Children's Menu

[rainydawn]

We're headed to DW next month and I'm concerned with the children's menu options. They've changed since I was last there--fewer options. I'm afraid my kids will get tired of pizza, macaroni and cheese, chicken fingers, etc. They are not picky eaters. Has anyone ever asked for a child size portion from the adult menu?

 

[ExtinctDino]

No, but I doubt if that will work. Buffets are a good option. They have a kids' section - chicken nuggets, macaroni & cheese, etc. - but kids are not limited to that; they can eat anything they want on the buffet.

 

[3boys4me]

I think the kid's menu is pathetic. There is no way my kids would be happy eating off of that menu for 9 days. I booked us a lot of buffets and family style meals so they can have something other than the standard kid food. I feel bad that they are going to have to eat cs kid meals once a day. They really need to do something with that. maybe like a junior menu that would cost more than a kids meal but less than an adult and have an appropriate size portion for big kids. I'm interested if anyone has tried to get a smaller sized adult meal.

 

[ExtinctDino]

The buffets option only works for TS of course.

But there are some CS locations that don't have kids' menus, so kids can order adult meals there.

 

[Katiebell]

If you have children on the DDP under the age of 10, you must order from the children's menu if available -- the kids' DDP is only $10 a day instead of $38 a day, so of course the selections will not be as varied or interesting and the portions will not be as large as the adult menus. But in a year or two it will cost a LOT more to have them on the DDP as 10 year old "adults", so enjoy the price break while you can! Not all the kids' selections are chicken fingers and mac and cheese, check out the most recent menus online -- you may be surprised. TS dinners at buffets or AYCE places are an excellent idea because your child will have all the same choices as an adult and can eat as much as they want. At standard TS restaurants, you could order their kids' meal, then if it's not enough for them, order them an appetizer OOP as well, or share some of your own meal with them if it's large enough.

As far as CS, here are some ideas:
~ Go to a CS that does not have a kids' menu and your child can order anything an adult can:
• Catalina Eddie
• Taluca Turkey Legs
• Cool Wash Pizza
• Casey's
• Pete's Doggone Good dogs
• Pizza Planet
• Sommerfest
• Yorkshire County Fish Shop
• Main Street Bakery
~ Order your child their kids' meal, order a large adult CS meal for yourself (like the chicken and ribs combo at Cosmic Ray's) and share some of your large meal with them
~ Order your child their kids' meal and buy them an extra item OOP
~ Order your child their kids' meal and use a snack credit to get them an extra item
~ Use their kid's CS credits for breakfast (which is often just smaller portions of the same items as adult breakfasts), and then pay OOP for their CS meals for lunch.

Hope some of those ideas work for you!

 

[sl_underwood]

During our last trip, we shared the kids cs credits for breakfasts and used the adult credits for cs lunches or dinners ( we shared alot of meals as none of us are big eaters) we ate mostly buffets or family style meals for ts. My son is so not a pb&j or mac n cheese kid. His favorite foods are crab salad and chicken parmesan, not exactly the kind of offerings disney has available. We did eat at Coral Reef one night and my dd age 11 who had to use an adult credit traded meals with ds as she is more than happy to eat kids meals. I hope in the future Disney adds some choices for kids even if it is just a smaller portion of an adult meal. Good Luck!

 

[LisaInNc]

I always end up giving my daughter half of what I am eating. No matter where we go my food always looks better than hers does so now I plan for that.

 

[honeymo78]

Posts like this are exactly why the dining plan isn't for everyone. If your kids really will be unhappy with the kids meals - don't lock yourself into those meals by purchasing a dining plan. Guests paying OOP are not restricted to the kids menu.