Jennifer:
Your biggest decision is already made: you know your dates and your resort!
Our family usually opts for the one-park-a-day tickets, too--and this will help you keep things
simple! I suggest choosing your park BEFORE making dining
decisions, and here are my guidelines:
- Visit the smaller parks (Disney Studios/Magic Kingdom)
on weekdays and the larger parks (Animal Kingdom/Epcot) on the
weekends to accommodate larger crowds.
- Also to avoid crowds, don't go to the parks that offer Magic Hours or Disney Studios when it shows Fantasmic.
With these in mind, for your dates, I'd visit:
- Magic Kingdom on Saturday
- Epcot on Sunday
- Animal Kingdom on Monday
- Disney Studios on Tuesday
Now, you can choose your restaurants in or around those parks!
FYI: Animal Kingdom closes early so you can visit a resort restaurant
like Boma at Animal Kingdom Lodge or 1900 Park Fare at the Grand
Floridian, featuring Cinderella and Prince Charming!
If you don't have good luck with the Character Dining at Hollywood
& Vine at Disney Studios, consider taking the boat over to Beach
Club for its Cape May Character Breakfast. Epcot offers Princess meals
at Akershus (I like dinner because you get a picture package free, but
keep in mind the food may be a bit exotic) or the hibachi grill at
Teppan Edo or even the fun oompah band floor-show at Biergarten!
Magic Kingdom and the resorts around it provide ample opportunities for
fun meals. Even though it may be hard to get into Chef Mickey's,
Crystal Palace offers a lively parade with Pooh and his friends in the
park and the freshest buffet, in my opinion, on property.
If you need any more suggestions, just visit me through my bio page! Wishing y'all a magical vacation!
Whitney