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Friday, April 29th: Superstar Character Breakfast, continued
When it was time to swap out Gru, Kevin, EB and Fluffy for the next set of characters, the host had everyone wave goodbye to them and readied the crowd to welcome the next round of special guests: Dora, Diego, Spongebob Squarepants and Squidward Tentacles
. Many were sad to see the minion take a break, but she assured everyone that they would return in about 10 minutes for more breakfast fun. During the brief lull between groups of characters, Steve and Jake both took the opportunity to dash up and refill their plates once again. The buffet line was never busy and they were able to go through quickly each time.
Dora was the first of group 2 to visit our table. Now, our trio is pretty far beyond the Dora the Explorer TV show stage, but she was cute and sweet nonetheless. She’s not the reason we would book this breakfast but it was still fun to meet her, and I’m sure small kids would be overjoyed that she was in attendance.
Apparently even Dora the Explorer is taller than me. Sheesh!!
Diego, not surprisingly, was the next character to drop by. The only one missing was Boots!
Spongebob Squarepants was much more of a hit with Jake, as he often watched that Nickleodeon show with the residents at the group home he worked at. He didn’t need any coaxing to join in for photos with this guy:
Spongebob was actually a lot of fun. Every once in a while, the music would pick up to something really catchy and he’s just start dancing in the middle of the restaurant. The host would excitedly announce that it was a “dance break!” and all the kids got up and danced right along with him
. It was fun to watch and the kids had a ball.
Our server returned with fresh refills of milk during one of these little sessions, and happily chimed in with a delighted “Yay! It’s a Dance Break! I love those!” as she deposited our full glasses on the table and cleared the others away with a grin. She, too, danced her way back to the kitchen to the beat of the music and left us smiling at her enthusiasm.
Squidward Tentacles was our last character of the morning, and the boys quite enjoyed this opportunity to meet him
. Steve was happy to strike a serious pose with the equally serious Squidward 
:
Of course, you know how this is going to go…..like father, like son
:
I tried to make him smile, but alas….it didn’t work. Unless, of course, he was smiling on the INSIDE…yeah, that’s it
.
After the last character had left, our server dropped by to encourage us to relax and enjoy as much more from the buffet as we wanted or more time with the characters as they milled about. She assured us there was no rush to leave and to take as much time as we wanted. We did sit for a while longer to let our breakfast settle a bit before heading out to enjoy the rest of the park, and while we lounged I squeezed in one last opportunity for a hug from Kevin…...because you can’t get enough minion love
:
I can’t say enough positive things about this meal…..we loved everything about it from the food to the character interaction to the atmosphere
. Even as three adults with no kids, it was a highlight of our vacation: and that’s saying something, because we did a ton of awesome stuff over the course of our 10 day trip. All in all, we couldn’t have picked a more amazing way to kick off our final day of fun at Universal…..and we would absolutely, positively recommend it for anyone seeking a character dining experience as part of their Universal vacation.
Note…..I do see that the price has increased substantially since we were there in April. Our tickets were $25.99 each, while current pricing on the Universal website is $34.99. That’s a really steep increase. At $25.99, it was a great value…..at the new higher cost…..well…..that seems like a LOT.
When it was time to swap out Gru, Kevin, EB and Fluffy for the next set of characters, the host had everyone wave goodbye to them and readied the crowd to welcome the next round of special guests: Dora, Diego, Spongebob Squarepants and Squidward Tentacles
. Many were sad to see the minion take a break, but she assured everyone that they would return in about 10 minutes for more breakfast fun. During the brief lull between groups of characters, Steve and Jake both took the opportunity to dash up and refill their plates once again. The buffet line was never busy and they were able to go through quickly each time.Dora was the first of group 2 to visit our table. Now, our trio is pretty far beyond the Dora the Explorer TV show stage, but she was cute and sweet nonetheless. She’s not the reason we would book this breakfast but it was still fun to meet her, and I’m sure small kids would be overjoyed that she was in attendance.
Apparently even Dora the Explorer is taller than me. Sheesh!!
Diego, not surprisingly, was the next character to drop by. The only one missing was Boots!
Spongebob Squarepants was much more of a hit with Jake, as he often watched that Nickleodeon show with the residents at the group home he worked at. He didn’t need any coaxing to join in for photos with this guy:
Spongebob was actually a lot of fun. Every once in a while, the music would pick up to something really catchy and he’s just start dancing in the middle of the restaurant. The host would excitedly announce that it was a “dance break!” and all the kids got up and danced right along with him
. It was fun to watch and the kids had a ball.
Our server returned with fresh refills of milk during one of these little sessions, and happily chimed in with a delighted “Yay! It’s a Dance Break! I love those!” as she deposited our full glasses on the table and cleared the others away with a grin. She, too, danced her way back to the kitchen to the beat of the music and left us smiling at her enthusiasm.
Squidward Tentacles was our last character of the morning, and the boys quite enjoyed this opportunity to meet him
. Steve was happy to strike a serious pose with the equally serious Squidward :
Of course, you know how this is going to go…..like father, like son
:
I tried to make him smile, but alas….it didn’t work. Unless, of course, he was smiling on the INSIDE…yeah, that’s it
.
After the last character had left, our server dropped by to encourage us to relax and enjoy as much more from the buffet as we wanted or more time with the characters as they milled about. She assured us there was no rush to leave and to take as much time as we wanted. We did sit for a while longer to let our breakfast settle a bit before heading out to enjoy the rest of the park, and while we lounged I squeezed in one last opportunity for a hug from Kevin…...because you can’t get enough minion love
:
I can’t say enough positive things about this meal…..we loved everything about it from the food to the character interaction to the atmosphere
. Even as three adults with no kids, it was a highlight of our vacation: and that’s saying something, because we did a ton of awesome stuff over the course of our 10 day trip. All in all, we couldn’t have picked a more amazing way to kick off our final day of fun at Universal…..and we would absolutely, positively recommend it for anyone seeking a character dining experience as part of their Universal vacation.Note…..I do see that the price has increased substantially since we were there in April. Our tickets were $25.99 each, while current pricing on the Universal website is $34.99. That’s a really steep increase. At $25.99, it was a great value…..at the new higher cost…..well…..that seems like a LOT.
. 
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