Best way to meet Mickey & Friends without going to Chef Mickey

[peripixie]

This will be our family's 3rd trip and we have done Chef Mickey the other two times but eehhh. Was able to get BOG this time so nixed my Chef Mickey reservation! Any suggestions for best place to meet Mickey and the gang so the kiddos get that experience? We will ALWAYS do CRT for breakfast so most of the princesses are taken care of!

 

[MrsSilvaStrat]

Try breakfast at Tusker House at AK. It's a little less hectic than Chef Mickeys.

 

[MinniesYooHoo]

Are you interested in a dining venue? If so, you can try Cape May Cafe. I'm not sure if all of the Fab 5 are there. We ourselves are steering away from CM's this trip. Someone on here suggested Cape May so we're giving it a try. Now, having said that we are staying at Boardwalk, so it's just a walk around Crescent Lake for us to get there. Hope this helps a little.

 

[peripixie]

I was thinking outside of a dining experience. Already have our ADRs set for March. I know there are options in Epcot and MK....

 

[Marthasor]

If you don't want a meal, the best place to go is the Character Spot in EP. You'll typically find Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Pluto all in one spot and don't have to spend an extra dime.

If you want a character meal with most of the fab 5 including Mickey, Tusker House is the best alternative to CM. Cape May is great, but Mickey isn't there - it's only Minnie, Goofy and Donald.

 

[FamilyGuy]

If you don't want a meal, the best place to go is the Character Spot in EP. You'll typically find Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Pluto all in one spot and don't have to spend an extra dime.

Had a great experience at character spot. The first time I had booked an afternoon fastpass. On a subsequent visit we had no fastpass but found it to be only a 5 minute standby. Great character interactions as usual.

 

[annacali]

I agree with the Character Spot...since the refurb it seems people don't realize it is there now. But, there are only 3 of the Fab5---when we were there it was Mickey, Minnie and Goofy. We waited less than 20 min in the middle of a very busy day at Thanksgiving though.

If you have a Disney Visa the Visa meet and greet is an option for 2 of the Fab5 together as well, also in Epcot.

 

[mrsR123]

Even during Thanksgiving and New Years weeks is year the Epcot character spot had low waits quite often. On the other hand, meeting talkingnMickey was a highlight of our trip, and my kids are 14, 17, and 19! It was definitely worth our time. He's only in Town Square.

Dd and I had fun meeting Minnie, Gooofy, Donald, and Daisy in their circus outfits in Storrybook Circus, too, and found minimal wait later in the evening.

 

[Itinkso]

Mickey and Minnie meet together in AK.

Mickey, in Town Square Theater in MK, "talks" when everything is working smoothly for him. If your kids aren't aware of this before meeting him, it can be a great surprise!

 

[ucfknight]

If you have a Disney Visa the Visa meet and greet is an option for 2 of the Fab5 together as well, also in Epcot.

The problem for with the Disney Visa meet and greet is you never know who you'll get. I was there one time and got Mickey and Minnie. Another time was Minnie and Goofy. One time it was Mickey, Minnie, and Pluto. One lucky time we got all 5 of them.

 

[stormer]

Dd and I had fun meeting Minnie, Gooofy, Donald, and Daisy in their circus outfits in Storrybook Circus, too, and found minimal wait later in the evening.

We loved this one too!

 

[maplevale]

Character Spot in Epcot (2 years ago at least) was AWESOME! We got to Epcot at Rope Drop and stopped to see Daisy on the way, then we saw Pluto, Donald, Goofy, Minnie and Mickey by 9:20!

We loved Mickey and Minnie at Town Hall in MK and Sorcerer Mickey in HS. We had minimal waits at all locations (first stop in the park - HS wasn't rope drop but about 10:30am)

 

[mesaboy2]

Character Spot in Epcot (2 years ago at least) was AWESOME! We got to Epcot at Rope Drop and stopped to see Daisy on the way, then we saw Pluto, Donald, Goofy, Minnie and Mickey by 9:20!

