kahluacream
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jun 29, 2005
Cast of Characters:
Me (DW) The one who makes the ADRs
Him (DH) The one who loves to eat!
Dash (DS-5) The one who would rather be dining with the Incredibles
Little Mickey (DS-2) The one who just loves that Mouse!
The Scoop on Us:
Its our first family trip to Disney World, and were staying at the Wilderness Lodge. (Woo Hoo!)
We have a preschooler and a toddler, both very active little boys. Clearly, Victoria and Alberts was not going to be an option for our motley crew
Our restaurant choices had to appeal to young kids with limited patience and picky appetites. These reviews are based on what mattered most to us : the quality of food we ate, the amount of fun we had, and how fast the service was.
MAY 7:
Chef Mickeys (Dinner)
Since its our first family trip to Walt Disney World, meeting Mickey and the gang was priority numero uno for our two little guys. So where do we head for our first Disney dinner? Chef Mickeys, of course!
After a hectic morning/ afternoon of travel by car, plane, and bus; it was so relaxing to hop on the boat from the Wilderness Lodge to the Contemporary Resort. Let the vacation begin! We left at 5:00 for our 5:45 ADR, and wound up getting there about half an hour early. I changed our littlest guy into the Mickey Mouse costume that he INSISTED on wearing to this dinner. Stuffing that costume in my carry-on was worth it just to hear him say, Mickey will just wuv dese clothes!, over and over. Meanwhile, Dash kept stealing glimpses at all the characters in the restaurant. Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Chip and Dale were making their rounds. Poor Donald got stuck standing in the middle of the buffet area all by himself. Our boys looked so excited at the prospect of finally meeting all of the characters.
Everyone at the podium got a kick out of Mickey, Jr. Hey, Arent you supposed to be working tonight?, one of the hostesses joked with our little mouse. He just buried his head in my shoulder during a rare moment of shyness. After checking in at the podium, we were given a pager and directed into the line for a souvenir photo. Our pager actually went off while waiting in this line, and one of the hostesses told us we could continue to wait in the looooooooong picture line or just go ahead and be seated. Needless to say, we opted for food first. (Note: We never did make it back to have the obligatory family photo done. Oops!)
The buffet looked greatespecially since we had lunch on the run earlier that day. Our boys nibbled happily on chicken tenders, pizza, and fresh fruit. They loved the make-your-own sundae bar and had so much fun piling gummy bears (of all things!) on top of their ice cream. DH almost inhaled his peel and eat shrimp, hand carved turkey and prime rib . He gave the turkey a big thumbs up.
I managed a few bitefuls of parmesan mashed potatoes which were really yummy, but there was too much going on for me to really eat a full meal. You moms out there know what Im talking about
. Juggling autograph books, a digital camera, and a camcorder while cutting your toddlers food into bite-sized pieces does not exactly give you a chance to eat all-you-can. 
Overall, the character interaction was great. Dash quickly befriended Chip, and they kept giving each other the thumbs up sign. (Dale was a little elusive tonight.) Mickey Mouse pointed at our little Mickey, then pointed to himself, and then shrugged his shoulders as if he was confused. Will the real Mickey Mouse please stand up????
Our ratings for Chef Mickeys:
Food: B (Good variety, buffet food sure beat the salad bar at our local Ruby Tuesdays!)
Fun: A (Good times!)
Fast: A (Seated really quickly with ADR, prompt service)
Next up: Where can you have lunch and play air hockey at the same time? Thats where were headed tomorrow
Me (DW) The one who makes the ADRs
Him (DH) The one who loves to eat!
Dash (DS-5) The one who would rather be dining with the Incredibles
Little Mickey (DS-2) The one who just loves that Mouse!
The Scoop on Us:
Its our first family trip to Disney World, and were staying at the Wilderness Lodge. (Woo Hoo!)
We have a preschooler and a toddler, both very active little boys. Clearly, Victoria and Alberts was not going to be an option for our motley crew
Our restaurant choices had to appeal to young kids with limited patience and picky appetites. These reviews are based on what mattered most to us : the quality of food we ate, the amount of fun we had, and how fast the service was.
MAY 7:
Chef Mickeys (Dinner)
Since its our first family trip to Walt Disney World, meeting Mickey and the gang was priority numero uno for our two little guys. So where do we head for our first Disney dinner? Chef Mickeys, of course!
After a hectic morning/ afternoon of travel by car, plane, and bus; it was so relaxing to hop on the boat from the Wilderness Lodge to the Contemporary Resort. Let the vacation begin! We left at 5:00 for our 5:45 ADR, and wound up getting there about half an hour early. I changed our littlest guy into the Mickey Mouse costume that he INSISTED on wearing to this dinner. Stuffing that costume in my carry-on was worth it just to hear him say, Mickey will just wuv dese clothes!, over and over. Meanwhile, Dash kept stealing glimpses at all the characters in the restaurant. Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Chip and Dale were making their rounds. Poor Donald got stuck standing in the middle of the buffet area all by himself. Our boys looked so excited at the prospect of finally meeting all of the characters.
Everyone at the podium got a kick out of Mickey, Jr. Hey, Arent you supposed to be working tonight?, one of the hostesses joked with our little mouse. He just buried his head in my shoulder during a rare moment of shyness. After checking in at the podium, we were given a pager and directed into the line for a souvenir photo. Our pager actually went off while waiting in this line, and one of the hostesses told us we could continue to wait in the looooooooong picture line or just go ahead and be seated. Needless to say, we opted for food first. (Note: We never did make it back to have the obligatory family photo done. Oops!)
The buffet looked greatespecially since we had lunch on the run earlier that day. Our boys nibbled happily on chicken tenders, pizza, and fresh fruit. They loved the make-your-own sundae bar and had so much fun piling gummy bears (of all things!) on top of their ice cream. DH almost inhaled his peel and eat shrimp, hand carved turkey and prime rib . He gave the turkey a big thumbs up.
I managed a few bitefuls of parmesan mashed potatoes which were really yummy, but there was too much going on for me to really eat a full meal. You moms out there know what Im talking about
. Juggling autograph books, a digital camera, and a camcorder while cutting your toddlers food into bite-sized pieces does not exactly give you a chance to eat all-you-can. Overall, the character interaction was great. Dash quickly befriended Chip, and they kept giving each other the thumbs up sign. (Dale was a little elusive tonight.) Mickey Mouse pointed at our little Mickey, then pointed to himself, and then shrugged his shoulders as if he was confused. Will the real Mickey Mouse please stand up????
Our ratings for Chef Mickeys:
Food: B (Good variety, buffet food sure beat the salad bar at our local Ruby Tuesdays!)
Fun: A (Good times!)
Fast: A (Seated really quickly with ADR, prompt service)
Next up: Where can you have lunch and play air hockey at the same time? Thats where were headed tomorrow
Thank you! Glad you all had fun! 
) Hey, at least we were eating something green! Id say the cookies were probably the highlight of the meal
How can you go wrong with anything involving chocolate chips!?
