Princess Meals/ Experiences

[KTMEMOMMY]

Hi,

We are planning a trip sometime next year, and I'm poking around doing my "preliminary research". Our group will definately want a princess character meal or two...we will have 4 little girls ages 2-6. I have been hearing forever about the breakfast at Cinderella's Castle...always told it was the one not to miss, etc. But now I read more about the one in Norway and that sounds like it could be preferable, if it's not as hard to get into and you see as many princesses as they claim. Any thoughts?

We ate dinner at CRT 2 years ago, and loved being there, and meeting Cinderella in the lobby (we hadn't planned on that). But is the breakfast experience there vastly different than the one in Norway (with the exception of Cinderella not being in Norway?)

I was thinking of Norway princess b'fast, then the Cinderella dinner at 1900 Park something....? That way we get to see Cindy somewhere, and the other princess, prince charming, etc.

Also...what are the other, if any, not to miss princess experiences? I am contemplating the tea at the Grand Floridian but don't know if I can swing it financially. My dd's will be 3 and 5 and I think they would really love it, but it would be sooooo much money!!

Thanks! Lisa

 

[beattyfamily]

I think it would be wonderful to eat at PSB for breakfast and 1900 Park Fare for dinner to see Cinderella and Prince Charming and Suzy and Perla.

The breakfast is delicious. It will most likely have Belle in her yellow gown for photos at the entrance and then usually Sleeping Beauty, Jasmine, Snow White and Mulan. Sometimes we've seen Alice too.

We did see Cinderella at PSB once but it was at lunch. Ariel is the greeter at lunch & dinner (instead of Belle in her yellow gown) with Belle in her peasant dress circulating.

The castle is great to do once for the experience of eating in a Castle and the atmosphere but it's so expensive.

I think PSB and 1900 are great replacements.

 

[Grumpy_Disney_Dad]

In summer of 05 We ate at both the Castle and Norway during our trip. Dont get me wrong the castle is a great place to eat but in my opinion and that of my DD11, we enjoyed the dinner at Norway much more. Some people have issues with Norway since teh food is a bit a different, but DD11 loved the pasta there and my Lamb stew was excellent. Service and character interaction was much better at Norway too

 

[jonslola]

Cindarella was at our Norway princess brkfst last year. I know they are subject to change, etc., but my daughter was thrilled! The food was ok, yummy cinnamon rolls!, but of course we weren't there for the food, much to my 2 sons dismay.

 

[timandlesley]

1900 Park fare is INCREDIBLE. In my oppinion Cindy's isn't worth the 2 credits, just my oppinion. The food at Park Fare is INCREDIBLE especially for a buffet, we aren't buffet fans but this was so good. Character interaction is unbeatable and you get not only Cindy but also Prince Charming, Fairy Godmother, and the mice. We didn't feel rushed at all and got tons of time with all of them and only for 1 credit. Also it was nice experiencing the Grand Floridan. It was one of our favorite meals of the trip. I have pics in my TR from last year (link below)
Lesley

 

[ktink]

We had CRT for lunch in 2005 when it was only 1 TS credit. It was pretty good and the character interaction was great. I wouldn't give up 2 TS credits for it though. I'm glad that we were able to do it but I'm also glad it was only 1 credit.

 

[ProudMommyof2]

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[MickeyNicki]

We took our 2 nieces to the Norway breakfast and they loved it. The food was very good and the character interaction was the best we had the entire time we were in WDW.

The girls talk about it all the time and we went this past Oct!

 

[happygirl]

I think 1900 park Fair is Awesome!! I like it better then CRT

 

[shovan]

In January, we did CRT for lunch & breakfast at Akershus. We really enjoyed the lunch food at CRT & had an excellent server. I found that the characters spent a lot of time visiting & chatting with my niece. The lobby experience was awful though. Rude CM's and an extremely long wait to be called upstairs to the dining room. However, the joy on my niece's face made it all worthwhile. The characters that were there that day were Fairy Godmother, Snow White, Jasmine & Belle.

We also enjoyed breakfast in Norway. We had great service, the table spacing is generous which made it a very relaxing meal. The food was pretty average breakfast food but good. Belle was in the lobby for pics, we saw Mulan, Snow White, Aurora, & Mary Poppins. I don't know if it's just luck of the draw, but some of the characters that were there did not look like they should. I wondered whether CRT gets first dibs on the best looking characters or we just had an off day. Snow White was perfect, but Belle & Aurora were way off. For example this Belle:

It's a tough choice but if all 4 of the girls on the trip have not been in the Castle, I think I'd pic CRT! I have a dining review of both places with pics here:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1350324&referrerid=&highlight=Who+Dat+dining