My autistic son is a HUGE Mario fan and the last time we were at Epic, I epically failed in the character greeting area (3 time on Mario Kart though.) He did love “meeting” Chef Toad at the restaurant. 
Any tips for Nintendo character meetings at Epic? We’re heading down during Jersey week this November.
Thanks in advance!
The characters come out sporadically in the main area, lowest level. I sat and watched them happened a few times while waiting for others.
I didn’t pay attention to whether there was a posted schedule or not though.
Scheduled times for main characters typically run hourly from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM via the official app, while others appear intermittently in designated zones.
Character Locations:
Mario & Luigi: Located near the Mushroom Kingdom center or the Yoshi’s Adventure bridge; often appear together.
Princess Peach: Greets guests near her designated gazebo area.
Toad: Appears around the Mushroom Kingdom, sometimes alternating spots with the Mario brothers.
Donkey Kong: Found further back inside Donkey Kong Country near the minecart coaster track
We were in epic today. They do post times for when they come out in the app. There are also staff around the locations so you can also ask them. We didn’t spend much time there but we saw Peach and Mario and Luigi several times. I think Donkey Kong is a little more rare but not sure. I’m not sure if you can see the times in the app unless you’re in the park - I didn’t test that out.
We were there in January so things may have changed. Every time we tried to meet Mario and Luigi, the line had already closed. Basically, people had been standing in line from the last time they were out. So, an hour. I would ask a staff member when to get in line.
Thanks for the info, everyone! @hartcruise I am worried about that exact situation - when we were there for the first time, when we saw a line for meet and greet, it was already closed off. . .
Might have to stand in line while the rest of the fam rides Mario Kart. . .
We just returned from there. We were told that the line opens 20 minutes before the meet. We went to meet Mario and Luigi at 7:20 (maybe even a few minutes early) for the 7:40 meet (last one). The line already had several families standing there. We were let in and about 6 people were after us. Then they closed the line. It was probably not even 7:25. I was told that it would take us about 15 minutes to get through the line from where we were. They were counting everyone and asking how many people were in the party as we entered. We all stood there until they came out around 7:43. Something went wrong and literally as we were about to have our turn, they both went in. Luigi was having an issue. They had us wait. Mario came back out about 5 minutes later, but Luigi did not. We finished at 7:57 and ran to get in line for Mario Kart before it closed. That was tough but it worked out fine. I would assume that you will wait for 20- 40 minutes depending on your place in line and how many others are already waiting. At least one family did leave one person standing in line and take their family out to do other things. No one seemed to have an issue with that.
This is tremendously helpful, thank you! I will plan to be there at least 20 minutes before their scheduled time.
I think this procedure makes a lot of sense (only admitting the number of people they will have time to meet). I’m glad characters are not a priority for my family though. This all sounds so stressful! 
It was a lot. I really would rather have done the carousel and another ride. But, we had never met them before. So wanted to get it in. It felt a bit rushed being the end of the night. But, that’s just how it worked out for us. Of course, when they went in and the park was almost closed, that was stressful!
