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[gianna2006]

Little problem with your response...Tusker House is not in Epcot, but in Animal Kingdom, another very small-child friendly theme park. Mama Melrose is a moderate (not fancy) restaurant located not in Epcot, but in MGM. Both Beaches and Cream and O'hanas are located at on-site resort hotels...not in Epcot. Oh! And Cosmic Rays is in Tomorrowland in Magic Kingdom!!! Again, variety is available to those who choose to look. And by the way, you can see plenty of not only Mickey Mouse but lots and lots of other Disney characters (including Belle in France and Alladin, Jasmine, and the Genie in Morocco) in Epcot, often without having to wait on horrible long lines for autographs. That, combined with the attractions at Future World, Malestrom in Norway, and the evening fireworks made Epcot my then DD2 and DS5 one of their favorite places...rivaling MK.

 

[SnoWhiteRabbit]

Where are you coming from? No, you aren't the only mother who wants her kiddos to eat healthy, and yes you can get other things than mac and cheese and chicken fingers at WDW -- and yes, even at MK...

Here's just a few things you can get for your healthy kids at MK...the list goes on and on....

Good luck and enjoy!

PLAZA
Tomato Soup $1.99
Grilled Chicken Sticks with rice, apple wedges and BBQ sauce $5.49
Junior Chef Salad with ranch dressing $5.49
Two mini-hamburgers with carrots and ranch dressing $4.99
Grilled Cheese Sandwich with potato chips $4.99
Mickey's Turkey Sandwich with apple wedges $4.99
PB & J Sandwich with potato chips and sliced bananas $4.99

Liberty Tree - Lunch
Minnie's Fruit Plate with Yogurt Dip $3.99

All Entrees Served with Blueberry Muffin, Carrot Chips and a Beverage

Mickey's Macaroni and Cheese - Stourffer's Mac and Cheese $4.99
Pluto's Pilgrim Feast - turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy $5.99
Donald's Fresh From the Harbour - salmon served with mashed potatoes $5.99
Chip N Dale's Corn Dog Nuggets $4.99

Cinderella's Royal Table Children's Lunch Entrees
Veggie & Cheese Appetizer
Minor Domo - A child-sized version of our most popular entree
Chicken Strips - with Ranch and BBQ dipping sauces and fresh fruit
Pretzel Dogs - with sweet potato chips and garden salad
Baked Pasta Marinara - with garden salad


Crystal Palace Buffet
Mac and Cheese
Chicken Fingers
Plus...
Mixed Field Greens
Ranch and Zinfandel Dressings
Mandarin Orange Sesame Vinaigrette
Sliced Tomatoes and Egg with Toasted Cumin Dressing
Sweet Plantain, Cucumber and Corn Salad
Shrimp, Black Bean and Mango Salad
Edamame Salad - Young Soy Bean
Couscous, Tofu, and Roasted Vegetable Salad
Mediterranean Pasta Salad
Tabbouleh Salad
Beet Salad with Sag Dhal Dressing
Romaine, Beef, and Bleu Cheese Salad
Papaya, Frisee, and Arugula Salad
Tropical Slaw
Sliced Turkey and Ham
Swiss Cheese and American Cheese
Apple Slices
Carrot Sticks
Garlic Redskin Smashed Potatoes
Broccoli tossed in Puri Puri and topped with Key Lime Ponzu
Medley of Vegetables with Balsamic Glaze
Fire Roasted Corn Spoon Bread
Braised Kale
Cheese Pizza
Vegetable Fritatta
Stir Fried Curry Noodles
Wild Mushroom and Chicken Pasta with Basil Asiago Cream Sauce
Vegetable Pasta
Cinnamon and Lemon Infused Balsamic Rice
Green Thai Curry Chicken
Fruit and Vegetable Tofu Curry
Ancho Chile Rubbed Atlantic Salmon
Flame Roasted Rotisserie Chicken
Citrus Marinated Flank Steak
BBQ Pork Tenderloin

Pecos Bill's
Children's Beans and Franks - mini hotdogs in baked beans, applesauce, cheddar crackers and child's beverage $3.99
Chilled Chicken with Carrots and Celery - served with applesauce and cheddar crackers and child's beverage $3.99

Tony's Town Square
Fresh Fruit Plate $2.49
Caesar Salad $1.99
Side Salad $1.99
Pasta Primavera $5.49
Scamp's Ravioli $5.49
Scamp's Vegetable Ravioli $5.49
Trusty's "Old Reliable" Cheese Pizza $4.99
Peg's Pepperoni Pizza $4.99
Spaghetti - served with a meatball $4.99

Columbia Harbour House
Macaroni and Cheese - served with fresh grapes and cheddar crackers and child's beverage (apple juice, lowfat milk, or soft drink) $3.99
Chilled Chicken with Cheese - served with grapes and cheddar crackers and child's beverage (apple juice, lowfat milk, or soft drink) $3.99

Hope that helps!

 

[SnoWhiteRabbit]

My little one's want to go see Cinderella and Mickey Mouse and therefor we will be eating and having our meals at MK where they deserve to be, not at boring Epcot just so Mommy and Daddy could go have their fancy dinners....

My kids love Epcot...we never have fancy dinners there, just casual ones...and there are lots of characters at Epcot, too, and a few fun rides for little ones, too.

My kids ages on our past 5 trips have been:
7, 5, 3 1/2
6, 4, 2 1/2
4, 2, 10 months
2 1/2, 8 months
1 1/2

We always go to Epcot, and all 3 of them have loved it every time they've been! If you take the time to go there, and plan for the fun things for them to do, you may be pleasantly surprised with Epcot!

 

[maggiew]

Wow! I posted and then went to bed. A lot has happened since then.

I just want to tell the OP that I was not being sarcastic or defensive of Disney. I was trying to show you different options besides chicken fingers and mac and cheese. I was trying to be helpful. Instead of going through the menus, I was just listing what my little DD ate because that is what I knew.

I think that if you try, you can find places, even at MK, that do not serve chicken fingers and mac and cheese. I think another poster listed some places. For some reason, I guess, we haven't eaten much at MK. That is because we usually do the breakfasts (CP and Cinderella and Chef Mickey). Then we hop to EPCOT in the afternoon or something else. So we haven't really eaten at many lunch/dinner places at MK. My DDs love the princesses and Pooh and Mickey and gang too. That's why we usually stick to the breakfasts. We usually do the latest breakfast time available so that it serves as a kind of brunch, and then we eat an early dinner.

The only "fancy dinner" I think I listed was California Grill and we went there for our 10th Anniversary dinner. My kids like it because of the view of the fireworks.

Maggie