Mickey’s Autumn Adventures a brand new Disney character eating expertise with a harvest theme for August by means of November. It’s joined in 2025 by the brand-new Clarabelle’s Enchanted Halloween Dinner at Storytellers Cafe. This eating assessment shares meals images, and ideas on the delicacies & character interactions. (Up to date July 10, 2025.)
Let’s start with fundamentals. Mickey’s Autumn Adventures is a personality breakfast or brunch at Storytellers Cafe, a restaurant in Disney’s Grand Californian Resort. From August 22 by means of November 16, 2025, Disney invitations visitors to begin their day with Mickey Mouse and a few of his closest buddies at this cozy Craftsman-style eating room, which serves as a heat and pleasant backdrop to your buffet breakfast journey.
At Mickey’s Autumn Adventures breakfast or brunch, you may select from favorites akin to croissants, muffins, danishes, seasonal sliced fruits, contemporary berries, Mickey Waffles, Bananas Foster French Toast, pork carnitas chilaquiles, hand-carved meats, custom-made omelets and rather more. You may also ask your server for delights like metal minimize oatmeal and yogurt parfaits.
This Halloween season, Disneyland is debuting the brand-new Clarabelle’s Enchanted Halloween Dinner at Storytellers Cafe! From August 22 by means of October 31, 2025, take pleasure in tips and many treats as you dine with Clarabelle Cow and her woodland buddies carrying Halloween apparel. You’re inspired to decorate up as your favourite forest pal for Clarabelle’s Enchanted Halloween Dinner.
Dinner will likely be served from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM. The menu options a wide range of tasty dishes, together with hand-carved meats, mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, grilled salmon, grilled pork, seasonal greens, bread pudding, sweets & confectionaries, ice cream, and numerous drinks.
You may make reservations for Mickey’s Autumn Adventures or Clarabelle’s Enchanted Halloween Dinner beginning July 15, 2025, topic to availability. Breakfast is $69 per grownup (ages 10 and up) and $39 per baby (ages 3 to 9); brunch is $74 per grownup and $39 per baby; dinner is $79 per grownup and $42 per baby.
Now let’s flip to our assessment of Mickey’s Autumn Adventures from final Halloween…
Let’s begin with the great. The arrival and check-in course of was clean and shockingly quick. That is notable, as our previous experiences with Storytellers Cafe have virtually all the time been chaotic and crowded. This character meal is notorious for being booked to capability, and having visitors ready within the walkway to be known as for his or her reservation.
We all know this not simply from firsthand expertise, however as a result of Storytellers is in a pathway on the Grand Californian that we use incessantly to enter and exit Disney California Journey, and there are all the time lots of people ready, inflicting congestion.
Not so this time. We checked in by way of the Disneyland app as we walked into the Grand Californian, and as we approached the restaurant (~3 minutes later), acquired a notification that our desk was prepared. Solely a handful of individuals have been sitting within the ready space–nobody was outdoors–and we have been seated instantly.
We have been additionally happy to see that Storytellers was not stuffed to capability. Tables are nonetheless pretty tightly packed, which may make navigating round visitors and characters troublesome. It may additionally make images with clear backdrops a problem, however I’ve realized my lesson from previous meals right here and opted for a lens with shallow depth of discipline.
It had been some time since our final meal at Storytellers Cafe (dinner or breakfast–each of which I forgot to assessment), so we have been desirous to return for Mickey’s Autumn Adventures character eating expertise. Particularly Sarah, who had been anxiously awaiting the opening of ADRs and even bought an outfit for Megatron that matched Minnie Mouse–proper right down to the lovely pumpkin beret!
I’m a giant fan of the themed design at Storytellers Cafe, which is criminally under-appreciated. It incorporates nods to literary legends and California tales and folklore from the Golden State, all with a heavy craftsman affect. It’s detailed, attractive, and eccentric…and I worry it’s solely a matter of time earlier than it will get modernized as a result of somebody finds it too dated. It’s not–it’s incredible. Areas like this are what make the Grand Californian particular, and in a completely totally different league than the opposite two inns at Disneyland.
Turning to meals on the buffet, I’m simply going to begin by sharing images of the unfold:
The buffet was chaotic all through our meal at Mickey’s Autumn Adventures, so I missed a few main issues.
First, there’s an omelet station the place cooks put together made-to-order omelets with the next elements: Complete Eggs or Egg Whites, and Bacon Bits, Breakfast Sausage, Not possible Meat, Spinach, Kale, Mushrooms, Roasted Tomatoes, Bell Peppers, Onions, Cheddar Cheese, Asiago Cheese.
Above is the vegetable-centric omelet that Sarah ordered. She was even in a position to request mild oil and the chef was pleased to oblige.
This omelet was glorious, per Sarah. Not as glorious because it might’ve been with a heavy serving to of meats and cheese, however she disagrees.
