Ask a Disney Question: How Late do Characters Stay at Meals?

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Ask a Disney Question: How Late do Characters Stay at Meals?

This question comes from Dawn, who writes:

I have a question about dining. We want to take our 2 children to The Garden Grill for supper and the only reservation I could find was for 7:45 and it says it closes at 8pm. My question is….will the characters be leaving at 8pm or do they stick around until everyone is gone? My son is handicapped and I have to feed him and it takes us a little longer at restaurants than the average family because I have to feed him and then feed myself or vice versa depending on my son. Thanks for any information!! Love all the info on your site as well!! Dawn

Hi, Dawn.

Thank you for reading the site and for your question; we love it when our readers get involved.  This shouldn’t be an issue at all. If you’re concerned, you can do one of two things: 1)   Show up a little early and hope to get seated earlier; or 2) make a note that you’ll be taking a bit longer when you check in and again with your server when you’re seated. One thing that Disney does really well is make sure that all of its guests have access to the same experience, regardless of disabilities.  Most cast members will go out of their way to help.

On a personal note, we’re not huge fans of complaining over little things at  Disney World as we recognize that cast members are human too and that they work long, hard hours–we don’t really care if we don’t get a “have a magical day” at the end of the night or a towel animal!  But, if you feel you’re not being treated fairly, feel free to go all “momma bear” on the manager. You son deserves the same character interaction as any other kid.

Again, thanks for your question and have a wonderful trip. Please let us know how it goes.

 


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