ADR day tomorrow! Advice/thoughts/HELP appreciated!

[Jennifer41]

I apologize in advance, but...I'm going to bug the crap outta y'all with all my questions today!! Hold on tight!
Hope you're bored.

Some things worth noting.

- We only have 4 & 1/2 park days but have park hopper tix for every day.
- We are NOT doing the dining plan.
- I'm just concerned about ADRs right now, THEN I'll work on the touring plans.
- I'm travelling with my Dad (70) my husband and my kids, DD21, DS13 & DS9.
(it's a SURPRISE for the boys!)
- I'm a totally NEW Disney planner, in case that's not obvious.
I haven't been to Disney since I was 10yrs old.
(Epcot wasn't even open yet)

-Right now I'm pretty set on a park day schedule which is as follows:
12/16 Arrival at FW approx 1PM. Settle in, eat lunch at the camper
then head to MK for the afternoon & eve (MK has EMH in the PM).
12/17 MK day & MVMCP eve
Breakfast at the camper then head to MK for the day.
We do plan to return to FW in the afternoon for lunch/pool/nap/chill
out before returning for MVMCP. This is the afternoon/early eve
I need the most advice for (see below!).
12/18 HS day! We plan to arrive before opening to run to sign up my
youngest for Jedi Training. (so most likely breakfast at the
camper) The only other thing I have planned this day is Fantasmic
Dining Package. Right now I'm leaning toward Mamma Melrose for that.
Brown Derby just seems TOO expensive.
12/19 EPCOT. Right now the ONLY thing I have planned is Biergarten.
MAYBE Kona for breakfast. Probably Candlelight Proc. then
Illuminations.
12/20 LAST WHOLE DAY. AK + kids choice day + HDDR eve. I plan to try for
a pre-park opening ADR for the Tusker breakfast.
My kids are ABSOLUTE HAMS and will LOVE this.
Then I guess we'll run to Safari/Everest & whatever else.
This afternoon is up in the air. But we will be returning to FW for
HDDR 6:15 show on our "last night".
12/21 Check out day. Breakfast at Trail's End. Maybe send the kids to the
pool while we pack up. Maybe head to Legoland...

SO.... Questions!!

12/16- We plan to just wing it all afternoon & maybe get quick service
somewhere. However- since this is a PM extra magic day and
probably kind of crowded- should we make a dinner ADR or
just chance it? I KNOW we'll want to sit down somewhere.
I was thinking maybe Liberty Tree. Thing is- I don't really want to be
roped into a schedule on this day.

12/17- Considering we plan to take an afternoon break in FW, and don't really
have a set time frame, should I make some sort of ADR before MVMCP?
I "think" we might plan to be back to the park around 3 or 4 ish.
But I don't want to miss the SNOW!! When do you eat on MVMCP
day?? Maybe a 5:30 ADR somewhere?

12/18- I think I'll aim for Mamma Melrose around 4:30- pre-fantasmic.
I also hope to see the lighting of the Osborne lights (6ish right?)
Also I've heard about some "picnic plan" for fantasmic.
Anyone know anything about that? Please recommend lunch places!!
Sci-fi? Do you think we NEED ADRs for lunch? Thoughts?

12/19- Is it TOO MUCH to have "breakfast out" 3 days in a row?
(Kona today, Tusker tomorrow, Trail's end the next day).
My thoughts about dining in Epcot is that we'll probably be eating &
drinking our faces off all day. So I haven't "planned" a lunch.
I'm looking forward to Biergarten!!!
(can anyone teach me how to Polka???)
Then probably Candlelight. Thoughts?

12/20- Tusker Breakfast (hopefully 8AM ish) & HDDR dinner.
I don't know where we'll be in the afternoon, so I've got nothing
"planned" for lunch/snacks. It's possible we might head to the
camper for lunch.

12/21- Trail's End breakfast buffet on check out day.

So there you have it!! Ok.... GO!!

 

[ses1230]

I'll answer a couple.

For your party day, I would not have a TS reservation much past 4:30 in the park and I would not do a TS dinner out of the park. We like an early dinner (4:15-ish) at the Plaza and then we are out in time to wait in line for the seven dwarfs. Or you could do your big meal for lunch and just get CS when you get back to MK. If the party photo ops are not important to your group, I would say a TS up until about 5.

For the F! Package, you will be told what times are available, and the dinner times are very early. I think the last package dinner is around 3:30 or 4.

Are you planning on the Candlelight Processional package?

 

[Jennifer41]

I'll answer a couple.

For your party day, I would not have a TS reservation much past 4:30 in the park and I would not do a TS dinner out of the park.

Are you planning on the Candlelight Processional package?

Thanks!

I haven't really checked into the Candlelight package. I guess I should?


I'm trying to keep this simple because it will be hard to gauge how my kids & my dad will be feeling day to day. (This is mostly ALL on my Dad's dollar, so I want him to be happy!)

I also just need to keep telling myself that I WILL NOT see it all and THAT'S OK!

 

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SO.... Questions!!

12/16- We plan to just wing it all afternoon & maybe get quick service
somewhere. However- since this is a PM extra magic day and
probably kind of crowded- should we make a dinner ADR or
just chance it? I KNOW we'll want to sit down somewhere.
I was thinking maybe Liberty Tree. Thing is- I don't really want to be
roped into a schedule on this day.

12/17- Considering we plan to take an afternoon break in FW, and don't really
have a set time frame, should I make some sort of ADR before MVMCP?
I "think" we might plan to be back to the park around 3 or 4 ish.
But I don't want to miss the SNOW!! When do you eat on MVMCP
day?? Maybe a 5:30 ADR somewhere?

12/18- I think I'll aim for Mamma Melrose around 4:30- pre-fantasmic.
I also hope to see the lighting of the Osborne lights (6ish right?)
Also I've heard about some "picnic plan" for fantasmic.
Anyone know anything about that? Please recommend lunch places!!
Sci-fi? Do you think we NEED ADRs for lunch? Thoughts?

12/19- Is it TOO MUCH to have "breakfast out" 3 days in a row?
(Kona today, Tusker tomorrow, Trail's end the next day).
My thoughts about dining in Epcot is that we'll probably be eating &
drinking our faces off all day. So I haven't "planned" a lunch.
I'm looking forward to Biergarten!!!
(can anyone teach me how to Polka???)
Then probably Candlelight. Thoughts?

So there you have it!! Ok.... GO!!

12/17- We usually get a counter service meal before the party around 4:30.

12/18- The Min & Bill's picnic meal was offered only during the busy Christmas-New Years and Easter weeks. The likelihood they'll do it again seems pretty good, but I don't know if they'll offer it one week before Christmas.

For the Fantasmic Dining Package, the hours it's offered are afternoon and early evening. Most likely in December the last times will be around 4:30 or 5:00 since it's linked to the first Fantasmic! showing of the night.

Sci Fi: I would recommend a reservation if you want to sit in a car. Most of the time walk ups will be seated at the picnic tables in the back.

12/19- Candlelight Processional has a dining package like the Fantasmic Package. It's also a set price per person and you will get a voucher for seating in the theater plus a reserved area for viewing IllumiNations afterwards. The dining time is based on which of the evening's performances you want to attend.