ADR's, Please help me prioritize.

[G.Goof]

Headed to WDW for a week this December. My ADR window open's up at 4am MT on Monday. How would you suggest I prioritize which ones I should try to get first? Staying onsite, so I'll have 180 +10 days to work with.

Lunch at 50's Prime Time Diner
Dinner at Le Cellier
Dinner at Brown Derby - Fanstamic! package
Breakfast at Akershus - Pre-park opening
Dinner at Be Our Guest
Happily Ever After - Plaza Garden Viewing
Lunch at Skipper Canteen
Dinner at Garden Grill - Candlelight Processional package, last show that night...I know this one might not be available until later in the month.
Breakfast at Be Our Guest - Pre-park opening
Dinner at Tusker House - Rivers of Light package

What order should I try to reserve these in? These are already in date order, but that might not be the best way to try and get the reservations. Thanks!!!

 

[FelisLachesis]

My quick analysis would be to start with the following:

Be Our Guest Dinner and Breakfast (start with whichever one is more important to you)
Akershus
Le Cellier
Brown Derby

These are the ones that book fast! Depending on how deep they are in your "+10" days, I don't know what will be left available, and you'll have to be flexible with timing.

Then work on:

Tusker House
50s
Skipper Centeen

You have Tusker House as one of the last days, so that's why I snuck it in level 2. There should still be plenty of openings solely on the fact that it's so deep in your "+10".

The last set is:

Happily Ever After Dessert Party
Garden Grill Candlelight

The reason I put these two last is that they're, by far, the last to fill. I booked the CP package a few years ago. But I started booking around 80 days out, I wanted Chefs de France, which was booked, but Garden Grill was open then. I had originally booked with Rose and Crown, but kept looking for CdF. I couldn't get it, but Garden Grill was available the entire time. I also was able to book a Terrace Wishes dessert party really late (30 days out?) and got exactly what I wanted.

 

[danielocha30]

BOG first option all the way!
PPO Akershus
Le Cellier
Everything else are on the same place of priority IMO
Good luck! and have a great trip!

 

[xStitch]

As of right now, there is no ROL packages yet past September 30th. So if you still want to eat at Tusker House, I'd book it as a regular adr and then try to switch it later. That's what I'm hoping to do when they open up.

 

[earfulofmagic]

By date order, you mean the first ADR listed will be your first meal, last ADR your last?

I would work backwards. Because of 180+10, your first day might be someone else's "10" day, so typically it's advised to book from the end of your stay and move forward. Does that make sense?

That said, to give an example, I booked like this:
BOG dinner (8th night of our stay)
BOG PPO breakfast (6th day of our stay)
so on and so forth.

basically, categorize by "difficulty in reserving" and reverse chronological. The above two posters have the right priorities laid out

 

[G.Goof]

Perfect. You guys rock! That is exactly the kind of advice I was looking for. Thanks!!!

 

[Shanti]

Headed to WDW for a week this December. My ADR window open's up at 4am MT on Monday. How would you suggest I prioritize which ones I should try to get first? Staying onsite, so I'll have 180 +10 days to work with.

Lunch at 50's Prime Time Diner
Dinner at Le Cellier
Dinner at Brown Derby - Fanstamic! package
Breakfast at Akershus - Pre-park opening
Dinner at Be Our Guest
Happily Ever After - Plaza Garden Viewing
Lunch at Skipper Canteen
Dinner at Garden Grill - Candlelight Processional package, last show that night...I know this one might not be available until later in the month.
Breakfast at Be Our Guest - Pre-park opening
Dinner at Tusker House - Rivers of Light package

What order should I try to reserve these in? These are already in date order, but that might not be the best way to try and get the reservations. Thanks!!!

1. Dinner at Be Our Guest

2. Breakfast at Akershus PPO

3. Breakfast at Be Our Guest PPO

4. Tusker House River of Lights Package

5. Brown Derby Fantasmic Package

6. Garden Grill Candlelight Processional Package

7. Happily Ever After Plaza Garden Viewing

8. Dinner at Le Cellier

9. Dinner at Prime Time Diner

10. Dinner at Skipper's Canteen

 

[LovesTimone]

I agree with all the previous poster. But you might want to have a alternate list ready to go say you can't get dinner at Le Cellier what would be the next choice for a replacement if its unavailable. Having a second choice would keep you from panicking and just choosing whatever, maybe even a third choice. You can always check back and see if something has opened up and switch to that. Also you might not be able to get a ADR for the day you want, so if possible be open to another day. When I plan I don't nail anything down until after my ADR's are completed then I start which parks on what day and such, except if there is a hard ticket event involved for that trip.