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Artist Point Snow White meal - How long was your meal?
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TheGuyThatMakesSwords
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ummm - one correction? This is not a Signature meal - it is a one DDP point CHARACTER meal.
Ok, Paying out of pocket so DDP doesn't matter to me, but might to someone else reading.
correcaminos
Well-Known Member
Boats ran about every 20 mins or so for the direct route. I'd skip the boat if timing is tight.An hour. That's not bad actually. might actually give me and extra 20 minutes than I had planned on. Might even be able to use the boats from Wilderness Lodge to Contemporary and get there by 7:30 or so.
Yeah, I'm planning on a MinnieVan for the fastest turnaround time and even attempting to schedule the pickup time.
Just Dopey and Grumpy.
Tuvalu
Premium Member
I posted these comments on my current trip report.
My adult daughter and I dined at Artist Point on June 10th.
We received notification that our table was ready and proceeded to the host stand inside Artist Point. I couldn’t help but glance up at all the trees. The “forest” was very pretty and successfully created a Storybook atmosphere.
We were guided through the center of the restaurant, past the meeting area of the Wicked Queen. We felt this was an odd location for the meet and greet. (Picture a wedding banquet room with a dance floor in the middle with the Wicked Queen in the center of the floor.) The Wicked Queen was holding court and there were families lined up to see her ~ but our host curtly told us to wait until after we’d eaten to go meet the Queen.
Upon arrival at our window table the loud refrain of Silly Song began to blast through speakers, which startled us! The tree lights began to blink and change color, and Snow White, Dopey and Grumpy began to clap and dance among the tables. We were surprised by the performance.
We were also surprised to have “Stay in your seats” mentioned to us several times, both by our host and our server. We are two adult women ~ did they think we were going to run amok through the restaurant? The command left us so flustered that we were afraid to even stand up when the characters visited our table.
At some point the characters (Snow White, Dopey and Grumpy) went backstage. We know this because each one ceremoniously re-entered the dining room with a (loud) musical intro. We aren’t good at making conversation with characters yet none of them hurried to move on from us, or from families at other tables. The interactions were heartfelt, not obligatory. A definite plus in the dining experience!
I ordered the Prime Rib. It (and the accompanying popover) was delicious. My daughter's chicken was nothing special. Though we weren’t real excited about the dessert selections (Miner’s Treasure, Gooseberry Pie, ‘Poison’ Apple) we did like the “dirt cup”.
The Wicked Queen was on a break when we finished dinner. We had no idea how long she would be gone and did not feel like waiting.
Overall, we are glad we tried Storybook Dining though likely won’t return. My daughter decided the entire experience was odd (“it’s fine dining coupled with silliness”) and better suited for a cruise ship, not a hotel restaurant. (She’s cruised DCL and knows of what she speaks.)