Alright, I think I have a plan - what do you think?

[KatiJ]

We are staying at CSR. It is myself, my husband, my mother, our 3 year old son and 2 year old daughter. It is our first trip and we will be on the DDP. I booked a lot of buffets since my daughter will eat free at those places and my kids are big breakfast eaters. What do you think of my choices? Any last minute changes I should consider?

Arrival Day - DTD
Dinner - WPE

Day 1 - MK
'Ohana Breakfast
Columbia Harbor House Lunch
Crystal Palace Dinner

Day 2 - MK/Resort
In Room Breakfast
Cosmic Rays Lunch
Pepper Market Dinner

Day 3 - Epcot
In Room Breakfast
Sunshine Seasons Lunch
Coral Reef Dinner

Day 4 - DHS
H&V Breakfast
Toy Story Pizza or Starring Rolls Lunch
Sci-Fi Dinner

Day 5 - AK
Donald's Safari Breakfast
Flame Tree BBQ or Yak & Yeti CS Lunch
Boma Dinner

Day 6 - Epcot
Akershus Breakfast
Tangerine Cafe Lunch
Chefs de France Dinner

 

[mi*vida*loca]

I think it looks great!

 

[Coconuts]

Your choices sound delicious! It's making me hungry and wishing for my next trip to WDW.

I would be flexible though with all of your meal plans. When we first went with our kids, they were 5 and almost 3. They didn't want to sit for more than 1 TS a day. Also, they only usually eat 1 big/TS a day. When we sat for more than 1, they hardly ate anything and the TS credit and food went to waste.

Enjoy your trip!

 

[KatiJ]

Thanks! Glad to hear I didn't make a gigantic mistake somewhere!

My kids are better at restaurants than at home - they eat more, sit longer, try different foods - so I'm hoping they'll do the same on the trip. Of course, I don't have giant characters distracting them in the restaurants at home! So, we'll see!

 

[shawnh199]

Our kids did great at many of the restaurants you have listed and we did 3 TS meals a day on our last trip being on the deluxe plan (we didn't want to do any signature restaurants with a 2.5 & 6 year old.) We were in the parks early for our character breakfasts. By lunch time (late lunches after 1pm) we were ready for a break. The girls used some of that time, especially lunch to rest and nap while the food was being prepared. By dinner time (once again later times after 7pm) we were ready for another break.

You made some good choices. Tusker House was our favorite Character breakfast! We love the Princess Breakfast and the one at Ohana. Suprisingly, we enjoyed the breakfast at Hollywood and Vine despite all the negative reviews that place seems to get.

WPE was delicious! Sci-Fi was pretty good and the kids will love the big movie screen. Cosmic Rays was really good for a CS place. We tried and tried to get into Coral Reef for our day at Epcot but never could (turns out they had a huge wedding party there that night). The only place I would recommend to you not on your list is Le Cellier. It was our favorite meal of the 18 we had.

I can't wait to go back to WDW because I want to enjoy the food all over again! Have a great trip!

 

[stitchlover]

The only thing I would ask is...have your kids ever been to Disney and character meals? Last year when we had breakfast at O'Hana there was a family with three girls and they all FREAKED out when the characters came. So I would just make sure if your kids have never seen characters you have a plan for how to handle it. I felt so bad for that family last year! I think they hadn't even considered that their kids might freak out. I told my husband I hope they don't have a lot of character meals planned.

 

[chocovrdmicears]

We are staying at CSR. It is myself, my husband, my mother, our 3 year old son and 2 year old daughter. It is our first trip and we will be on the DDP. I booked a lot of buffets since my daughter will eat free at those places and my kids are big breakfast eaters. What do you think of my choices? Any last minute changes I should consider?

Arrival Day - DTD
Dinner - WPE

Day 1 - MK
'Ohana Breakfast never been for breakfast but I think it will be fabulous for your little ones!
Columbia Harbor House Lunch LOVE it.
Crystal Palace Dinner LOVE it.

Day 2 - MK/Resort
In Room Breakfast
Cosmic Rays Lunch We like it! Lots of choices..but just know you have to stand in different lines for different stations..can be a pain in the tail if you are trying to get everyone to eat at the same time (especially with little ones).
Pepper Market Dinner

Day 3 - Epcot
In Room Breakfast
Sunshine Seasons Lunch We like it! Lots of choices and excellent dessert options.
Coral Reef Dinner One of our families favorite places to dine.

Day 4 - DHS
H&V Breakfast Food is ok..typical...characters are fun for little ones.
Toy Story Pizza or Starring Rolls Lunch Toy Story pizza is icky. Even our pizza-loving 5 year old wouldn't eat it..never tried Starring Rolls...if the menu appeals to your family, I would try it. We eat at the "food court" area (for lack of a better term) that is near TOT and RnR..food is not fabulous, but there is a lot of choices.
Sci-Fi Dinner We have always enjoyed Sci Fi..We always get burgers, onion rings and milkshakes.

Day 5 - AK
Donald's Safari Breakfast Our absolute FAVORITE character meal on property. We love everything...the location, the food, the characters, the service...All A+++.
Flame Tree BBQ or Yak & Yeti CS Lunch We love Flame Tree..
Boma Dinner We didn't love it...but only because we didn't care for the specific seasonings...our kids were fine there..they have a very nice kids section and the desserts are fabulous.

Day 6 - Epcot
Akershus Breakfast Never been..booked for Aug!
Tangerine Cafe Lunch My favorite CS in Epcot. The lamb/chicken schwarma platter is excellent...and DD7 LOVES the Baklava.
Chefs de France Dinner

Never been for dinner...had lunch there and was underwhelmed by the food...the kids got to see Remy, which made up for the food.

Hope that helps!