Character Breakfast at Shutters

Written by Leann Pettit
On Saturday mornings year round at Shutters they offer a character breakfast with Goofy and Donald. Breakfast is served "family style," with a large portion of everything coming out to the table, and any or all of it can be refilled.

Breakfast consists of scrambled eggs, Mickey waffles, bacon, sausage links, breakfast potatoes, fresh fruits and baked goods. The fresh fruit served included pineapple, red grapes, cantaloupe, watermelon, and honeydew. The bakers basket had cinnamon rolls, raspberry danishes and cheese danishes.

The waffles were on the small side of Mickey waffles, but your server will bring more if you ask for it. The waffles are crispy on the outside, with nice deep waffle grooves where the syrup soaks into it. While they are crispy on the outside, they are perfectly fluffy on the inside.

The eggs were very good, and very plentiful. The bacon was served very crispy (just the way I like it) and the potatoes were soft and tasty.

As you are seated, each person in your group is handed an autograph sheet and a coloring paper. The coloring paper, with a picture of pirate Mickey on it, is part of a weekly coloring contest held by Shutters, and Goofy and Donald decide who wins.

Character aides with Goofy and Donald are more than willing to take your camera for a family photo with the characters. And servers will also take full family photos if you ask.

Definitely make reservations in advance, either by calling in advance or stopping down to concierge or the hostess stand during your stay.

Cinderella's Royal Table

Cinderella's Royal Table, in Magic Kingdom might be the highlight of your child's experience at Disney World. Dining in Cinderella's Castle, pictures with all their favorite princesses, a magic wand for the girls and a heroic sword for the boys.

However, while the dinner experience for the children might be very memorable, the food for the adults in the party will not be the most memorable dining experience in Disney World. We ordered the vegetable risotto and the chicken Alfredo pasta. We found that the risotto was very heavy for risotto and would have been a very delicious side dish, but a very tough entree to eat, and the pasta was very bland and the chicken not very good.

However, the children's dish we ordered was the chicken nuggets, which came with corn and an appetizer of grapes and cheese.

While I don't highly recommend the food at Cinderella's Royal Table, the smile on the children's faces during and after dinner made the meal worth it.