ADR Critique Request - Thanks!

[AJ27]

Well - ADRs open up for me Monday - Please judge my plan:
DH,DS-4, Me, my mom and my dad (diabetic). Driving in - arrival before noon.
Staying at WL on DDXD & Park hoppers (at this point will need to do at least some OOP - have 21 credits; 23 already on schedule )

10/8: HDD @5
10/9: CP @805
Artist Point: split ressies for parents 40th Anniv:
DH, DS and I:5PM; mom and dad 7PM

10/10: Chef Mickey @730AM - monorail to Epcot
Les Chefs@ 12:30 for Remy
Narcoossees @ 7PM - watch Hallowishes?

10/11: Tusker House @805 (or WCC at 7:30?)
Flame Tree @ lunch if needed
CRT @ 6:30 (we are not planning do do MNSSHP - is that a problem?)

10/12: H&V (for Manny @ 8:05
Sci Fi or 50s for lunch ???
Rose and Crown @745 - illuminations?

10/13: Resort Day - WCC - sometime, late breakfast/early lunch ??
HBD F! Pkg - as late as possible 5PM? (back and forth on this- HELP)

10/14: 1900 @8:05
SOA @ 5:15 (DH request, really don't want to but don't have good reason to deny )

10/15: Checkout Day - Kona @10:00
DTD - TRex (whenever we can get it)

 

[hannahdrewmom]

10/8: HDD @5 is this arrival day? I'd not do a pre-pay on arrival day in case you don't arrive due to whatever reason. Car trouble or something unforseen.
10/9: CP @805
Artist Point: split ressies for parents 40th Anniv:
DH, DS and I:5PM; mom and dad 7PM

10/10: Chef Mickey @730AM - monorail to Epcot
Les Chefs@ 12:30 for Remy
Narcoossees @ 7PM - watch Hallowishes?

10/11: Tusker House @805 (or WCC at 7:30?) this is really early after a long day. Since you are already doing chef mickey I'd do wcc. therwise you need to be out of hotel by 7am. An extra half hour sleep is a good thing!
Flame Tree @ lunch if needed
CRT @ 6:30 (we are not planning do do MNSSHP - is that a problem?)they will take adr until 7 so no problem there... but is there a reason for CRt with a boy? It seems like a hop that you don't really need. Maybe do HDDR here instead? That would elimnate the need to hope too

10/12: H&V (for Manny @ 8:05
Sci Fi or 50s for lunch ???
Rose and Crown @745 - illuminations? if you end up changing yesterday this is your only hop and that makes it some expensive fish and chips Pick a 1 credit here at a resort... maybe Ohana? and you've save the PH fee and taken your credits back.

10/13: Resort Day - WCC - sometime, late breakfast/early lunch ??
HBD F! Pkg - as late as possible 5PM? (back and forth on this- HELP)

10/14: 1900 @8:05
SOA @ 5:15 (DH request, really don't want to but don't have good reason to deny )

10/15: Checkout Day - Kona @10:00
DTD - TRex (whenever we can get it)this is not on the dining plan you know right?

I think you picked some great restaurants. If you make a couple of changes on dates you might be able to avoid the park hopper. With the dxdp it already takes a bit of time eating so if you add in transferring between parks too you will have little time to eat. We've found that if you do dxdp you don't need to hop if you plan well. That would also save your party about $250!

 

[AJ27]

Thanks hannahdrewmom!

I get what you are saying about HDD, any suggestions for what I could move to arrival day that is "special"?

My son is obsessed with castles, and heard somewhere you could eat there - DVD, family - who knows, so that's unfortunately the one thing he's asked for.

 

[nkereina]

I think they look good. While I'm not fond of doing 3 TS meals in one day (time consuming and lots of food for me), I think yours are spread out well which is crucial. I'm also on DxDP and doing about 2 TS meals a day and don't foresee having to pay OOP.

Only thing I will caution is the F! package - I'm willing to bet you won't be able to get a 5pm, they seem to be the first to go. At 6am on my 180th day
(185 days actually because I did the +10), I was only able to get a 4:05 (at MM) on 9/29 and when I checked again around 10am, there weren't any times left at all. But even if you have to go earlier, that day looks like it would be able to accommodate that.

Good luck!

 

[nkereina]

Oh and if you can't get a good ADR for T-Rex, we stopped in there for lunch with no ADR around 1pm and the place was empty! I think some people have said you have to call the restaurant directly for this one, I don't know if it can be booked online.

 

[hannahdrewmom]

I'd look at Chef Mickey or another character meal this night. Just being in Disney will be special but characters will make it a little more . That will also open up a breakfast on that morning you have 3 adr's. Maybe see if you can get 1900 Park Fare here for that breakfast and do Crystal Palace on the MK day for breakfast? Crystal Palace has an awesome breakfast!