ADR's During MNNSHP

[Queen2PrincessG]

You would think this is my first time going with the questions I have today!

So here is what I was able to nab today using the online ADR.

Sci-Fi Diner for Dinner @ 530 on our day of arrival
Sat Crystal Palace @ 815 am
Sat Coral Reef @ 6:20 pm
Sun Chef Mickey's @815


We will be at MNSSHP on the 17th and obviously The Food and Wine Festival will be going on. I know we can use snack credits but we are on the DDP so that is only one per day per person. I might just fill up a giftcard for the day we go there.

What do you think? Too much running around to eat for only a 4 day trip?
I'm still debating doing both Chef Mickey and Crystal Palace for breakfast. I don't want to overkill on the character dining.

 

[figment_jii]

We will be at MNSSHP on the 17th and obviously The Food and Wine Festival will be going on. I know we can use snack credits but we are on the DDP so that is only one per day per person.

I'm not sure what you mean by "that is only one per day per person." You get all of your credits at the start of your trip and can use them in any order/number you want. So if there are two adults going for 4 nights, then you have a total of eight snack credits that can be used. You could use all 8 on the first day if you wanted. You are not limited to using one snack credit per day per person.

 

[ses1230]

You can use your credits any time you want. DH and I used all our snack credits in one day at F&W last year. but it was good!

Which of those reservations is the night you are going to MNSSHP, I'm trying to figure it out but there is no MNSSHP on October 17.

 

[Queen2PrincessG]

Yes, I know you get all of them the first day but I ration them through out the trip and give myself a daily allowance. We are going to MNSSHP on the 16. So I don't know if that may be character overkill.

 

[OhThePain]

Yes, I know you get all of them the first day but I ration them through out the trip and give myself a daily allowance. We are going to MNSSHP on the 16. So I don't know if that may be character overkill.

I wouldn't ration your snack credits out and limit yourself to only 1 a day. You may find that the offerings at F&W are more expensive than what you may use a snack credit later on. I would use your snack credits at F&W and pay for any snacks up to that point OOP then use up any snack credits you may have left over on your other park days.

Also, there is no such thing as "character overkill" when you are at Disney, IMO. Don't worry about your CM ADR that morning. Besides, the characters will be dressed differently, which makes them not the same at all. Just enjoy it.

 

[nkereina]

I agree with the PP, some of the F&W samplings can be expensive and you would get the best value of your snack credits by using them at F&W and paying OOP for things like ice cream or drinks, that you would otherwise use your snack credits on.

I don't think it sounds like too much running around. Since you didn't list your park plans for each day, I would say that I wouldn't park hop just for an ADR. So if you are going to be at MK in the morning for CP and already plan to hop to Epcot for the afternoon, then I would keep both. But if you're hopping just for Coral Reef, it's not worth the hassle.

 

[Queen2PrincessG]

AH! yes i forgot to place my park plans!

Arrival Day: Epcot (afternoon) *if arriving before 1pm
PM DHS
Next Day: Epcot (AM) *If arrived after 1pm if not MK
PM Animal Kingdom * (Rides)
Next Day: AK till 2 Lunch nap then head to
MK PM MNSSHP
Last Day: free for all!

Thanks for the heads up about the F&W snacks being bigger $$. I see the point now of using them towards that and paying for the cheaper stuff OOP. As it is my Mom is very much not a "big meal" eater. She normally goes BIG only for dinner where as i love having a huge breakfast and then grazing through the rest of my day. So I think she will like this plan. What do you think.