ADR success story

[ww52]

I've posted a few times about our concerns about getting anything at all, much less what we were hoping for; especially since we have a party of 11.

I'm happy to say we got everything we wanted - the main ones were Royal Table, Be Out Guest, Chef Mickeys (at specific times and days we wanted)

We were able to fill in several others including Hollywood and Vine for a special occasion. And then a couple others that we might actually cancel.

So - what was the "trick"? Prioritization, splitting the party into two groups (6 and 5) and having 3 of us on at the same time doing the reservations. Starting right at 5AM central time.

EDIT - while we have two groups, the 2 reservations each are never more than 5 minutes apart!

We were done by 5:20; then made adjustments for a short time; and then actually a few more later in the day.

In all I think we made 8 reservations and after adjustments ended up with 7 (we'll do quick service for the other meals);

We are hoping that Akershus (sp?) opens but I'm not optimistic. REALLY want Cape May since that's a tradition and it's more likely.

It took a lot of pre-planning as to just how we'd do it and this forum was INSTRUMENTAL in helping us. Thanks to all!

 

[Rosetah2]

I've posted a few times about our concerns about getting anything at all, much less what we were hoping for; especially since we have a party of 11.

I'm happy to say we got everything we wanted - the main ones were Royal Table, Be Out Guest, Chef Mickeys (at specific times and days we wanted)

We were able to fill in several others including Hollywood and Vine for a special occasion. And then a couple others that we might actually cancel.

So - what was the "trick"? Prioritization, splitting the party into two groups (6 and 5) and having 3 of us on at the same time doing the reservations. Starting right at 5AM central time.

How long is your trip?

 

[ww52]

We'll be there 7 nights; we did one breakfast, 2 lunches, and 4 dinners. Never two reservation places in one day since we have little ones. Breakfast is "get away day"; we want to hit the parks at opening so breakfast will be grab and go the park days; don't want two big sit down meals in one day since the kids might get restless.

 

[FCDub]

Glad it all worked out for you. Perseverance is key.