I have been to Disney World many times, but last year was the first time this "group" went - myself and my husband (mid 30s - no kids), my sister and her husband (late 20s, early 30s) and their son (my nephew) age 3 then, now age 4. We're all getting ready to go again. We found the character meals to be excellent for many reasons. We had no clue how my nephew would take to characters (he loved them). The men are BIG eaters, so they COULD eat $20 worth, we got out of the crowds and sun and got to sit down and relax, while eating a wonderful meal in the air conditioning, and got one on one time with the characters and got autographs without waiting in line. We plan to do a few character meals every trip!