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[Lilianna]

My mom made the reservations for March. The past two times she's been to DLR, she's stayed at RIM. I've always enjoyed Residence Inns no matter where I go. Having the kitchenette is great and they have a complimentary breakfast that goes beyond fruit and muffins.

Now, I can't decide if I want to give up one of those free morning meals for a character breakfast. My thought was that we would get in early on another day beside our Magic Morning. Another passporter mentioned something getting pictures with an almost empty park and I think that's a great idea!
BTW...what do they do with you if you've finished breakfast and the park isn't open yet?

[Tink and co.]

Another idea...we generally book our character breakfasts for the lastest possible breakfast time. Usually 11 or 11:30. Then we take advantage of the free breakfast and the character one acts as our lunch. We don't eat a lot early, we're hungrier at lunch.
When we finished breakfast at Crystal Palace at WDW early we were allowed to wander the hub and Main Street Areas. I assume it would be a similar deal at Disneyland. It was great for photos.

[Lilianna]

Originally Posted by Tink and co.

Another idea...we generally book our character breakfasts for the lastest possible breakfast time. Usually 11 or 11:30. Then we take advantage of the free breakfast and the character one acts as our lunch. We don't eat a lot early, we're hungrier at lunch.

Good idea. We are generally the same except for the teenager. He could eat a whole cow at every meal.

[Lilianna]

I think we've decided to forgo the character breakfast and do a character dinner instead. We arrive at 4:30pm, so we won't being doing the park that day. But, I thought eating at Goofy's Kitchen (a restaurant we've never tried) would be a great way to kick off our 3 day Disney stay. Of course, this isn't until March, so minds can change multiple times between now and then!

[Tink and co.]

Originally Posted by Lilianna

I think we've decided to forgo the character breakfast and do a character dinner instead. We arrive at 4:30pm, so we won't being doing the park that day. But, I thought eating at Goofy's Kitchen (a restaurant we've never tried) would be a great way to kick off our 3 day Disney stay. Of course, this isn't until March, so minds can change multiple times between now and then!

We've done this many times. It gives you a bit of Disney on arrival day.

[Minou]

I think that is a great idea! Goofy's is a good choice for the arrival day dinner!