2 1/2 yr old - do most need their own meal?

[ssdeverell]

Or has it been your experience that there is enough to just share with them? I guess it really depends on whether the parents and child are big eaters, but I really just wanted to see what most people have experienced in the past. I will probably budget for kid meals OOP and then if we don't spend it all - great.

Thanks!

 

[Hootch]

on it depending on the parents is spot on. My wife shared most meals with our four year old this past summer.

 

[1313WEBFOOTWALK]

I went w/ my 3.5 yr old son in 2003 and I rarely got him his own meal. Most of the time, at counter service, I ordered a larger meal than I'd normally eat and share w/ him. And at Table service, I would order two appetizers and share w/ him then too. I found that ordering two apps and a salad was cheaper than most of the nicer restaurants entrees and then I had more variety and my son was able to share w/ me and try things that were new to him. I hate ordering off the kid's menu for my kids because most of the time the choices are so boring (chicken fingers, pizza, mac n cheese).

He's eight now and his little brother is now four. So when we go in Oct, I'm planning on ordering them one adult meal to share instead of two kids' meals.

 

[disnut8]

It definitely depends on the child. At 2-1/2, my grandson gets meals on his own. But at the same age, my granddaughter shared with her mother.

 

[SnoWhiteRabbit]

Or has it been your experience that there is enough to just share with them? I guess it really depends on whether the parents and child are big eaters, but I really just wanted to see what most people have experienced in the past. I will probably budget for kid meals OOP and then if we don't spend it all - great.

Thanks!

remember, it's just for table service and counter service...at buffets and family style meals (lots of the character meals) are free for under 3!

 

[SqueakyMouse]

My dd and I continue to share, and she's 5 now. She is not fond of the typical kids' foods found at WDW (pizza, corn dog bites, etc.) and is a pretty adventurous eater.

 

[Alva218]

If your child is a picky eater, you may want to get him/her separate meals. My DD lives on macaroni and cheese, and we don't touch the stuff.