Best Character Meal for large parties?

[ehmo3]

We'll be in WDW in June and will be joined by several family members. I'm in charge of the planning and everyone wants to do one character breakfast together. Does anyone have any suggestions for dining with a group of 16???
Thanks for the help!!

[Diana Lyn]

We did Ohana for breakfast as a party of 17 immediately after my wedding at Sunset Point. It was great, and our whole group got to participate in the conga line, with my husband and I leading the way holding Mickey's hand.

[disneymom3]

I would NOT do Ohana. I know lots of people really like it, but our group of 16 did not!! It was so loud we could not hear each other talk and the service was the worst I have ever had in a Disnye restaurant. We did dinner, not breakfast, though.

I would do the Crystal Palace if it is a park day and you don't have to worry about admission. We had a wonderful experience there. There were two kids in our group who were very afraid of the characters and they were absolutely phenomenal with them! Plus it was a quieter atmosphere so the adults could visit a bit while we ate--really good food!

[Tiger Fan]

Our family was a party of 11 this past December and we had good character meals (and seating situations) at Chef Mickey's and 1900 Park Fare. One was for breakfast and one dinner and my family (all somewhat picky) were very pleased with both of these two options. We wanted to be together so I stressed that when I made the PS, then at least one in our party arrived earlier for our PS and also requested to be together. We were very pleased that it worked in both cases. You will need to make all your PS for that size group through "Group Dining". Have fun.
Lisa