Thanks for posting. Sorry it didn't live up to your expectations. I think its important that people recognize that not always does the magic happen. We were there several years ago and it was my parents 35th wedding anniversary. I let everyone know (except them) hoping for magic, and none occurred. I wasn't too disappointed, because I knew sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't.
We had a "bad" character breakfast once as well. Characters were rushed, and their "shift" only lasted halfway through our meal (we were seated 45 minutes later than our PS time). It was really disappointing. We've had many better ones, although none as magical as what is occationally described here - long conversations with princesses, Chip and Dale playing games - in a dozen trips and more character meals I've never witnessed that - much less experienced it. More often, I've experenced what you describe (although without ignoring one child! Except when my son was little and wanted to be ignored - he was a little character shy), character visits consist of 45 second photo-ops.
But with the wonder of the internet, you get to hear when the magic happens for someone else and come to expect it will happen for you. Used to be Disney was able to make magic by supplying the unexpected. Ten years ago, most of my trips were pretty ho-hum for magic, and once in a while you'd stumble upon Tigger alone in a corner or towel animals. Now most of my trips are ho-hum, but I know other people are stumbling upon Tigger in a corner or getting towel animals and I'm not. What is nice is that I have previous experience to compare trips to - and know towel animals are the exception.
We had a "bad" character breakfast once as well. Characters were rushed, and their "shift" only lasted halfway through our meal (we were seated 45 minutes later than our PS time). It was really disappointing. We've had many better ones, although none as magical as what is occationally described here - long conversations with princesses, Chip and Dale playing games - in a dozen trips and more character meals I've never witnessed that - much less experienced it. More often, I've experenced what you describe (although without ignoring one child! Except when my son was little and wanted to be ignored - he was a little character shy), character visits consist of 45 second photo-ops.
But with the wonder of the internet, you get to hear when the magic happens for someone else and come to expect it will happen for you. Used to be Disney was able to make magic by supplying the unexpected. Ten years ago, most of my trips were pretty ho-hum for magic, and once in a while you'd stumble upon Tigger alone in a corner or towel animals. Now most of my trips are ho-hum, but I know other people are stumbling upon Tigger in a corner or getting towel animals and I'm not. What is nice is that I have previous experience to compare trips to - and know towel animals are the exception.
