The Crystal Palace

Pros: good location, reasonably good breakfast food, made to order omelets
Cons: iffy service, poor character interactions, tasteless food at dinner. kicked out before finished first time

I had a terrible time at the Crystal Palace during my first trip to Disney World. The only buffet inside the Magic Kingdom and home to character dining with Winnie the Pooh and friends, I had really been looking forward to my meal but just about ...

Pros: good food, lots of choices, Pooh characters are great
Cons: expensive

We love to visit the Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida, but in our experience it is the park where we have the hardest time finding food that we actually enjoy. On our last three trips, we have eaten a late breakfast at the Crystal Palace, ...

Pros: Food is tasty, hot, and plentiful. Dine in MK before it opens.
Cons: Expensive, character interaction not as good as other restaurants.

On Tuesday, November 21st, my family and I had breakfast at the Crystal Palace, a buffet restaurant located inside the Magic Kingdom at Disney World. We had scheduled a “Keys to the Kingdom” tour, and we thought that it would be fun to eat breakfast in ...

Pros: Fabulous french toast and omlets, one of the lower-priced character meals, Magic Kingdom location.  
Cons: Sub-par character interaction,

Yes, I'm a grown-up, but that doesn't mean I can't act like a kid when visiting Walt Disney World.  In this spirit, mr_chelledun and I obtained reservations for one of the resort's oldest character meals - the Crystal Palace.  This ...

Pros: Excellent Service, Friendly Characters, One of the better buffets
Cons: We should have waited and done this later in our trip.

On our trip to Disney in October 2007, we did several of the character meals since the trip was all about having a blast for the kids. The Crystal Palace was our first Disney Dining experience, as suggested by one of my friends because of this ...

Pros: Great breakfast and dinner, Pooh and friends
Cons: Expensive, lunch is only average

No trip to Disney World would be complete for our family until we've taken in a character meal. One of our favorites places to dine is The Crystal Palace in the Magic Kingdom. Getting There is Half the Fun! At the end of Main Street USA ...

Pros: Character dining, all you care to eat buffet
Cons: Lack of flavor, busy atmosphere

We were hesitant about going to this restaurant because our kids have outgrown the Pooh theme, but we were interested in the buffet so we went for dinner on our last day at Disney.  Character dinners are very popular at Disney so ...

Pros: fun dining experience, good food
Cons: hard to go to buffet and not miss the characters

The Crystal Palace turned out to be a really fun place to dine while in the Magic Kingdom. We had never dined here in the past but since we signed up for the Disney Dining Plan, we had to pick a sit down meal for each day. We chose the Crystal Palace ...

Pros: Delicious food, awesome location, and characters!
Cons: I always eat way too much!

If dining with characters is your idea of a good time at Disney World, then Crystal Palace is the place for you! Especially if you’re a fan of Winnie the Pooh and Friends! During your dining experience, Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, and Piglet will make the ...

Pros: You get to see characters with out waiting in line.
Cons: I can't think of one con, our visit was fantastic.

My husband and I took our baby girl to The Crystal Palace to celebrate her 1st birthday. It was fantastic! I loved everything about the place. The characters were great, the food was yummy and the service was fantastic. All the characters came to our table, some came by twice. Because we called in advance and told them we were celebrating a special birthday they had a card signed by all (the Pooh gang) and a tiny little cake just for our special girl. It was a day to remember and the Crystal Palace staff made it extra special.