Character Dining?????

JENNY536 · 09-29-2005

My son will be 8 next year when we go to WDW. I was thinking about getting the dining plan with our package. What is a good boy character meal to do? And how do you get there? Last visit we did Chef Mickey's around 10:30 that was a great time not a big crowd.

Thanks
Jen

**Dana** · 09-29-2005

I like Crystal Palace at the magic kingdom, Breakfastsaurus at the animal kingdom & O'hanna ( the breakfast) at the Polynesian. Great meals that are great for boys and girls.

iluvwdw · 09-29-2005

I agree with Dana. I took my DS to ALL of those character meals and he L

VED them all! Hey, he even loved CRT, which I took him to twice or three times!!!! At least now I have a little girl to bring!!!

robinmouse · 09-29-2005

We just did Liberty Tree Tavern and Crystal Palace, and we liked Liberty Tree better. Which characters are you hoping to see?

Tinkerbelle67 · 09-29-2005

I'm not sure what these would count towards the dining plan but what about the Garden Grill and Mickey's Backyard BBQ.

**DisneyTeacher** · 09-29-2005

We have tried Chef Mickey's, Liberty Tree Tavern, and CRT with our son and he liked all of them. Chef Mickey's is just fun! Liberty Tree Tavern was a wonderful surprise on our last trip. We will do that one again, the food was good and the characters were awesome. My 7 year old even liked CRT, he was a good sport.

dznygrl · 09-29-2005

Chef Mickey's and 1900 Park Fare are the only character meals I have done in WDW, and I loved them both! I thought the food was better at 1900 Park Fare, but I love seeing Mickey and friends at Chef Mickey's, so that would be my top pick.

lovemysons · 09-29-2005

Oh, you know, we liked the Garden Grill too. Great character interaction! Our boys both liked it. I think all of the character meals we usually go to have been listed.

MrDisneyfan1 · 09-29-2005

Hi!
Look into Mickeys Backyard BBQ, we had so much fun - lots of characters and good food, abit more than a character dinner, but it's longer and a lot of fun live music. I danced with Minnie!
Den

Susan-Storm · 09-29-2005

They Have Character Dining at Norway ! princesses to be excact. what does that have to do with norway?

**WishUponAStar** · 09-29-2005

IMHO, Liberty Tree Tavern is the best. It always reminds me of Thanksgiving and it is served "family style" instead of buffet style so you can actually sit-down with your family and enjoy instead of everyone getting up all the time. I've always gotten such GREAT pictures with the characters there (at least 4-5 characters everytime), and it is a nice warm "home-like" environment, versus the chaos of Chef Mickey's. Then again, I am not one for all the hoopla of twirling napkins, etc. Although, an 8 year might definately disagree with me on the napkin twirling.

hehe Food-wise though, I will always vote Liberty Tree; amazing apple butter, good mashed potatoes, and the turkey is always great!
Enjoy!

hiner · 09-30-2005

We've done

Chef Mickey's (Dinner)
Crystal Palace (Breakfast)
Cape May Cafe (Breakfast)
1900 Park Fare (Breakfast)
Donald's Breakfastosaurus
Mickey's Backyard BBQ
Gulliver's Grill (Dinner)
Ice Cream Social (Garden Grill, Land)

Our sDS (9 1/2 yo) really enjoys Donald's Breakfastosaurus and we all had a blast at Mickey's BBQ. I really enjoyed Cape May Cafe and Crystal Palace.

JENNY536 · 09-30-2005

Where is 1900 Park Fare? Or Mickey's Backyard BBQ and Gulliver's Grill? What kind of food do they serve and can you use that with the dining plan? I'm not really sure what characters he'll be into by then. Of course there is the normal one Mickey,Minney,Goofy.

Jen

Boss Mouse · 09-30-2005

No matter when we go, we always hit the Crystal Palace. Since the mini-mice were, ummm minier? .... we have gone there.

On our June trip the maxi of the mini-mice will be 20 and she wants to go ... where??? yep - The Crystal Palace.

mrspooky · 10-01-2005

My poor DS has never had a character breakfast, as I have always taken my DD to Norway for the Princess. After a disappointing breakfast last year(Mary Poppins is a princess?) we are going to Chef Mickey's this year. Although we have a grand gathering, I don't want to spend the extra $$ to go to Tony's since we already bought the meal plan.

