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For those on a Disney Dining Plan, consider one of these 6 Delicious 1 Credit Disney Character Dining options! With a Disney Dining plan, guests can pre-pay for meals and snacks and then redeem credits at they please. Some Disney World dining options will cost 2 dining credits per person, these are not a good value. However, these 5 Character dining options are excellent uses of a dining credit!

1. Akershus Royal Banquet Hall

Dine with Disney Princesses for only One Table-Service Credit per person at the Norway pavilion Epcot. Visit Akershus Royal Banquet Hall to enjoy Princess Storybook Dining at breakfast, lunch or dinner. Disney Princesses will visit your table on a rotating schedule, guests often meet & greet with 4-5 Disney Princesses.

Choose an all you care to enjoy breakfast or a family-style lunch or dinner. After you eat, consider getting in line for Frozen Ever After!

2. The Crystal Palace

The Crystal Palace is found on Main St USA in Magic Kingdom, where all 3 meals offered are a Character Dining experience. At this Character dining experience guests can encounter Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and Eeyore. Plus, participate in a fun parade with the Characters around the restaurant!

This restaurant also has allergen guides available upon request (as most do, just ask). Including the pictured above, Tofutti ice cream and spice cake, which is vegan friendly. 

3. Garden Grill

At Garden Grill guests can meet with Chip ‘n’ Dale, Goofy (or Pluto) and Mickey Mouse! Past guests have commented on great character interactions here. Besides pictures and autographs with Disney characters, guests have unique views of the Living with the Land attraction. This restaurant slowly rotates revealing the rainforest, farmhouse and more scenes.

Favorite breakfast foods include the Cinnamon Bun and the waffles with Nutella dip! This restaurant is in the same building as Soarin’, head to this guest favorite attraction after dining.

4. Trattoria al Forno

Find Trattoria al Forno on site at Disney’s Boardwalk Inn, offering a Disney Character dining experience named Bon Voyage Breakfast. This is an excellent use of one credit and no park ticket is needed to dine, as it is not located within a Disney park.

At this character dining experience, guests have a unique opportunity to meet with both Disney princesses and princes. Guests will have the chance to meet & greet with Ariel & Prince Eric, plus Rapunzel and Flynn Ryder.

5. Storybook Dining

A newer character dining experience to try is found at Wilderness Lodge. Experience Storybook Dining at Artist Point. This character dining experience is based on Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Theming is an enchanted forest.

Guests will meet & greet with Dopey, Grumpy and Snow White, plus an encounter with The Queen. Guests will enjoy a seasonal prix fixe menu, price includes choice of 1 appetizer per guest, choice of entrée, dessert and a non-alcoholic fountain beverage.

Storybook dining photos: Disney parks blog

6. Ohana’

Dine for the Best Friends Breakfast featuring Lilo & Stitch for a character dining experience at Ohana’. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere and get some photos and autographs. Find Ohana’ at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.

The all you care to enjoy breakfast includes Hua Paka (Scrambled Eggs), Uala Kahiki (Fried Potatoes), Mickey-shaped Waffles, fruit and more. Guests will meet & greet with Lilo & Stitch and friends. Try the Stitch Juice!

You can also book a (non-character) delicious dinner at ‘Ohanas too. 

Learn more about Walt Disney World Dining and get suggestions for where to eat, how to use the Disney Dining Plan and more.