Help me decide on a character breakfast!

[sarahsmom73]

HELP!!!Everytime I think I know which character breakfast to try toi get a PS for in April I change my mind.. DD will be 32 months old in April. She is so excited for our trip. In fact everytime I ask her where we are going today she says "To Mickey's Castle on a big hairplane!) I thought I had it narrowed down to breakfast at the Crystal Palace or Chef Mickey's.. She also loves "Cinderbella" I have read so many reviews people have written I don't know which end is up.. Can you tell I am a rookie?? DH is no help.. He tells me to plan it!
.. I could do more than one...

HELP!!!!!

 

[kweaver]

We've been to Crystal Palace and Chef Mickey's and I'd say she would absolutely love either one. They are both awesome, with Chef Mickey's being a bit more loud with the music and dancing. Either are great for an almost 3yo...they all like to be up and down from the table a lot at that age

We've never done Cindy's...though what little girl wouldn't want to dine with the princesses? However, I think they get so much more into this when they are 4 or 5...it's the perfect age!

We took DD to WDW for the first time when she was 3...it was so magical for her! It's such a fun age!

Have a great time!

 

[sarahsmom73]

Thanks Katie!

 

[BrerMama]

In your situation, I'd try to get a Cindy's reservation. You won't regret it; it's a magical experience. I'd also go ahead and make a reservation for Chef Mickey's for either breakfast or dinner. To us, Chef Mickey's and Cindy's are both must do meals. Chef Mickey's has a party atmosphere and is just a fun place for kids to be. Your daughter will love it. But there's nothing to compare to Cindy's breakfast for a little girl. We were not impressed with the Crystal Palace but the Pooh characters are not our favorites and we ate there for lunch. Others seem to really enjoy it.

 

[jcemom]

She will probably love any of them at that age, I would think! Sorry I can't be helpful, but I couldn't decide myself and have 4 character meals on our schedule right now! I'll probably cancel one, but which one?!?

 

[sarahsmom73]

Decisions.... Decisions.....

 

[sha_lyn]

If you can swing it I would do at least 2 and probably 3 character meals. We did four last trip Donalds Breakfastosaurus, Hollywood and Vine (which is no longer has character meals) Ciderella's Royal Table and Crystal Palace. all excpet H&V were breakfast.

We've also done Chef Mickey's dinner in the past (will never return, YUCK) and 1900 PF dinner... the food was great and I would return in a heart beat. We will probably do the Cindrella Dinner there if it still exist. We had the Villian dinner in 2001 and it sure was fun.

If I had to just pick one for a 3 DD I would have to go with CP. The memories of DD at that age (she was 2 1/2) at CP are our best of WDW. It was our first trip, and DH said the trip was worth the price just to see DD meet Piglet

 

[sue1013]

In November I did both Cinderella's and Chef Mickey's for breakfast with my niece 5 and nephew 6. While my niece was thrilled to see the Princesses, they both had a much better time at Chef Mickey's. The Princesses were rushed, came to table signed autograph stood for a picture and they were on their way. The characters at Chef Mickey's spent much more time with the children (not just at our table). Plus with the dancing, swinging napkins they both seemed enjoy it much more. Food at both was ok but I didn't go expecting anything more.

 

[sarahsmom73]

Thanks to everyone! I'll keep everything in mind... Anyone eles have 2 cents?

 

[dvcfamily41801]

We love the Princess Storybook Breakfast at Norway. We had an incredible time when we were there a few weeks ago My 4 year old son loves all of the princesses. He and I also did a just the 2 of us breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Table. He thinks it is a riot when he gets all these lipstick smack kisses all over his face!!

Another good character breakfast is 'Ohana at the Polynesian. We had a great time there and went back for dinner (no characters, but still excellent)

Have fun!

 

[bunnyfoo]

You could also try the Ice Cream Social at the Garden Grill (Epcot). The characters there are Mickey, Chip and Dale and Pluto (I can't remember if Minnie was there). Because it runs in the afternoon (between 2-3) there's hardly anyone there. The characters had tons of time to spend with us and even came by 2 or 3 times.

I also like Crystal Palace and Chef Mickey's for breakfast. The food is pretty good at both and they're lots of fun!

 

[sarahsmom73]

I was actaully thinking about that!!!

 

[2MuchOhana]

Okay. This is my two cents worth since you asked. I suggest the Storybook Breakfast in Norway at Epcot. This is why I say that. The characters can at times be a bit overwhelming for the little ones. We just returned from our two week vacation dd (29 months old) was sometime happy to see them or completely terrified. We ate dinner at the Crystal Palace (this time the food was okay; but not as good as in July) for my Mom's birthday. Dd was afraid of Eeyore especially that night.

The Princesses are really people and often less scary for little ones. There are no other characters such as the mice that are there. The food was great, the service was excellent, and the Princesses were wonderful with her. We ate there Christmas Day!

The Garden Grill was also a fabulous choice. Lunch time is a good time to eat there. It tends to be less crowded. Characters came by two or three times to visit the day we were there.

We haven't tried Chef Mickey's yet; but hear it can get a bit loud in there sometimes. Something to keep in mind, too.

Good Luck deciding!

 

[sarahsmom73]

Thanks!