Disney's Hollywood Studios · Echo Lake
Hollywood & Vine
The park's character meal: a large art deco dining room with an all-you-care-to-enjoy spread and characters working the tables.
The facts
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Typical cost
- Prix fixe character dining, generally in the $45 to $65 per adult range depending on meal and date as of July 2026.Verified July 2026
- Mobile order
- No
- Dining plan
- Accepted
- Alcohol
- Served
- Air conditioned
- Yes
- Dietary
- Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-friendly, Allergy-friendly menu
Last verified July 2026
What it is
Hollywood & Vine is a big, bright, loud art deco room serving a prix fixe meal with characters circulating between tables. The specific character lineup varies by meal period and changes periodically, so check what is scheduled when you book rather than assuming.
It is the only character dining at Hollywood Studios, which gives it a captive market and shows in the pricing. The food is competent and broad rather than good: carved meats, pasta, a salad bar, hot breakfast items in the morning, a dessert station. Nothing on it will impress an adult and everything on it will feed a child.
The room is enormous and the acoustics are unforgiving. If somebody in your party is sensitive to noise, this is one of the loudest dining rooms on Walt Disney World property.
Our verdict
You are paying for character access, not for the food, which is average buffet cooking at a signature price. Worth it for families with small children, hard to justify otherwise.
What to order
The dishes this kitchen is actually known for. Menus change seasonally, so treat this as what to look for rather than a guaranteed list.
- Carved meats
- Breakfast hot bar
- Mac and cheese
- Dessert station
Tips for Hollywood & Vine
- Book the earliest breakfast slot. Characters visit every table before the room fills, so an early seating gets you far more interaction per dollar.
- Confirm the character lineup for your meal period when you book; it varies between breakfast, lunch and dinner and it does change over time.
- Ask for a table along the outside wall rather than the middle of the room. Characters reach the perimeter reliably and the noise is marginally better.
- Allergy requests are handled well here; a chef will walk the buffet with you if you flag it at check-in.
- Repeat visitors: the prix fixe price varies by date tier, so shifting a reservation by a day or two occasionally moves it a full price band.
Who it suits
- Good for
- Families · Toddlers · Picky Eaters · Groups · Air Conditioned Break
Hollywood & Vine: common questions
Which characters appear at Hollywood & Vine?
The lineup varies by meal period and has changed several times over the years. Check the description on the reservation page for the specific meal you are booking rather than relying on what a guide said last year.
Is Hollywood & Vine worth the price?
If you have young children who want character time and you would otherwise spend an hour in a meet-and-greet queue, yes. If you are adults or older children, no. The food is competent buffet cooking priced like a signature restaurant.
Is it a buffet?
It operates as an all-you-care-to-enjoy prix fixe meal. The exact service format has shifted between self-serve buffet and served family-style at various points, so confirm on the day.
Can you get in without a reservation?
Rarely at meal times. As the only character dining in the park it books out early, particularly for breakfast. Same-day cancellations do appear in the app, so it is worth refreshing.