Talking of meats, there’s additionally a carving station that I couldn’t handle to {photograph} because it’s the preferred cease on the buffet.
The choices right here rotate; after we did Mickey’s Autumn Adventures breakfast/brunch, Prime Sirloin and Roasted Turkey. The Mickey waffle is just not a part of the carving scene, though that may be fairly superior if the chef carved Mickey Mouse out of regular waffles–sorta like mop artwork, however with meals. I’ll be sure you submit this nice suggestion.
Each the Prime Sirloin and Roasted Turkey have been incredible.
The sirloin, specifically, was superb. Completely ready, tender, flavorful–simply the whole lot you would need. The creamy horseradish wasn’t vital for taste, nevertheless it did elevate the already-excellent meat to the following stage. The turkey was likewise tasty–tender and never dry. Ok that I received it repeatedly.
The opposite chef particular of the day was salmon. Not the smoked salmon above (which was served with capers cream–superb stuff), however the one subsequent to it. This was additionally incredible.
I’m undecided what precise distinction exists between breakfast and brunch, however perhaps it was this salmon? It didn’t seem till the midway level in our meal, by which level I had already had a couple of dozen (no joke) cuts of prime sirloin. In all probability would’ve been higher to steadiness between beef and salmon.
Right here’s certainly one of Sarah’s plates. She took a really totally different strategy than me, which is why I used to be compelled to eat meats for 2. I had no different alternative.
We subscribe to the Joey’s Philosophy on Buffets: “right here’s the place I win all my a refund!” Simply our most quoted line from Pals. Extra precisely, I subscribe to the philosophy…Sarah likes the road. As costly as fruit has gotten, it’s not sufficient for us to win something again with the above kind of plate.
By way of different objects we preferred on the buffet, the French Toast and Bread Pudding have been each incredible within the dessert unfold, as have been the beignets. They have been additionally loaded with sugar, and ended up being my knock-out punch. (I’m positive the pound of beef earlier than that didn’t assist, however I used to be feeling good till dessert. Like a prizefighting aggressive eater in his prime.)
We additionally each love the chilaquiles, which had simply the precise kick, and have been contemporary, flavorful, and addictively scrumptious. They don’t {photograph} properly, however they’re incredible. Aside from what you see above, I didn’t strive the rest–simply actually the identical plates of scrumptious meats time and again. Sorry, however I’m not making an attempt hen tenders or fries or no matter low cost meals are on a buffet to easily affirm what I already know.
One delicate disappointment was that the flatbreads appeared unambitious and underwhelming. I kinda hoped for one thing seasonal and a bit extra envelope-pushing, however these have been very primary. Talking of seasonal, there wasn’t actually something that mentioned autumn or fall harvest. A couple of pumpkin dishes (and even cream sauce for the french toast or bread pudding) would’ve been a pleasant contact.
Now let’s flip to characters, beginning with images:
The costumes in all probability communicate for themselves, however I need to underscore simply how incredible they’re. Apart from Pluto, who all the time appears to get shafted with a brand new collar or scarf, they’re incredible. Nice layer, particulars, and simply usually lovely.
Minnie Mouse, specifically, is the star of the present. Her outfit has a powerful pumpkin motif, from the beret to the buttons. Big kudos to the Disneyland costuming staff as a result of, as soon as once more, they’ve crushed it. This shouldn’t be any shock, as they’ve accomplished incredible work with the brand new Halloween and Christmas character costumes over the previous couple of years–nevertheless it’s value giving reward the place it’s due. (Partially within the hopes that maybe ultimately, Walt Disney World will comply with go well with.) I can’t wait to see what they give you for Christmas!
It’s barely amusing to me that Chip and Dale are dressed for an precise autumn journey–perhaps they’re going mountain climbing in Yosemite? Whereas the mice seem dressed to go for an “journey” in Haight-Ashbury at a swanky espresso store. I nonetheless love all of them, it’s simply humorous what journey outfits imply to totally different characters.
Interactions with the characters have been fairly good. Most of them took time with Megatron and did one thing to catch her consideration and curiosity. Mickey gave her excessive fives and put his always-enticing nostril inside attain (purposefully, I would add). Pluto teased his whiskers in her attain and was pleased to offer snuggles; he was additionally oddly okay along with her want to discover the within of his mouth along with her head. Chip and Dale have been good, and one of many two–plus Pluto–truly paid us a number of visits. No complaints about these interactions–they have been all meaty and memorable.
With that mentioned, not one of the characters actually went above and past, for us or the tables in our common neighborhood. I truly wouldn’t count on this with our household–we have now a small child and it’s troublesome to deviate from the tried and true interactions. All she needed was to seize noses and whiskers, anyway, so mission completed. (If something, I’d say we received the very best interactions of the tables round us.) However I nonetheless take pleasure in watching the characters with different visitors, significantly these with small youngsters, and seeing the performers do enjoyable and goofy (decrease case “g”) issues. There wasn’t a lot of that. In some circumstances, the characters appeared hurried.
