What are the best kid friendly TS not a character meal - The DIS Discussion Forums

jjarman · 10-19-2009, 10:42 AM

Going in January with my mother, brother, sis-in-law and 2 nephews, 5 and 7. We have one character meal, Chef Mickey's for dinner for the 5 year old's 6th birthday. I don't think we really want to do anymore character meals. After talking to DSIL she seems to want to gear the TS toward the kids as much as possible. So far I have these dinners booked:

Chef Mickey's
Le Cellier
Chefs du France
Yak and Yeti
Boma
Tony's
Ohana's

I figure Chefs and Le Cellier will be the least kid friendly and will change Chefs if need be but Le Cellier I have heard so many good things about I think it is a keeper. Any other suggestions for TS? We are on the DDP.

Thanks.

Nadjalu · 10-19-2009, 10:48 AM

I would say Whispering Canyon Cafe at WL is a wonderful kid TS.
The wait staff do antics, like if you ask for ketchup they yell thru the whole place "WE NEED KETCHUP" and all the kids at other tables bring you their bottles of ketchup. While we were there we seen plenty of kids having a good time. The food is good to.

DonaldTDuck · 10-19-2009, 10:51 AM

Biergarten!!!
The kids get up and do the chicken dance on the dance floor. They almost all love the oompa band. And it has the added benefit of being very adult friendly. Many on here report their kids eat better here than other dining spots too.

StitchandPooh'sMom · 10-19-2009, 11:03 AM

My kids love 50's Prime Time Cafe. It is not a buffet - you order off the menu. They particularly liked the PB&J milkshakes!

Lots of people also like the Sci-Fi drive in. We had fun there, but we didn't like the food. The burgers are supposed to be great, though, so we'll try those if we eat there again.

VAN · 10-19-2009, 11:05 AM

I also think Biergarten is good. They have a German band play and they get the kids up on the dance floor !! I also think that the Hoop De Do Review dinner show is fun for the whole family.

macmom3 · 10-19-2009, 11:43 AM

I was wondering the same thing. We're going in May and I'm able to make ressies in 13 days. The first night there we're not going to a park, but want to have a kid friendly place. Then again most places at WDW are friend friendly. The 3 places I'm thinking about are Wispering Canyon cafe, Garden Gove at Swan (thing is a character wih Goofy and Pluto) or O'hanna at Poly. From what I read O'hanna has coconut races and limbo contests for the kids. We've never been there, but I've heard it's amazing and it's family style eating.

Mom2SamandJames · 10-19-2009, 02:30 PM

Our sons loved Teppan Edo in Japan at the World Showcase in Epcot. They are ages 4 1/2 and 21 months. The food was delicious. The chef was great, and our kids ate their meals happily. Service there is awesome too!

Tiggs14 · 10-19-2009, 03:26 PM

Coral Reef - floor to ceiling aquarium...they give you a "menu" of different sealife. When you see each one you mark it off. Our boys enjoyed the search.

Whispering Canyon Cafe...We did this for lunch and dinner. Dinner was great lots of goofing around, ketchup antics and the like. Lunch was a let down as we knew how much fun dinner was...lunch didn't compare no goofing around at all and the ketchup was on the tables.

Le Cellier...definately not kid friendly. We had to wait well over and hour to get a table, service wasn't great (really slow), food wasn't great (really salty). We regretted wasting so much time on this one.

ROEDISNEY · 10-19-2009, 05:12 PM

50's Prime Time
Coral Reef
Teppen Edo
Si-Fi

Darcy03231 · 10-19-2009, 05:26 PM

Here's another vote for Coral Reef. My niece (4) loved it. We were seated right next to the aquarium and I could hardly get her to eat. She loved seeing the turtles, fish and the divers.

SmallWorld71 · 10-19-2009, 06:46 PM

Some of my kids' favorite non-character meals:
'Ohana, Coral Reef, Biergarten, Whispering Canyon Cafe, Teppan Edo

All have some sort of entertainment/ action going on which make them different for a kid than just a "regular" restaurant.

10-19-2009, 10:42 AM	#1
jjarman DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,392	What are the best kid friendly TS not a character meal Going in January with my mother, brother, sis-in-law and 2 nephews, 5 and 7. We have one character meal, Chef Mickey's for dinner for the 5 year old's 6th birthday. I don't think we really want to do anymore character meals. After talking to DSIL she seems to want to gear the TS toward the kids as much as possible. So far I have these dinners booked: Chef Mickey's Le Cellier Chefs du France Yak and Yeti Boma Tony's Ohana's I figure Chefs and Le Cellier will be the least kid friendly and will change Chefs if need be but Le Cellier I have heard so many good things about I think it is a keeper. Any other suggestions for TS? We are on the DDP. Thanks.

