ADR questions

[goofy53073]

I have a few ADR questions. My 180 day mark is on Monday. We are not staying on property but rather renting a house with a large group. Will I be able to make my ADR's for our entire trip on Monday? Our last 3 trips (2010, 2008, 2005) I always was able to book for all our days on that first day but I am reading that 180 + 10 is only for Disney resort guests? Is that new

Also, we are travelling with a large party (15 of us) any idea how they will break the tables up? Can we be accomodated at 2 tables?

Our trip is in early April and I will have a new baby by then (4 months old) I have never been to Disney with a baby who is not yet sitting up so I am unsure of what the highchair situation will be? Do they have chairs that can accomosate an infant or will I have to wear the baby in my sling at every meal

 

[Quin]

ADRs - since you are not staying onsite, you are limited to 180 days. You will have to make them 1 day at a time. And with such a large group, I'd suggest calling to make the reservations rather than doing them on-line, so you can talk to the CM about what splits might work best to accommodate your group: in some restaurants I'm pretty sure they can put you all together, but at others they probably can't. The CM can also try different 'splits' to help you try to get your preferred times at various restaurants.

Can't help you re seating for the baby except to note that Disney is prepared for guests of all ages; I'm pretty sure a 4-month-old is routine for them. Again, a good reason to talk directly to a CM so that the infant highchair req gets placed in the system.

 

[cbg1027]

180+10 is only for Disney resort guests, so you will have to make your reservations at 180 days out from each day of your trip. So when you call or go online Monday, you can only make the ADRs for the first day of your trip.
I don't know how long that rule has been in effect, but it's been at least a few years.

How the party may be split will differ at each restaurant depending on the layout, types of tables they have, how crowded they are, etc etc....so no way to know until you get seated.

I haven't traveled with kids, so I could be wrong, but I think WDW uses the standard high chairs you see in most restaurants - the kind where the child would need to be able to sit up by themselves.