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Character Dining 101


Character dining at Walt Disney World is incredibly popular and for good reason. The characters make their way around the room and stop at each table to mingle with the guests. The whole family can take pictures with the characters, get an autograph or just chat it up with their favorite characters. It’s a great way to meet characters without having to stand in line and you get to enjoy a meal while you do it! Talk about an excellent use of multitasking!

Below is a list of all of the character dining restaurants, their locations, type of food offered, which meals offer a character dining experience, and which characters you can expect to see at the restaurant. Please note that this list was accurate at the time of posting but character appearances are subject to change.

Tigger at The Crystal Palace
Magic Kingdom 

The Crystal Palace
Type of Food: American, Buffet
Meals with characters: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Characters: Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, and Eeyore
Dining Plan: 1 Table Service Credit
Tip: Book a reservation before the Magic Kingdom opens so you can get some photos of a fairly empty park!

Cinderella’s Royal Table
Type of Food: American, A la carte
Meals with characters: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Characters: Cinderella, Ariel, Snow White, Aurora, Jasmine and/or Belle (Princesses are on a rotating schedule)
Dining Plan: 2 Table Service Credits
Tip: This is a very popular restaurant! Make sure to book reservations right at the 180 day mark.
Epcot

Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
Type of Food: Breakfast - American, Family Style/Buffet
Lunch and Dinner – Norwegian, Family Style
Meals with characters: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Characters: Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Aurora, and Ariel
Dining Plan: 1 Table Service Credit

The Garden Grill
Type of Food: American, Family Style
Meals with characters: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Characters: Mickey, Pluto, Chip and Dale
Dining Plan: 1 Table Service Credit
Fun Fact: The restaurant rotates! As the restaurant rotates, guests can enjoy different views of the Living with the Land attraction. Pretty neat, huh?!

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Hollywood & Vine
Type of Food: American, Buffet
Meals with characters: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Characters: 
Breakfast and Lunch - Sofia the First, Doc McStuffins, Vampirina, and Roadster Racer Goofy
Dinner - Minnie, Mickey, Donald, Daisy, and Goofy
Dining Plan: 1 Table Service Credit

Disney’s Animal Kingdom

Tusker House Restaurant
Type of Food: African, American, Buffet
Meals with characters: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Characters: Donald, Mickey, Daisy, and Goofy
Dining Plan: 1 Table Service Credit

Disney’s Beach Club Resort
Minnie at Cape May Cafe

Cape May Café 
Type of Food: American, Buffet
Meals with characters: Breakfast
Characters: Minnie, Goofy and Donald
Dining Plan: 1 Table Service Credit
Fun Fact: If you love seeing the characters in different outfits, visit Cape May Café to see them in their beach apparel.

Disney’s BoardWalk

Trattoria al Forno
Type of Food: American, Italian
Meals with characters: Breakfast
Characters: Ariel, Prince Eric, Rapunzel, and Flynn Rider
Dining Plan: 1 Table Service Credit
Pastries at the Bon Voyage Adventure Breakfast
Disney’s Contemporary Resort

Chef Mickey’s 
Mickey signing autographs at Chef Mickey's
Type of Food: American, Buffet
Meals with characters: Breakfast, Brunch and Dinner
Characters: Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy and Donald
Dining Plan: 1 Table Service Credit
Tip: This is a very popular restaurant! Make sure to book reservations right at the 180 day mark.

Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

1900 Park Fare
Type of Food: American, Buffet
Meals with characters: Breakfast and Dinner
Characters: 
Breakfast – Mary Poppins, Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger
Dinner – Cinderella, Prince Charming, Lady Tremaine, Anastasia and Drizella
Dining Plan: 1 Table Service Credit

Disney’s Polynesian Resort

‘Ohana 
Pog Juice at 'Ohana breakfast
Type of Food: American, Polynesian, Family Style
Meals with characters: Breakfast
Characters: Mickey, Pluto, Lilo and Stitch
Dining Plan: 1 Table Service Credit
Specialties: Pog juice
Lilo at 'Ohana
Disney's Riviera Resort

 Breakfast a la Art with Mickey & Friends at Topolino's Terrace - Flavors of the Riviera
Type of Food: French, Italian
Meals with characters: Breakfast
Characters: Mickey, Minnie, Donald, and Daisy
Dining Plan: 1 Table Service Credit

Snow White at Artist Point
Disney’s Wilderness Lodge

Storybook Dining at Artist Point with Snow White
Type of Food: American, Prix Fixe Menu
Meals with characters: Dinner
Characters: Snow White, Dopey, Grumpy, and The Queen
Dining Plan: 1 Table Service Credit

Four Seasons Resort Orlando

Good Morning Breakfast with Goofy and His Pals at Ravello
Type of Food: American, Buffet
Meals with characters: Breakfast (Thursdays, Saturdays and select Tuesdays)
Characters: Goofy and Pals



Dining Plan: Not Accepted
Important Info: Disney Dining Plans and the Four Seasons' Kids 5 and Younger Dine Free Program do not apply to this Character breakfast.

Walt Disney World Swan Hotel

Garden Grove
Type of Food: American, Buffet
Meals with characters: Breakfast (on Saturdays and Sundays)
Characters: Chip and Dale, Goofy, and Pluto
Dining Plan: Not Accepted
Important Info: This restaurant does not participate in the Disney Dining Plan and does not accept MagicBands as a form of payment.

Should you make reservations in advance? Yes! Absolutely, yes! Advance reservations can be made 180 days in advance and are highly recommended. During slow times it is possible to get a table without advance reservations but I don’t recommend risking it. Make those reservations at the 180 day mark to give yourself the best chance to book those hard to get character dining reservations. Remember, we offer the complimentary service of booking dining reservations for you. Contact your Kingdom Konsultant agent to help with all of your reservation needs.


*This list of character dining was accurate as of its last update on February 19, 2020.

Ashley has been a Disney Parks fan from an early age and loves anything vintage Disney. You can email Ashley at ashley@kingdomkonsultant.com.
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