Beating my addiction to on-line ADR's

[scard192]

Made my ADR's on 6/22 and have been checking daily to change the time for the one @ Akershus and was successful yesterday! I am proud to say that I have not gone to Disney dining.com even once today to see what is available!

My ADR's are "perfect" for our trip.

Anyone else have a compulsion they can't control to see if there is a ressie that might be just a little bit better?

S

 

[MHSweb79]

Oh, yeah, I feel your pain! I have a 9:05 a.m breakfast at the Crystal Palace for our last morning. It's been a physical and emotional struggle to leave it as is and not check online daily for alternate times.

If we eat at 9:05 what will we have time to do afterwards? Should I book earlier to get some more park time before we have to return for ME (pickup around 12:30). Or would we prefer not to get up unbearably early on our last day? OR, book a later breakfast and hit some rides before the ADR? But then would we worry about being late back to the resort for ME?

I've managed not to check for two weeks now but there's still a little pull to just take a little peek.....

 

[Neesy228]

I'm glad to hear that it's not just me! I've been desperately trying to move my time for CM by about 45 minutes for weeks now...so far, no luck. You've given me hope though because you're going at the same time we are! Congrats -- and send a little pixie dust my way!

 

[scard192]

I'm betting there is no 12-step program yet for an ADR addiction.
It's really Disney's fault for creating on-line ADR's. I sure wouldn't have been checking all that often if I had to do it over the phone.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

I could see this being a problem for me. Every time I make ADR's I always overthink, and then want to call back and change a bunch of them. It'll be even worse next trip when I can just do it online.

 

[SassyCat]

Yay, I'm glad I'm not the only one! I have been driving my husband nuts with all of the changes I make to our ADRs for our next trip in Sept. I keep thinking of somewhere else I'd like to eat and then I check on it, and if I find a good thing, I change. It is a really short vacation (sept 24 - 27) and really busy (MNSSHP on that friday and the expedition everest challenge on sat night), so I keep trying to think of the best ways to maximize our time and get the most out of it we can, etc. I love looking up the ADRs - I get such a thrill when I find one that I've been really wanting (since it is during free dining). Last night I was telling DH my latest changes and he was like, "see, this is why I don't keep up with it anymore - it changes everyday - this is like the 20th time..." hehe oops!!! I'm just also so hapy not to have to call anymore and pay long distance...

 

[scard192]

Last night I was telling DH my latest changes and he was like, "see, this is why I don't keep up with it anymore - it changes everyday - this is like the 20th time..." hehe oops!!! I'm just also so hapy not to have to call anymore and pay long distance...

I made ADRs for our trip 9/20-26 with my daughter, son in law and 3 yr old grand daughter. My daughter doesn't want to hear about the changes anymore, she just laughs and says "forward me your spreadsheet" before we leave for FL. I remind her how glad she will be when we have places to eat during Free Dining.

 

[SassyCat]

I made ADRs for our trip 9/20-26 with my daughter, son in law and 3 yr old grand daughter. My daughter doesn't want to hear about the changes anymore, she just laughs and says "forward me your spreadsheet" before we leave for FL. I remind her how glad she will be when we have places to eat during Free Dining.

Exactly!!! They don't understand how much we are making their lives easier and their trip more enjoyable!

 

[scard192]

Exactly!!! They don't understand how much we are making their lives easier and their trip more enjoyable!

Right, my son in law hates having to be somewhere a specific time. I told him that if he wants his "little princess (3 yr old)" to be able to have meals with her favorite princesses, we need ADRs and need to be on time.

 

[cranleys]

I'm so glad I'm not alone! I have been pouring over my ADR schedule since we planned the trip and since I've made my ADRs its even worse. I don't think there's a day that goes by that i don't look at that schedule.
Thats why I love this website...there are others out there like me!!! People who understand that its OK to have gone to the same place on vacation for the last 4 years and are going there again this year. Most people just don't get the obsession

 

[abc999]

MUST make 1 more change to my ADRs.. MUST make 1 more change to my ADRs.. MUST make 1 more change to my ADRs.. I am totally obsessed with making my ADRs perfect. I thought my ADRs were perfect, then I found out that Kona changed their menu.. so I had to make some changes...

 

[mommyminniemickey]

What changed on the menu at Kona? I'm heading there in Oct!

 

[ahappydisneymommy]

Add me to the obsessed list. I had them all made with the exception of one. Well, in looking for that one ADR I have now made 3 other changes to what I had . I still need to add one more so I probably will continue to change what I have.

 

[kldmom2000]

I really, really, really love the new-online ADR's..... I keep changing 2 meals around for our trip in 12 days... LOL! Garden Grill finally opened up in a time slot I wanted on a certain day (my DD loves Chip and Dale).... so after switching that ADR from Tony's... to LTT... to 50's Prime Time Cafe.... it became Garden Grill this morning! LOL! So now we've got Chef Mickey's, LeCellier, Garden Grill, Tusker House, and Cape May for breakfast

 

[leeann32]

Pretty soon I'm going to commit myself to a mental hospital
I just can't leave my ADR's alone! I'm actually mad at myself for switching them so much, I canceled a few and now I wish I didn't!!!

 

[abc999]

What changed on the menu at Kona? I'm heading there in Oct!

They are no longer offering prime rib. there is now a ginger-crusted rib-eye steak on the menu. I hate ginger.

 

[aggie9293]

Thats why I love this website...there are others out there like me!!! People who understand that its OK to have gone to the same place on vacation for the last 4 years and are going there again this year. Most people just don't get the obsession

YES!! People keep saying "but you went to Disney last year". I know I did but it was the best family vacation and we're going back as often as we can no matter what anyone else says!

 

[tpholland]

Oh I cannot leave it alone. I've tried. It's a sickness. I have great places, & for the most part when I want them. Yet I can't stop! I changed 2 more just tonight. I finally asked DH if he will be disappointed if we don't go somewhere we discussed. He said he'll be happy with any surprises I throw his way, as long as we eat at LC & 'Ohana ( got both btw)

 

[MarkinNM]

Tell me about it!

I originally made 9 ADR's(all dinners) have modified 6 of them to better fit our park schedule, and have since added 4 more!!!

Teppan Edo (Lunch)
Ohana (Last day going away breakfast)
Cape May cafe( breakfast)
And this one that has eluded me from the start......

Tusker House Breakfast!!!! just now!!!!
Does anybody know what time they open??

My DD will be happy as now she gets to see Daisy!!!!......


Now I think I can stop.........

 

[tkitty]

Thanks all! I almost forgot to go check online to see if I can get an earlier CM ADR for 10/03! I got 8:05pm now...
I usually only check once a day, so I'm still in control, right?