ADR's with 1 year old

[ChrisnKim913]

We will be taking our 20 month old to Disney World for the first time in late Feb. Here are our ADR's we have right now. We are doing the Deluxe Dining Plan. Any opinions or recommendations?

Day 1: Check in to WL and half day at HS

12:30 pm lunch at Hollywood & Vine (little one loves Doc Mcstuffins)

5:30 pm dinner at BOATHOUSE

Day 2: Magic Kingdom

8:10 am breakfast at Chef Mickey's

5:00 pm dinner at 'Ohana

Day 3: AK and EPCOT

8:10 am breakfast at Tusker House (park opens at 9)

1:00pm lunch at Coral Reef

5:15pm dinner at Tutto Italia

Day 4: Check out and Magic Kingdom

12:15pm lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern

 

[nhasler]

Crystal Palace was always a favorite for my kids because of Winnie the Pooh and Friends. I think Chef Mickey's, Tusker House, and Hollywood and Vine are fun, too. I think the 5pm dining is good because things aren't as backed up. Waiting to be seated is always hard.

 

[Tonberry]

Day 3 sounds really hectic!
Assuming you finish Tusker House breakfast around 9 (and that's being generous), you only have a few hours to do AK. If you are renting a car, you would have to leave AK no later than 12:15 to get to Epcot, then stand in line at the bag checkpoint, then walk over to Coral Reef. If you are relying on buses, you'd have to leave even earlier as buses only go from AK to resorts and not parks. You would have to transfer to AKL then wait for the bus that goes over to Epcot.

By the time you finish eating at Coral Reef, it will be at least 2:00. Could be later if you have to wait for a table or you get a slow server, which leaves you less than 3 hours until your next meal.

One option could be to do Le Cellier Steakhouse (2 dining points) instead of Tutto Italia and skip Coral Reef (I didn't like Coral Reef on our last trip anyway). This way you can do a quick service lunch or grab a snack if you're hungry. Now you don't have to be out of AK at a certain time and can finish the rides and shows you want. Likewise, you could be at Epcot anytime without an ADR holding you back.

Or by skipping Coral Reef, you could do a signature dining or a dinner show on your MK day in place of Ohana. You could do CRT, Hoop Dee Doo, Mickey's Backyard BBQ (great for kids), Spirit of Aloha, Narcoossee's, Citricos, or California Grill.

H&V, Boathouse, Chef Mickey's, Tusker House and LTT are all excellent picks and I wouldn't change any of those!

 

[supersnoop]

If you are relying on buses, you'd have to leave even earlier as buses only go from AK to resorts and not parks

This is incorrect. There are park-to-park buses, and they run frequently.