Disney World Dining With Baby and Toddler: Restaurants They Will Love

Last reviewed: October 2026

Disney World has so many amazing food options. If I'm going to be honest, one of the things I look forward to the most on our Disney World trips is the food. I agonize over which restaurants I want to book.

Throwing a toddler into those plans can change where you decide to eat while at Disney World. While every restaurant will have kid-friendly options (This is Disney World after all), some are better than others for your little one. Character meals are a fantastic option with little ones. These are my personal favorites at the parks!

Can You Reserve Character Dining With a Toddler?

Yes. Book your table for your whole party, toddler included. Disney highly recommends a confirmed dining reservation for the total number of guests, regardless of age, at any in-park table service restaurant. Theme park reservations may also be required, based on your ticket. Character meals are the ones I'd book first with little ones.

What Are the Best Character Meals for Toddlers?

My favorite character meals with a toddler are Crystal Palace (Winnie the Pooh and friends), The Garden Grill (Chip and Dale), Hollywood and Vine (Minnie Mouse and friends), Tusker House (Donald Duck and friends) and Cinderella's Royal Table (princesses, inside the castle). Every restaurant has kid-friendly options, but character meals are a fantastic option with little ones.

Magic Kingdom Picks

Cinderella's Royal Table

While this restaurant is on the pricey side (You will have to use 2 table service credits with the dining plan, and it's a fixed price menu. So no sharing plates) it is such a fun experience. You eat inside the castle. You meet multiple princesses. The food is delicious. They even have a wishing star ceremony for the kids that involve fairy wands and swords.

Be Our Guest

This is (in my opinion) the best-themed restaurant. If you even remotely enjoy Beauty and the Beast you will want to check out this restaurant. Falling snow, a ballroom, the West Wing... it is beautiful. Lunch and dinner are both prix fixe table service and each cost 2 table service credits. Either meal is a great option. You might even see the Beast stroll through the dining room!

Crystal Palace

This is a character meal with the Winnie the Pooh characters. This is a buffet meal, so the menu can change. The location is lovely, and right off of Main Street U.S.A. You might even be able to get a glimpse of the parade if you are eating at the right time. As you can see, my brother and sister in law LOVED this restaurant even more than their daughter!

Epcot

The Garden Grill

I think this is one of the most underrated restaurants that I have been to. I was able to get a last minute reservation here, and I was shocked at how not busy it was when I went. Because it was fantastic. This is a character meal in Epcot located in the Land Pavilion. The restaurant rotates slowly during your meal. Part of the time you get a view of the Living With The Land attraction, which is a ton of fun. Chip and Dale are the main characters at this meal, and they are two of my favorites. They were sweet with my baby but played with my older boys by stealing their handheld fan and running around with it. The food is family style and my entire family enjoyed it.

Hollywood Studios

Hollywood and Vine

This restaurant is fun and does great character meals. You can meet Minnie Mouse and friends at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Minnie does seasonal themed "parties" all day. This is a buffet meal, and always a big winner with the little ones.

Animal Kingdom

The Tusker House

This is a buffet meal featuring Donald Duck and friends. I really enjoyed this restaurant a lot. There was a lot of variety with our buffet, which was nice. I'm an adventurous eater, but my kids... not so much. Also, Donald is one of my favorite characters. He was playfully pushy (in his Donald Duck way) and shoved my son out of the way so he could sign his autograph book "Donald, #1" when we met him, and we still laugh about it today.

Happy eating! And see you in the parks!

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See you at the parks,
-Julie