Question about meal sharing/character meals

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mshanson3121

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• Jan 18, 2018

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Can you meal share at character meals, or does everyone need to use a credit for a character meal? Specifically at Crystal Palace or Hollywood & Vine?

 

supersnoop

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• Jan 18, 2018

• #2

mshanson3121 said:

Can you meal share at character meals, or does everyone need to use a credit for a character meal? Specifically at Crystal Palace or Hollywood & Vine?

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The deciding factor; is it a buffet? If so (and both your examples are) then everyone pays (with cash or credits).

I can’t think of any character meals that aren’t buffets.

 

SaintsManiac

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• Jan 18, 2018

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mshanson3121 said:

Can you meal share at character meals, or does everyone need to use a credit for a character meal? Specifically at Crystal Palace or Hollywood & Vine?

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No sharing.

 

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mshanson3121

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supersnoop said:

I can’t think of any character meals that aren’t buffets.

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Well played, Disney, well played.

 

DisBuckMan

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• Jan 18, 2018

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Cinderella's Royal Table isn't a buffet, but you pay individually regardless.
'Ohana and Garden Grill aren't buffets, but you also pay individually regardless.
BoG has a meet and greet with the Beast at dinner only, and is not a buffet.

But to reiterate what others have said...no sharing allowed at buffets and aycte meals. That would be really stupid on Disney's part. Family of 5? "We'll just share one buffet dinner".

 

_auroraborealis_

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• Jan 18, 2018

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Every character meal is a fixed cost.

 

Faldred

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• Jan 19, 2018

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You're paying admission to the character experience, and the meal is just an added bonus.

Also, add Bon Voyage breakfast as a non-buffet character meal.

 

LovesTimone

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• Jan 19, 2018

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No Sharing at the buffets, all you can eat spots, so they charge you for everyone 3 and up... If you are thinking about a character meal, breakfast is normally the least expensive.

 

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kaytieeldr

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• Jan 20, 2018

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mshanson3121 said:

Well played, Disney, well played.

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Well played for a common sense policy? Which (non-Disney) buffets allow meal sharing? That's not how a buffet/aycte works. That's not how any of this works.

 

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mshanson3121

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• Jan 21, 2018

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kaytieeldr said:

Well played for a common sense policy? Which (non-Disney) buffets allow meal sharing? That's not how a buffet/aycte works. That's not how any of this works.

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Heaven forbid someone make a joke.

 

_auroraborealis_

I like marshmallows. And adult beverages.

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Also, if you consider it basically dinner theater, regardless of meal, it also is common sense.

Imagine the party of 10 at Akershus ordering one child meal. It would happen.

 

marcyleecorgan

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• Jan 21, 2018

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Once you sit in a chair, you are paying for food. Regardless of if you eat it! And babies on laps have to be counted as well!

 

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kaytieeldr

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mshanson3121 said:

Heaven forbid someone make a joke.

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Jokes are funny.

 

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SirDuff

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• Jan 21, 2018

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kaytieeldr said:

Well played for a common sense policy? Which (non-Disney) buffets allow meal sharing? That's not how a buffet/aycte works. That's not how any of this works.

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Given the comment that the PP quoted, I assume the "well played" is commenting on the fact that all character meals are AYCTE/buffets, not the fact that none of the buffets allow meal sharing. Which is rather a smart move on WDW's part (and not just a "common sense policy".

 

mamamelody2

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• Jan 21, 2018

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SirDuff said:

Given the comment that the PP quoted, I assume the "well played" is commenting on the fact that all character meals are AYCTE/buffets, not the fact that none of the buffets allow meal sharing. Which is rather a smart move on WDW's part (and not just a "common sense policy".

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That's how I read it.

 

sharonabe

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• Jan 21, 2018

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mamamelody2 said:

That's how I read it.

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Me too.

 

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ArwenMarie

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• Jan 22, 2018

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_auroraborealis_ said:

Also, if you consider it basically dinner theater, regardless of meal, it also is common sense.

Imagine the party of 10 at Akershus ordering one child meal. It would happen.

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It would.

Look at the folks ordering one cup of coffee at BOG PPO for a whole table