10-19-2009, 10:48 AM	#2
Nadjalu DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,184	I would say Whispering Canyon Cafe at WL is a wonderful kid TS. The wait staff do antics, like if you ask for ketchup they yell thru the whole place "WE NEED KETCHUP" and all the kids at other tables bring you their bottles of ketchup. While we were there we seen plenty of kids having a good time. The food is good to. __________________ March 2009 ---40th Birthday trip at POP Century December 2009 ---Stayed at POP Century

10-19-2009, 10:51 AM	#3
DonaldTDuck DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bowling Green KY Posts: 2,243	Biergarten!!! The kids get up and do the chicken dance on the dance floor. They almost all love the oompa band. And it has the added benefit of being very adult friendly. Many on here report their kids eat better here than other dining spots too. __________________ A Half Ton of Big Guys do WDW, my first trippie http://www.disboards.com/showthread....0#post21246180

10-19-2009, 11:43 AM	#6
macmom3 Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Macungie, PA Posts: 158	I was wondering the same thing. We're going in May and I'm able to make ressies in 13 days. The first night there we're not going to a park, but want to have a kid friendly place. Then again most places at WDW are friend friendly. The 3 places I'm thinking about are Wispering Canyon cafe, Garden Gove at Swan (thing is a character wih Goofy and Pluto) or O'hanna at Poly. From what I read O'hanna has coconut races and limbo contests for the kids. We've never been there, but I've heard it's amazing and it's family style eating. __________________ First trip 1990- high school 2000- POFQ 2002- honeymoom- POFQ 2007- AKL, SSR 2008- family reunion- POFQ

10-19-2009, 03:26 PM	#8
Tiggs14 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 354	Coral Reef - floor to ceiling aquarium...they give you a "menu" of different sealife. When you see each one you mark it off. Our boys enjoyed the search. Whispering Canyon Cafe...We did this for lunch and dinner. Dinner was great lots of goofing around, ketchup antics and the like. Lunch was a let down as we knew how much fun dinner was...lunch didn't compare no goofing around at all and the ketchup was on the tables. Le Cellier...definately not kid friendly. We had to wait well over and hour to get a table, service wasn't great (really slow), food wasn't great (really salty). We regretted wasting so much time on this one. __________________ Donna ~ Mommy to 2 Amazing Little Men ~ Wife to My Best Friend First Family Trip ~ September 3rd - 13th, 2009 ~ Pop Century Second Family Trip ~ September 11th - 18th, 2010 ~ Pop Century ~ Our First Cruise September 18th - 23rd, 2010 FREE All Stars Fridge Swap FREE Pop Fridge Swap

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10-19-2009, 11:03 AM	#4
StitchandPooh'sMom Now if only I could think of something witty to say . . . Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 3,164	My kids love 50's Prime Time Cafe. It is not a buffet - you order off the menu. They particularly liked the PB&J milkshakes! Lots of people also like the Sci-Fi drive in. We had fun there, but we didn't like the food. The burgers are supposed to be great, though, so we'll try those if we eat there again.

10-19-2009, 11:05 AM	#5
VAN DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 1,619	I also think Biergarten is good. They have a German band play and they get the kids up on the dance floor !! I also think that the Hoop De Do Review dinner show is fun for the whole family.

10-19-2009, 02:30 PM	#7
Mom2SamandJames Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 308	Our sons loved Teppan Edo in Japan at the World Showcase in Epcot. They are ages 4 1/2 and 21 months. The food was delicious. The chef was great, and our kids ate their meals happily. Service there is awesome too!

10-19-2009, 05:12 PM	#9
ROEDISNEY DIS Veteran My name is Disney Join Date: May 2004 Location: SO.JERSEY/SO.PHILLY Posts: 5,511	50's Prime Time Coral Reef Teppen Edo Si-Fi __________________ Port Orleans French Quarter 8/26 to 9/7 http://www.youtube.com/WDISNYW PORS

10-19-2009, 05:26 PM	#10
Darcy03231 DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 5,821	Here's another vote for Coral Reef. My niece (4) loved it. We were seated right next to the aquarium and I could hardly get her to eat. She loved seeing the turtles, fish and the divers.

10-19-2009, 06:46 PM	#11
SmallWorld71 DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Eastern Massachusetts Posts: 2,239	Some of my kids' favorite non-character meals: 'Ohana, Coral Reef, Biergarten, Whispering Canyon Cafe, Teppan Edo All have some sort of entertainment/ action going on which make them different for a kid than just a "regular" restaurant. __________________ me DH DS14 DS10 DD6 Zeke

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