Hey Meghan!
Did you see the crowd calendar changes for September yet?? It looks positively spectacular! Almost ALL 4's!!!!!
Sounds like a great trip. It shouldn't be near as hot as it was in June plus you get to go to the party.
Can't wait to hear about your eating plans. We did Cape May last month and really liked it.
I'm joining in!
Hey Meghan!
Did you see the crowd calendar changes for September yet?? It looks positively spectacular! Almost ALL 4's!!!!!
I can only imagine! 8s or 9s!
We still need to try Tutto Italia yet!
Coral Reef, we actually really enjoy and my DH picked it over Le Cellier to return to on our next trip. CRT--We ate there and it was just okay. We are really looking forward to 1900 PF!!
Although, he didn't warn me about how yucky the no sugar added cheesecake would be. I thought no sugar = low fat. Not making that mistake again! 
My opinion on restaurants (my favorite Disney topic!)...I love 50s Prime Time for lunch, it's almost the same menu, but cheaper...though if you're doing the DDP, I guess that doesn't matter! I like Cape May Cafe for breakfast and Kona for dinner or breakfast, I've yet to do lunch there!
I personally love Sci-Fi (had my bday dinner there in June) but Madison was a bit frightened by the old sci-fi movies. So, we won't be heading back there any time soon.Hi Meghan! How fun you're going back!!
I say go for CRT now while your DD is still young. She'll love it! Maybe you could do a girls only breakfast and save your DHs 2 credits for another meal for you both? But I'm sure DH would have fun at the Castle too!
Yak & Yeti is SO good. I really hope you give this one a try.
Mama Melrose is SO good too! We enjoyed the Fantasmic package as well.
We've been to the Garden Grill once. It's neat to be in a revolving restaurant (you hardly know it though!) We just didn't have a good experience. We barely saw our waiter and the characters rushed through every table. So I vote getting rid of this one.
Aw, we ate at the restaurant in Italy when it was still Alfredo's too.
I think Maddie would like the Coral Reef-especially if you get a table next to the glass!
Oh my gosh, CRT for dinner was one of our favorite meals in June! As you know, we are going back there for sure!
You know how much I love 1900 PF for dinner!
Of course you have to eat at Chef Mickey's! You know we always try to get that for our first night.
I cannot wait to try the Tonga Toast in a little over a week! I'll tell you how it is!
We've always enjoyed WCC. I think Maddie would have fun!
If you are thinking about doing the Hoop-Dee-Doo, then skip WCC.
I hope you get to do the Luau!
I think you should go over the menus of the places that you're on the fence about with Maddie and see what appeals/doesn't appeal to her and go from there.
We are thinking of MM too for the Fantasmic package and DD loves spaghetti
We thought about a few others on your list but we did not want to do a character meal everyday
Wow - that looks like a yummy list - I'd have a hard time deciding too. Good thing you have time!
Let's see, here are my personal thoughts on our experiences....
We are trying out Yak & Yeti this trip, mostly due to Tinkgurl's rave reviews on her TR.
We found 50's Prime Time Cafe to be okay. Good experience, but I think there are just more places that we would prefer to try out. Madison might be a perfect age for it though.
It's been a while since I've done Teppan Edo, but I usually enjoy Hibachi grills
We actually had a great experience at Coral Reef, partially because we had a great waiter who told us what to get (and what to avoid).
I ate in CRT before it went all character meals, so I'm not sure what it's like not. Loved being inside the castle though.
The Cape May Cafe was a decent buffet for dinner the year we went. I <3 the BC!
Chef Mickey's is always a fun breakfast! Love the mickey waffles!
We've done Kona a few times for dinner and have not been disappointeed yet. The sweet bread and macadamia nut butter is divine.
Ohana - love it for dinner. It's always a must for us, partially because DH is obsessed with the bananas foster bread pudding.
Those are the ones we've experience and I have a lot more on our wish list! I'm sure you'll be happy with whatever you decide because you are at Disney!
Out of all the places you haven't eaten yet I would HIGHLY recommend Kona (we've done breakfast), 'Ohana (we've done dinner) and WCC (we've done breakfast and dinner). We're trying the Spirit of Aloha show for the first time in July but tinkgurl's family loves it! We'll let you know how it is
Ohh also, we loved 50s PTC so much in December we're going back in July so I'd go with that one too!
They had a blast with the step-sisters! Nasty food!! Yuck! What a loud & crazy place. The kids did enjoy the place and thought it was hilarious when they were brought 12 bottles of ketchup, but I'm not sure they ate much of anything.
We've been to a lot of these. . .
Mama Melrose - had dinner there twice on the Fantasmic package. The first time was excellent. The second time was okay. The food is good, the atmosphere is great, but the service is always very slow. Plan to be in there at least 1 1/2 hours, if not more.
Garden Grille - We thought the food was not very good. But the character interaction was worth it. Lots of fun!
Coral Reef - Very good. But we didn't find it "great" so we haven't gone back . Definitely a must do at least once.
Crystal Palace - Awesome! We have had breakfast & dinner here. All very good. We like the breakfast a bit better. Always excellent service & characters!
Cape May - We did breakfast here once. It was good. Nothing like CP, but still good. Fun to see the characters in their beach attire. But we had a very rude waitress who kind of ruined the place for us.
1900 Park Fare - Had dinner here once. The food was okay. Not great by any means. But the characters were awesome! I figured it was the best "princess" meal to take my boys to since they have no interest in any of them!
Chef Mickey's - Always great! We have done breakfast and dinner. We like the dinner a little better. Always excellent service and great character interaction!
Kona Cafe - You must try the Tonga Toast!! We went here in November and loved it! We are going back next time! And the best part, the bill was only $40 for the 4 of us. So the 3 of you could eat for even less. You might want to pay OOP for this one.
Ohana - We did breakfast here once. Very good! Good food, good service, and fun character interaction!
WCC - Never again!
Hope that helps!
My DH really wants to try Yak & Yeti, so I can always let you know what we think when we get back. I'm also a little on the fence with going there. However, having said that, we almost always want an "asian food fix" so we typically hit up the Japan food stops for a quick hit.
