Welcome to the Beach Club!
A quick shot as we were walking up to the resort.
We walked up to the podium at Cape May Cafe 15 minutes before our ARD time as recommended. It didnt seem very busy. They were even accepting walk-ups, which made me feel a little stupid for planning so much and making the ADR exactly 90 days out, but whatever. We waited about 5 minutes before our table was ready.
This was our first time trying the character breakfast here. We did the clam bake at dinner a few years back with Mom and Dad and really liked it so I figured we would like breakfast too. Turned out I was right. I didnt think it had quite as much variety as the breakfast at 1900 Park Fare, which weve also done, but since it was a little less expensive I figured that going in. However, they still had a ton of options and everything we had was great. I dont even know where to begin describing it all! I ended up making two trips to the buffet which was enough to keep me full for almost the rest of the day! I do want to say, for those who may have remembered the story about me attempting to order the chocolate croissant at Riverside and ending up with a not-so-good rye bagel by mistake, Im happy to say that there were chocolate croissants at the buffet and they looked even better than the ones at Riverside and tasted fantastic.
After Buzz and I both had time to make a trip to the buffet, the characters started to come around. First was Donald in his beach attire. Donald was pretty quick: handshakes, a couple photos, and then on to the next table.
The second character was Minnie who spent a little more time than Donald.
The outfits the characters had on were really cool.
Last was our host- Goofy who was fun this time. Goofys one of Buzzs favorites, and Goofy noticed that he was wearing a Goofy t-shirt too.
While Goofy was visiting, our server brought out free cupcakes for Buzz and my birthday and she and Goofy lead a chorus of Happy Birthday. Those cupcakes were huge too! It certainly exceeded my expectations for it being a free cupcake.
Our server also brought out birthday cards for both of us signed by all the characters.
The autographs inside.
While we were still eating all of the characters came around again, which I was not really expecting. Donald didnt seem in quite so much of a hurry the second time around and volunteered to pose for more photos without being asked. When Minnie came around again, I was up for some reason (maybe at the buffet?), and when I got back Buzz told me how she had come by and given him a kiss. I thought it was funny so I started playfully teasing him about him getting all these kisses from Minnie and Jessie but nobody was kissing me. Well, I think Minnie might have heard me because when she was done at her table, she came back to give me a kiss, somewhat to my embarassment after teasing Buzz so much about it.
Goofy also stopped by one last time before we left.
We really had a great time at Cape May. The buffet was fantastic, the characters were a lot of fun, and our server was really personable and really helped make our birthday celebration a great one. I also thought that the restaurant in general seemed more relaxed and less noisy that some of the other character meals we tried which was a plus for us. Id definitely recommend it, especially for adults who would appreciate a calmer character meal and wouldnt miss all the napkin-twirling and parades that the other places have.
After breakfast, we did a little exploring around the Beach Club.
Whats a trip report without a few photos of beautiful lighting fixtures? Heres one of the seahorse chandeliers in the lobby.
The solarium just off the lobby is one of my favorite spots in this resort. I never seem to actually take the time to enjoy it and relax in one of these cool seating area, but I do love to practice still life photography in here.
Can you find the hidden Mickey in the painting?
Blue building and blue sky.
A little different view of the Ariel statue outside.
Before leaving the lobby area, I thought Id take a look at the gift shop to see if they had the Official Album. Still no luck. The Boardwalk has more shopping so I thought they would have it.
The lighthouse from the beach.
And across the water our next destination!
Next chapter: Boardwalk!
Just need to pay for it all now! 
I've got more pics to some of the chandillier at the Boardwalk for you coming up soon.
I'm still a little surprised she was cut. Seems like she's been a staple at MK for years and years.
