Well, that's what I love about Chef Mickey's and all of the Disney buffets. You get to try a little bit of everything, but definitely save room for dessert! The other great thing about Chef Mickey's is that there are traditionally more characters there than many of the other character meals. Usually you get Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Chip and Dale, and sometimes Pluto. You can knock out pretty much all of the original/traditional Disney guys and then focus on the rarer ones in the parks. Crystal Palace is good for Pooh fans, and 'Ohana is good for the Stitch (or Lilo) fan.
First of all, make sure you tell them it's your birthday. We celebrated our DDs' birthdays there on May 22, 2007. They were 16 and 13 - they share a birthday. For our group picture, they added a "Happy Birthday" with Mickey down in the left corner. When we walked in they played a birthday song - I never heard it again during the meal, so I'm only assuming it was for the girls. They seated us in a room by a huge drawing of Mickey with a birthday cake. My girls each got laminated placemats signed by Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Pluto and they each got a birthday cupcake with a candle in it. I think there was even Mickey confetti on the table! When Minnie came around to greet us, she directed us in singing "Happy Birthday". It was a very memorable experience.
Have a great Disney birthday!
Diane
Past trips to WDW:
12/12 CBR with free dining
5/10 CBR with free dining
4/09 CBR couples only trip for 20th anniv.
9/08 Pop with free dining
5/07 Pop
4/05 Pop
12/04 Pop
4/04 Pop
12/02 AS Sports
4/02 AS Movies
3/00 Ft. Wilderness Cabins
We also have adr's for chef mickey's on my wife b-day on aug. 3rd. She is a huge Disney fan so it would be awesome to see her get some special attention. Plus I am sure the kids would love it too. We have been to chef mikey's many times but this will be a first for an actual b-day.
POFQ Jan 2011
Saratoga Springs May 2010
POFQ May 2009 and Sept 2009
POFQ Aug 2008
POFQ Sept. and March 2007
POFQ March 2006
POFQ March 2005 POR July 2005
POR Dec 2005
CS August 2004
Contemporary & POR May/June 2003
CB May 2002
OKW 2001
Disney villas 2000
We tried to get in Chef Mickey's for my mom's bday (75th) but could not get in because of the large size of our group (32). We were able to get Crystal Palace and am hoping they will do just as well.
First visit-1972
Contemporary-Ft Wilderness-Royal Palace/DTD-AS Music-AS Movies-AS Sports-Coranado Springs-Pop Century-Animal Kingdom Lodge-Port Orleans Riverside-Hilton/DTD-Port Orleans French Quarter-Caribbean Beach
Last visit-Mar 2011
Next visit-Sep 2011
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