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I didn't mention that the ice cream social is a character one. It has Mickey, Pluto, Chip and Dale. They are so great and do really cute stuff with the kids. On our first trip my dd was just 4 and there were no crowds at all and Mickey sat down with us and Pluto came over too and then they had a coloring contest with each other and my dd. We still have the pages Mickey colored, He drew Pluto with a stack of noses. My dd thought it was hysterical.
Just wanted to elaborate on the Garden Grill thing.
There was also a character story experience in Epcot in one of the Inovations buildings. We went and a magical bookmark comes out of a giant book and tells one of Disney's classic stories and then a surprise character pops out of the book. There's no telling who will show up. We heard the story of Sleeping Beauty and then Snow White, Mulan and Auroa came out and signed autographs and took pictures with the 15 to 20 kids there. We had the option in a package this past July. I don't know if it is still available or not but it is really fun.
Hope all is well and 10-4!!!