Originally Posted By momof4girls I've been to Disneyland numerous times, and we have never done a character breakfast with the kids. What would you suggest? We are not staying on site, if that makes a difference. Thanks.
Originally Posted By pennyring Goofy's Kitchen in the Disneyland Hotel. Good selection of characters. Great selection of food!
Originally Posted By tlovesdis I would suggest the Aloha Breakfast with Lilo and Stitch at the Paradise Pier Hotel. It was fabulous! The food was great! The service was great! The character interaction was amazing!
Originally Posted By allthingsdisney goofy's hands down for us everytime we love this one but we do plan to try lilo and stitch next trip as well as another trip to goofy's
Originally Posted By goodgirl I've done Goofy's and Storytellers. Goofy's has lots of character interaction. Every half hour or so all the kids can join the characters for the Marcarena. The buffet has a *huge* variety of breakfast and lunch foods. I have only dined there for the breakfast/lunch character meal. This fills us up and is much less expensive than dinner. Some people don't care for Storytellers because its a little quieter than Goofy's and the buffet is not as expansive. However, I enjoy the food and the more quiet atmosphere. If it's a first time for you and your kids my vote would be Goofy's.
Originally Posted By hlbtimes2 Minnies at the Plaza in the park. Nothing beats eating in the park with characters. Our previous two trips we did breakfast at the plaza with pooh and the gang. We had the best time! This time we went to Goofys since so many people recomend it. We didnt enjoy it. There were not very many characters. They all seemed a bit tired when we were there- the interaction was really lacking. And the food was ok, but not really any better then at the plaza.
Originally Posted By tapdancemom I've only done Goofy's. Lots of food choices and there has always been good character interaction on my visits. Like goodgirs says breakfast/lunch is cheaper than dinner. The princesses are at Califoria Adventure at Ariel's. I've eaten there when in was Mickey and friends and the food was good. Not tons of choice (you order off the menu), but the quality and quantity of food was worth money and character fun.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS We have done all the character eateries...Goofy's Kitchen is definately my favorite!
Originally Posted By momof4girls Thanks everybody for your input. I was reading the reviews for character breakfast at the Plaza. It got bad reviews. Is it that bad? We will be there the week after Thanksgiving which is supposedly a slow week, do you think I need to arrange for priority seating? Thanks again.
Originally Posted By hlbtimes2 The bad reviews are from when it was a princess meal. They had problems with overcrowding, people not staying at their tables to wait their turn for the princesses, etc. It shouldnt be a problem with the current characters (Minnie and friends). Because you have to wait for someone to plate your food, not like a normal buffet where you serve yourself, it does take a bit longer to get food then Goofys- but not any longer then a place with menus and table service.
Originally Posted By sjjohnston I can only speak for two of them, as they are the only I've been to, but both of these were good: Princess Dinner at Ariel's Grotto (Ariel, Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Belle, Mulan) Minnie and Friends at Plaza Inn (Minnie, Capt. Hook, Tigger, Pooh, Eeyore, Fairy Godmother, Chip 'n' Dale) No problems with crowds. Every kid got plenty of unhurried interaction with all the characters. Food service (table service at Ariel's Grotto, Buffeteria at Plaza) was fine.
Originally Posted By Labuda "Marcarena" Does he now appear daily, goodgirl? Having only been to one, I really shouldn't vote, but I will say that I'd gladly go to Goofy's Kitchen again.
Originally Posted By quincytoo I just booked Tony and Nathan into Goofy's for their birthday brunch :0 I booked them in at 11:30 the girl said they close it down at 12:00.....I wonder if I am giving them enough time to do the buffet justice???
Originally Posted By wendebird Quincy, what day are they going? I was there on Saturday the 19th & when I left at 1:30, they were still sitting people. I overheard the CM say they stopped seating people at 2 PM. I would think though, they'd give you enough time to eat. I think it's 45 min-one hour or so.
Originally Posted By quincytoo We (((yes we))..I am going now as well as our 20 year old daughter!!!! Gotta love my husband!!! who convinced me to rearrange my schedule after a class was canceled.......are going Weds Dec 7 Tony and Nathan's birthday
Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales O.K. I'm a newb to this so my first question is if your not staying at the hotels can you still dine at the breakfast? or is it for hotel guests only. Next, do you have to have Early entry to use character breakfast in the park or can you reserve it, and if so how much. BTW i'm now an AP so I'd like to see just what my options are if I'm not staying at the hotel and not buying special packages.
Originally Posted By hlbtimes2 No, you dont have to be staying at the hotels for the breakfast. They run about $25-30 per adult and about $15 for a child. Give or take a couple bucks. You should try to make priority seating arrangments if you know what day you want to go. If you dont have PS, you might wait a 1+ hours, or may not get in at all. You wont be able to get in to the park for an early AM reservation if you dont have EE. So, I would make it at park opening or shortly after. If they let people in for a meal, it would be to easy to abuse the system, not eat, and just go on rides. On days that they dont offer EE, you can get in a bit before "opening" time.
