Complete Guide to All Characters at Epcot (with our favorite tips!)
In this post, we’re diving into a side of Epcot you may not think about – the characters! We’ll show you not only which Epcot characters you can meet, but also where you find them and whether or not PhotoPass is available.
Reservations for these meals can be hard-to-get, so make sure to check out our tips for snagging difficult reservations if you think you’d like to check one out on your next trip.
Mickey Mouse at Garden Grill
Meeting Location: Garden Grill – World Nature – Epcot
Type of character experience: Character Dining
Costume: Farmer
Photopass Available? No
Autographs: Yes
Available Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tip: The character meal at Garden Grill often includes Mickey Mouse, Chip, Dale, and Pluto.
Pluto at Garden Grill
Meeting Location: Garden Grill – World Nature – Epcot
Type of character experience: Character Dining
Costume: None
Photopass Available? No
Autographs: Yes
Available Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tip: The character meal at Garden Grill often includes Mickey Mouse, Chip, Dale, and Pluto.
Dale at Garden Grill
Meeting Location: Garden Grill – World Nature – Epcot
Type of character experience: Character Dining
Costume: None
Photopass Available? No
Autographs: Yes
Available Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tip: The character meal at Garden Grill often includes Mickey Mouse, Chip, Dale, and Pluto.
Chip at Garden Grill
Meeting Location: Garden Grill – World Nature – Epcot
Type of character experience: Character Dining
Costume: No
Photopass Available? No
Autographs: Yes
Available Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tip: The character meal at Garden Grill often includes Mickey Mouse, Chip, Dale, and Pluto.
Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) at Akershus
Meeting Location: Akershus – Norway – World Showcase- Epcot
Type of character experience: Character Dining
Costume: Pink Gown
Photopass Available? No
Autographs: Yes
Available Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tip: The princess meal at Akershus can involve a variety of princesses such as Aurora, Tiana, Ariel, Snow White, and Belle.
Belle at Akershus
Meeting Location: Akershus – Norway – World Showcase- Epcot
Type of character experience: Character Dining
Costume: Yellow Ball Gown
Photopass Available? No
Autographs: Yes
Available Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tip: The princess meal at Akershus can involve a variety of princesses such as Aurora, Tiana, Ariel, Snow White, and Belle.
Ariel at Akershus
Meeting Location: Akershus – Norway – World Showcase- Epcot
Type of character experience: Character Dining
Costume: Blue Gown
Photopass Available? No
Autographs: Yes
Available Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tip: The princess meal at Akershus can involve a variety of princesses such as Aurora, Tiana, Ariel, Snow White, and Belle.
Snow White at Akershus
Meeting Location: Akershus – Norway – World Showcase- Epcot
Type of character experience: Character Dining
Costume: Blue and Yellow Dress
Photopass Available? No
Autographs: Yes
Available Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tip: The princess meal at Akershus can involve a variety of princesses such as Aurora, Tiana, Ariel, Snow White, and Belle.
Tiana at Akershus
Meeting Location: Akershus – Norway – World Showcase- Epcot
Type of character experience: Character Dining
Costume: Green Gown
Photopass Available? No
Autographs: Yes
Available Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Tip: The princess meal at Akershus can involve a variety of princesses such as Aurora, Tiana, Ariel, Snow White, and Belle.
Tips for meeting characters in the parks
Character meet and greets can be extremely popular. For characters who have set appearance times (for example 9:00 am, 12:00 pm, 3:30 pm) we recommend lining up no later than about 15 minutes BEFORE the scheduled appearance time. Otherwise, you may miss out, since they will cut off the line as soon as the number of people waiting is the maximum the character can meet in the scheduled appearance timeframe.
Some of the meet and greets will have PhotoPass Photographers or automated camera boxes to capture the moment. Cast Members (including PhotoPass Photographers) can also take pictures with your camera or phone, too. If you think you’ll be capturing lots of pictures, consider purchasing Memory Maker which will enable you to download all photographs for one price.
Most of the character meet and greets can be found in the My Disney Experience App. If you need help with how to do that, we have an entire post with screenshots that will walk you through it.
Some character meets are available with Genie+. While we don’t recommend making them your first selection of the day, if meeting one of the characters available is a priority for you, it can be a good use of Genie+ for later in the day.
Autographs make a fun and inexpensive souvenir. You can purchase autograph books in the parks, or if you are crafty, you can make an autograph book yourself.
