Mickey’s Backyard BBQ is one of the Walt Disney World Dinner Shows that you can see while on vacation. Located at Fort Wilderness Campgrounds, the pavilion where the BBQ is held is not far from the location for the Hoop Dee Doo Review.
We took Sophie and my niece Stephanie to the Backyard BBQ for Sophie’s 9th birthday when we were at Disney World celebrating. We were on the Disney Dining Plan for this visit, and Mickey’s Backyard BBQ counts as 2 Dining credits and also required us to guarantee it with a credit card. This requirment isn’t as big a deal now, as Disney has started requiring a credit card guarantee on many of their table service restaurants.
Mickey’s Backyard BBQ has many great things going for it. Here is my list of the things that we enjoyed the most:
- The setting is rustic, and while this isn’t for everyone, it was great for me.
- Sophie had some really great quality time with Mickey and Minnie, as well as Chip, Dale, and Goofy.
- The stage show with all of it’s country influence was great. There was a lot of energy involved with everything here, and we enjoyed it quite a bit.
In fact, I enjoyed our experience quite a bit. There were only two things that I think should be changed, but I will understand if they aren’t. The first is the 2 TS credits required. I love the show, and all of that, but I just didn’t feel like it was worth 2 TS credits. The other thing that I wasn’t crazy about was the food. The big buffet was BBQ food, which wasn’t a problem; it’s what you expect. On tap were burgers, hot dogs, ribs, chicken, and all the fixings. The problem I had with the food was the temperature. I know that this is something that is hard to control in what is basically a covered outdoor pavilion, and is also something that can be totally different the next time we eat there. I think if I were making the decision on how to conquer the temperature problem of the food, I would make smaller quantity, and replace it more often. For example, instead of making 100 burgers and replacing them every 20 minutes, make 50 burgers and replace them every 10, or something along that nature.
However, all in all, I really enjoyed the BBQ, and would consider it again. If you decide on eating at the Backyard BBQ, I highly recommend that you give yourself plenty of time to get to the pavilion. We elected to drive to Fort Wilderness, then we parked, but then we had to wait on the bus to take us through the campground to where the pavilion was. All in all, I think it took at least an hour to get from our hotel at Port Orleans French Quarter to dinner.
One last thing that I’ll mention was that all the people that were celebrating something, whether it be a birthday, anniversary, or other special occasion, you can write down the name of the person celebrating, and they will announce it as part of the show. So if you are celebrating, this is one of the places you can go that you can get your celebration announced. I hope you enjoyed the review, and that it helps you to decide whether or not to make a reservation at Mickey’s Backyard BBQ! If it doesn’t, maybe these pictures will!
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| Sophie (with her self-created Minnie shirt) with Minnie and Mickey! |
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| The Stage Show |
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| Chip |
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| Sophie loves corn on the cob! |
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| Goofy leading a dance line |
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