Welcome to planDisney, Haley! Your magical vacation will be here before you know it, and it looks like you have some fantastic plans in place to enjoy a meal with Chef Mickey and several of his friends at
Disney's Contemporary Resort during your visit! This is such a fun dining experience; my family loves interacting with the characters as we watch the
Disney Monorail glide by right above us!
Haley, if you'll be traveling from
Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park to Disney's Contemporary Resort for your dining experience, you will just take a Disney bus directly from the theme park to the Contemporary. The buses will be located to the right as you exit the park, and there will be signs to direct you to the correct bus stop for the resort.
If you'll be traveling from
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge to Chef Mickey's at the Contemporary, you will want to take a bus from your Disney Resort hotel to the Magic Kingdom Park. From here, you can either follow the walkway to the Contemporary or hop aboard the Disney Resort Monorail if you prefer! My kids always opt for the monorail - to them, it's part of the fun!
When you arrive at Disney's Contemporary Resort, you will find
Chef Mickey's Restaurant on the fourth floor. If you're visiting for dinner time, you can even stick around to view the
Happily Ever After fireworks from the fourth floor observation deck after your meal. Because of the Contemporary Resort's proximity to Magic Kingdom, you can get some really incredible views from the resort!
I hope this is helpful, Haley! Let Mickey know I'll see him real soon!
Bon Appetit,
Alison