Christmas week ADR master plan...?

[apple5]

We are going to the WDW for the 4th time!
Last time we went was 1 and half year ago and it was so hot to the point I got so sick and taken to the emergency room.

So this time around, we are going in the winter!
We need to deal with crowded parks but better weather and magical holiday atmosphere I think. So we will go and see if we like it!

We are family of 5 (Myself, DH, DS 14,10,8). Because of what happened last time, my husband is worried that I get sick or tired easily and suggested we have place to rest. DH is really particular about eating at TS meals and made me book almost every meal...

Last time we went, I booked a lot of resort hotel restaurants and it took too much time to get there (we ended up using taxi a lot). So this time, we want to go on Theme park restaurants or somewhere near our hotel which is Epcot area.

So here is my ADR between Dec 24th to Jan 1st. (followed by disney cruise)
It's our first time for many restaurants...

Day1 Biergarten
Day2 Kouzzina, Le Cellier (candle light), Bistro de Paris
Day3 Chrystal Palace, California Grill
Day4 Tusker, Yuk and Yetti, Shaula
Day5 Hollywood vine, Mama Melrose (fantasmic),'50 Prime Cafe, Sci-Fi
Day6 Cape May, Les Chef France, Be Our Guest
Day7 Tusker, Flying Fish
Day8 Cape May, Teppan Edo, Bluezoo
Day9 Chrystal Palace, Tokyo Dining, Boma

You have no idea what I had to do to get the reservation for Be Our Guest...it was the toughest. None of my family members are into princess themed restaurants but BOG will be a great dining experience for all of us for sure!

My husband and I are going to the gym everyday for 6 months now.
I lost 25 pounds and he lost 80 pounds. I think we might gain pounds back if we go to all these restaurants. But it doesn't matter, it's my vacation!
Or we just cancel some of the reservation when we get there...

Let me know if you have recommended menu or some "must eat" item on the menu!!

[Fantasmiss]

Have I misunderstood, or are you going to 4 restaurants on day 5? If so, you might literally only have time to eat and go between restaurants that day.

I love food and eat a lot, but 2 TS in one day is the most I'll do. Also, '50s Prime Time is in my opinion not great, so I'd cancel that.

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[DisneyFansInLINY]

You have to many TS reservations to do in one day. I have been there and done that and it isn't possible to do. Are you on the deluxe dining plan because that makes it even worse! It's just so much food you can't eat anymore. Not to mention there isn't enough time in the day to go to all those restuarants. A better plan would be 2 TS meals a day; either a breakfast and then an early dinner or a lunch and a later dinner. Also, you have a lot of credit card hold reservations and if you do not go to them, you will be charged $10 per person if you do not cancel within 24 hours of the reservation. I would definately rethink your plan.

I just noticed you plan to go on a cruise after eating at all of these restaurants. Wow! No offense but that is just nauseating. I don't think I would be able to look at food again. That's like 2 weeks of over indulgences. And since you are both losing weight, your stomach actually has shrunk so you will not be able to eat as much as you think.

[SignMeUp]

I don't know how far apart your ADRs are, but you do have quite a bit of traveling to do to get from one place to another.

I'm guessing you're not on a dining plan, just because of your ADRs at Shula and Blue Zoo (those are not on Disney Dining Plans). Not that it matters, just want to make sure that you're aware of that in case you are on the DDP. If you're not on the DDP, you can eat lighter than those on the DDP by just getting apps and skipping desserts. And it may be nice to have all these ADRs to have places to escape the crowds that week .

I thought your schedule made sense (except for the 4 restaurants on your Hollywood day?) until Day 6:

Day6 Cape May, Les Chef France, Be Our Guest - You're going to hop from Epcot to MK, okay
Day7 Tusker, Flying Fish
Day8 Cape May, Teppan Edo, Bluezoo
Day9 Chrystal Palace, Tokyo Dining, Boma - this is a LOT of travel: MK to Epcot to AKL?? Plan an hour to get from one place to the next, plus at least an hour to eat.

Remember that TS meals can easily take an hour and a half and that doesn't include travel time to get to the restaurant or time spent waiting to be seated after you arrive at the restaurant. You can easily spend 2+ hours at each of your meals. If you have an 8am character breakfast buffet and a noon lunch scheduled (I don't know if you do), you would be done with your breakfast and stuffed from the buffet by 9:30-ish. Will you really be ready to start heading to your lunch ADR just ~2 hours later?

[Specter]

While the foodie in me would love to have reservations like that, getting to try a bit of everything, I know from experience that it is tough to squeeze in more than two table service meals in a day even if they are in the same general area, let alone if they are spread out across the various parks/resorts.

I personally found that what one of the previous posters said worked well for my family; we would have a table service breakfast and dinner, and have a quick lunch that was usually much lighter. That still allowed us time to take a break in the middle of the day and sit down just long enough to recharge before we were off again. But with the time that table service meals can take, and the fact that you won't always be seated at your exact reservation time(particularly at that time of year), and then the travel time from place to place you are really going to cut deeply into your time in the parks themselves. If it were me I would look at cutting things to two meals a day, whichever two you feel like keeping, and then cancel the rest and plan for shorter, counter service meals to fill in the gaps.

[apple5]

I appreciate everyone's feedback.
Last time we went to WDW, we were on DDP and there was no way we could used them all (even with 2 points restaurants) and had lots of left over points at the end. Also we don't eat a lot in one meal so ordering drink, apps, main, dessert were just too much.

So this time, we are not using dining plan. My DH said he will be ordering just appetizer or light meal and I will do the same and no dessert.
We don't drink soda but stick to water. More than likely some of my kids will go breakfast with me or my husband depending on who can get up early. So we may only go to the dinner as all 5 of us.

We will pick the morning theme park and eat there. I am hoping to get to the restaurant before theme park open time and stay there and do all the rides in the morning and leave after lunch and rest at the hotel for 4-5 hours every day.

And we will have dinner near the resort or theme park we want to go at night and stay till 10pm or so. If we stay at the theme park till midnight, then next day we will get up late and eat late breakfast.

I also kind of thought booking different places with the option for some of my family member getting up late or want to go in the different group. Some will stay up late but some of us will go back hotel and rest.

For example, I want to get to the them park first thing in the morning with my oldest child but my husband will get up late and get there with my youngest and have some place to eat, etc. Too much thinking, right?!!
As long as part of the party I booked showed up, we will fulfill our ADR. However, as you mentioned, we should still cancel some place a day before or so because it is a risk. I will figure out once we get there and see how crowded or tired everyone is. Because you are all right. There is no way we can spend this much time eating!

Basically, I totally agree with your opinion of booking breakfast and dinner and eat snack in between.
That is most realistic plan, in my opinion.

Once again, thank you for your opinion.
Please let me know if you have any recommended items on the menu!!!