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Advanced Dining Reservations
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JimboJones123
Well-Known Member
You may get lunch if you check in at open in June. You will NOT get dinner anywhere outside maybe at the Mod resorts.
mickey2008.1
Well-Known Member
its an absolute must to make adrs! Without your %^&$^%@%$&*&%&?
disneycouple07
Well-Known Member
I highly recommend making advance dining reservations.
stlbobby
Well-Known Member
Make the reservations. The most popular restaurants will be filled the day ADR's become available, and most others will fill before your trip.
Without ADr's, best case scenario you will wait two hours for a seat after dragging around trying different restaurants and settling for your fourth or fith choice. That is best case scenario.
Without ADr's, best case scenario you will wait two hours for a seat after dragging around trying different restaurants and settling for your fourth or fith choice. That is best case scenario.
fyn
Member
I hate making ADRs months out. It's the opposite of what a Disney vacation is for me. However, I've succumbed a little bit and reserved a handful of places we absolutely want to eat at. For the majority of the other meals, we'll rely on quick service, or just call the dining line 4-24 hours ahead of time to see what's available.
RiversideBunny
New Member
Good plan.
Tinkermommy
New Member
ADRs are a must. If you change your mind the day you are there, you don't have to go, but at least you have the option available. Otherwise you can waste a lot of time finding somewhere to eat and hunger makes people cranky.
Irishprincess
Member
I would advise making ADR's if you want to eat in the restaurants you really want.
couchpotatooo
Well-Known Member
Were heading to WDW June 4-11 and we had a hard time getting what we wanted if your willing to really bend on when you eat you may get lucky with either really early or late dinner times, Good Luck! We will not be eating a Chef Mickey's this year because couldn't get a time.
disneyny
Member
I am hopeful that my fiance is going to spring a last minute honeymoon to Disney on me but scared if he does we won't be able to eat anywhere!! He doesn't understand that surprise at the last minute doesn't equal ADR planning for this planner!! He doesn't "get" the whole Disney thing anyway. Has anyone had luck getting ADRs for like a month ahead of time- I am thinking if we go it will be August?
DrummerAlly
Well-Known Member
I can kind of see why people wouldn't want to make ADRs because it eliminates some of your spontaneity, but at the same time - I just don't get the big deal (unless you live near by and like to go for spur of the moment trips).
We're going for a week and I knew we wanted one table service each day, so I just spread them around the parks. We'll probably end up going to whatever park has that ADR for the day to make things easier. If you don't have park hoppers, I can see how the ADRs complicate your vacation.
The ADR system just seems like so much better of an option than walking up to a given restaurant and being told that theres a 2 hour wait, then having to stand around in the area for an hour. As a side note, everyone complains that its hard to get the ADRs but I just haven't found this to be the case. Plus, the online reservation system is a breeze to work with.
We're going for a week and I knew we wanted one table service each day, so I just spread them around the parks. We'll probably end up going to whatever park has that ADR for the day to make things easier. If you don't have park hoppers, I can see how the ADRs complicate your vacation.
The ADR system just seems like so much better of an option than walking up to a given restaurant and being told that theres a 2 hour wait, then having to stand around in the area for an hour. As a side note, everyone complains that its hard to get the ADRs but I just haven't found this to be the case. Plus, the online reservation system is a breeze to work with.
materbuddy
Active Member
I would make ADRs. Especially for June. I have never gotten into any sit down restaurant for dinner without and ADR with the exceptions of the DTD restaurants. Unless you are willing to eat quick service the entire time make ADRs.
DrummerAlly
Well-Known Member
Not that I want to start a whole somewhat off topic conversation here... but in your opinion, why were the parks better pre-ADRs?
With the exception of people who go on last minute trips to WDW (which must be a small #) I just can't see how the ADRs hurt.
lilclerk
Well-Known Member
I'm not one of them, but a lot of people don't like planning where they're going to eat 6 months ahead of time. I definitely understand where they're coming from, but ADRs are a fun part of the planning process for some of us too.