There is a great list of current menus and prices on allears.netYes, the characters are there at lunch.
I apologize; I could have sworn that the last two years it indicated that they had characters.
I can't even believe they don't have characters for lunch! I don't think it's even worth going without the characters. I don't recall the food being that great.Okay, I JUST rebooked and cancelled my Crystal Palace. I HOPE you are getting correct info!!! I will be very disappointed if I get there and there are no characters!
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Oh no! It says lunch does not include characters! Hmmm.... now I have to rethink this! Thanks for asking - I would have never bothered to look!
*** I just cancelled an 8/27 lunch. No reason to go if there are no characters! I'm doing the Crystal Palace instead! ***

Where did you see the info about Chef Mickey's serving lunch? I'd be interested in this the first week of October.
We booked a lunch ADR on 8/25. I didn't see it announced anywhere, but DS was playing around with the computer so I told him to try, and we got it. It did say there were no characters, so I called WDW Dine and talked to a CM. She confirmed that yes, lunch is being offered for the Free Dining period and yes, there will be characters.
I am so psyched to go! I was trying for weeks to get something earlier than the 8:20 p.m. ADR I had. If I got an on-line ADR during my trip dates, it was for crazy times like 7:00 a.m. or 9:30 p.m. Lunch at 1:30 is so much better. We'll have breakfast in our room, Chef M's for lunch, and go back to the MK at night for hopefully the MSEP and Summer Nightastic fireworks. If we need another meal, we'll have counter service.