Are ADR always this bad?

Spoiledtcangel

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Backstory, long post and very new here so bare with me :)

So were leaving Port Canaveral on a Cruise 12/1-12/9, My bright ideas figured since were in Florida anyways might as well get there a few days early and bring my DD2 to Disney for the first time before planning a longer trip there.

Managed to get reservations at Movies resort for 11/27-12/1 (Art of animation sold out), No one warned me about the ADR's so you guessed it I been going crazy LoL

Since she's still little and I'm going with her and my mom (hubby has no more PTO for the year) we decided not to do park hopper, I thought I had a handle on things til I realized the day I decided on MK it closes at 4:30 for a private event (not MVMCP) So now I have to try and switch my dinning days. I'm sort of upset because I almost got all the dinning I wanted even less than 180 days out!

How likely am I in your experience to make this plan successful? If need be is adding the hopper just for dinning worth it?

As of now I had things planned like this our 2YO is a semi-night owl so some of the times are a bit late:

11/27 Late arrival no park just pool and dinner T-Rex booked at 9pm
11/28 Hollywood studios day Fantasmic Lunch @ 2:35 Booked Hollywood & Vine
11/29 Epcot Day Akershus Booked for 6:55 Dinner
11/30 MK Day Crystal Palace Booked 11:50 Lunch
12/1 Kona Breakfast booked and off to PC we go

I was hoping to change to a plan more like this if Not I will have to add the park hopper just for dinning :(

11/27 Late arrival no park just pool and dinner T-Rex booked at 9pm (still trying for chef mickeys)
11/28 MK day adding the MVMCP, either meal at BOG, Cinderella or Crystal Palace?
11/29 Epcot Day Akershus Booked for 6:55 Dinner (not changing at all)
11/30 Hollywood studios day Fantasmic Lunch or Dinner preferably @ Hollywood & Vine
12/1 Kona Breakfast booked and off to PC we go (still would like Ohana for this day)
 
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Since Magic Kingdom closes so early the crowds might be really light that day and if you get there at park opening you can get a lot of time in. Have you thought about maybe eating at one of the Magic Kingdom hotels instead of inside the park for dinner? I wouldn't do a park hopper just for one meal. It'll be tough getting either BOG or Cinderella's Royal Table, I would also recommend not doing dinner during the Christmas party since dining will take away a lot of party time.
 
As for now I'm trying to find breakfast or lunch in one of the main MK places for 11/28 dinner I was skeptical about due to missing things as you mentioned :)

I did manage to snag fantasmic Hollywood and Vine for 1:55 lunch on 11/30 last night at 2am so that part of my switch is finished thank goodness

My browser reset from 12/1 to 8/1 this morning and I almost passed out when I clicked search and BOG, Chef Mickeys, TCP and CRT all had availability! Almost booked than noticed it was for 8/1 not 12/1 for chef Mickey LoL

After seeing that though I'm not losing hope I mean if they have same day availability searching for a few months should turn something up! Right? I hope! LoL
 
I would have just went from HS to MK on 11/28 for the party but want her to see FAntasmic so if HS closes at 8 by the time it finishes and I make it to MK she would have missed the whole Elsa turning the castle things and some of the stuff :(
 

You can also try using the free Touringplans.com Reservation Finder. Lots of Disers have had success using it!
 
Keep up hope - I just booked a CRT lunch for four with a BoG dinner for four today, for this upcoming Saturday (Aug. 5) at REALLY popular times (11:10 a.m. for lunch, at 6:15 p.m. for dinner).
 
You can also try using the free Touringplans.com Reservation Finder. Lots of Disers have had success using it!

Yes I have it on search for BOG or CRT for that day wish they let you chose any dining instead of specifying Breakfast, lunch or dinner as of now I would take anything available just to make sure its booked LoL
 
Keep up hope - I just booked a CRT lunch for four with a BoG dinner for four today, for this upcoming Saturday (Aug. 5) at REALLY popular times (11:10 a.m. for lunch, at 6:15 p.m. for dinner).

Yes when my browser reset the search into todays date I was shocked at the reservations available after I realized it was for 8/1 its like the entire Magic KIngdom opened up at once it's reassuring to know things open that close and I may have a chance to change them to something better as time approaches! Just want to make sure I have an alternate planned out already LoL
 














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