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JENNY536 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: VIRGINIA BEACH VA Posts: 436	Character Dining????? My son will be 8 next year when we go to WDW. I was thinking about getting the dining plan with our package. What is a good boy character meal to do? And how do you get there? Last visit we did Chef Mickey's around 10:30 that was a great time not a big crowd. Thanks Jen __________________ Pop Century Resort - May 2009 Pop Century Resort - May - June 2006 All Star Movies Resort - May 2004

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Dana Super Mod/Packen' Kracken Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Joisey Posts: 23,782	Re: Character Dining????? I like Crystal Palace at the magic kingdom, Breakfastsaurus at the animal kingdom & O'hanna ( the breakfast) at the Polynesian. Great meals that are great for boys and girls. __________________ ~82 off-site~91 off-site~97 ASMusic~ ~00 ASMovies~02 Wilderness Lodge~04 Animal Kingdom Lodge~ ~05 Animal Kingdom Lodge & Polynesian~ ~05 Port Orleans French Quarter~06 Old Key West~ ~07 Port Orleans French Quarter~08 Old Key West~ ~09 Saratoga Springs~10 Port Orleans Fench Quarter~ My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 10 day do all or die trying trip. 269 days 18 hours 56 minutes

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iluvwdw BLT for me! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Floral Park Village (Long Island), NY Posts: 7,413	Re: Character Dining????? I agree with Dana. I took my DS to ALL of those character meals and he L VED them all! Hey, he even loved CRT, which I took him to twice or three times!!!! At least now I have a little girl to bring!!! __________________ Kim LIFE IS JUST BETTER WHEN YOU HAVE A DISNEY TRIP PLANNED! 1997 Double Tree ~ 1998 Vistana ~ 1999 April Vistana ~ 1999 July Vistana ~ 1999 Sept All Star Movies ~ 2000 Vistana ~ 2001 Vistana ~ 2002 Vistana ~ 2003 Aug Vistana ~ 2003 Dec All Star Sports, Polynesian & OKW ~ 2004 Feb Vistana ~ 2004 Dec Vistana ~ 2005 Vistana/All Star Music 2006 SSR and Vistana Villages ~ 2007 Sheraton Safari, Vistana, POP Century ~ 2008 Vistana Villages, Animal Kingdom Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Our First Stay at BLT as DVC Members - President's Week 2010! 79 days 18 hours 26 minutes

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robinmouse Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 319	Re: Character Dining????? We just did Liberty Tree Tavern and Crystal Palace, and we liked Liberty Tree better. Which characters are you hoping to see? __________________ --Robin-- Wilderness Lodge in June 2007!

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Tinkerbelle67 Mouse Meister Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,064	Re: Character Dining????? I'm not sure what these would count towards the dining plan but what about the Garden Grill and Mickey's Backyard BBQ.

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DisneyTeacher Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 18,310	Re: Character Dining????? We have tried Chef Mickey's, Liberty Tree Tavern, and CRT with our son and he liked all of them. Chef Mickey's is just fun! Liberty Tree Tavern was a wonderful surprise on our last trip. We will do that one again, the food was good and the characters were awesome. My 7 year old even liked CRT, he was a good sport. __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas~2009 Hilton Head Island~ 2009 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Beach Club here we come 238 days 23 hours 56 minutes

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dznygrl aka dizzygirl Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The breezy shore Posts: 9,335	Re: Character Dining????? Chef Mickey's and 1900 Park Fare are the only character meals I have done in WDW, and I loved them both! I thought the food was better at 1900 Park Fare, but I love seeing Mickey and friends at Chef Mickey's, so that would be my top pick. __________________ Proud former 2-time Disneyland CM Avatar: Moooom, make Alice stop hugging me! 2000 ~ off-site 2002 ~ Polynesian 2003 ~ All-Star Movies 2008 ~ All-Star Music My Disney Countdown Counting down to: The girls' first trip to Disneyland! 38 days 22 hours 56 minutes

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lovemysons Single digits!! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In my house Posts: 7,715	Re: Character Dining????? Oh, you know, we liked the Garden Grill too. Great character interaction! Our boys both liked it. I think all of the character meals we usually go to have been listed. __________________ Dopey is the boss of us. Missing the madness. Peppy is still my partner in crime. Is that you, Pu? Fabulous avatar, courtesy of the fabulous Mr. R2Go! ´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´xxxxxx(¸.•`xxx´¨)Make just one person happy. ´¨) My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Holidays full of magic 7 days 6 hours 26 minutes

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MrDisneyfan1 Mouse Meister Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,287	Re: Character Dining????? Hi! Look into Mickeys Backyard BBQ, we had so much fun - lots of characters and good food, abit more than a character dinner, but it's longer and a lot of fun live music. I danced with Minnie! Den __________________ As a Connecticut Annual Pass Holder some of our highlights were: Port Orleans - Engaged Wilderness Lodge - Honeymoon Dolphin & boardwalk Treehouse Villa (great free upgrade!) Old Port Royal & Animal Kingdom Lodge Cabins & The Disney Wonder Disney Wonder & PC 2004 Disney's Grand Californian 2005 DISNEYLAND HONG KONG 2006 BEST DISNEY MOMENT: Navigating the Mark Twain throught the Rivers of America at Disneyland and sounding the whistle!!

