ADR at CM’s then F!?

[bmac71]

I have an ADR at CM’s for 6:20. Am I dreaming to think we can make it to DHS and get a seat for Fanstasmic after our dinner?

Cheers!

 

[disneyfav4ever]

What time is Fantasmic? But I'm thinking no.

 

[bmac71]

I thought I read F! 9:00...checking. The ADR is 8/11.

 

[bmac71]

What time is Fantasmic? But I'm thinking no.

Yes just confirmed it’s 9:00 on 8/11.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

That seems to be too tight. Assuming you get seated on time, it still takes about an hour to eat and get out, and that's assuming you don't have to sit and wait for any of the characters is some are slow at coming around. So let's say you get lucky, and get out at 7:30, you probably won't get to the Studios, and through security and the turnstiles until at least 8:00, and that's assuming a bus comes almost right away, and you don't get stuck waiting or have to make a bathroom break, etc. That gives you an hour, but by then, there's a high chance you wouldn't get seats. And that's with good timing for everything else.

Personally, I'd choose which is more important, dinner or Fantasmic. I wouldn't want to have to rush through dinner to rush to the Studios when there's a good chance it won't work anyway.

 

[sharonabe]

I say, "make it an adventure!" You'll never know if you don't try. Your best bet will be if you are driving or take a cab. Taking Disney bus will make your chances even slimmer.

 

[bmac71]

Thanks for the fast replies. We won’t have a car so a cab or the bus it would have to be. I’m looking into plan “B” and moving CM’s to a different day and time. I just checked and I can get a dinner package for lunch or dinner at Mama Melrose’s or The Brown Derby on our DHS day. That might work for us if I can get CM’s rescheduled. CM’s is already promised to my boys so I’m not willing to cancel unless I can. If it were up to me we could just pass on F! however the rest of my family hasn’t seen it.

 

[Denamac]

I'm going to try something very similar. Ohana at 5:00 then over to F! for an 8:30 showing. It will really depend on when we get out of Ohana. If it takes too long, then I won't even attempt it. Like you, I will be relying on Disney transportation. I'm thinking since F! shows every night; hopefully, there won't be long lines so getting there an hour (or a little less) before showtime won't be such a problem. We saw F! last trip, so it won't be a huge loss if we don't see it this time around but it is one of my favorite shows so I'm trying to squeeze it in.

Good luck!

 

[bmac71]

I was able to book Mama Melrose's w/ F! for 1:20 lunch. So it looks like I can keep our CM's ADR for 6:20 and make it to F! 30-45 min prior? What's your thoughts on if this is too much dinning and running in one day?

 

[Brian Noble]

What's your thoughts on if this is too much dinning and running in one day?

Yes, it is.

I like to be eating near where I expect to want to be. I wouldn't even consider your plan without my own car, and even then I would think hard about it.

 

[bmac71]

Yes, it is.

I like to be eating near where I expect to want to be. I wouldn't even consider your plan without my own car, and even then I would think hard about it.

Thanks for your opinion Brian my DW feels the same way. I don’t want to cancel CM’s or want to miss out on F!. The problem is that we are only staying four nights and the 11th is the only day we will be at DHS.

So I’ll keep trying to get a better ADR for CM’s on one of the three other mornings we'll be staying so we aren’t so rushed. I really like the idea of 1:20 at Mama Melrose’s. In the past we’ve taken a break to eat and swim around 2so it should work well.

Cheers!