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Makahiki
If you are an adult who is a fan of Mickey waffles, you can order the belgian waffles off the adult menu and ask your server to change them to Mickey waffles. They’ll give you 4 Mickey waffles to make up for the size difference, two regular and two red velvet Minnie ones. You can also ask to get some of the macadamia nut sauce that they serve with the pancakes.
For the character breakfast, when you first approach the front desk, they’ll ask you for your name and confirm your reservation, then you get led out to the ‘Olelo room patio where Mickey is waiting up on the stage to take pictures with you. There is a photopass photographer there, those pictures will be brought to your table during your meal. The package was $35 for a single printed photo or for all the photos in digital downloadable format. There was also a $45 package that includes both. The photographer is not allowed to take your photo with your camera, but they will step aside for you to take your own photos.
Once you are finished taking photos, you go back to the desk and they’ll ask you to wait on the side for someone to take you to your table. Upon being seated, your server will arrive and introduce themselves and get your drink orders. The beverages are not listed anywhere, instead, your server will rattle off a long list including coffee, tea, all the standard sodas, many types of juice (pineapple, guava, passion-orange-guava (POG), apple, orange, etc), milk and chocolate milk. They say it many times a day, so pay attention because they say it fast. The included beverages are bottomless. I highly recommend the plantation iced tea, your server is unlikely to mention it, but it’s a mix of iced tea and pineapple juice that is a wonderful blend of the bite of tea and the sweetness of pineapple. We noticed that the adults were served their drinks in glasses while children were given theirs in to-go cups with lids and paper straws. When the server comes back with your drinks, you place your food order.
While you are waiting for your food, you will be visited by a few characters roaming around. The last time we went by, it was Chip, Dale, and Pluto. Another day was Max and Pluto. Goofy seems to be there frequently, but we’ve seen Daisy and Minnie there as well.
When you are finishing up, the server will bring out containers and a bag for any leftovers you want to take with you. Our server offered to top off our (non-alcoholic, included) beverages and put them in to-go cups. If your server doesn’t do this, just ask.
Dinner
This is non-character table service dining. Dinner is a three course prix-fixe menu consisting of one starter, one entrée and one dessert. The children’s meal is the same, but also includes a milk or bottled water.
Adults $75.00
Children (Ages 3-9) $30.
The menu below is from Disney’s official Aulani site. Go there to see the beverage menu (which spans another 10 pages).
Reservations
For all dining reservations, call the resort at 808-674-6200 starting at 30 days out. You can also make your reservation online at https://www.disneyaulani.com/dining/reservation/. Reservations are strongly recommended. Party size is currently limited to 9 people or less. If your group is larger than 9 people, you will need to make separate reservations, but there is no guarantee you will be seated near each other.
Just a heads up regarding making your reservation online. When we did it, it showed a page with our confirmation code, but unlike other dining reservations we’ve made online at Disney in the past, we did not get an email confirmation, nor did the reservation show up in any of our Disney accounts (ex: the Aulani app, My Disney Experience, etc). We ended up calling to make sure the reservation existed and the cast member confirmed that it did. We also noticed other folks mentioning the same problem on various groups and message boards, so the issue isn’t isolated to us. All that said, I recommend printing out the confirmation page that displays when your reservation is made, so you at least have some form of proof should questions arise.
Dress Code
The dress code is casual, but a shirt and shoes (slippers/flip-flops/sandals are fine) are required. If you are wearing your swim suit, a coverup is needed. Costumes may not be worn by Guests 14 years of age or older. Disney doesn’t really specify the dress code other than that and the following list of things that are not allowed.
Attire that is not appropriate includes, but is not limited to:
- Clothing with objectionable material, including obscene language or graphics
- Excessively torn clothing or loose-fitting clothing which may drag on the ground and create a potential trip hazard
- Clothing which, by nature, exposes excessive portions of the skin that may be viewed as inappropriate for a family environment
- Visible tattoos that could be considered inappropriate, such as those containing objectionable language or designs
- Wedding attire including, but not limited to, white gowns, vails, tuxedos and other types of formal attire
Parking
If you are intend to dine at Makahiki as a non-resort guest when it becomes available, validated parking is available Mondays through Thursdays for up to 2.5 hours when you spend $50 or more at Makahiki. Be sure to bring your parking ticket to breakfast. Be aware that the $50 must all be on one receipt, you cannot combine receipts.
There are 3 seating areas. The first is entirely indoors. Aunty or Uncle, an entertainer who plays the ukulele, sings, and entertains the crowd, is behind a glass panel on one end of the room. On the other end is where Goofy and Pluto are for picture taking on character breakfast days.
The second area is a covered patio. It’s brighter as the cover allows daylight in, but it is less themed than either of the other two locations. While still nice, this is my personal least favorite area to be seated.
The third is an outdoors area where all the tables have umbrellas. Some tables are located next to the koi pond and some tables have a view of the Mickey Mouse meet and greet location. This could be upsetting for young children who don’t understand why Mickey is “right there” but they can’t go see him. On a nice day, this is my personal favorite location to be seated, particularly if we’re next to the koi pond. The pond could potentially be another source of stress to parents of young children as there really isn’t anything preventing them from jumping or falling in.
