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Why You May Want to Avoid Chef Mickey’s in Disney World Right Now!

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Disney’s Contemporary Resort is home to many fan favorites, including the beloved Chef Mickey’s character meal.

Hiya Pal!

Even if you’ve never dined at Chef Mickey’s, if you’ve been to the Contemporary at all during dining hours, it is highly likely you’ve heard it. Kids screaming, parents shouting, forks and knives clanking — you know, just the perfect music for your ears. We can’t believe we’re saying this, but now something new has started at the Contemporary and it’s…even NOISIER than Chef Mickey’s?!

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Disney World Restaurants That Have COMPLETELY CHANGED

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What’s your favorite restaurant in ALL of Disney World?

Feeling Hungry Yet?!

Maybe it’s Chef Mickey’s because you remember eating there with your family years ago. Or, a place like Be Our Guest Restaurant could be at the top of your list because of the GORGEOUS theming there. But, did you know that Chef Mickey’s and Be Our Guest have both changed a LOT over the years? Did you also know that Cinderella’s Royal Table used to be named after a character from Sleeping Beauty?! Today we’re sharing some of the ways in which your favorite Disney World restaurants have COMPLETELY CHANGED!

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Finding Mickey Is HARD in Disney World Right Now. Here’s Your Cheat Sheet.

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When Disney World reopened, traditional character meet-and-greets were suspended.

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But, you can still see some of your favorite Disney friends from a distance in other ways all around Disney World. If you’re a BIG Mickey Mouse fan or you’ve got a little one who couldn’t go a single trip without saying “hello” to the big cheese, you might be wondering where you’ll be able to find the leader of the club during your next trip. Well, don’t worry — we’ve got the answer right here!

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How to Do Disney World DIFFERENTLY in 2021

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If you’re heading to Disney World in 2021, you might want to switch up some of your tried-and-true vacation planning strategies.

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

If you’re a longtime Disney World vacationer — or if you’ve been studying up for years — you might think you have all of your strategies in the bag. But there have been some BIG changes recently that could impact your 2021 trip! Here’s how to do Disney World differently this year.

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Disney World’s 12 Most Misunderstood Restaurants

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There are plenty of restaurants throughout Disney World where we all know more or less what to expect when we eat there.

Cinderella Castle

But whether it’s the menu, the location, or the overall atmosphere, there are other dining locations that get a bad rep or just aren’t as popular for various reasons. Let’s look at some of the biggest culprits.

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Time to Catch Up! Here’s ALL the Disney NEWS and REVIEWS From This Week!

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We’ve been hard at work scoping out all the news for you this week. Today we have the details on the latest in the Disney theme parks and MORE!

Strange Spaceship Earth Cookie

See all of our coverage on Disney park reopenings HERE. We still have a LOT to share with you this week, so let’s jump right in… .

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Two Restaurants Reopen with New Menus, MORE Breakfast, and Chef Mickey’s Characters are BACK This Week in Disney World!

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Happy Holidays! We’ve been eating SO many holiday snacks at Disney World!

The Crystal Palace

But we’ve also been at every recent restaurant reopening and kept an eye on menu updates! So here’s what’s happened with Disney restaurants this past week!

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Review! Is Seeing Characters Really Worth a 98% Price Increase at Chef Mickey’s in Disney World?

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Since Disney World has reopened, character experiences have looked a bit different than before. This not only includes meet-and-greets in the parks but character dining experiences too!

Chef Mickey’s

That’s why as soon as we heard Chef Mickey’s at Disney’s Contemporary Resort (one of the most iconic character dining locations in all of Disney World) would be bringing its characters back, we knew we had to check it out! While there were some issues originally trying to grab a reservation, we were lucky enough to snag one. This meal has been updated when it reopened in July, serving breakfast to your table as an all-you-care-to-eat meal, rather than the usual buffet.

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PHOTOS and VIDEOS: Mickey & Friends Are BACK at Chef Mickey’s in Disney World!

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We’ve seen Mickey and his friends in the holiday cavalcades and some character dining experiences, and we’ve waved at him as he stood on the Main Street, U.S.A. train station, but now there’s one more spot to find the mouse!

Chef Mickey’s

A few months ago, Disney shared that some of our favorite characters would soon be making their way back to Chef Mickey’s in Disney’s Contemporary Resort and the day has finally arrived!

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Chef Mickey’s in Disney World Is Getting Some MAJOR Menu Changes When Character Dining Returns!

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Starting tomorrow, December 16th, Chef Mickey and friends are coming BACK to Chef Mickey’s!

Mickey Mouse at Chef Mickey’s

This fan-favorite character buffet restaurant reopened at Disney’s Contemporary Resort back in July with no buffet and no characters (but a much, much lower price). It also swapped its buffet for a family-style meal.

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