Best time of day for Goofy's kitchen?

[mikana876]

We are planning on going to Goofy's kitchen on a Friday before a Halloween party. What time would be best for seeing the maximum amount of characters? 9am? I'd really like to see some Alice in Wonderland Characters too!

 

[mikana876]

Any ideas?

 

[ronandannette]

We are planning on going to Goofy's kitchen on a Friday before a Halloween party. What time would be best for seeing the maximum amount of characters? 9am? I'd really like to see some Alice in Wonderland Characters too!

Not sure about the best time, but the absolute WORST time is the last reservation of the evening. They were literally shutting the place down around us after we were seated at 8:00 pm. The dining room was a mess after a hard day's use, the food was just scrapings in most of the pans and we might have seen 3 characters total. A very, very disappointing way to spend $170. Plan to go way earlier.

 

[mikana876]

That's good to know! Thanks!

I bet the same thing would apply to the end of lunch time as well.

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

Not sure about the best time, but the absolute WORST time is the last reservation of the evening. They were literally shutting the place down around us after we were seated at 8:00 pm. The dining room was a mess after a hard day's use, the food was just scrapings in most of the pans and we might have seen 3 characters total. A very, very disappointing way to spend $170. Plan to go way earlier.

That's interesting to hear. We had a 7:30 reservation over Thanksgiving week and it was the best time we had there. They replenished food the entire time we were there and because it was quiet we had TONS of character interaction (Alice even sat on the floor with the kids and had a tea party). We saw every character at least 2x. I guess it just goes to show, it can always be hit or miss.

OP, that time won't work for you for the party though. But Alice & Mad Hatter were both there.

 

[amdgoogles]

We just got back and had a 7:00am reservation for Goofy's which was GREAT! WE saw Goofy, Pluto, Baloo, Aurora, Jasmine, Chip & Dale. One thing I noticed at breakfast they didn't do the dancing in the Kitchen thing with Goofy that we've experienced doing dinners there in the past. But It was nice and relaxed, plus we were done with breakfast before the park opened.

 

[Kristina4109]

We like to make early dinner reservations, between 5:00 and 6:00 pm. We've always had lots of character interaction and the place never felt crowded, even on Friday nights.