Goofy's Kitchen Character Dinner FULL EXPERIENCE | Is it Worth It?
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- We went to Goofy's Kitchen at the Disneyland Hotel for the very first time. Is it worth it? This was our first character meal at the Disneyland Resort and specifically this is Dinner Review.
We'll walk you through the whole character dining experience, what you can expect, show you every food item on the menu that's available, talk about what characters you'll see, pricing, and more.
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Goofys kitchen is definitely a must on a bday! This is the reason I want to take my daughter again next year for her birthday. They made her feel like the most special girl in the world and she loved it, can’t stop talking about it ❤️
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We are at the airport now, just coming back from our Disneyland trip. We went to Goofy's Kitchen a week ago as it is a tradition every time we go to the parks. To me, it's never worth it but my kids absolutely love it and always say it's their favorite restaurant in the world, so I continue to pay for it every time.
That's my favorite place I just My favorite place
We stayed at the Disneyland hotel last month and at 3:00 the characters from Goofy's Kitchen came into the hotel lobby and would meet with any guests in the lobby. It was a fun surprise for us and our youngest daughter loved it!
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Every penny invested in this type of restaurant is worth it, it is a memory for a lifetime.
We have enjoyed the castle with the princesses, Winnie and his friends, Chef Mickey, among others and seeing our daughter happy makes us as a family happy.
Orlando is excellent for this type of celebration.
Your dreams come true
**You avoid standing in line to take a photo with the characters.
PS; On our list to visit Disney Tokyo and Disney Hong Kong
We already know the other 4
Love all of your videos! Thanks for all the Disney tips! 🐭
Awesome - thanks so much for this! Really appreciate the full review, and your honest opinions :)
Loved this place on vacation last month. Such a fun time for my kids !
I've always wondered about this place..Thanks for covering this and happy birthday to James!
Thanks for the videos. They help so much.
Food looks great thank you for the review !!
Goofy's kitchen is a must for my family we we go with our little ones! We love it
Goofy kitchen My favorite place I just love it so much
I went to Disneyland on the 4th of July and your tips saved my visit I rode all the rides I wanted to ride and more thank you for all the tips you’ve given us!
Aww. Happy birthday to James!!! 🎉🎂🥳
Great video, as always! Also, thank you sooo much for showing how to get to the restaurant. My sister and I have always wondered how to get there from Downtown Disney. Thanks to you, now we know! 😁
Thank you for your video! We love Goofy's Kitchen!
Yay! We are going next week for my son’s 10th bday as well and was dying to see your review! Keep up the great work!
We plan on trying this on our first Disneyland trip in November. This video helped a lot. Thanks for showing all the food in detail.
My granddaughter celebrated her 5th birthday there and loved it! She got to help wish another child happy birthday as well and made a new friend! 🥰
I have enjoyed watching all of your videos. You have such a sweet family. Thank you for bringing the magic to us
Love this!
It’s really the experience with the characters that make Goofy’s kitchen worth it for a special occasion. I think James enjoyed himself and Benjamin’s enthusiasm and the joy on his face made it truly a memorable splurge. The food actually looked delicious IMO.
Eeekk our first trip to Disney is tomorrow. Your videos have really helped with my planning 🎉 thank you
So excited to watch! I was hoping you would review soon! We’re going in September for my sons 5th birthday, booked with get a way with your code! Can’t wait ! Love your channel ! 🥳
Thank you! Hope you have a great time!
LOVE these vids!! I’m 18 weeks pregnant and binge watching this channel while resting!!! Excited to bring my baby to Disney world 💙💙💙 when he is hmm maybe 1 or 2!!!
I appreciate the review! We’re doing Goofy’s Kitchen our arrival day for dinner on Aug 6!!! And we’re celebrating 5 birthdays within the month, and my 40th birthday falls during our trip!!!! It’s definitely our birthday pick lol!
Great review, you just sold me Goofys Kitchen.
And now I have a craving for some grilled pineapple🍍
I love the character meals. It’s so magical.
I love Goofy's kitchen. I went when I was going up each time we went with my parents and loved it. Now I take my family of four each time we go to Disneyland for the experience. 🎉❤ Never a dull moment. It is a little pricey and mostly pays for the character dining in my experience as an adult haha but as a kid and my kids now it was dope all around lol.
I loved going to Goofys Kitchen both times I went! I've always been waiting for your review for Goofys Kitchen
We were excited to check it out for the first time!
