How long does character dining actually take?

Walt Disney World
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It’s difficult to plan without a good sense of how long it takes to meet all the characters. We’ve booked lunch at Minnie’s Seasonal Dine at Hollywood and Vine at HS. Any ideas?

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60-90 minutes from when you’re seated.

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Agreed. Although I’d say closer to 60 - 75 minutes at Hollywood & Vine since it is a “smaller” restaurant + a buffet. Plus, depending on date of trip / time of day it’s often not that busy there. I’ve had times, at H&V, where all the characters have visited twice and put on an impromptu skit or game because the restaurant wasn’t full.

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I always budget 90 minutes. You may not get seated for 15 minutes and you need an hour min for character ls to come around. TH took the longest for us at 1h45 minutes.

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Been to Hollywood and Vine twice, and usually around an hour once seated, so probably 75 minutes from when you arrive. 90 minutes to be safe. We’ve usually gotten to see the characters twice at that place.

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