When we went we did 4 Character Meals. My wife likes them mainly because they are buffets and there is a wide selection for all tastes. Especially my middle girl who is very picky. Our Meals for our trip were:
1: 1900 Park Fare. Very good character interaction, but I recommend an earlier or later time because it get noisy in there. Cinderella and Prince Charming highlight the dinner, but the evil step mother and step sisters play a great part also. The food was good and the kid get to dance with Cindy and PC.
2. Chef Mickey's for breakfast. Again buffet with wide selection. Characters were fantastic, especially Goofy and Pluto. I know this restaurant sometime gets a bad rap, but it was great. The characters were worth it.
3. Boma- Buffet with African style food. Americanized, but you need to have a more open mind and palate when you eat there. I thought it was very good and ate more than my share of zebra domes, but if you have a picky eater it might not be the best choice. Personal opinion only.
4. Ohana for dinner. Book it as soon as possible. If you are able to get in enjoy. It is one of the toughest restaurants to get in for a reason, and if you time it right you can watch the fireworks from there or from the beach at the poly. Well worth it.
5. Akershus for Breakfast. Best place to see as many princesses as possible. Professional picture with Belle when you first arrive, and when we went we saw Cinderella again, Snow White, Ariel, and Aurora(sleeping Beauty). I was able to get pictures with all of them with my girls, but also had to explain why this Cinderella was different from the one the other night, and Cinderella did a good job when my daughter asked if she remembered her. She looked up at me and I was able to mouth her name and Cindy repeated it without missing a beat. Crisis averted.
6. Ohana again for breakfast. Both Akershus and Ohana serve breakfast family style. Basic plates of eggs and bacon with sausage etc. Mickey waffles at Ohana were a nice touch, but they only brind one out for each of you and you typically have to ask for more. This is also a character meal with Mickey, Pluto, Lilo and Stitch. Characters again were excellent, especially Stitch. Make sure you ask for the Pog juice.
We are going again this year and doing 1. Ohana 2. Akershus 3. Mama Melrose's 4. Tusker House 5. 1900 Park Fare and 6. Whispering Canyon's Cafe. Have a great time and good luck..
It is me, DH, and DD(5). DH and I did a few days @ WDW for our honeymoon 8+ years ago, will be DD's first trip 
. Looking for advise on a couple/few character meals (she likes most but especially Tinkerbell/fairies) and other restaurant musts for all 3 of us to enjoy. Maybe a dinner w/ fireworks somewhere. Any help is much appreciated - thank you in advance!
