How Much is The Character Breakfast at Nickelodeon Resort Riviera Maya?

Less than an hour drive from the Cancun International Airport, sits the fairly new Nickelodeon Resort Riviera Maya. The resort is the second in the chain of Nickelodeon Karisma resorts and is packed full of adventure for Nickelodeon fans young and old. While the resort is indeed all-inclusive, they do have a few select special offerings for families. These offerings come at an additional cost that sometimes is hard to find online. However, one of the most popular additions families add-on is the character breakfast.

What is the character breakfast?

The character breakfast is a special offering at Nickelodeon Resort Riviera Maya that gives families an additional opportunity to get up close with their favorite Nick friends. Served family style, breakfast is brought out to each table in courses. The cast and characters sing, dance and entertain while making the breakfast really fun. There are also several photo opportunities during the breakfast. Each table gets to take photos with the characters after their portion of the show. The resort has also since added a Pajama Jam dinner with the same concept but I am assuming, different foods.

@tinytotsbigadventures The character breakfast at Nickelodeon Resort is about $100 per person but it was my kids favorite experience of the trip! Worth the extra money! #characterbreakfast #nickelodeon #nickelodeonresort #nickelodeonresortrivieramaya #travelwithkids #familytravel #travel #fyp #foryou ♬ Rugrats Theme (From "Rugrats") – Just Kids

Which characters make an appearance during breakfast?

From what I have seen online and in group forums the character appearances vary during breakfast. During our breakfast we saw Dora and Boots, Paw Patrol, The Fairly Oddparents and of course Spongebob and Patrick. Spongebob is basically the main character at the resort so you can almost guarantee that he will make an appearance during your breakfast time.

@tinytotsbigadventures My kids didnt know the Fairly Oddparents before this.. can you tell? Lol #NextLevelDish #traveltiktok #travelwithkids #familytravel #fyp #foryoupage #characterbreakfast #nickelodeonresort #nickelodeonresortrivieramaya ♬ Spongebob Tomfoolery – Dante9k Remix – David Snell

How much is the character breakfast at Nickelodeon Resort Riviera Maya?

While the character breakfast is shown on the website when you are looking up information, finding the pricing listed online is nearly impossible. The character breakfast (and dinner) are an additional cost and you can book them upon arriving with the concierge team. As of May 2023, the pricing for the dining is listed on the picture below. Translated to USD, the pricing for character dining comes to

Breakfast Pajama Jam – $148/adult, $130/child

Dinner Pajama Jam – $193/adult, $148/child

It’s always best to check on the pricing and availability upon check-in. I have found prices to be a little bit lower than that but never lower than $100 per adult. Keeping that in mind if character dining is on your must do list I would budget around the higher end so there’s no surprises.

Is the character breakfast at Nickelodeon Resort Riviera Maya worth the additional cost?

As I mentioned in my TikTok above, if you are going simply for the breakfast or tend to be disappointed in how much your kids don’t eat then no. I found the food at the breakfast to not really be “kid focused”. Perhaps their goal is to keep the adults in mind while kids are being entertained and taking photos. There are also plenty of photo opportunities throughout your time at the resort. However, all around the breakfast atmosphere is fun, the kids were entertained and I feel like younger Nickelodeon fans will not leave disappointed.