Hi! I was at CM for Thanksgiving and Donald was by the buffet the whole night. He did dance around for the Celebration song, but most of the night he was near the buffet with little or no wait for pictures.
We were there in October and he was there in the lobby (5pm adr). He was also in the tent in toontown around 10:30am, and we saw him around 11:30 at the gateway into world showcase at epcot (Right around when ws opened).
He is ds's favorite too so we had to see him each time
Goofy was there in October. Our night it was Mickey, Minnie, Chip, Dale, Goofy, and Donald Duck was in the lobby. We also saw Goofy in the tent in Toontown.
Beware-- Donald can be a jerk! Whoever was Donald on 10/3 is VERY lucky this momma duck didn't knock his (or her?) head off. He lunged at my DD4 and then went back to talking with the other CMs. Since we drove straight to dinner that night from GA, he was the first character interaction she had ever had and this was her first trip. I laughed it off so she wouldn't stay sacred ("Silly Donald is very funny! Isn't he SILLY!") but I still think it would have been fun to smack him in the head. Lucky for him, I'm a peaceful gal.