Six Fun Disney World Dining Experiences (and One That Could Be Better)
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Should be Better: Chef Mickey�s
Chef Mickey�s isn�t a bad restaurant by any stretch of the imagination, but it
should be better. I have a feeling it�s a victim of its own success. Other
than Cinderella Castle for breakfast, getting a reservation for dinner there
is probably the toughest character meal reservation at WDW. On our last visit
we had to wait about 20 minutes for our table despite our reservation. That�s
not all that unusual at WDW, but when you�ve got a hungry little one (as most
people visiting Chef Mickey�s do), it�s a bit of a pain. Once at your table,
the characters do a good job of making their way around the restaurant, but
the restaurant is fairly large so you don�t get too much time with them. Then
there are the less-than-patient kids who can�t wait for Mickey to get to them
so they go to him instead. The whole package creates a rather chaotic
environment. The food is also less than stellar, even by buffet standards. The
service was friendly and efficient, but in the back of my mind - with the
chaos and the knowledge of those people waiting behind me, I felt like I
should just finish up and go. I left with the feeling this was everything
wrong with character dining. But less you think this just the way character
dining has to be � I have some suggestions. 1) Chef Mickey�s at lunch - very
different environment and cheaper, too. 2) 1900 Park Fair at the Grand
Floridian. Smaller, less chaotic, better food. 3) Akershus in Norway. Much
better food and princesses!
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-- Posted July 29, 2011
-- Text by Doobie Moseley
-- Pictures by Doobie and Rebekah Moseley and Denise Preskitt except where (c)
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