Character dining is having a meal and the character make the
rounds around the room and stop at each table for photo and signature ops.
Disney has all kinds of character dining! My favorites are any meal with Mickey
Mouse or the princesses.
I have two preferences for dining with Mickey. The first one
is Chef Mickey’s which is in the Contemporary. Mickey and friends are dressed
in chef and waiter/waitress uniforms. You need to make reservations well in
advance as reservations book up fast!!
The other is the Tusker House in Animal Kingdom. Mickey and
friends are dressed in their safari best. This is an excellent second option if
you can’t get reservations to Chef Mickey’s. There is also the Cape May Café in
the Beach Club Resort where Mickey and friends are in their beachwear. These
are the ones I have dined at. All are buffets. Tip: If you see the characters
getting close to your table, you may want to wait for that next trip to the
buffet or the bathroom because there is a chance they will pass by your table
if no one is there. You can speak to the cast member that is with Mickey or the
other characters to make sure that your table is not missed.
When it comes to dining with the princesses, Cinderella’s
Royal Table in the castle at Magic Kingdom is the best! And also the hardest to
get a reservation for! I have had the privilege of dining inside the castle for
breakfast on a few different occasions. If you have the Disney Dining plan it
will cost you 2 table services, but I would recommend doing it at least once
just for the experience! The experience comes with a Photo of you and
Cinderella. You actually meet her before you head up to the dining area to be
seated. (this photo will be included in
the Memory Maker package if you choose to purchase the memory maker)
Once seated you have a few different breakfast food options
to choose from. It is a seated meal. As you eat your breakfast, each princess
is formally announced as they enter the dining area and begin making their
rounds. Princesses I have met have been Cinderella of course, Belle, Aurora
(Sleeping Beauty), Jasmine and Snow White
There is another dining experience for the princesses. In
EPCOT’s Norway pavilion the Akershus Royal Banquet is a buffet in which you can
meet the princesses.
There is also the Crystal Palace in the Magic Kingdom for
Winnie the Pooh and his 100 Acre Woods friends. This is also a buffet.
There are other character experiences as well, such as breakfast with Mary Poppins or tea
time with Alice in Wonderland at 1900 Park Fare in the Grand
Floridian; breakfast with Lilo and Stitch at Ohana in the Polynesian resort;
Disney Jr. characters in Hollywood & Vine in Hollywood Studios; among
others.
Regardless on which character dining experience you want, I
would highly recommend calling for reservations! You can try online
reservations first and if unsuccessful, don’t give up…Call!
Also, menus are always available online so you can see if the food options are something that you would like. If you go to https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/ and select a restaurant link, there is a link to the right that says "Show Menu". At the top of the menu page, you can select which meal menu you would like to view (breakfast, lunch or dinner)
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