How to Dine With Disneyland Characters

If you really want to delight your child – or yourself –

you should arrange to have a Disneyland Character

meal. This will allow you and your whole family to

have quality time with one or more of the

Disneyland characters. In fact, this is the best

way to really get to interact with them for any

length of time.

Start by making a reservation. This can be done

through the Disneyland Vacation Planning Services

Department. Reservations can be made up to sixty

days in advance, so don’t leave this to the last

minute. Make these reservations while your

Disneyland vacation is being planned.

Character breakfasts take place each morning at the

park. You do not need a reservation for these meals.

These breakfasts take place in many of the parks

restaurants, but Goofy’s Kitchen is a great place to

start. It is located in the Disneyland Hotel, and there

are dishes to please everyone. Children under three

years of age get to eat free, which should be

considered when you are planning the budget for

your trip. Goofy is always there, with Pluto, but

other characters come and go all throughout the

day. You should definitely make reservations for

Goofy’s kitchen, as it is quite popular, and the wait

can be very long.

If dining with Princesses is important, than Ariel’s

Grotto is the place to be. Serving three course meals,

this is elegant dining that both kids and adults can

enjoy. Each princess will come spend a little time at

your table during your meal – one at a time.

Reservations for Ariel’s Grotto are also recommended.

This is one place in the park where both alcoholic and

non-alcoholic drinks are served.

The Storyteller’s Café is another place that is highly

recommended for Character Meals. Characters are

only here during breakfast, however. While time is

not spent at each individual table, the Characters do

interact with the children as a group. Both buffet and

menu dining are available, and again, reservations

are recommended. Lilo and Stitch also have a

Character Breakfast, as does Minnie Mouse.

Breakfast with Minnie and Friends is extremely

popular, so make reservations.

You should definitely include a Character Meal or

two in your Disneyland Vacation plans. This is

something that your child will remember forever and

interacting with the famous Disney characters that

we all know and love is part of what Disneyland is

all about! Be sure to make reservations as far in