chef mickey or donalds's ???

[uktigger]

hi all

we are planning a character meal for our trip in october(chef mickey or donald's) ds1 wants to have a meal with goofy and ds2 wants to see pluto

my question is do they both appear at either of these places at the same time we only really want to do one character meal as we want to explore other eateries

thanks eve

 

[CamColt]

Weve been to Chef Mickeys about 4 times and Donalds only once. I know both Goofy & Pluto were at Chef Mickeys in August, but I cant remember if both were at Donalds when we went there over a year ago. The meal was way too stressful and we couldnt wait to get out of there, so I dont remember details.

 

[wdwdvcdad]

donalds has great food & character interaction.

 

[jcemom]

Donald's has Donald, Mickey, Goofy, and Pluto.
Chef Mickey's I'm not sure about.

 

[uktigger]

hi
thanks
i was already thinking of donald's before i posted,what in your opinions is the best time to have ps's

eve

 

[jcemom]

IMO, the ideal times would be either around 8:00 (when the park opens at 9:00), so that you will be finished eating by park opening...or, if you're going to an Extra Magic Hour (when the park opens at 8:00), then the latest seating around 10:30 would be great--kind of like "brunch."

 

[Steamboat Girlie]

Chef Mickey's!

 

[sha_lyn]

We love Donalds. It is one of my 14 DS favorites (well all of ours really0. I suggest taking the lastest seating and making it a "brunch". What we do is eat breakfast in the room (breakfast bars, yogurt tubes etc). Then we head to the park and do a few things before the PS. After eating we usually only have a snack say around 3 or so. We love to end the day eating at Boma at AKL after AK closes

 

[jacksonsmom]

Another vote for Donald's.
We ate there twice. Both times had an 8:00 PS. We loved it, we were done & out just before the park opened.

 

[hucifer]

Hello Eve.

DH and I did both of these character meals and both of us preferred Donalds, hands-down.

However, considering your sons' ages and what you are looking for, I do suggest Chef Mickey's. The reasons are...both characters are in both places, but Chef Mickey's had a better character rotation and more kid-friendly food. Honestly, I think children enjoy the atmosphere at Chef Mickey's more than Donald's.

Your second question...

We did breakfast at Donald's and loved, loved, loved the food.
We did dinner at Chef Mickey's and thought the food was so-so. Many people do disagree with me on this.

If price is a concern, breakfast is a better option, but I think you will find breakfast to be more rushed because people have a whole day of park exploring ahead of them. I do recommend a dinner PS for this reason...something to look forward to at the end of the day, and no rush.

Enjoy your trip, no matter what you choose.

 

[BibbidiBobbidiBOO]

We enjoyed Donald's more! Food, service, and the characters were better for us. We liked the outfits the characters wore at Donald's more too. We went on Thanksgiving and the atmosphere was better suited for that(cozy), plus it was great already being in the park when it opened. We had a 8:00 ps. Chef Mickey's is more open and louder it seemed. Our kids are 12 and 8.
It may just be luck of the draw which characters and service are better on any given day.

 

[uktigger]

hi all

thank you all so much for your inputs they are of great help to me
i am thinking of getting the later ps for donalds then we can have a late snack and then head somewhere for dinner

altough originaly i said that we will only be doing 1 character meal i may just have to add chef mickeys as well
anyway thank you all again

eve

 

[sha_lyn]

altough originaly i said that we will only be doing 1 character meal i may just have to add chef mickeys as well

Personally, I'd suggest seeing Pooh and Friends at Crystal Palace in MK. Lunch and Breakfast are both yummy. My suggestion would be to pick depending on if you are staying onsite or not. If staying onsite do EE then have an early lunch. If staying off site, get an early breakfast PS for before the park opens.

 

[uktigger]

hi sha_lyn
we are stying on site at all star movies
i'd love to see pooh and friends(they are my favourites)but my kids are saying chef mickeys maybe i could try and change their minds between now and when i have to phone for my ps's

thanks again
eve