Minnie's Character Breakfast Question

[mom2rtk]

Newbie question on lingo - whats a CB? Nevermind - Character Breakfast Im dying to see Gepetto, I wonder if hes at Plaza Inn regularly

We found him roaming Fantasyland in early December with Pinocchio and Gideon. It was a very fun find!

Pinocchio & Friends by mom2rtk, on Flickr

 

[mom2rtk]

So if we ask for a non-booth table we should be fine?

Honestly, the touring of characters through Plaza Inn can be very hit or miss. Just be alert, don't head up to get food when a character is in the area, and be prepared to ask a character handler for help if you're getting missed. Usually when we miss someone, they have been happy to help.

We actually were seated at the table with the blue arrow in the earlier photo and had trouble with the table with the red arrow. Girls were sitting there who must have known the character CMs. The characters would sit down and chat at length with them. They played pictionary while hanging out there. Meanwhile we couldn't leave to get food for fear of missing them. And when they left that table, they were in a hurry to get moving so barely stopped to see us. So basically you can have trouble anywhere. Just be aware and speak up if you're having issues.

 

[Disney Dudette]

Not sure if the photo is clear enough...
The top arrow (red) is pointing down to the back table where the characters find it difficult to access once people are sitting at the table in front of it. Table with the (blue) arrow is fine.
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Ahhh! Got it! Thank you so much for taking time to do that!

 

[agamble]

We sat at the red arrow table the last time we visited Minnie's breakfast. We didn't feel that we were being skipped necessarily, but there was definitely a space issue. It was awkward for the characters to get to our table to meet us because it is very tight back there and there is also a column blocking the area. There were a few times that characters passed us by, but I think part of this was the "change of the guards" as it were. That is the same CM were just wearing a different costume and after they visited our table they took their break and changed and then went to the next table. We were able to see one of these characters as we were heading out. We explained to someone that we had missed them and they arranged a photo on our way out. Our youngest was afraid of the characters on that trip. She's warmed up a bit now, so I think we'll do another character meal this June. I haven't decided if we'll do Minnie's again (we've gone 3 times) or try Goofy or Mickey instead. I wish the princess meal wasn't closed. Our littlest would have enjoyed that one.