Hi Ruth ~
Character dining is a fantastic way to meet characters. You will be seated at a table to enjoy your meal. During your meal, the characters will come around to every table to pose for pictures and sign autographs. They only visit tables one at a time so while there may be several characters in the dining room at once, they will all be at different tables. You will get a chance to meet all of the characters during your meal, but you won't be able to get multiple characters in the same picture.
Some of the character dining locations have a photo opportunity before and during your meal. Some of these locations feature a character and others have a backdrop that you pose in front of before heading into the dining room. If you dine at Cinderella's Royal Table, you have the opportunity to pose with Cinderella before heading up to the ballroom to dine and meet other Princesses. Guests wait in line for the photo opportunity to meet Cinderella but the other Princesses will visit your table while you dine. If you visit 'Ohana for the Best Friends Breakfast Featuring Lilo & Stitch, you can pose in front of a backdrop with your family (no characters involved) before heading in to dine. The characters will come around one at a time to your table during your meal.
We love character dining because you can enjoy an awesome meal while you wait on the characters to come to you. There are several characters at each location and that saves a lot of time waiting in line to meet them in the parks.
Please feel free to visit us with all of your planning questions. We are hEAR for you!
Wishing you minnie magical memories :-) Allison V.