Are PS needed?

[goofydad621]

Hey All

We are going (myself, DW and DD6) to the WDW 20th-29th of January. I have made a PS for the princess breakfast at Epcot. We are not going to V&A's may make one for PS for another character meal. Are PS's really needed that time of year for NON Character meals that time of year?


Thanks in Advance Dave

 

[liznboys]

They are nice because it puts you in front of anyone else who shows up without a PS! I would definitely make them, even if it's just the day before (or morning of) when you plan to go.

 

[goofydad621]

I guess that was what I was wondering, if it was likely that I could make PS just a day or two out nad still get a reasonable time for dinners.


Thanks again

 

[FOV]

I think it depends on which restaurants.

We just got back (11/8 - 11/14) and it was very slow. Many popular rides had waits of just 10 - 15 minutes.

We had ps's for Chef Mickey's and Liberty Tree Tavern and tried to get an earlier ps the day before and were told both restaurants were completely sold out. We had a ps at Sci-Fi for 1pm and when we checked in they were telling people without a ps that there was a 1 hour wait (not bad if you plan for it!)

We did not have a ps for Le Cellier and were not able to get one (sold out.)

I don't think I would have had a problem at many of the other, less popular restaurants - particulalry if they are not character meals. If worst comes to worst you can always eat at counter service places. I also think it is fairly easy to eat a sit down meal at Epcot as long as you are flexible. We have eaten at Mexico, Germany and Italy with no ps on previous trips.

 

[Tinkerbellz]

Is it remotely possible to get into the Princess Storybook Breakfast at Epcot without a PS? My DD 16 and I really want to go, and I call Dining ressies everyday to no avail. Should we just be like Nike and "Just do it" or are we wasting our time?

Hoping for Princesses

 

[Mommy Poppins]

If it is just the two of you, it can't hurt to try. Call the day before or even at 7am the morning of and see what they say.

 

[cdntourguide]

IMHO it is better to have PS set up than not. You can certainly cancel the PS at anytime, but without one you may not get the meal/event and time that you were hoping for.
I have just booked my own PS's for my Feb trip. Luckily I am getting everything and the exact times I wanted.