ADR w/ Toddler & dining plan- HELP

[Jack's Mom]

I am very anxious to make ADR for our trip in December since we will be traveling with our toddler DS- 3. I don't want to be tied down to having to be somewhere at a particular time- in case of melt-downs or need for naps. Then again I don't want the stress of trying to figure out where we are going to eat etc. at the last minute and not getting the most out of the dining plan.

Any suggestions on how to plan, I do have a tenative plan & places to eat.

 

[In Luv with Disney]

Jack's Mom, I go to WDW with my son who is going to be turning 4 in a week and a half! He will be on his 6th trip when we go in 2 weeks. I usually make plans for ONE ADR a day, typically dinner. I take into account the times he usually naps. Since afternoon nap times differ, I feel I am better off making ADRs for dinner. And if plans change while I am there, I can always call and cancel, and make other arrangements that work for us that evening!

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

I over plan. If we need to cancel we can. I will have a 3 1/2 with me in Dec. I have made all of our dinner reservations early. I want to keep all of our 3 children on their normal schedule. Keeping naps and meals at normal hours helps to keep the kids happy.

Lori

 

[Leota]

We are taking my grandsons for their first trip in Dec (3 & 5 yo) When we took my son as a toddler, you could still walk in restaurants with no reservation, but not anymore. So I made at least one AR per day, trying to keep as close to their normal schedule as I could. We will play it by ear tho. If they aren't hungry at the time or hungry before, we will cancel the AR & eat CS.
I hate to have to do it that way, but I couldn't think of any other way to have the ability to do a sit-down, yet keep the little guys happy.