I thought about going last year when we were there, but my kids are teens now and when the characters come to the table I would have had to do all the talking and it’s just too stressful for me 😅. But the food does look good. And James and Benjamin looked so happy, it think James will never forget his 10th birthday! 🩷🥳
@@MBFF-if7yu I am very awkward with characters. I never know what to say. Even to the ones who can talk back. 😅
@@SoCalDisneyDad 😂
How fun! Benjamin’s laugh after Pluto licked him was the best 😂
Great video! We went recently we had a great time definitely worth it. The food was delicious. It is a must especially for a birthday celebration. We ordered the white chocolate birthday cake one of the best cakes I ever had! Worth the price.
I agree, I love that place! Once when we were there they had Cruella DeVil coming around to the tables. She was great too! Can’t wait to eat there again.
I just had the warm chocolate chip cookie, the angry dog, and the boysen apple slushy based on your recommendations. They were all really good! Your videos and tips about rides and rope drop have helped our trip so much. Thank you!
This was really helpful for us in deciding if we go there, and it was great to see your kids having fun!
I agree about the PB/J pizza… no thanks! 😂
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the only character dining our family went to was the Story Book Dining in Epcot to meet the princess's :) and also Pooh and Friends in Disney World :)
This is the character breakfast we haven’t done - thanks for covering this! We like Plaza Inn but there was always a line to see Minnie and she doesn’t roam around and no Mickey of course. Storytellers was better - we had both Mickey and Minnie and they spent time at each table.
Happy Birthday, James!
Thank you for the video
I’m SO glad you guys finally made it to a character dining! We’ve done all three (and me and my youngest two kids have done the princess breakfast) and we loved goofy’s kitchen. It’s such a fun party environment.
I would add to say that character dining is a great way to have some Disney in your trip if you don’t go to the parks. Our last trip we drove to San Diego and on our way back we stopped in Anaheim and did downtown Disney and finished at Goofy’s kitchen. It’s a great way to have a little Disney magic if a trip to the parks isn’t in the budget
That is an awesome point. A great way to enjoy the pixie dust without a park ticket.
Storytellers Cafe, been there but dinner time no characters, food is phenomenal 👍
Again, happy birthday james!!!🥳🎉🎁🎂🎈
My 13 year old still loves it! we love the food. blows my mind this was your first time!
I have done both Goofys Kitchen and Minnie's Breakfast and have enjoyed both. Yes, it's expensive but you're paying for the fun and the characters. I do recommend both. So glad it was a great birthday dinner. 😊
Im so happy you made this video🎉 Im planning my first time visit to Disneyland and I told my husband we should eat with the Caracthers at the park and hotels. Plus we are celebrating 2 Bdays🎉
Im doing the math with all the food that we are going to eat only Disneyland 4 days including Breakfast, Luch & Dinner for 3 people the total cost is more than 1,ooo$ This does not incluide tax or tips. Only price food.
I have on my list Goffys Kitchen twice for Breackfast so Im so happy for this video.
Thank You ❤🎉
Special thing for a birthday for sure!! Also, pineapple with cinnamon in the air fryer is really good!
Goofy’s Kitchen is a classic restaurant!
4:19 I LOVE THAT CRÈME BRÛLÉE. I had the huge buffet and ate those , my belly felt so complete after lol
That looks like such fun with the kids! We have done Cinderellas castle, Polynesian breakfast and garden grill character meals at WDW, but the food here actually looks pretty good 👍🏻
I went to Disneyland for my first near the end of march this year and i stayed at the Disneyland hotel and we did goofys kitchen even though we didnt have any kids in our party i loved it especially when the characters came to the table
We like Minnie's Character breakfast at the Plaza Inn. It's breakfast food which we love and there are a lot more characters roaming around and in less time.
Love Goofy's kitchen. Went for dinner once with family about 5 years ago, and wasn't a huge fan, but seeing what y'all had for offerings I think I need to go back. However, I absolutely love their Breakfast options. It's one of those things we do when we can afford it.
We went back last year and I have to say, as someone with a dairy sensitivity, they're sorbet was delicious !It was a strawberry sorbet that you could tell was made fresh.
Also, I really suggest Minnie's Character breakfast at the plaza is pretty great. You see characters not often seen at other character breakfasts. From Hook, to all the Pooh characters, max and goofy, chip and dale, the mice from Cinderella and more. If your family ever has a chance to go, I highly recommend!
Love the video thank you. I was wondering if you need to pay extra for the birthday cupcake
@@bcroz7573 not for the cupcake, no. But a lot of people opted for the full Mickey celebration cake, and that costs like $39. But the cupcake is free.
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I’d like to know if there will be a Disney world ride guide and roughly when it will come out + happy birthday James sorry I’m a bit late
To me it looks like a nicer version of school dinners😅😅😅
Looks like a good time
the only character meal i have ever did was the asurfs up breakfast back at the Pardice Pirer Hotel before the hotels retheme and great maple.
