Children under 3 can either eat off of your plate/meal or you need to purchase their meals. We just returned from our trip with 2 granddaughters 1 and almost 3 and we purchased all of their meals when dining. The only time they eat for free is during a buffet (or AYCE--like WCC skillet). Our little girls are heartly eaters and the nearly 3 year old had no problem eating an entire kids meal which included (almost every time for 9 days) of chicken soup appetizer (about 1/2 cup), cheese pizza (pizza hut personal size), ice cream sundae (one scoop with assorted toppings). For our GD 1yo, we generally bought just the entree which was either mac and cheese or pasta and sauce. It was enough for her. We also purchased drinks for both, but often they are included in the kids' meals. For CS, we usually ordered 2 orders of chicken nuggets. (They like the kids nuggets which are like McD vs the adult chicken nuggets which are chicken strips cut up). For the kids nugget meal, it consist of 4 nuggets and a small fry and juice box, (grapes or apple slices too, which we took with us for snacking later).