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- Mar 11, 2008
Thanks for advice but I think there might be to much food for just me but I will take your advice and look for a reservation.
Thanks for advice but I think there might be to much food for just me but I will take your advice and look for a reservation.
I just posted a minute ago and didn't see this post. I am a solo too but nervous about doing a character meal alone since I never tried it. Did u ask people to take photos of you and characters and did you find it was to much food for one?
I was very nervous but I shouldn’t have been. At Artist Point, there were numerous cast members on hand who were ready to take photos. The characters motioned for them to come over, which was nice.
Thanks again for the feedback
It was a little more difficult at Akershus, but the waitress there still took photos.
It was a lot of food, but they do reduce the portions of desserts and apps for solo diners (you still get one of each!).
I believe a child under three is free everywhere.Since this has been open for a little bit now I am wondering if anyone has any first hand accounts of taking a child under three? I know with CRT, Akershus, and Bon Voyage children are given a complimentary meal. I am just wondering if that is the case here?
Wait....... 2 of the 4 characters were absent? Were there at least fill-ins?Characters - Snow White and Grumpy were not there ("they had been called to the Magic Kingdom"), um, okay, do I get a discount from my bill? Nope. Extra fastpass? Nope. Dopey was cute. The Evil Queen was awesome. $300 (no cocktails). I'm sure other people (like the Disney Food Blog) will love this place. The above was just my experience.
Storybook Dining with Snow White at Artist Point was my family's #1 Worst Dinner at Disney. We went New Year's Eve - Dec 31, 2018. Family included myself, husband, and daughters aged 14 and 18. We unanimously agreed that it was our worst meal at Disney - ever. We all agreed that we'd rather have eaten burgers at Whispering Canyon. We disliked all of the (odd) shared appetizers - which were essentially fancy squash soup, a tiny meat pie sort of like a shepherd's pie that wasn't good, and a shrimp/prawn w/basil leaf. We disliked all of the (odd and disgustingly sweet) shared desserts. I thought the little gooseberry (?) pie was okay (it tastes like rhubarb pie), but everyone else disliked every one of the desserts - a first! (my daughters are sweets freaks). Entrees included (fatty and gross) prime rib with (very strong) horseradish mashed and authentic (i.e. bland, slimy and gross) popover. My 14 year old bread-lover snatched up the nice looking popover, took a bit, and looked like she was going to spit it back out on her plate until I gave her the stink-eye. Another entree was veal shank (i.e. a bowl of pot roast with a bone hunk in it, just to gross you out) over celery mashed (blah). I had ordered the Veal Shank and my 18 year old had ordered the Prime Rib. We were both grossed out, so we traded meals. Still grossed out, we just picked around. She thought the Pot Roast (errr.. veal shank) was okay. I thought the horseradish mashed were good, so I ate those and tried to avoid looking at the the hunk of gristly prime rib. The experience was curious to me, because Disney Food Blog loved the food here, and I'm no rube when it comes to fine dining, and yet... the food literally grossed me out. The kids' parade features deafening music that you *literally* cannot talk over. It's short-lived, but ay-yi-yi. The tables feature this serving piece for the shared apps/desserts. Said serving piece is cute, fashioned to look like a tree. Downside is that it cuts off your view of the person sitting across from you, so if you want to converse with the person opposite you, you have to lean around the tree serving centerpiece, or move it. Quibbling here, I know, but. Characters - Snow White and Grumpy were not there ("they had been called to the Magic Kingdom"), um, okay, do I get a discount from my bill? Nope. Extra fastpass? Nope. Dopey was cute. The Evil Queen was awesome. $300 (no cocktails). I'm sure other people (like the Disney Food Blog) will love this place. The above was just my experience.
That’s what I want to know. I can get over not liking the food or nit picky little things, but there’s really no excuse to not have Snow White and Grumpy and no replacements. I’m suprised there wasn’t mutiny from the other diners.Wait....... 2 of the 4 characters were absent? Were there at least fill-ins?
I know that no character meal has guarantees, but if half of the lineup is MIA, that deserves an email to guest services. They need to refund part of that dinner.That’s what I want to know. I can get over not liking the food or nit picky little things, but there’s really no excuse to not have Snow White and Grumpy and no replacements. I’m suprised there wasn’t mutiny from the other diners.
Yup! He was cute, but 2 out of 4 characters on NYE? Ouch.So Dopey was the only character visiting tables on New Year’s Eve??? I’d be grumpy too!!
That's terrible. You really need to email guest services.Yup! He was cute, but 2 out of 4 characters on NYE? Ouch.
You are correct. There were no replacements for Snow White and Grumpy. Dopey visited tables. The Evil Queen stood in her photo-op spot (which could not been seen from our table). Interestingly enough, when we walked up to the podium to check in, we were advised that Grumpy would not be in attendance. During dinner, we were advised that Snow White "had been called to the MK". Other diners did not look pleased. I saw a manager going around to some tables. I heard him offer one table (with upset little kids) the chance to come see Snow White another day. Perhaps that appeased some people. In my opinion, all diners should have received a discount off the bill. All this said, I wouldn't return to Storybook Dining if all 7 Dwarfs visited my table, the food was that bad.That’s what I want to know. I can get over not liking the food or nit picky little things, but there’s really no excuse to not have Snow White and Grumpy and no replacements. I’m suprised there wasn’t mutiny from the other diners.
Getting to see Snow White and Grumpy on another day would only appease me if I was staying at WL and I wasn’t leaving the next day.You are correct. There were no replacements for Snow White and Grumpy. Dopey visited tables. The Evil Queen stood in her photo-op spot (which could not been seen from our table). Interestingly enough, when we walked up to the podium to check in, we were advised that Grumpy would not be in attendance. During dinner, we were advised that Snow White "had been called to the MK". Other diners did not look pleased. I saw a manager going around to some tables. I heard him offer one table (with upset little kids) the chance to come see Snow White another day. Perhaps that appeased some people. In my opinion, all diners should have received a discount off the bill. All this said, I wouldn't return to Storybook Dining if all 7 Dwarfs visited my table, the food was that bad.
My husband also referred to the Veal Shank as Osso Bucco, while my daughters and I referred to it as Pot Roast (having never had Osso Bucco). I'm sure that you and my husband are more on point in terms of description.For entrees I had the Veal Shank and subbed mashed potatoes on mine. It was tender and full of flavor. A wonderful version of Osso Bucco and not a bit reminiscent of Pot Roast! My wife had the Gnocchi and it was fantastic.
We went Christmas Eve—no Grumpy and were told upon check in we could cancel. 1. We wanted to go anyway. 2. Where else would we have eaten for dinner on late notice 12/24?My husband also referred to the Veal Shank as Osso Bucco, while my daughters and I referred to it as Pot Roast (having never had Osso Bucco). I'm sure that you and my husband are more on point in terms of description.