Next visit I need to take the kiddos to try. The roasted pineapple sold me more. The hubby and I just ate lunch at Brasao Brazilian steakhouse here in Texas and the roasted pineapple with cinnamon and sugar is amazing
I like doing character meals. So many food options there. I have done The Plaza Inn twice. They have lots of characters. That's the only one I have done. It's a good way to meet characters if you have limited time. And don't want to wait in long lines. But it is expensive, I agree. But so much fun.
If we do another one, it’ll probably be Plaza. Might try to do that before we do the Food Guide for 2025.
Yum! 🎉
So glad you took James to Goofy's for his birthday! I heard you guys say you've been to Storytellers but not the character breakfast. But I was gonna say, if you love breakfast food (I know you love those Mickey waffles), I think Goofy's breakfast/brunch is way better than dinner!! So definitely do that next time!!
I've been to Goofy's a couple of times recently and Storyteller's as well, though it's been over 5 yrs since we've been to Storyteller's. It definitely wasnt as lively as Goofy's.. but it makes sense that it would feel more upscale to match the vibe of the Grand Californian. They didnt do any of that fun stuff with the characters parading around as you twirl your towels. Also, their characters are more critter based so Mickey & Minnie weren't even there but Chip & Dale were.
Also, they are great with food allergies! They can have the chef come out and walk you through the buffet to let you know what's safe for you to eat. We requested vegan desserts for the kids and they brought a whole plate variety! Unfortunately it was for the palate of an adult 🤪
Character dining is a great way to guarantee meeting the classic characters all in one place and not having to wait in line! My kids definitely loved it! But it's def a splurge 🤑
Hello I was wondering if you guys will be at Disneyland or
DCA on July 27th and 28th
I'm not sure yet. I know we'll be there the 23rd, but we haven't gotten too much further into our planning yet.
We went a few weeks ago in June for our daughter’s birthday and I agree with almost all of the video’s opinions. We enjoyed it - but it did not live up to our expectations.
1st the atmosphere of the buffet is fun and the entrance with Goofy but the dining space feels cafeteria like. It’s a big restaurant and doesn’t really “feel” like a typical Disney themed space.
2nd You seemed to have a lively server but ours and those around us felt tired and try hard. Everyone seemed to be celebrating their Birthday and the song and lack of enthusiasm by the cast was obvious.
3rd We had lots more character visits than it seems you did. We had lots of visits!
4th Kids love it and it’s a great opportunity for them to start with desert and eat like a kid! I loved the Samores and PB&J Pizza - that’s the best part of Goofy’s Kitchen.
5th Getting there especially with the construction really feels like you have walked forever and left the park. We cheated in through the Hotel Gate but it is a big walk from either park.
Great Review - we need to sponsor more like this! 🎉
Minnie came by twice before Chip, and then Chip got called away right before he reached our table and then he never came back after the dance song. So we missed out on him.
So yeah, we only got visits from 3 characters in total.
As you said nearly everybody was having a birthday. At least 75% of the table.
I did a character dining many many years ago but it was in the grand Californian I think. It was meh...
Goofys kitchen looks far better! I personally love buffets. I like being able to get my $ worth. Looks like they had a wide variety for all flavor palates! That's awesome.
That ones the Storyteller's Breakfast.
Great video Traver and happy birthday James! Could you tell me what exactly makes that price so high? Is it the food or the service from characters?
Character meals are always priced higher but it makes it fun for a celebratory meal
@@SoCalDisneyDad Great thanks! I’m older now and having a meal there without younger people would be a bit awkward but when I used to go when I was younger I loved it.
It’s definitely a one a done event with the cost… we enjoyed it though. I have heard plaza inn character is top notch… but I never wanted to miss park time… vs goofys or story tellers you can do on a dinner night before the park days. Especially us that come from out of state. ❤
That's one of the best benefits of the hotel restaurants, not sacrificing park time. We want to try Plaza next, but it'll be a few months. Maybe for Benjamin's birthday.
@@SoCalDisneyDad I don’t blame you! For our family of 5 my husband about died of a heart attack with the price!😂
When is the best time to see world of color? First showing or second showing?
Either, though the 2nd one might be slightly less crowded. Just make sure to grab a virtual queue for it to get the better viewing areas.
Thanks for this! I'd love to go for our visit in September but it doesn't look very friendly for people who can't have any milk ingredients. If it was just me, I wouldn't care, but both kids would be very disappointed since they are in the same situation.
