[b1wife]

Character meals are the best for getting one-on-one interaction with the characters. When you stand in line in the parks, you get time for a snapshot, and then it's off to the next person in line. At a meal, the characters often spend more time with the kids. Even the "head" characters that don't speak can do things to communicate. My DD5 loves meeting the characters at meals because of this. She talks about how so-and-so came up to our table and what they did, etc. I highly recommend at least 1 character meal while you are at WDW. Chef Mickey's is great at breakfast, tons of fun, and you have the main ones there. Enjoy your trip and let us know what you decide!