| Every trip to Disney HAS to include a character meal. On this trip we chose to attend Mickey's Backyard BBQ. It made sense because we were staying at Fort Wilderness, which is where the pavilion is located. | |
* A word of caution though, if you are not staying within Fort Wilderness it could take you a long time to get to the venue. You will need to take your car, or park transportation busses, to the front of Fort Wilderness. There is a bus stop with both Disney Parks busses, as well as internal Fort Wilderness busses. You will board a Fort Wilderness internal bus and take it to the Settlement stop. This is where both Hoop De Doo and the Backyard BBQ are located.
Food
The meal is buffet style barbecue. It's not gourmet, but it's edible. We're barbecue snobs in our home and it was fine with us. Everything from ribs, chicken, mac and cheese, beans, corn, pasta/potato salad, and more! The buffet area is centered at the back of the pavilion flanked on the sides by soft drink stations. Finally, on each end is a cooler with Mickey Ears and other ice cream & treats. Sorry, we only paid attention to the Mickey Ears!
BONUS: Beer, Wine, and Sangria are included for those of age ;)
BONUS: Beer, Wine, and Sangria are included for those of age ;)
The Experience
This Character Dining Experience is a bit different than others in that you can do a met and greet with the characters: Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Chip & Dale, but there is also live entertainment on the stage. Singers, a band, a dance floor, and more! The characters come out to some of the open areas of the floor and dance with any willing participants. You'll see a shot of my 4 year old dancing next to Goofy below. There was even a guy doing rope tricks on stage and at the main dance floor. That part was pretty exciting other than the fact that my four year old complained it was too loud and scary when he cracked the whip :/
There were highchairs at the end of each picnic table, but it didn't seem like enough because people were searching and asking if they were being used. We gave ours to another family as soon as we finished our meal. Strollers are not allowed under the pavilion so we had to bring the baby's car seat in with us and hold it while sitting on the table. There is stroller parking by the front entrance. I will throw the picture in at the bottom of this post with some miscellaneous shots.
There were highchairs at the end of each picnic table, but it didn't seem like enough because people were searching and asking if they were being used. We gave ours to another family as soon as we finished our meal. Strollers are not allowed under the pavilion so we had to bring the baby's car seat in with us and hold it while sitting on the table. There is stroller parking by the front entrance. I will throw the picture in at the bottom of this post with some miscellaneous shots.
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