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'''Auntie Gravity's Galactic Goodies''' is a quick-service snack stand in [[Tomorrowland (Magic Kingdom)|Tomorrowland]] at [[Magic Kingdom]] in [[Walt Disney World]], Florida. It is a walk-up ice-cream counter across from the [[Tomorrowland Speedway]], serving soft-serve ice cream, sundaes, floats, shakes and smoothies. Disney's own description invites guests to "come back down to Earth for a sweet treat: soft-serve ice cream, sundaes, floats made with soda, smoothies and fountain soft drinks."<ref>{{cite web |title=Auntie Gravity's Galactic Goodies |url=https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/auntie-gravitys-galactic-goodies/?CMP=OKC-90002444_GM_WDW_dining_auntiegravitysgalacticgoodies_NA |publisher=Walt Disney World |access-date=2026-11-14}}</ref> The name is a play on "anti-gravity," fitting a land themed as an intergalactic spaceport.

== History ==
Auntie Gravity's opened in June 1994, during the comprehensive remodelling that turned Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland into the retro-futuristic spaceport it remains today. D23, Disney's official fan club, records both the June 1994 opening and what the new stand replaced: it took over the site of the original [[The Lunching Pad|Lunching Pad]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Auntie Gravity's Galactic Goodies |url=https://d23.com/a-to-z/auntie-gravitys-galactic-goodies/ |publisher=D23 |access-date=2026-11-14}}</ref>

That original Lunching Pad had served Tomorrowland since the park opened in 1971, from this same spot, with a menu of sandwiches, salads and frozen treats. When Tomorrowland was rebuilt in 1994 the geography of its food stands was rearranged: the Lunching Pad name moved across the land to Rockettower Plaza, where it was applied to the former Space Bar counter beneath the [[Astro Orbiter]], and this site became an ice-cream shop instead. Auntie Gravity's has occupied it ever since, making it one of the surviving food locations from the 1994 version of the land.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tomorrowland Shops and Restaurants |url=https://waltdatedworld.com/id84.htm |publisher=Walt Dated World |access-date=2026-11-14}}</ref>

== Setting ==
The stand sits on the eastern side of Tomorrowland, on the main walkway between [[Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café]] and the Tomorrowland Speedway, close to the point where Tomorrowland meets Fantasyland. Guests order at a walk-up counter and payment line that is partly indoors, and seating has expanded over the years into adjacent indoor space formerly used by the Merchant of Venus shop, giving the location a small air-conditioned seating room — an unusual amenity for a snack stand, and a useful one in Florida heat. The signage leans into the joke of the name: from the Fantasyland approach the location is signed with its full name, while over the doors a plainer "Ice Cream and Smoothies" sign does the wayfinding work.<ref>{{cite web |title=Review: Auntie Gravity's Galactic Goodies in Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland |url=https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2013/08/20/review-auntie-gravitys-galactic-goodies-in-magic-kingdoms-tomorrowland/comment-page-1/ |publisher=Disney Food Blog |access-date=2026-11-14}}</ref>

== Cuisine ==
The menu is entirely cold, sweet and hand-held. Its foundation is soft-serve ice cream — vanilla, chocolate and a swirl of the two, with salted caramel appearing in more recent menus — sold in cups and cones. On top of that base the stand builds brownie sundaes with hot fudge, floats made with soda or with iced coffee, milkshakes and fruit smoothies, historically including a strawberry smoothie long treated by regulars as a signature item.<ref>{{cite web |title=Auntie Gravity's Galactic Goodies |url=https://www.militarydisneytips.com/blog/walt-disney-world-theme-parks/magic-kingdom/auntie-gravitys-galactic-goodies/ |publisher=Military Disney Tips |access-date=2026-11-14}}</ref>

Recent menus have added more elaborate specialty items alongside the classics, including themed shakes and cold-brew floats, and the stand is a regular host for limited-time treats tied to parties and celebrations — Halloween and Christmas versions of its shakes and soft-serve have appeared in past seasons, as did a Carousel of Progress-themed sundae during Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary. At various times the offer has also stretched beyond dessert to a light breakfast trade in muffins, fruit, cereal, coffee and smoothies. There is no mobile ordering and no advance reservation system; this remains a simple walk-up counter, with lines that tend to stay short compared with Tomorrowland's larger restaurants.<ref>{{cite web |title=Auntie Gravity's Galactic Goodies Menus |url=https://www.themeparkiq.com/disneyworld/dining/auntie-gravitys-galactic-goodies |publisher=ThemeParkIQ |access-date=2026-11-14}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Tomorrowland (Magic Kingdom)]]
* [[The Lunching Pad]]
* [[Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café]]
* [[Tomorrowland Speedway]]
* [[Magic Kingdom]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Restaurants]]
[[Category:Magic Kingdom]]
[[Category:Tomorrowland]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Florida]]

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