Character Dining is an important part of the Disney experience when traveling with children… or children at heart 🙂 . There are thirteen different character meal venues at Walt Disney World proper, plus a few others in satellite locations.

PLEASE NOTE: As Walt Disney World continues its phased reopening, the Character Dining experience has been modified, and is only available at select locations. You can read about the modified character dining experience at Topolino’s Terrace here, Hollywood & Vine here, Ravello here, Chef Mickey’s here, Tusker House here, and Garden Grill Restaurant here.

Currently, modified character dining experiences featuring an updated style of character appearances are available at:

• Animal Kingdom’s Tusker House Restaurant
• EPCOT’s Garden Grill
• Hollywood Studios’ Hollywood & Vine
• Riviera Resort’s breakfast at Topolino’s Terrace
  
• Contemporary Resort’s breakfast and dinner at Chef Mickey’s
• Four Seasons Resort Orlando breakfast on Saturday mornings at Ravello (Please Note: if you are not a guest at Four Seasons, you need to arrange personal transportation to get to your reservation.)

Though they are NOT presenting character meals, guests dining at Be Our Guest Restaurant and Cinderella’s Royal Table may experience a brief character appearance at some point during their meal, as the Beast may walk through Be Our Guest and Cinderella may wave at guests in Cinderella’s Royal Table. The Crystal Palace is also reopen; however, Disney characters are not present upon reopening.

We are keeping the traditional character dining information active on this page below for your future planning research (with unavailable offerings marked as needed), and will continue to update this page with new information as the situation evolves. 

What’s a Character Meal?

For those new to Disney travel, “character meals” are dining experiences in which Disney characters meet and greet guests in the restaurant. They generally travel from table to table, stopping to interact with each party for a hug, photo, autograph, or possibly a conversation. Your group gets guaranteed quality time with characters in air-conditioned comfort (rather than standing in endless autograph-and-picture lines), while simultaneously enjoying waffles, pasta, carved meats, or in some cases, adult beverages. It’s a win for junior as well as mom and dad.

Our Disney World Character Dining At-a-Glance below provides an overview of character meals based on meal times, location, and featured characters. For even more details on character dining, scroll to the bottom of the page to find links for further information.

Disney World Character Dining At-a-Glance

BREAKFAST

Chef Mickey’s Family Feast 
Location: Disney’s Contemporary Resort (Magic Kingdom Area Resort)
Characters (may vary): The Fab Five! Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, Donald Duck

Hollywood and Vine Disney Junior Play ’n Dine 
Location: Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Characters (may vary):  Vampirina, Roadster Racer Goofy, Fancy Nancy, Doc McStuffins

Topolino’s Terrace — Flavors of the Riviera Breakfast à la Art with Mickey & Friends
Location: Disney’s Riviera Resort
Characters (may vary): Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck

Ravello Good Morning Breakfast with Goofy and His Pals (NOTE: Saturdays Only)
Location: Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World
Characters (may vary): Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse

1900 Park Fare Supercalifragilistic Breakfast — CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Location: Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort (Magic Kingdom Area Resort)
Characters (may vary): Mary Poppins, Alice in Wonderland, The Mad Hatter, Tigger, Winnie the Pooh

Akershus Royal Banquet Hall Princess Storybook Dining — CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Location: Epcot
Characters (may vary): Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Princess Aurora, Ariel, Mary Poppins, Jasmine

Cape May Cafe Beach Club Breakfast Buffet — Cape May Cafe is now serving breakfast; however, CHARACTERS ARE NOT PRESENT upon initial reopening
Location: Disney’s Beach Club Resort (Epcot Area Resort)
Characters (may vary): Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck

Cinderella’s Royal Table — CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR BREAKFAST
Location: Magic Kingdom
Characters (may vary): Ariel, Belle, Princess Aurora, Jasmine, Snow White. Regardless of character rotation during the meal, Cinderella will greet guests in the Grand Hall prior to seating.