And I do know this as a result of I used to be watching diligently, because it took the ultimate two characters endlessly to get to us. Our first two interactions occurred virtually instantly upon being seated, which is how we like character meals. The opposite characters have been all close by, and it appeared like they’d arrive shortly thereafter. However then they simply vanished. One did seem out of nowhere not lengthy after, nevertheless it was practically an hour between the third and fourth characters coming to our desk.
I’m undecided if we have been by accident skipped or what, however no huge deal, that occurs. It’s occurred loads of instances at Walt Disney World, and often what occurs is a personality attendant or supervisor comes by at a sure level and asks who we have now or haven’t seen. Then, these characters materialize pretty shortly. I by no means noticed a supervisor and attendants solely appeared whereas racing round to provide 5-minute warnings to the characters.
I don’t really feel prefer it’s truthful to penalize Mickey’s Autumn Adventures for this as a result of, once more, this sort of factor does occur. And for each expertise like ours, there’s in all probability a dozen-plus totally different events who noticed the entire characters inside the span of half-hour. That’s nice for them!
However that is our assessment and I can solely communicate to our expertise. That was a 2-hour lengthy marathon meal, which is lots of time to be in a restaurant with a stressed toddler. I don’t know what about infants, however they’re not usually identified for the persistence and tolerance for sitting nonetheless for prolonged durations. Fortunately, her favourite interest is “cup” and he or she loves watching characters and other people…however we however would’ve most popular the meal final round an hour–perhaps a bit extra.
Our larger criticism is the associated fee. After we first booked Mickey’s Autumn Adventures, the worth was $55 per grownup (ages 10 and older) and $33 per baby (ages 3 to 9). That elevated quickly after to $65 per grownup and $36 per baby.
Even when we paid the ‘earlier than’ worth, it will’ve been the most costly character breakfast we’ve ever accomplished (albeit by a greenback as in comparison with the flowery Walt Disney World ones). However that whopping $10 worth improve made it the most costly by $11 per individual. We knew the worth had gone up, so it’s not like this caught us without warning–we nonetheless voluntarily selected to do the meal.
Regardless, readers of our critiques will know that I routinely complain about the price of Disney breakfast (such a piece is a staple of our character breakfast critiques), and that’s for meals which can be at the very least $11 cheaper per individual. Out the door, we ended up paying over $140 for this meal after AP low cost, tax and gratuity.
Now why I felt compelled to eat a pound of prime sirloin to win our a refund (mission not completed). Truthfully, I might’ve accomplished it regardless because it was scrumptious, however I felt “stress” to by some means justify the exorbitant value of this breakfast/bunch to myself. As a lot as we love Storytellers, we might’ve accomplished a baby-less date evening at Napa Rose and simply met the characters on Principal Avenue for Megatron’s sake.
I shouldn’t be tremendous shocked by the $65 price ticket. As famous, Storytellers Cafe often has an enormous crowd outdoors within the morning and is usually cramped and chaotic on the within. Clearly this breakfast is in excessive demand. It’s additionally positioned in Disneyland’s flagship Grand Californian Resort, which is an expensive resort that probably has a gradual stream of well-heeled vacationers who received’t bat an eye fixed at paying $65 a pop. Disneyland prices what the market bears, and it seems to bear a $65 breakfast.
With that mentioned, I additionally assume it’s necessary for Disney to ship an expertise that’s commensurate with value so as to meet or exceed the expectations of first-timers who are available in chilly with sure expectations of a $65 breakfast. With its cramped quarters and chaotic atmosphere, Storytellers merely is just not a setting that’s becoming for a $65 meal. The unfold can also be (at the very least) a few increased high quality dishes away from justifying it.
In the end, Mickey’s Autumn Journey Breakfast and Brunch continues to be one of many higher character eating experiences anyplace. Within the curiosity of steadiness, the meat carving station, made-to-order omelets, salmon, and a handful of different high-quality dishes do exhibit consideration to element–and that this meal is extra like an early lunch (or only a common lunch…our 10:30 am ADR lasted till 12:30 pm!) with objects you’d usually discover on a dinner buffet moderately than breakfast.
Maybe probably the most pertinent portion of this assessment–or at the very least our conclusion–is that we’re conserving our ADR for Goofy’s Kitchen Celebrates Halloween, which additionally simply elevated in worth to $65 per grownup. Partially as a result of that’s for Megatron’s first birthday (how has it been a yr?!) but in addition as a result of we did take pleasure in our expertise at Mickey’s Autumn Journey on steadiness. It wasn’t good, nevertheless it was enjoyable–and as we’ve already realized, time is fleeting and there’s solely so lengthy to seize these moments and recollections.
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