50’a Prime Time Café Review

On a scale of 1 - 5 

Food - 5

Experience - 5

Location - 5

This place is one of my top three favorite places to dine on Disney property. The food is great but the experience is just so much fun! Prime Time happens to holds one of my favorite Disney memories. The first thing you have to understand about the Prime Time is they have a shtick. Some of the servers here are better at this than the others but I've never had a bad time here. You will be asked to do things like set the table and they will make a big deal if you clean your plate!

So I must tell you a story to truly illustrate how much fun this place can be. A few years ago we went here for my husband’s birthday and it was his first visit here. Now he doesn’t really like it when a restaurant staff makes a fuss about his birthday. This day the planets aligned perfectly and I pulled off what may have been the ideal birthday scheme. As we were being led to our table I secretly whispered to the hostess that it was his birthday. When our waitress came to the table, she flipped the basket full of napkins and silverware down in front of him and said “Ok Birthday boy, set the table!” My husband responds, “As a matter of fact it is my birthday.” Well this couldn’t have gone better because at that moment I realize he thinks that her calling him Birthday Boy is part of the shtick! I’m off the hook! Throughout our lunch the waitress continues to give him a really tough time. He’s completely perplexed as to why she keeps picking on him. My husband then orders the fried chicken, which comes with collard greens. My husband refuses to eat green things or anything that might be considered a vegetable. Now my husband is a pretty good-sized fellow but when he realizes that our waitress is going to notice that he didn’t touch his vegetables, he suddenly seems fearful of our little petite waitress. So, he does what every kid does! He scatters the greens and then throws the chicken bones over them and then throws his napkin over the chicken bones. I just know this isn’t going to go well for him. Sure enough, she is on to him. She picks up his fork, removes the napkin, moves the chicken bones, and pushes all those greens together. Then she tells him she knows he didn’t even have a single bite! He makes excuses but she comes in with a scoop full of greens and does the airplane. I am laughing so hard at this moment I am practically laid out in the booth! I have never been able to make him do anything especially eat something he didn’t want to. I couldn’t even believe he let her do that. She let the whole room know he ate his greens too! I’ve never laughed like this in my entire life. Truly one of the most fun experiences I’ve had.

So let’s talk about the food! The Prime Time serves mostly good ole fashioned meals like fried chicken, pot roast, chicken pot pie, etc. They do offer sandwiches and salads as well as a fish option. You have to come here hungry! I don’t suggest you do the Prime Time Café in the middle of a really hot day. You are going to leave here stuffed with that pleasant pain of a fantastic meal. I’m a fan of the pot roast. I would consider myself a pot roast connoisseur and I find the Prime Time’s spectacular! The pot roast is just tender enough but not mushy, the veggies are crisp, the mashed potatoes are just right. I’m a fan! There are two treats I really come here for though – the peanut butter and jelly shake and the s’mores dessert. A lot of people grimace at the mention of a peanut butter and jelly shake but I promise you must try this! In fact, if you are only going to treat yourself once on your Disney visit THIS IS IT! Totally worth every little calorie! The s’mores are also brilliant! In fact I’ve taken their idea and made them at home regularly. A simple graham cracker topped with a chocolate bar and marshmallow toasted in the oven. Simple yet something we all love! Plus you get to choose your dessert through a viewmaster as demonstrated by friend Scottie in the photo!

Don't forget to mind your manners here and keep your elbows off the table! I seem to get in trouble for that one every time but I ALWAYS clean my plate!

Chef Mickey's Review

On a scale of 1 - 5
Character Interaction - 3
Food - 2.5
Location - 4

After our recent visit to Chef Mickey's I will make it a point to never review a restaurant until after at least 2 visits. My husband and I first snagged a reservation for this popular Character Breakfast 12/25/09. This is one of the most sought after Disney Dining experiences and I felt quite accomplished getting a reservation for Christmas Day! Our first experience was really pretty bad. I couldn't figure out what all the hoopla was about. This isn't the only place Mickey puts in an appearance. The food was boring and offered only a few interesting desserts. The characters were all over the place and seemed to have no visit plan to the tables. I felt like we were here forever. Because there was no clear track the characters were taking, children were running after them and preventing them from getting to the next table.
Our second visit on 11/14/10 was a bit better.
Character Interaction - 3 -  I think they could run it better. We could barely make it back and forth to the buffet for seeing a character coming our way. They first told us we would have time to eat before the characters came to visit but this wasn't the case. Other venues (Tusker House, Cape May) time this better. I like character interactions but I like eating too! The characters here are clearly in a hurry and there isn't much time for multiple photographs. They do have a fun little party time where the characters get kids to twirl their napkins in the air and dance to the music.
Food - 2.5 - I think I am being generous adding my half here. This breakfast is the standard fair - cereal bar, cheap bacon, eggs, mini Mickey waffles, mini pancakes, and such. There was some pretty delicious bacon & cheese hashbrown casserole. There was one omelet option and a breakfast pizza for kids. There are also some dessert offerings like rice crispy treats, ice cream, and such. For the price I'd like some real bacon and not that thin cheap stuff.
Location - 4 - This restaurant is located in the Contemporary hotel. It is conveniently located on the monorail line. This is great if you are trying to get to the Magic Kingdom or even Epcot. Parking here is easy as well if you know where you are going! One must enter the Magic Kingdom parking gate through the farthest right gate possible and then get all the way over to head to the Contemporary.

Due to the popularity of this breakfast, expect to wait! It can take 15 or 20 minutes just to get through the check in line. If you are in a hurry then get here early. Be aware that there are no characters here for lunch, only breakfast & dinner.
In summary, this is not my favorite Disney Character Dining experience. If it's the only reservation you can snag then go for it. I'm always up to see my favorite pal!

Another Current Favorite Thing!

"I don't know about all of you but I was going through a ridiculous amount of plastic water bottles. When I saw a show about the trash piles in the ocean and that most of it was plastic I felt really bad about my excessive consumption. As a business traveler I was probably consuming more than most I'm sure since I didn't have access to my home filtration system on the road. I can't bare the thought of killing a dolphin with my lousy water bottle! So, in August a friend gave me the perfect solution as a gift! The Water Bobble! I was so excited about the idea of it yet a bit skeptical about how well it would work. Bottled water made me a water snob! I didn't want to drink water if it was going to taste funky! The Water Bobble changed everything! I was really quite surprised how good of a job it does. Now I take this with me wherever I go and just fill my bottle from the tap! I honestly think this product would change the world if we all used it! Personally, I wish I sold them myself because everyone who sees it asks me what it is! When I tell them, the next question is always "where can I get one?" Magical Water and not killing the ocean definitely makes for a Favorite Thing!

A current Favorite Thing!

I have terrible allergies so I am always looking for products that smell good but aren't too strong. As the dry season is upon us I went searching for a new moisturizer. I'm like a lotion junkie! I can't stand to be without it. I am delighted with this new Johnson's baby creamy oil cocoa & shea butter! I know it's marketed for babies but I am really in love with this stuff! It moisturizes like an oil but without the sticky greasy feeling. I love how soft it makes my skin feel and it really lasts all day. It also smells delightful! The scent is faint in comparison to most body products and not perfume at all. It reminds me of summer which is delightful when it is chilly outside! I previously was using Aveda Replenishing Moisturizer ($23). A great product but rather expensive for everyday use. I am delighted to find a moisturizer at under $6 that is every bit as good! Magical moisturizer!

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