What follows is an objective, and mostly positive, account of one family's visit to Walt Disney World. If you are the type who is outraged by even the mildest criticism of anything Disney, you are advised to proceed with caution.

Of course, in Walt Disney World, giant rodents are held in rather high esteem, which is why nobody even raised an eyebrow at the idea of a breakfast buffet at Chef Mickey's, where the great and powerful Mickey Mouse serves as head chef.

Alex and his parents, along with his cousins, aunts, and uncles, journeyed en masse to Disney World's famous Contemporary Hotel for Disney's popular "Breakfast With Mickey Mouse" wherein visitors get a chance to feast on pancakes, eggs, pastries, and other breakfast standards, while hobnobbing with Disney's core cast of animated characters.

There's no denying it. Kids love giant costumed characters! Alex and his cousins had a resounding good time at the breakfast. They not only met Mickey, but his long-suffering girlfriend Minnie Mouse, and Goofy, Pluto, and that mischievous pair of chipmunks, Chip and Dale. Donald Duck, however, was conspicuously absent. Perhaps the powers that be at Disney fear the prospect of Donald losing his notorious temper in front of a room filled with innocent children.