Crystal Palace — BREAKFAST IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE — CHARACTERS ARE NOT PRESENT at LUNCH AND DINNER
Location: Magic Kingdom
Characters (may vary): Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore

Garden Grill Chip ’n Dale’s Harvest Feast — CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR BREAKFAST
Location: Epcot
Characters (may vary): Chip and Dale, Mickey Mouse, Pluto

‘Ohana Best Friends Breakfast — ‘Ohana is now serving breakfast; however, CHARACTERS ARE NOT PRESENT upon initial reopening
Location: Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort (Magic Kingdom Area Resort)
Characters (may vary): Lilo, Stitch, Mickey Mouse, Pluto

Trattoria al Forno Bon Voyage Adventure Breakfast — Trattoria al Forno is currently open for breakfast; however, CHARACTERS ARE NOT PRESENT 
Location: Disney’s BoardWalk (BoardWalk Inn)
Characters (may vary): Disney couples such as Rapunzel with Flynn Rider and Ariel with Prince Eric

Tusker House Donald’s Dining Safari 
Location: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Characters (may vary): Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse

LUNCH

Garden Grill Chip ’n Dale’s Harvest Feast
Location: Epcot
Characters (may vary): Chip and Dale, Mickey Mouse, Pluto

Hollywood and Vine Minnie’s Seasonal Dine
Location: Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Characters (may vary): Minnie Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck

Crystal Palace — CHARACTERS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN ATTENDANCE
Location: Magic Kingdom
Characters (may vary): Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore

Akershus Royal Banquet Hall Princess Storybook Dining — CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Location: Epcot
Characters (may vary): Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Princess Aurora, Ariel, Mary Poppins, Jasmine

Cinderella’s Royal Table — CHARACTERS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN ATTENDANCE (though Cinderella may make a brief, socially distanced appearance)
Location: Magic Kingdom
Characters (may vary): Ariel, Belle, Princess Aurora, Jasmine, Snow White. Regardless of character rotation during the meal, Cinderella will greet guests in the Grand Hall prior to seating.

Tusker House Donald’s Dining Safari 
Location: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Characters (may vary): Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse

DINNER

Garden Grill Chip ’n Dale’s Harvest Feast
Location: Epcot
Characters (may vary): Chip and Dale, Mickey Mouse, Pluto

Hollywood and Vine Minnie’s Seasonal Dine
Location: Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Characters (may vary): Minnie Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck

1900 Park Fare Happily Ever After Dinner — CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Location: Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort (Magic Kingdom Area Resort)
Characters (may vary): Cinderella, Prince Charming, Lady Tremaine (the Wicked Stepmother), Anastasia and Drizella (Cinderella’s Stepsisters)

Akershus Royal Banquet Hall Princess Storybook Dining — CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Location: Epcot
Characters (may vary): Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Princess Aurora, Ariel, Mary Poppins, Jasmine

Artist Point Storybook Dining at Artist Point with Snow White — CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
Location: Disney’s Wilderness Lodge (Magic Kingdom Area Resort, but not on the Monorail Loop)
Characters (may vary): Snow White, Dopey, Grumpy (and a photo opportunity with The Evil Queen)

Chef Mickey’s Family Feast
Location: Disney’s Contemporary Resort (Magic Kingdom Area Resort)
Characters (may vary): The Fab Five! Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, Donald Duck

Cinderella’s Royal Table — CHARACTERS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN ATTENDANCE (though Cinderella may make a brief, socially distanced appearance)
Location: Magic Kingdom
Characters (may vary): Ariel, Belle, Princess Aurora, Jasmine, Snow White. Regardless of character rotation during the meal, Cinderella will greet guests in the Grand Hall prior to seating.

Crystal Palace — CHARACTERS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN ATTENDANCE
Location: Magic Kingdom
Characters (may vary): Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore

Tusker House Donald’s Dining Safari 
Location: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Characters (may vary): Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Mickey Mouse

Special Event Character Dining

Unique Character Dining experiences have occasionally been offered in conjunction with special events or times of year at Disney World. While these meals are not available year-round (and are not guaranteed to return), the success of these special meals leads us to believe that similar opportunities are not unlikely for the future.

Star Wars Dine-In Galactic Breakfast at Sci-Fi Dine-In Restaurant featuring Star Wars Villains was offered in 2014 and 2015 in conjunction with Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Jedi Mickey’s Star Wars Dine at Hollywood and Vine featuring Jedi Mickey (and other beloved Disney characters in their best Star Wars garb, like Darth Goofy and Stormtrooper Donald) was also offered in 2014 and 2015 in conjunction with Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

Even More Information About Character Meals in Disney World

Looking for even more details regarding Character Meals? Erin Foster, our Disney Food for Families columnist, has created this go-to guide for choosing which character meal is best for you and your travel companions — be that your family, friends, or no companions at all! Click on the links below based on what criteria you value most when it comes to planning a Character Meal:

Disney World Character Meals by Character
Disney World Character Meals by Price
Disney World Character Meals by Time of Day
Disney World Character Meals by Noise Level
Disney World Character Meals by Food Quality and Cuisine
Disney World Character Meals by Food Options and Serving Style
Disney World Character Meals by Travel Time

For more information about Dining in Disney, check out our Disney Dining FAQ pages!