Episode 10: Chef Mickey’s & Goofy’s Kitchen
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Welcome to the 10th episode of the DFB Podcast!
In this episode we cover the latest Disney Food News, discuss popular character buffets (the food kind, not the singer-songwriter kind) at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, answer a few listener questions, and reveal the answer to our Episode 9 trivia question (AND debut a brand-new trivia question!)
For this episode’s main segment, AJ and Brad discuss the pros and cons of both the East Coast and West Coast’s arguably most popular character buffets: Chef Mickey’s at Walt Disney World and Goofy’s Kitchen at Disneyland. It’s positively telekinetic!
LISTENER QUESTIONS
Q: John H: When is the best time of day to visit a buffet? (We give 3 different answers on this!)
Q: Milly P: What’s the best Disney World resort to stay at from a food perspective?
TRIVIA:
In what restaurant’s code of conduct does it state: “Duels by cutlass or pistol shall be taken outside with witness. Ye witness must have one good eye.”?
More Fun Stuff From This Week’s Podcast
About the Picture: Why, it’s Chef Mickey himself, greeting you at Chef Mickey’s at the Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World.
More character buffets: Check out Choosing the Best Disney Character Meal and 11 Tips for Better Character Dining in Disney World for even more tips on having an aweseome character buffet experience!
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Another fun show. AJ articulately summarized my own opinion about alcohol in the MK. It doesn’t bother me, really. Pete Werner warned that this was a slippery slope, and I think that’s a fair concern. But I can’t see it expanding to Budweiser at Caseys at any time in the future. It seems easy that they’d keep the wines and beers unique and paired with food. I wouldn’t object to a 1 or 2 drink limit, either. But if you’re looking to keep folks with any alcohol in them out of MK, they are naive. Many a time I have monorailed over to the Poly for a couple pineapples filled with beverage, only to come back to stroll through the lands . . . even with that example, the Be Our Guest restaurant is a far cry from that. Wine/Beer as a menu item, food group.
I am going to say the Blue Bayou Restaurant in Disneyland.
Alcohol at Be Our Guest — no big deal. Since it’s only served at dinner, and only by the glass, what’s the big deal? Tradition…if that was the case then where’s Abe Lincoln?
AJ, you are an absolute delight to listen to.
Wonderful, warm voice, lovely laugh, delightful comments and helpful insights.
I suppose that’s completely obvious to any/every listener, but sometimes people don’t say things like that, so… there’s that.
Brad, uh, you’re okay, too (lol). Thanks for the tips, dude.
I totally agree about Chef Mickey’s. I knew what I was getting into when I booked it. I did it not for fab food but the experience of the thing. Oddly every time i hear that someplace is hard to book, I never once had a problem…Cindy’s being the exception and even that was a bonus cancelation event. Maybe i just had all the luck when i went last year…
This is the opinion of a non-drinker, so you can take from it what you will. I was very disappointed in the decision, but not outraged. I kind of agreed with Brad, in the sense of- it didn’t bring me to tears, I’m not calling Disney and vowing to never return, yet I just don’t see the purpose of it. I think people would love the ambiance with or without alcohol. I am just of the opinion that A)it was Walt’s request and b) even if it wasn’t, the WDW complex is a HUGE area, and you can get alcohol at just about every square inch of the property. What’s wrong with keeping one place dry?
That said, the people dining at Be Our Guest is going to be a very small percentage of the population, so for most of us, for all intents and purposes, it will still be the same tea-totaling place we all know and love. My concern is that this will be the gateway restaurant so to speak, and it will be commonplace at other restaurants…I mean come on Liberty Tree Tavern has the word “Tavern” in it. In order for the atmosphere to be “authentic,” they have to serve beers, right? I am being silly, but I think you get the point.
John G — I think you’re right that there have been plenty of guests in the Magic Kingdom who have either had alcohol before going, or have snuck in alcohol. I doubt BoG will bring a noticeable difference to the park in terms of wandering drunks.
Marc — Hmm… good point!
Phil — That’s a good one!
Joel — Thank you for your kind comments and for listening!!
Bret — Sounds like it’s time to play the lottery!
Melissa — Thanks so much for your comments!
I have just recently started following your podcasts.(About 4 days ago!) I have listened to all 10 episodes in that time. I really love what you two are doing! I was aware of subgroup of Disney Fanatics walking among us. But you can’t imagine my joy to find an even smaller group of Disney Foodies! Thank you for all of your work and please don’t stop now. I am already packing for my next trip to WDW at the end of November. And I am looking forward to visiting some of these choices that you two point out to us.
See you in Disney!
Hey guys – LOVE your podcast. Very entertaining. When you were talking about Goofy’s kitchen and the distance from Disneyland Park, I think I yelled “Take the monorail” about eight times at the radio – but you finally mentioned it AJ! Phew! I didn’t think you heard me for a second there! 😉
Question for you guys – you made some not-so-great comments about 1900 Park Fare… I KNOW you guys aren’t too keen on buffets, but is 1900 really that bad? We have a breakfast ADR there for January because my daughter (7 years old) is really into Alice – we were going to let her wear her Alice dress to breakfast that morning. Now I’m worried…
I just recently found your DFB Podcasts and I’m in the process of listening to them all. One quick point- we need more Podcasts! AJ is a delight to listen to, and I also like having a man’s opinion from Brad.
As for this Podcast, on our last trip (10 days) we did Chef Mickey’s twice- once for dinner and once for breakfast. It can be a little crazy crowd-wise, but with 3 nephews and nieces under the age of 10 on the trip, they enjoyed the character dining. Don’t get me wrong, I did too
The food was good and the atmosphere was fun- overall a good experience, and one that I wouldn’t hesitate to do again.
Thanks guys for making the listening fun!