DL Character Meal Question

[KatGarcia]

Sooooo I'm about to make at least one PS for a character meal for the week of June18th that we will be in DL...which one do I make it for?? I'm thinking The Lilo & Stitch @ PCH Grill because of the opportunity to possibly see Daisy and we LOVE L & S! OR Minnie's @ The Plaza Inn OR Goofy's Kitchen.....any ideas of thoughts or previous experiences anyone could share, i'd really appreciate it! Are they all buffet style or homestyle? Thanks so much!

[Amy&Dan]

They are all buffet style. Goofy's has the widest variety on the buffet, Minnie's the least variety. The food at Minnie's is fine but its just in a smaller setting so the buffet isn't as big. Part of the food at Minnies is more cafeteria style, in that they serve it to you, part of it is serve yourself. At Gooy's and Lilo and Stitch, the whole thing is buffet, except for the omlette station. I think they are all good. I would go with the one that works with your touring plan and has the characters you wish to see. I too am hoping to see Daisy at the Lilo one, we named our puppy Daisy after Daisy Duck! The best thing about the Minnie one is that its inside the park. However, unlike the park meals at WDW, Minnie's doesn't open before the park but rather when the park does. However, if you are going when the park opens quite early, at say 8:00 or even 7:00 on an Early Entry day, you can make a later Priority Seating at say aound 9:30, have some great, uncrowded park time and then eat breakfast.
Here is the Goofy's Menu:
http://www.allearsnet.com/dlr/din/menu/men_goof.htm

Here is Minnies:
http://www.allearsnet.com/dlr/din/menu/men_royb.htm

And here is the Lilo and Stitch one:
http://www.allearsnet.com/dlr/din/menu/men_pchb.htm

At the Lilo one, you can also order off the menu if you prefer to skip the buffet.

[Amy&Dan]

Forgot to add that at both Goofy's and the Lilo and Stitch one, they have entertainment. At the L & S breakfast, they do hoola lessons and other games with the kids. At Goofy's the characters come out and dance and they also have a parade with the characters and kids playing instruments. At Minnie's, they only have the characters circulate, no games. However, you can sit outside at Minnie's, its fun to eat, visit with the characters while you have a view of Main Street or Astro Orbitor depending on where you sit outside.

Also, both Minnie's and Goofy's have more characters generally than the L & S one. For example we saw:
Goofy's: Snow White, Mulan, Goofy, Pluto, Minnie, Chip and Dale on our last visit.
Minnies: Pooh, Tigger, Minnie, Captain Hook, Fairy Godmother, Chip (or was it Dale) on our last visit.
L & S: Lilo, Stitch, Pluto, Minnie Goofy.

[ShawnaF]

Well, my personal preference is Goofy's - I just love the food and the characters and we're always surprised. I think Lilo & Stitch would be a second fav because we always see Daisy and Minnie - a requirement for our 2 year old. Minnie's breakfast isn't working really well the past two trips we've had, people are not waiting at their tables, there isn't as much character interaction during the same time frames, on the other hand it's INSIDE DL so that's a perk. Goofy's is still our favorite - so much so that we visited 5 times in February on our trip with 13 people.

[lilsprstr]

We were just there last week. We had breakfast at The Plaza Inn inside the park. The food was decent, but the character interaction was GREAT! The characters we saw were: Minnie, Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Captain Hook, Fairy Godmother, Chip & Dale.

We also had dinner one night at Goofy's Kitchen. This was excellent! The food was awesome and the character interaction was great as well. We saw the following characters there: Goofy, Pluto, Minnie, Alice, Mulan, Chip & Dale.

We didn't see Donald or Daisy the whole trip, but we did see her in the window at the Lilo & Stitch Breakfast. Ds did get to have his picture taken with Lilo & Stitch the morning we left. They were finishing up the breakfast and we happened to walk by (we stayed at The Paradise Pier).

Have a great trip! :goodvibes

[victorandbellasmom]

Storyteller's & Lilo & Stitch's give you the option of ordering the buffet or ordering off the menu. This works well for my family since ds and dh are big eaters so they usually order the buffet while dd and I order off the menu. Our 2 favorite character meals are Lilo for breakfast and Goofy's for dinner. We love both their characetr interaction. We've never eated at te Plaza Inn so I can't say anything about it. If you want to see menus for each, look at www.*****************

[bjsmom]

We had a late dinner at Goofy's, it was not that good. We just waited too late. The characters were great! Lilo was the best breakfast and way easier to get your food. Minnie had good food but it is so full and there are stations for everything you have to make like four trips to get the food. More if you kids can not hold their own tray yet.

[Amy&Dan]

Minnie had good food but it is so full and there are stations for everything you have to make like four trips to get the food. More if you kids can not hold their own tray yet.

See thats been my experience all three times I have done Minnie's (and before that when it was princesses). I know so many love it, and the fact its inside the park is fabulous but its just always been really, really hectic. With long lines for food. I think when that one is really crowded that smaller set up just gets sort of crazy.

[queenarmadillo]

Does anyone know if it is possible to get a table for 2 at Goofy's breakfast? I know that in the past we have had trouble getting one for Chef Mickey's in WDW because it is not a "proper" family size.

[Amy&Dan]

Yes, they do have tables for two at Goofy's. I would call and make a priority seating, you can do that 60 days in advance. The number is: 714-781-3463.