Actual wait time for these restaurants WITH an ADR?

[bangzoom6877]

We're leaving in a couple of weeks, and I was wondering about people's experiences with waits at the restaurants where we have our ADRs. I know an ADR is not a guaranteed reservation at that time, just that we can have the next available table for our party size and that it can take a while...well aware of that! Here are our ADR times and restaurants:

Liberty Tree Tavern: 5PM
Biergarten: 6:15 PM
Hollywood & Vine breakfast: 8:05 AM (assuming this one has not much of a wait because it is the first available time when they first open??)
1900 Park Fare dinner: 6:05 PM
Boma dinner: 5:55 PM
Crystal Palace dinner: 6:10 PM
Chef Mickey's breakfast: 7AM (assuming there won't be a wait because this is when they first open??)

We plan to arrive between 15 and 20 minutes before our ADR time to each restaurant. Anyone have experiences with these restaurants at similar times? I would like to know what others have experienced as far as waits! Thanks!

 

[srdipert]

I think it can be hit or miss at any Disney Restaurant depending on how busy they are if they are running behind. We have never really waited more than 20 mins at any restaurant but we typically do not travel during peak time either. The ones that you have at opening will not be any wait but there might be a line to check in...typically it goes pretty quickly even if it looks very long.

 

[bangzoom6877]

I think it can be hit or miss at any Disney Restaurant depending on how busy they are if they are running behind. We have never really waited more than 20 mins at any restaurant but we typically do not travel during peak time either. The ones that you have at opening will not be any wait but there might be a line to check in...typically it goes pretty quickly even if it looks very long.

Oh, I definitely expected a check-in line at opening at any Disney restaurant. I figured that would be typical of any popular place. It's definitely like that here in NYC if you go to a popular place for a Sunday brunch at opening time (which my family usually does when we go to brunch). So I am used to that.

I guess it shouldn't take more than one hour, I am expecting. That would definitely be manageable. We've had waits in restaurants before with the kids. I always make sure to bring some juice and a little snack, plus something for them to do (always have paper and crayons on me for my older one and baby toys for my little guy). Then it goes much more smoothly!

Anyone ever wait more than one hour with an ADR?

 

[JSJR514]

We're leaving in a couple of weeks, and I was wondering about people's experiences with waits at the restaurants where we have our ADRs. I know an ADR is not a guaranteed reservation at that time, just that we can have the next available table for our party size and that it can take a while...well aware of that! Here are our ADR times and restaurants:

Liberty Tree Tavern: 5PM
Biergarten: 6:15 PM
Hollywood & Vine breakfast: 8:05 AM (assuming this one has not much of a wait because it is the first available time when they first open??)
1900 Park Fare dinner: 6:05 PM
Boma dinner: 5:55 PM
Crystal Palace dinner: 6:10 PM
Chef Mickey's breakfast: 7AM (assuming there won't be a wait because this is when they first open??)

We plan to arrive between 15 and 20 minutes before our ADR time to each restaurant. Anyone have experiences with these restaurants at similar times? I would like to know what others have experienced as far as waits! Thanks!

We just got back from WDW on 6/17. We had about 5 ADR's. The first two, we got there about 10-15 minutes early. We were told at all the restaurants that we would not be seated until it was closer to our ADR time, which was fine, but we waiting the 10-15 minutes before then it was still another 10-20 minutes after our ADR time. After the first two experiences, we got to our ADR's at the specific times.

ADR: Crystal Pal.-dinner
Boma-dinner-
Le Cellier-dinner
Sci-Fi - lunch
Chef Mickey - break

 

[Djali]

We were just at Disney last week. We ate at two of the restaurants on your list. We got to 1900 Park Fair about 15 minutes early and got in right on time or maybe a few minutes late. We had a late breakfast around 11:10. We had dinner at Boma's for 5:30 and actually got in as soon as we arrived around 5:15. Hope this helps.

 

[bangzoom6877]

We just got back from WDW on 6/17. We had about 5 ADR's. The first two, we got there about 10-15 minutes early. We were told at all the restaurants that we would not be seated until it was closer to our ADR time, which was fine, but we waiting the 10-15 minutes before then it was still another 10-20 minutes after our ADR time. After the first two experiences, we got to our ADR's at the specific times.

ADR: Crystal Pal.-dinner
Boma-dinner-
Le Cellier-dinner
Sci-Fi - lunch
Chef Mickey - break

Thanks for the input! When you got there at the ADR time, how long was the wait? Was it still 20 min after the ADR time? I think we will probably play it safe and arrive 15 min early.

 

[bangzoom6877]

We were just at Disney last week. We ate at two of the restaurants on your list. We got to 1900 Park Fair about 15 minutes early and got in right on time or maybe a few minutes late. We had a late breakfast around 11:10. We had dinner at Boma's for 5:30 and actually got in as soon as we arrived around 5:15. Hope this helps.

Yes, this helps a lot, thank you! I did figure that the resort restaurants would be less crowded than the ones in the theme parks, especially Boma since it is not a character meal. I know the character meals will be the most crowded, especially the ones in the parks. Expecting this with Biergarten too since dining in the WS at Epcot is so popular.

 

[crisi]

Both times I've been to Boma I've waited 20 minutes + past my ADR time.