Character Greetings at Disney Hotels

Finding Disney Characters at Disney Hotels is a little more difficult than at the parks. There are no set times or characters for the hotels but I have been to a few of the Disney hotels and here is what I found. During the Christmas season you are more likely to see characters such as Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Pluto roaming the lobbies of the hotels. I have seen them in Animal Kingdom Lodge and The Contemporary. At or near the character dining restaurants you are more likely to see characters as well. For example in the Polynesian you will find Lilo and Stitch. Over at the Swan and Dolphin outside the Garden Grove you will see Timon, Chip and Dale, Goofy, and occasionally Mickey Mouse. The key to finding characters at the Disney Hotels is to always make sure you have a camera and follow the running children (they always seem to find the characters first).