First Morning Breakfast

[SaraAnn90]

DH, DD6, DD3 and I have a trip planned for October staying at AoA. Because of flight prices we have made a change to fly down a night early and stay at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. Our first 'park day' is for MNSSHP. Since we're now going to have a lot of time before the party and likely won't have a room yet I was thinking that we would kick off our trip with a character breakfast and get the girls into the Disney spirit. The plan would be to drop off our luggage and then head to our dining reservation. I open to other suggestions as well - thanks in advance!

 

[TheSouthernBelle]

Your kids' ages, they'd really likely enjoy any of the character breakfasts however, from a food quality standpoint, I'd pick topolino's. CM and Ohana meals are pretty basic breakfast fare, not bad but nothing special. I know Topolino's changed the ordering and you can't get entrees as sides anymore so it's less bang for your buck but it's still a solid breakfast and the restaurant is really pretty with great views. Pretty sure they're all very similarly priced too. Also, I think Topolino's is less rushed feeling than the others. They all operate the same in that they get the characters going on a rotation for each seating but to me I feel like Chef Mickey's is the worst of them all, they're just trying to get you in and out really fast.

 

[2xcited2sleep]

I voted for Topolino's. Will be easy to get to via skyliner (which is an attraction in and of itself) from AoA and, in my opinion, Topolino's is a bit of a unicorn in that it offers truly delicious food with characters. I also appreciate that it's not a buffet so you don't have the "hassle" of getting the kids plates and then going back for your own. The characters are Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Daisy -- and they're in their vacation outfits that you won't see anywhere else. I think the character interaction is really well done here - they come around to each table but also all four do a bit of a parade around the restaurant periodically.

 

[Her Dotness]

Chef Mickey's has mediocre food by far compared with Topolino's. It's also terribly noisy.

I agree that Topolino's is great fun. It's the classic couples as artists--painter, sculptor, dancer, writer--tremendous fun because so different from their usual costumes.

Also, Topolino's is far less noisy than most other character meals.

That said, DH and I love 'Ohana breakfast for Lilo and Stitch. Food is traditional American breakfast fare, family style, while Topolino's is more creative dishes. The Stitch waffles taste better than Mickey ones, IMO. Not like I'm biased, of course.

Really, we love both Topolino's and 'Ohana's breakfasts. Just depends which characters and food your family will enjoy more.

 

[Marthasor]

Topolino's is fantastic and, I think, it would be super fun to drop your luggage and take the Skyliner from AoA to RIV. The food is great and it's definitely the most convenient of the 3 you've listed. You could also then Skyliner to the EP resort area and go for a walk, play mini-golf, do some shopping, etc. while you kill time waiting for your room. If you don't need to do a character meal, you could take the Skyliner and do QS at RIV or head over to YC via Skyliner and eat at Ale and Compass. I don't like the food at either CM or 'Ohana, but if food quality is of less importance, I would probably decide if you would rather go to an amazingly themed resort (Poly) or if it would be more fun to eat in a restaurant and watch the monorail go through the hotel (CM) - you could then, of course, take the monorail around for fun after your meal. Another fun option, if you don't care about characters, is Whispering Canyon at WL - great food and a beautiful resort.

 

[Halle]

Cape May has an excellent character breakfast.

 

[SaraAnn90]

Cape May has an excellent character breakfast.

I didn't think about Cape May! That would be convenient to do the skyliner and then a short walk. We attempted Cape May on our first ever trip with my older daughter and she had a meltdown the second that Donald Duck came to our table. It would be good to actually experience it. Thank you!