First of all, :welcome: to Intercot! I would definitely choose Chef Mickeys. Then, Donald's Safari Breakfast @ Tusker House, and then Crystal Palace w/Winnie the Pooh and friends. For a very close fourth choice, I would say 1900 Park Fare - the step-sisters are hilarious! Good luck choosing and have a great time.
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O'hana breakfast, 1900 PF dinner, CRT breakfast
We have always enjoyed Chef Mickey's (CR) for breakfast, Crystal Palace (MK) for Lunch, and Garden Grill (Epcot) for either lunch or dinner. However, I was the only 'Princess' in a family of boys so having all girls would definitely sway me towards at least one Princess dining experience!
Carol (aka KylesMom)
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I definitely loved Crystal Palace, Tusker House and Chef Mickey, but as stated earlier look into lunches. Hollywood & Vine does a Disney Junior Character lunch. If you book it as part of the Fantasmic Show you will get VIP seating as well.
Have a great trip!!
Kristina ºOº
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If you are working within a budget, breakfasts are a great choice. You can probably skip lunch or do a small snack on the days that you do a character breakfast. If you can get up early and secure an ADR before the park opens you also have a jump on the day. We love Tusker House and O'Hana for breakfast. We have enjoyed 1900 Park Fare and Crystal Palace although we haven't done them in the last two years. I would skip Chef Mickey's because it might be more expensive and the other meals are just as good. I have no experience with Akershus because I have all boys. You could have the older kids look at the menus and help you decide. Have fun planning!
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Akershus / Cape May Buffet / Chef Mickey's....CP gets high marks as well....
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My faves: (we have been to each of these several times)
Crystal Palace
Tusker House
Chef Mickey's
1971 (age 15) MK was new!
1974 off-site (Senior Trip)
1982 off-site
1988 off-site
May 2002 AS-Sports, with DW & kids
May 2004 Pop Century
Feb 2005 Wilderness Lodge
Oct 2006 Pop Century
Oct 2008 Camped at Fort Wilderness
Feb 2010 Cruise on the Wonder
Dec 2014 POFQ for Christmas!
Our favorite character breakfasts are:
1. 'Ohana - I love Lilo and Stitch. Pineapple bread is delicious, they now have Stitch waffles, and we love the sausage there (and I'm not much for sausage).
2. Tusker House - Great food and characters, although last October they didn't have my cheese blintzes, so that was a bummer.
3. Crystal Palace - Get an early seating before park opening. You can get great photos on a nearly empty Main Street. Food is very good, as are the Winnie the Pooh characters.
For dinner:
We don't really do character dinners, but did do Crystal Palace a couple times before MVMCP and MNSSHP. Food is very good (again).
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Pop - May '11
On our recent trip (just a couple weeks ago) we hit MK for morning EMH, then got the latest reservation we could for breakfast at Ohana (about 10:50 a.m.) It was great because it was "brunch" and a nice break from the parks in a beautiful setting. I also like the family style service because kids can fill up on their favorites and don't have to worry about missing characters.
We also had dinner at Garden Grill, which was excellent--again, the food just keeps coming, and a really fun setting.
Crystal Palace for breakfast is another beautiful venue, and we have enjoyed a couple of very nice meals there!
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2006: All Star Movies
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October 2010: Pop Century
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August 2014: Pop
August 2015: Riverside!
For the girls Askershus in Epcot is great. So many Princes to meet. Hollywood and Vine is good but loud and not much room. !900 Parke Fare is good and we have have always enjoyed Crystal Palace but it can get loud.
