1900 Park Fare - What a blast!

[GC&S]

We did this several years ago and swore we would never go again. Of course I also said we would never get two dogs at the same time and well, we got two dogs at the same time so apparently we don't do what we say.

Anyways, we went with friends who's dd wanted to meet Cinderella so I took the plunge and got an ADR for our group. What a wonderful surprise! The food was so good this time. It was very clean and well organized. The staff was very helpful at the buffet.

Our waitress was the only downer. She never smiled and basically scowled at us when we asked for more drinks (we were very thirsty). Then she messed the drinks up and told us just to keep them. Umm - no, I don't want the coke - I ordered ice tea. Kind of felt like since her tip was already included since there were 7 of us that she really didn't have to put in any effort. We had to flag her down to take our plates away (gets a little crowded with 7 people's plates plus the 14 glasses now on the table). Then we had asked for the bill to be separated for both families. I thought she was going to have a stroke. Her eyes bulged out and her face turned red. We were supposed to tell her that BEFORE we were seated. Yes, we know, we tried but she was in a hurry to screw up our drink orders. Plus now they have that system that you pay at the table so what's the big deal? Apparently a huge deal to her.

But the characters. Oh my. The step sisters were priceless. We had an 11 year old boy with us and they would not leave him alone. Yelled to him from across the room, accused him of leading them on since apparently he was dating our 11 year old dd, etc. I thought he would hide under the table. The stepmother was complaining about all the commotion behind us and asking us if we would mind if she "took care of it" and proceeded to turn around and glare at the table until they became quiet. Even Prince Charming had quite the sense of humor and had our whole table laughing.

Cinderella was very gracious and let our friends video tape her saying how she could not wait to meet their niece when she comes in Nov. The niece is cognitively impaired and is so excited to see Cinderella. She will be so excited by the video of Cindy personally talking to her.

This was probably the best dining we had all week. And I would go again.

 

[lynnirene]

This was my favorite character meal as well. I loved how the stepsisters and stepmother interacted...the stepmother especially was the perfect mix of stern but not mean or scary to my 6yo and 5yo niece and nephew. She invited them to dance with her and it was adorable! It was fun seeing more than just the regular smiley princesses

 

[Dizneydaz]

Glad you had a nice time. I've enjoyed PF every time we've eaten there, though I do miss the mice! DD had a great time with them.

 

[jsebsirois]

Sounds like a great experience, too bad about your waitress. I would have talked to a manager about that...

Anyway, can't wait to try it on Oct. 31st! Adults only so maybe we won't have such a great character interaction but I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun!

 

[Karbase8]

Was there last wednesday for a 4:45 reservation. The food was very good. I loved the little basket with mussels, lobster tail, sausage, corn and shrimp! I loved the mini chocolate mousse as well and the strawberry soup. The stepsisters, Cinderella were awesome! Prince Charming was so-so as was the Stepmom. I felt a little rushed by our waitress and should have just took my time eating. But overall, it was an awesome experience, the red headed sister was absolutely hilarious! The photopass gentleman was awesome there are only 2 of us and he just did a great job getting a great shot not just for us but for other families and was just great! Definitely would return!

 

[wiigirl]

Glad you had a good time....it is one of our favorite charactor breakfasts.

 

[Quin]

Glad you had a good time....it is one of our favorite charactor breakfasts.

Um - Cindy, her Prince, and the Steps are only there at dinner. Breakfast characters are completely different.

 

[Suzanne74]

We went last Sunday. Our waitress Karen was great (especially compared to our CRT and Chef Mickey servers)

The food was the best buffet we had.

Step sisters and Mom were AWESOME!! Cinderella looked and acted much better than the CRT Cinderella. Our downer was the Prince. He was boring.

Overall it was a lot of fun.

 

[lvcourtneyy]

Um - Cindy, her Prince, and the Steps are only there at dinner. Breakfast characters are completely different.

The PP was sharing an opinion about breakfast. Why does it matter that there are different characters?

 

[Quin]

The PP was sharing an opinion about breakfast. Why does it matter that there are different characters?

The OP is recommending 1900PF because of the characters (and I agree; it's the closest thing you can get to a Villains meal. Great fun! ). Neither the title nor the post itself or the next several replies mention WHICH meal is involved. Then the person I quoted agreed and said it was one of their favorite breakfasts. A reader who was unfamiliar with 1900PF could easily assume that Cinderella and her StepFamily are there at breakfast just like the characters at CP are the same all day, and end up with the wrong reservation.

The breakfast food is OK and I think the "British Disney" characters are sweet, but if you're looking for the Wicked StepSisters, Alice & Mary Poppins just won't do. (although the thought of Lady Tremaine hiring Mary Poppins as Nanny to her daughters is highly amusing.......)