@@Tygmaa you might want to contact Disney via their chat. They often will work with allergies. They might be able to cook you something in the back at your request.
@SoCalDisneyDad That would be an amazing option!! Thank you. I will.
My family did the character breakfast at Ohana at the Polynesian. It cost about $200 for a family of 4. It was fun to do once, but not worth it. Also it felt very rushed and the service was not very good. But I do have great pics of my kids with Lilo and stitch, and Mickey and Pluto.
We spent more than that after tip for dinner at Ohana and it didn’t have characters. I’m not sure what the food is like at breakfast, but dinner was fantastic.
New sub here! We are 4.5 hours away from Orlando and we go to Disney World all the time... however, we will be in Vegas and L.A. in a few weeks to do Universal for SNW and Disneyland...
How are Disneyland crowds during the week this summer? We plan to go on 7/24 with park-hopper and possibly Genie, but I'm not sure since at Disneyland you can only book upon entry if not staying at a Disney resort 😢
With that being said, do you think the difference is noticeable enough to go? & we are staying at Hotel Burbank so not close...
Thanks in advance for any advice. I love your videos and Happy Belated Birthday to your son!
@@simpleandsweetshares2174 you can pre-purchase Genie+ without staying on property. You just have to do it at the point of purchasing your ticket. But Disneyland goers don’t use it as much as WDW so don’t worry. There’s plenty of availability and it does not run out early. There’s no 7 AM booking here. No one, on property or not, can book a reservation until they are physically scanned into the park.
I think you’ll be fine and will have an awesome visit all the same.
@@simpleandsweetshares2174 Just one heads up, though. The day you are coming is the first day Genie+ is renamed as Lightning Lane Multi Pass. So there’ll be all new terminology. Same thing, but you’ll be looking at different wording on the app.
@@SoCalDisneyDad I don't know how I almost missed this, but awesome feedback and advice!! Thank you sooo much for the detailed response. I absolutely cannot wait!! So glad I found your channel 💃
Is it necessary to purchase a birthday cake in your opinion? That birthday cupcake looked great and good enough for me plus the bday cakes at Disney are expensive!
We didn't buy a cake. Though I saw others who did. We couldn't have eaten it, though. I would really only do it if you plan to take it back to the room and eat it as a snack in the evenings or something.
Thank you so much for letting me know! I’ll definitely opt for the beautiful bday cupcake like the one your son got and for everyone else they can grab something from the buffet. I have been binge watching you guys for all the amazing tips since we’ll be there next week for three days! You guys are awesome!
We bought the cake and it was a mistake due to all the deserts they had. We took it back to the room but it needed to be refrigerated as it is a light sponge cake.
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Civpower or something. The link is in the video description.
Ooh! I'm going to Goofy's Kitchen this upcoming Monday (for my Birthday) dinner! I'm vegan, would I need to talk to the chef prior (in advance) about request veganized items?
I would, yes. It never hurts to have a conversation with the chef for special requests.
Is it all you can eat.
Yes. A big buffet.
5:26 crudite, pronounced like "crew-de-tay"
It was ok my daughter liked it but we don't have to go back she didn't care for the characters when she is eating 😅
$200 for not a luxury meal or experience is so crazy. Youd get fineee dining for that in the uk. Hahaa
Tell me about it. There's a reason we haven't done it up until now. I just can't justify the cost when I can get a perfectly good meal for my whole family in the park for under $50. Hawaii is worse. Even their "quick service" is $80+ for a family of 4.
Honestly, it looked like generic buffet food which is a little disappointing considering the price!
For the price it doesnt appear like the food selection is worth it. Seems like youre mostly paying for the character meets and even then only having 4 or 5 there doesnt make it seem worthwhile. Especially since you can run into more in Fantasy Land typically.
There’s chicken strips
@megastarwarsrocks99 that, pizza, mac n cheese and the corn dog nuggets really seemed like the best part
@@Bswing520 those are the best parts of any restaurant
We thought all the main food was phenomenal. It looked great. Good selection. Very delicious. The only things we DIDN'T get were the basic American fare like chicken, pizza, and mac 'n cheese.
If that's all you're interested in, this is definitely not the restaurant for you. McDonald's outside the park is much more affordable.
Really tired of watching people feed their face….
@cthulhu5101 Good thing I didn’t eat a single thing on camera then.
The pizzas were served to look like a hidden Mickey!
Took our daughter to this place. Definitely one of those things you try ones for splurge reasons, and that one time should be good enough. Cough*cough* lookin at you din tai fung with your overpriced small portions 🫣
@@HiSteOfMnd we are going to find out about that on Monday. 😅