When DH and I go to buffets we are in and out in 35 to 45 minutes. We took our nieces for my birthday to CM and we were there for about an hour and a half. The kids were having so much fun with the characters...Donald was in the middle of the buffet area so they spent a lot of time with him. They were doodling on their placemats with Chip and Dale and posing for pictures with Minnie and Mickey.