We stayed at the Tropicana in March. We enjoyed our stay there....but if you can bring your own pillows.....DO!!
The rooms have double curtains which make the room very dark (and we had a blinky light outside our window & we never saw it). Even with a lot of activity in the parking lot, we never heard it in our room.
We had an issue with the toilet & management was very curtious & sent maintenance up immediately.
We would definately stay there again!!!
As for the character meals:
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Goofy's Kitchen....this is our family's favorite!! The food selection is unbelievable & the interaction & games that Goofy does with the kids is very fun.
Minnie & Friends is a great one for classic characters (pooh, hook, minnie, etc.) & if you hit at a good time, you can see a ton of characters. The buffet is smaller than Goofy's & we've never been thrilled with the food there, but the omelet bar is delicious!
Ariel's Grotto does a family style breakfast which was very good!! So if you have princess lovers, this restaurant is a must!! (they also do lunch & dinner).
Lilo-n-Stitch is a very small character meal. We only saw Lilo & Stitch in the restaurant, & then Daisy Duck & Minnie at the photo op area. But that was ok......Lilo & Stitch came to our table multiple times thru out our meal & they kept our kids laughing the whole time. We really enjoyed this meal!
We've never done the Storyteller's breakfast but have read that it's also a smaller meal with more of the animal/forest/jungle characters. We hope to try this one at some point.
Hope that helps a bit. If you're bored, my trip report has reviews & pics from our March trip........the link is below in my signature.
Hope you have a great trip!!