Disney - The Best and Worst of Meals

Hands down, our favorite meal was the O'hana Breakfast at the Polynesian. Chef Brett came to our table and talked with me extensively, then he disappeared into the kitchen to read labels. After a half hour he came out and discussed what he could make for us. Since o'hana means family the meal is cooked and served family style - one big dish of food. So everyone ate FG :o)

Initially we were served fresh cut fruit, we finished two helpings of that waiting for the chef. They also served a passionfruit juice that everyone at the table loved. (I'm thinking Looza Passionfruit Nectar mixed with Pineapple juice would come mighty close to it). Then Chef Brett made scrambled eggs and bacon, fried potatoes, Mickey Mouse shaped waffles (GFCF - read clean) with real butter and maple syrup, and he made biscuits for us! (The first bread that was approved for the DC to eat!) We were happy and stuffed after our hour and a half there. For entertainment we got to see Lilo and Stitch, along with Mickey and Pluto. Pluto acted just like a dog and actually made me miss NutMeg! They also paraded around the room every hour. Youngest DD enjoyed that.

Please note: For anyone doing a sit-down meal at Disney, it will take at least an hour. If you have food allergies and need to talk with the chef, add another half hour to the time allotted.

Our worst meal at Disney came that same night. We had reservations at Planet Hollywood in Downtown Disney after Cirque De Sole. Now Planet Hollywood is not Disney owned, but they participate in the meal plan and I chose the place because they had "normal" food like spaghetti, I thought the DC would like that. To start with, they didn't seem to know what to do with our reservation. This is the only place we went to where the reservation really seemed to mean nothing. "We should be able to seat you in an hour. Oh, you have a reservation. We'll see what we can do. Maybe 45 minutes." The table they finally seated all 8 of us at would comfortably seat 4 - it was smaller than my kitchen table! I have never been in a Planet Hollywood, so I was not prepared for the blaring music. It was seriously so loud we couldn't hear the waitress. My sensory sensitive child had a meltdown due to the noise once we got seated. And no, they don't sell earplugs - we asked.