We loved Mickey and Minnie at Town Hall in MK and Sorcerer Mickey in HS. We had minimal waits at all locations (first stop in the park - HS wasn't rope drop but about 10:30am)

Unfortunately, neither location has all of these characters anymore. ECS has Mickey, Minnie, and I think Goofy while Town Square Theater only has Mickey. That particular Mickey usually talks and interacts with guests.

 

[maplevale]

Guess I better get up to speed on where we will be seeing characters now!

 

[mesaboy2]

Guess I better get up to speed on where we will be seeing characters now!

No better source than www.kennythepirate.com.

 

[peripixie]

Has anyone used this perk with their Disney Card? What characters? I totally forgot I have the Disney Card!

At Walt Disney World® Resort, stop by our private locationreserved just for Cardmembersto meet and pose with some of your favorite Disney Characters. Get a complimentary 5 x 7 photo, too!

When: Offered daily, 1PM to 7PM
Where to go: Innoventions West at Epcot® at Walt Disney World® Resort.
What to do: Just present your Disney Visa Debit Card to enter the event.
Why: It's one of the most unique experiences of being a Cardmember!
At Walt Disney World® Resort, stop by our private locationreserved just for Cardmembersto meet and pose with some of your favorite Disney Characters. Get a complimentary 5 x 7 photo, too!

When: Offered daily, 1PM to 7PM
Where to go: Innoventions West at Epcot® at Walt Disney World® Resort.
What to do: Just present your Disney Visa Debit Card to enter the event.
Why: It's one of the most unique experiences of being a Cardmember!

 

[TeamSy]

I was also going to suggest the character spot in Epcot. We went really late in the day and pretty much walked up to each of the characters. They're all there too. Very easy to meet them all!

 

[mesaboy2]

I was also going to suggest the character spot in Epcot. We went really late in the day and pretty much walked up to each of the characters. They're all there too. Very easy to meet them all!

Mickey Minnie and Goofy is usually it.

 

[sue Z]

this past sept Character spot only had Mickey Minnie and pluto
Goofy was out near the front of epcot and Donald in Mexico

I saw Pluto and Goofy together in AK near Triceptops spin didn't go looking for Mickey and Minnie or Donald I know they closed Camp Mickey Minnie and moved the characters to different location for get where.

DHS Sorceror Mickey was in the Animation building along with Wreck it Ralph & Vanellope Von Sweetz in another spot and a couple of the characters from the Incredibles was going to be adding a meet and greet for Minnie in there as well. I thinks the rest of the fab 5 are near the hat in the am,

In Mk loved the spot for Minnie goofy Donald and daisy on my last day at WDW I used fp + for MIckey at town hall he hadn't been set for vocalization yet. also like the new set up the princesses only did Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty . Don't really like Rapanzel so skipped her she had Snow white who I saw in Germany in Epcot was first in line after a break so it was fun with great interaction from her

 

[elaine amj]

Has anyone used this perk with their Disney Card? What characters? I totally forgot I have the Disney Card!

At Walt Disney World® Resort, stop by our private locationreserved just for Cardmembersto meet and pose with some of your favorite Disney Characters. Get a complimentary 5 x 7 photo, too!

When: Offered daily, 1PM to 7PM
Where to go: Innoventions West at Epcot® at Walt Disney World® Resort.
What to do: Just present your Disney Visa Debit Card to enter the event.
Why: It's one of the most unique experiences of being a Cardmember!
At Walt Disney World® Resort, stop by our private locationreserved just for Cardmembersto meet and pose with some of your favorite Disney Characters. Get a complimentary 5 x 7 photo, too!

When: Offered daily, 1PM to 7PM
Where to go: Innoventions West at Epcot® at Walt Disney World® Resort.
What to do: Just present your Disney Visa Debit Card to enter the event.
Why: It's one of the most unique experiences of being a Cardmember!

The Meet n Greet is great. Love the free photo. Every time I have done it it's been a 15-20 min wait.