I'm chiming in here on chef Mickey's also. It was our 4th character meal and our last of the 8 day trip and my kids still loved it. There is just something about the fab 5. We didn't feel rushed either. When we got there our waitress explained exactly what rotation the characters went in so we were never scared to get up and go get more food. The kids loved the food there. We had already done so many meals and this and crystal palace breakfast were by far my two favorite and probably the only "must do's" on our next trip.
Make sure to tell them it is your son's birthday and they will bring him out a cupcake. The table next to us ordered a birthday cake and they never even touched it because the desserts at Mickey's are too good to pass up so I think it was kind of a waste personally.
Okay so back to the food. They have ample kids food and it was one of the better that my kids had. My kids ate the cheeses and meats off the salad bar as well and it doesn't really get better than Mickey mouse macaroni. I felt that a good amount of the adult food could be kid friendly as well like baked chicken, turkey, and mickey ravioli.
Debbie