It may not happen on your first visit to a Disney theme park, but on a subsequent trip, you may consider a sit-down breakfast at one of the Disney World restaurants in the park.
A plan that works for our family is to enter the park, go directly to enjoy a favorite attraction and then enjoy a reservation for breakfast. Schedule your three fast passes to kick in after breakfast.
Each Disney theme park has restaurants with table service breakfast available. Among the four theme parks, there are nine locations to choose from. Six of the nine are character breakfasts.
Let’s take a look at nine table-service breakfasts in the parks.
Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom has four table-service choices for breakfast, two of which are character breakfasts.
Cinderella’s Royal Table
Located in Cinderella Castle, this is fairytale dining. The princesses circulate through the dining hall while you experience a view of Fantasyland. You have a pre-plated buffet that is pre-paid with your 180-day Advanced Dining Reservation. The cost for breakfast is $60+ per person plus tax and gratuity from 8 am-10:15 am. A photo with a princess (Cinderella, Ariel, Aurora, Snow White, or Jasmine) is included. Most agree it is, at least, a very special one-time experience, especially for princess fans.
Crystal Palace
Located just off of Main Street USA is the character breakfast at Crystal Palace. This Victorian glass-enclosed greenhouse reminiscent of the late 1800s serves a breakfast buffet from 8 am-10:45 am. Featured is Winnie the Pooh and his pals Eeyore, Piglet, and Tigger. Kids will enjoy the children’s buffet. Reservations are suggested with a $35-$60 cost per person rating.
Plaza Restaurant
On Main Street USA, there is a non-character breakfast offered at the Plaza Restaurant. It’s a family-friendly, cozy turn of the century café. Breakfast is served from 8 am-10: 30 am with a $15-$35 per person cost rating.
Be Our Guest Restaurant
The extremely popular Beast’s Enchanted Castle is in Fantasyland serving breakfast from 8 am- 10:30 am. Advanced Dining Reservations are strongly recommended 180 days in advance. It has a prix fixe menu that you can order 30 days before your visit. After your food is ordered, you can pick your table in one of the dining rooms. Fans of the Beauty and the Beast movie will recognize the Grand Ballroom, West Wing, and Castle Gallery. There aren’t any characters at breakfast, but the spirit of Beast and Belle are close by. Your food magically appears at your table with a server and a wheeled cart. All breakfast entrees are $28 each, and Kids’ Meals are $15 each. Dessert and beverage prices vary.
Epcot
There are two character breakfasts offered in Epcot.
Garden Grill
In Future World’s The Land Pavilion, there is a unique restaurant that slowly revolves during your meal offering views of Living with the Land. It is a family-style fixed breakfast where Chip and Dale along with Pluto make their only appearances. Mickey may show up too. Breakfast is served from 8 am-10:30 am and is cost between $35 and $60 per person plus tax and gratuity.
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall
In World Showcase’s Norway pavilion is this model of a medieval Oslo castle. A hot and cold family-style Norwegian buffet is served with salmon, herring, mackerel, goat cheese, and customary breakfast choices. An excellent selection of princesses appear including Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, Aurora, Ariel, and Jasmine plus Mary Poppins, and Alice. Breakfast is served from 8 am- 11:10 am with a cost between $35 and $60.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Only one character breakfast is offered in Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Hollywood and Vine
This restaurant on Echo Lake has a buffet from 8 am-10:20 am featuring Roadster Racer Goofy, Vampirina, Sofia the First, and Doc McStuffins. The cost rating is $35 to $60 per person.
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
There is one character dining experience and one regular dining experience in Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Tusker House
Tusker House is located in Africa inside the Harambe Village Square is a buffet served from 8 am- 10:55 am. You can meet Donald, Daisy, Mickey, and Goofy. A cost rating is $35 to $60.
Rainforest Café
Rainforest Café is just inside the entrance of Disney’s Animal Kingdom. You can have breakfast before going into the park. It is not a character breakfast, but there are some really fun animatronics and live animals to enjoy throughout your meal. Breakfast is served from 8:30 am- 10 am with a $15 to $35 cost rating.
Which in-park table-service breakfast is your favorite?