they have this at Disneyland, but it was my first time visiting and I loved it).
I’ll review those separately. Definitely a very fun little part of the park, even if it doesn’t have as solid a unifying theme as Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, Adventureland, and Frontierland do.

This part of the Magic Kingdom gives you a taste of what a Town Square must have been like during Colonial America just after its independence. Here you have the Hall of Presidents, Columbia Harbor House and the Haunted Mansion. This is a «must see» part of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.

We don’t have a Liberty Square at Disnelyand, in fact most of the stuff here is at the front of the park in California. However, it’s a nice area of it’s own here. We ate at the Colonial Harbour House which had some really decent food without breaking the budget and the ride around the steam boat was relaxing. We went to the Hall of President’s show with the animatronics which was really cool, I hadn’t seen it since I was a kid 20 years ago. The haunted mansion is located here and while the ride does seem better than Disneyland’s the mansion only looks like a house while it looks like a real haunted mansion in California. We got lucky and got on before the lines got long. I gave it a 5 stars because of the theme, casting, and shows. We also found food we could eat here for someone who only eat veggies and seafood at the Colonial Harbour House with good food there and helpful cast members there. There’s also a fixed menu restaurant which seems very well themed and popular.

Liberty Square is okay. My least favorite area of the park, but they do have one of my favorite rides in this area; the Haunted Mansion. Hopefully within the next few years they can expand this like they did to Fantasyland.

Liberty Square is the undisputed crappiest land in all of the Magic Kingdom (now that Toontown has bitten the dust). It’s not that it’s bad, it just can’t compete with the glamour of Adventureland, Fantasyland, Tomorrowland, etc. The crown jewel of Liberty Square is the Haunted Mansion, one of the best attractions in the park. Liberty Square is also home to my favorite air conditioned napping spot: the Hall of Presidents!

While this isn’t my fav area of the park, It does have one of my fav rides, Haunted Mansion is amazing! The river boat is cute.
Definitely check it out. There’s good restaurants in this area too.

I’ve walked through this section for years and didn’t realize — or just didn’t pay attention — that it actually had it’s own name. The main draw for me to this area is the Haunted Mansion (
). I don’t remember ever riding the Riverboat (though I walk by it on the path all the time) or the Hall of Presidents.
I haven’t eaten at any of the places in the area, but I’ve heard great things about Columbia Harbor House. I’ll have to try that one of these days. Liberty Square does draw a lot of the crowd for the parade — so if you’re not stopping to see the parade my advice would be to avoid this area around that time if you can.
Other Activities
Meet & Greet — Tiana
Food
Diamond Horseshoe
Liberty Tree Tavern
Sleepy Hollow
Shopping
Heritage House
Yankee Trader
Ye Olde Christmas Shop

Liberty Square… the least favorite part of the Magic Kingdom for me. Why? It’s small and unmemorable… I have no fond memories of this part of Disney. The paddlewheel riverboat is cool, I’ll give it that… and the Haunted Mansion… but that’s all she wrote about this place.
On our recent trip, it was just a pass-​through from Adventureland to Fantasyland… sorry Disney fans!
Return Factor — 50%

It’s hopping and bopping with patriotic fever. Hall of Presidents! Liberty Tree Tavern! HAUNTED MANSION!

Every time we visit the Magic Kingdom we make a point to get to Liberty Square. For the Haunted Mansion, natch, but also for our lunch spot: the Columbia Harbor House. For Disney, the food is very good. The clam chowder is excellent, and the salmon over couscous with brocolli was very tasty without having any part of it fried. The fried shrimp basket is standard and good, as are the fish and chips. Slather on the malt vinegar and tartar sauce and you’re set. For kids they offer pb&j, grilled cheese, and mac n cheese (plus applesauce, fries, or cookie upon request).
After lunch you can laze around and catch the Hall of Presidents, which makes me tear up every time, I’m so sentimental. I also love the cute little random mallard ducks roaming around Liberty Sqaure.

Liberty Square! Probably the Magic Kingdom’s most ignored land of all the 7 lands. You’ve gotta feel a little sorry for it. After all, the only reason anybody even comes here is to go to The Haunted Mansion (or as my family prefers to call it, «the not so haunted mansion»). It’s very family friendly, typical Disney, and really, not to be missed. What it lacks in the scary factor, it more than makes up for in humor and stlye. The Hall of Presidents is also back here. Your kids might hate you for it, but if they are over 5 years old, you should make them see it. (just please leave the theater if they act up and can’t be quiet!).
I often wonder why Disney does not do something more with this area of the park. The river boats are so incredibly boring! At least this is a small area, so just before this piece of colonial America is able to put you to sleep, you will either be at Frontierland where you can get a real kick out of Big Thunder Mountain, or at the awesomeness of Fantasyland, which is the epitome of Disney awesomeness!

Liberty Square is the smallest part of The Magic Kingdom and has the fewest attractions, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still great!
The Haunted Mansion — This is simply a must-​do. It’s The Haunted Mansion, what else is there to say?! Personally, I don’t think it’s scary for kids; but, if you happen to have an overly sensitive child, you may not want to take them on this one.
The Hall of Presidents — Great animatronics show about the history of the Presidents of the United States. Kids and adults will both enjoy this show. Great break from the heat too!
Liberty Square Riverboat — Unless you just really need a break or really love riverboats, I’d say skip this one. There’s not much to see, there aren’t enough places to sit, and during the summer the sunny part of the deck gets super hot.
For meals in Liberty Square you have Liberty Tree Tavern and Columbia Harbor House. The fish and chips at Columbia Harbor House are pretty good.
For a nice, fattening, yummy, yummy snack, grab a funnel cake from Sleepy Hollow.
For a nice, delicious, healthy snack, grab some fresh fruit from Liberty Square Market.
There are 2 really great places to do some shopping here. Find everything Disney has to offer for Christmas at Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe
and find everything Disney has to offer for your kitchen at
There’s also an area behind Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe where the little ones can meet Princess Tiana.