ADR Help!!!

[Zoey75]

**UPDATED**
Here is my first attempt at my Disney ADRs - I had a late start since we just booked our vacation this month for Nov

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks~

Day 1 (arrive) ~Magic Kingdom~ **8pm Wishes(MK)**
Lunch -
Dinner - 6:40 'Ohana

Day 2 ~Animal Kingdom~
Breakfast - 9:20am Tusker House
Lunch -
Dinner -

Day 3 ~Magic Kingdom~
Breakfast -
Lunch -
Dinner -

Day 4 ~Epcot~ **7pm Main Street Electrical Parade(MK)**
Breakfast - 9:35 Akershus
Lunch -
Dinner -

Day 5 ~Hollywood Studios~ **9pm Illuminations (Ep)**
Breakfast -
Lunch - 11:15 Sci Fi Dine in Theater
Dinner - 5:45 Coral Reef

Day 6 ~Last Day~
Breakfast -
Lunch -

 

[loveshak22]

You've got some good choices in there. Are these ADR's you've actually booked or are wanting to book?

Are you staying at a Disney property?

Some other good (or at least popular choices) include:

Character Dining: The Crystal Palace at Magic Kingdom (Pooh and friends characters), 1900 Park Fare at the Grand Floridian (for breakfast it's Alice and Wonderland with the Mad Hatter and at dinner it's Cinderella's happy fairytale themed), Cinderella's Royal Table (hard to get and if you are on the dining plan it counts as 2 table service meals), and Chef Mickeys at the Contemporary (I've read mixed reviews on this place. I've not been but saw people who love it and people who said it was horrible. But if kids want to see Mickey this is a good choice).

So if you could get a reservation you could add The Crystal Palace to one of your days at the Magic Kingdom.

I'm trying to get 'Ohana's and Coral Reef for dinner on nights I'm there and am not having much luck. But I've been to Coral Reef and it's neat. The food is O.K. but it's a cool place to go.

Non-character dining that is popular is Le Cellier (I've not been). Although I did the quick service Moroccan food one year and it was really good (at Epcot). There are tons of non-character choices to pick from. I see you have Sci-Fi and that's good to get. The 50's Primetime is fun and I think their food is good if you need another MGM choice.

I don't know if that helps at all but whatever you get it will be great! Good luck!

 

[loveshak22]

Oh - some other thoughts:

There are a couple of places at MGM that have a dinner/Fantasmic package. So if you get that reservation you eat and then get tickets to Fantasmic for that evening. It's Mama Melrose, Brown Derby, and Hollywood and Vine: http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/fantasmic-meal-packages/.

Also, from what I've read you can see Illuminations from the outside tables at Rose & Crown in Epcot. If you were interested in eating there. I've read that you can do an ADR but aren't guaranteed a spot outside so you may have to wait for an outside table but that's an option.

 

[Zoey75]

Thanks..these are reservations I have made already. I like your ideas too!

 

[habg1]

Are you on the dining plan?

If you are, I'd ditch The Plaza for dinner. There are better places to eat in MK, like Tony's and Crystal Palace. They are a better value if you are on the dining plan.
If you are paying out of pocket for The Plaza, then keep it.

 

[Zoey75]

Are you on the dining plan?

If you are, I'd ditch The Plaza for dinner. There are better places to eat in MK, like Tony's and Crystal Palace. They are a better value if you are on the dining plan.
If you are paying out of pocket for The Plaza, then keep it.

Yes we are on the dining plan

Thanks!

 

[meggiebeth]

For Magic Kingdom, we really liked Crystal Palace for breakfast. We also liked Chef Mickeys at breakfast, great atmosphere. If you are prepared to get the monorail to the Grand Floridian, the Grand Floridian Cafe and Citricos were our two favourites of the trip. Delicious!

For Epcot, Akershus is a great choice. Tutto Italia and Chefs de France were also good. I think Chefs de France was cheaper though. If you're on the Dining Plan, then Tutto Italia would be a good choice.

For Hollywood Studios, we ate at Sci Fi Dine In and Mama Melrose's. Mama Melrose's was very good, however we wouldn't reccommend Sci Fi. It was an interesting experience, and nice atmosphere, but the food was kind of bad... the service was bad... and the cars you sit in were dirty. Maybe it was a one off though.

For Animal Kingdom, we only ate at Tusker House for breakfast. It was good too. Would reccommend. If you can, try the Hoop de Doo Revue in the evening. I know it isn't in the park, but it is a great show and AK tends to close earlier.

 

[Kristina]

If you like sushi, then Tokyo Dining in Epcot is a nice choice. I've been twice and although I don't eat sushi they have yummy tempura and it's just really a nice place. Another apparently amazing place for sushi is the sushi bar in the Polynesian, I'm not sure what it's called though. Plus there if you can't get a ADR at Kona (another great choice) you can get anything from Kona menu there.
For Ohana you might want to tell the desk you will be happy to wait for a window table so you have a good view for wishes!
At AK I would not miss Flame Tree for lunch, take a walk and see if you can't sit by the water with a view of Everest while you eat . You will probably want to head somewhere else for dinner, how about DTD and Raglan Road which is awesome or maybe bus it to MK then take a friendship boat to the Beach Club resort and have dinner at Cape May (another buffet) or a burger and ice cream sundae at Beaches and Cream, then try to walk it off on the Boardwalk!
Any meal at Crystal Palace is always really good, it's a buffet but it's my favorite! I always have breakfast there on my first day, really sets the mood with the characters from Winnie the Pooh and the restaurant itself is lovely.
Have a great trip !