**July 2025 Check-in Thread!**

[OlliePop27]

This is amazingly helpful info, thanks so much! We were thinking about a dinner package so that’s good to know. Dining in general is the part I’m struggling with the most. We are considering a character breakfast one day too!

I love Goofys Kitchen. It's at DL hotel. A good option for arrival or departure day. They do breakfast and dinner. Storytellers Cafe does breakfast, brunch, and is newly adding a character dinner. Plaza Inn in DL is kind of like Crystal Palace at MK but not all Pooh characters (some). Plaza Inn only does breakfast. If you do it, I recommend the latest time which is 10:40. This makes it so you don't waste precious morning park touring time eating.

Biggest DL advice - arrive before rope drop (in parks by 7:30) and be ready to be on the go until 10:30 to 11. Wait times are super low early on. Book LL as soon as you enter park and every 2 hours all day. Keep modifying times to later in the day and stack for lots of afternoon/evening rides. LL really isn't necessary before 10 or 11.

 

[ChadsGirl]

I love Goofys Kitchen. It's at DL hotel. A good option for arrival or departure day. They do breakfast and dinner. Storytellers Cafe does breakfast, brunch, and is newly adding a character dinner. Plaza Inn in DL is kind of like Crystal Palace at MK but not all Pooh characters (some). Plaza Inn only does breakfast. If you do it, I recommend the latest time which is 10:40. This makes it so you don't waste precious morning park touring time eating.

Biggest DL advice - arrive before rope drop (in parks by 7:30) and be ready to be on the go until 10:30 to 11. Wait times are super low early on. Book LL as soon as you enter park and every 2 hours all day. Keep modifying times to later in the day and stack for lots of afternoon/evening rides. LL really isn't necessary before 10 or 11.

More great tips, thank you! Love the idea of the character meal on arrival day.

I got some good experience stacking LLs at WDW before the change to pre-booking so I will be all over that

 

[maleficent55]

More great tips, thank you! Love the idea of the character meal on arrival day.

I got some good experience stacking LLs at WDW before the change to pre-booking so I will be all over that

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