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[Carousel96]

I called today and made PS arrangements for a dinner at Ariel's Grotto. It'll be about a week after DD's birthday, and she loves Ariel, so that one is a no-brainer.
My question, though -- is it worth doing breakfast with Minnie on our day at DL?
We'll be there in Feb so park hours seem abbreviated. I know at WDW that the table service meals can eat up a considerable amount of time. Then there's the food quality vs price consideration... Anyway, advice is appreciated.

[Tink and co.]

If your concern is about "using up" park time eating, you could opt for one of the breakfasts at the hotels outside of park hours. Grand Californian has Chip & Dale, Disneyland Hotel has Goofy's Kitchen (also open for dinner), and Paradise Pier has Lilo and Stitch (Minnie wears her beach outfit to this one!).

[HeatherD]

We always do Goofy's Kitchen, the plus being that they have more characters than other meals, so it's less time seeing them in the parks. It really depends on your priorities of price, specific characters, food quality, etc. Ariel's food is really good, but the place is a little cramped for pictures and such. Goofy's is loads of fun, but the food, while plentiful, is not gourmet (it's good, but typical). Chip and Dale's at Storytellers is decent food, but might not be the characters you want.

You may also want to find out how early they seat for breakfast. When they were doing the princess breakfast in the park (where Minnie is right now), we got in before the park opened, so we only missed about an hour of park time (I think - it was not a pleasant experience, which is why it's no longer princesses).

[Willowwind]

Well, I've done trips where all our meals had characters, though it wasn't on purpose. I say go for the character breakfast.