{"id":65652,"date":"2018-10-12T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=65652"},"modified":"2022-04-08T23:10:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T03:10:37","slug":"marvel-character-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/marvel-character-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Character Dinner\u2014Fun for All Ages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you ever dreamed of dining with Captain America, then check out Universal Orlando\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/universal-orlando-resort\/islands-of-adventure\/dining-at-universals-islands-of-adventure\/marvel-character-dinner\/\">Marvel Character Dinner<\/a>\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/2018\/08\/review-cafe-4-marvel-super-hero-island\/\">Cafe 4<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/universal-orlando-resort\/islands-of-adventure\/\">Islands of Adventure<\/a>. Together with Seth Kubersky, the coauthor of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PfWrnV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando<\/em><\/a>, I recently experienced the dinner and enjoyed the interaction with the Marvel characters even though we had no kids in tow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1892.jpg\" alt=\"Marvel\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1892.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1892-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Marvel superheroes, including\u00a0Captain America, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, and Rogue, made their rounds to all the tables as soon as the venue opened. Visiting individually with each table, the interaction with guests was fabulous. Every superhero was perfectly in character, and we were impressed at the amount of time they interacted with us grown-ups!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1885.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1885.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1885-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1865.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1865.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1865-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1879.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1879.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1879-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Eats<\/h2>\n<p>The all-you-can-eat buffet included several salads, three pasta dishes, and four different specialty pizzas. Roasted rosemary lemon chicken, chicken scaloppini, and shrimp scampi rounded up the main course offerings. An assortment of dessert and nonalcoholic drinks were also included in the meal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1852.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1852.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1852-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1851.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1851.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1851-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1853.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1853.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1853-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My favorite dish was the shrimp scampi, while Seth enjoyed the chicken scaloppini best. We both agreed that the small desserts were tops, especially the amazing orange macarons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1859.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1859.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1859-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The food is simple but good. There was something for every taste and there was plenty. Even fussy eaters will be happy here. The buffet was kept clean, and fresh food was added constantly.\u00a0I would like Cafe 4 to be transformed a little more from its daytime look, but I noted happily that plates and cutlery were not made from plastic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-65642 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1843.jpg\" alt=\"Marvel Character Dinner\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1843.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_1843-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Good to Know<\/h2>\n<p>The Marvel Character Dinner is offered Thursdays through Sundays at\u00a0Caf\u00e9 4 at Universal\u2019s Islands of Adventure at 5 p.m. Prices are $49.99 for adults and $24.99 for children ages 3 to 9, tax not included. The full menu is available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalorlando.com\/web\/en\/us\/things-to-do\/dining\/marvel-character-dinner\/menu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0For reservations call 407-503-DINE (3463) or purchase tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universalorlando.com\/web\/en\/us\/things-to-do\/dining\/marvel-character-dinner\/index.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-9zxi4PX3QIVS0wNCh0xDwvoEAAYASAAEgJlafD_BwE&amp;__source=ps..psta..dr..ccdg..cmd..vde..len..adv..ipna..exna..pna..pous..cuo..pgl..trna..onof.&amp;s_kwcid=AL!4228!3!262738863101!b!!g!!%2Bmarvel%20%2Bcharacter%20%2Bdinner&amp;ef_id=W6qeiwAABXUnTrLC:20180925204603:s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy character dinners, also consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/2018\/10\/breakfast-with-minions-despicable-me\/\">Despicable Me Character Breakfast<\/a> held at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/universal-orlando-resort\/loews-royal-pacific-hotel\/\">Loews Royal Pacific Resort<\/a> or the\u00a0seasonal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/universal-orlando-resort\/character-dining\/#islands\">The Grinch &amp; Friends Character Breakfast\u00a0<\/a>at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/universal-orlando-resort\/menus\/circus-mcgurkus-cafe-stoo-pendus-menu\/\">Circus McGurkus Caf\u00e9 Stoo-pendous<\/a> at Universal\u2019s Islands of Adventure.<\/p>\n<p>For older teenagers and brave adults, consider the seasonal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/universal-orlando-resort\/character-dining\/#universal\">Halloween Horror Nights Scareactor Dining Experience<\/a> held at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/universal-orlando-resort\/menus\/universal-studios-classic-monsters-cafe-menu\/\">Universal Studios\u2019 Classic Monster Caf\u00e9<\/a> during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/universal-orlando-resort\/special-events\/halloween-horror-nights\/\">Halloween Horror Nights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have you tried the Marvel Character Dinner before? 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Together with Seth Kubersky, the coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando, I recently experienced the dinner and enjoyed the interaction with the Marvel characters even though we had no kids&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":65644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4094,486],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islands-of-adventure","category-universal-orlando"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65652"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65885,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65652\/revisions\/65885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}