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Susan-Storm Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pennsylvania, But Someday just maybe Florida Posts: 44	Re: Character Dining????? They Have Character Dining at Norway ! princesses to be excact. what does that have to do with norway?

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WishUponAStar Waiting for BLT! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I'm right here! HI! Posts: 12,749	Re: Character Dining????? IMHO, Liberty Tree Tavern is the best. It always reminds me of Thanksgiving and it is served "family style" instead of buffet style so you can actually sit-down with your family and enjoy instead of everyone getting up all the time. I've always gotten such GREAT pictures with the characters there (at least 4-5 characters everytime), and it is a nice warm "home-like" environment, versus the chaos of Chef Mickey's. Then again, I am not one for all the hoopla of twirling napkins, etc. Although, an 8 year might definately disagree with me on the napkin twirling. hehe Food-wise though, I will always vote Liberty Tree; amazing apple butter, good mashed potatoes, and the turkey is always great! Enjoy! __________________ Disneyland & College Program Moderator Upcoming Trips Dec. 16th - 20th '09: Bay Lake Tower June 2010: Alaska Cruise Oct 2010: Spooky Halloween in Disneyland "Life without a vacation countdown is like a cupcake with no frosting." Banner by Mickeysgirlz, she's a rockstar! My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Our first Bay Lake Tower stay 20 days 18 hours 56 minutes

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hiner Mouse Meister Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Body: Worcester PA Heart & Soul: WDW Posts: 1,826	Re: Character Dining????? We've done Chef Mickey's (Dinner) Crystal Palace (Breakfast) Cape May Cafe (Breakfast) 1900 Park Fare (Breakfast) Donald's Breakfastosaurus Mickey's Backyard BBQ Gulliver's Grill (Dinner) Ice Cream Social (Garden Grill, Land) Our sDS (9 1/2 yo) really enjoys Donald's Breakfastosaurus and we all had a blast at Mickey's BBQ. I really enjoyed Cape May Cafe and Crystal Palace. __________________ Kim I could be ready in a minute for WDW, just tell me when! WDW - 11/78 & 11/84 - Ft. Wilderness Disneyland - 09/87 - Off Site WDW - Off Site 10/89, CBR 10/99, CBR 05/04, CBR 05/05, CBR 05/07, POLYNESIAN 5/09 SUPERBOWL CHAMPS, THE STEELERS, "SHOCKED THE WORLD"! YANKEES WILL BE BACK IN 2009! AND THE BROWN'S WERE BACK IN WDW 2009! My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Take me with you....pppllleeeaaassseee!!!!!

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JENNY536 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: VIRGINIA BEACH VA Posts: 436	Re: Character Dining????? Where is 1900 Park Fare? Or Mickey's Backyard BBQ and Gulliver's Grill? What kind of food do they serve and can you use that with the dining plan? I'm not really sure what characters he'll be into by then. Of course there is the normal one Mickey,Minney,Goofy. Jen __________________ Pop Century Resort - May 2009 Pop Century Resort - May - June 2006 All Star Movies Resort - May 2004

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Boss Mouse Gearing Up Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Coolsville Posts: 4,346	Re: Character Dining????? No matter when we go, we always hit the Crystal Palace. Since the mini-mice were, ummm minier? .... we have gone there. On our June trip the maxi of the mini-mice will be 20 and she wants to go ... where??? yep - The Crystal Palace. __________________ 1979 - Wilderness Campground 1980 - Off site - I don't remember where. It was the 80's. 1999 - AllStar 2001 - Beach Club 2004 - Saratoga Springs 2005 - Beach Club 2006 - Saratoga Springs 2007 - Boardwalk 2008 - OKW 2009 - A Tree House! ___________________________________________ The Jungle VIP. "We did not inherit the world from our ancestors; We are borrowing it from our children." My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Monkeying around in a tree house Swinging w/the king

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mrspooky Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 496	Re: Character Dining????? My poor DS has never had a character breakfast, as I have always taken my DD to Norway for the Princess. After a disappointing breakfast last year(Mary Poppins is a princess?) we are going to Chef Mickey's this year. Although we have a grand gathering, I don't want to spend the extra $$ to go to Tony's since we already bought the meal plan. __________________ Wish I was there right now Mrs Pooky Jan 2004 All Star Movies Jan 2005 Carribean Beach Jan 2006 POFQ Jan 2007 POFQ again May 2007 Vacation home Jan 2008 OKW (1st DVC vacation!) Jan 2009 BCV (can't believe the pool is closed!) June 2009 Vacation home for Star Wars Weekend My Disney Countdown Counting down to: 5 Minutes from the World Showcase for 8 days! Dos Equis, anyone?