Can anyone help me figure out which of my ADRs are best for which park days?

[Aidensmommy22]

I'm not very familiar with the layout of Disney & I am trying to line up all of my ADRs to coordinate with the days we will be at or near each park. I have only made 2 ADRs so far but plan to make the others very soon. We will be staying off-property so we will be driving to the parks & all of the places we eat.

Park plan-
day 1- travel day (getting to Disney about 3pm) Magic Kingdom for the afternoon
day 2- Epcot (already have Le Cellier lunch ADRs)
day 3- Animal Kingdom
day 4- Magic Kingdom
day 5- Hollywood Studios
day 6- don't have a plan for this day yet (probably Animal Kingdom or Epcot)
day 7- Magic Kingdom (already have Ohana dinner ADRs) (this is mine & my MILs shared birthday so we want a special dinner)

Here are the places we are planning to eat-
Le Cellier
Ohana
Liberty Tree Tavern
Beaches & Cream
Earl or Sandwich or Wolfgang Puck Express
House of Blues
Sweet Tomatoes (off-site)

We are planning to just eat at 1 of these per day. I am willing to change up the already made ADRs too. I need help from some Dis-pros

 

[si-am]

Le Cellier-- Epcot

Ohana-- MK

Liberty Tree Tavern-- MK

Beaches & Cream-- This is close to both Epcot and Hollywood Studios, so either would be good. (You could take a boat, which might be quicker than using your car).

Earl or Sandwich or Wolfgang Puck Express-- I usually save DTD restaurants for non-park days. Or... since a lot of people usually only stay at AK half a day, that might work too. Otherwise I'm not sure they're really worth leaving a park for.

House of Blues-- ditto

Sweet Tomatoes (off-site) We never go offsite, but definitely this needs a day when you want considerable time away from a park, like a lunch/afternoon break, or if you want to leave early one night.

 

[Aidensmommy22]

Le Cellier-- Epcot

Ohana-- MK

Liberty Tree Tavern-- MK

Beaches & Cream-- This is close to both Epcot and Hollywood Studios, so either would be good. (You could take a boat, which might be quicker than using your car).

Earl or Sandwich or Wolfgang Puck Express-- I usually save DTD restaurants for non-park days. Or... since a lot of people usually only stay at AK half a day, that might work too. Otherwise I'm not sure they're really worth leaving a park for.

House of Blues-- ditto

Sweet Tomatoes (off-site) We never go offsite, but definitely this needs a day when you want considerable time away from a park, like a lunch/afternoon break, or if you want to leave early one night.

I was thinking of doing DTD on early park days & possibly our first night there. Like you said Animal Kingdom would be one of the early park days for us. Is Hollywood Studios an early day for you? I'm not sure what time Fantasmic is. We missed it last time.

 

[shannonstar]

Park plan-
day 1- travel day (getting to Disney about 3pm) Magic Kingdom for the afternoon

day 2- Epcot (already have Le Cellier lunch ADRs)

day 3- Animal Kingdom - Earl or Sandwich or Wolfgang Puck Express, because nothing is close to AK

day 4- Magic Kingdom - LTT for Lunch - they have a better menu option then

day 5- Hollywood Studios - Beaches & Cream - it's really close by.

day 6- don't have a plan for this day yet (probably Animal Kingdom or Epcot) - House of Blues

day 7- Magic Kingdom (already have Ohana dinner ADRs) (this is mine & my MILs shared birthday so we want a special dinner)



Sweet Tomatoes (off-site) - I cannot recommend this b/c I have no idea where it is in Orlando. I would choose something Disney as a replacement, but that is just me.

 

[nkereina]

We make DHS an early day for us so we have a shot at riding Toy Story Midway Mania. The fast passes for it are usually gone by 11, and if you don't get there at opening, the stand by wait time could be over an hour. We then usually break mid-day, and come back at night for Fantasmic. What time of year are you going? We went in September and Fantasmic was at 8:30, but I know in January it can be as early as 6:30.

Just another tip - Beaches & Cream doesn't take ADRs. They are very small and get crowded fast. They open at 11am so I would try to get there as close to 11am as you can so you don't have a long wait. If thats not an option, try to go during an off time - not during prime lunch or dinner hour.

If you're looking for the same kind of food as Beaches & Cream, check out Sci Fi Dine In inside DHS. Burgers & shakes type place, and the atmosphere with the drive-in setting is really unique. Something you can only do at Disney, and you can make an ADR to avoid the unknown wait time at Beaches & Cream.

Since you have potentially two days at AK, have you checked out Tusker House at all? This is our favorite character breakfast, and they now have a character lunch. The building itself is really cool and really transports you with the theming. We also think the breakfast has one of the biggest selections. We like to get the 8:05 ADR to get into AK before opening, and then when we are done, the restaurant is right by the safari for easy access!

Do you plan to do DTD more than once? IMO, it's not worth the hassle of the trip there more than once, unless you have a car. There's not enough to do there to warrant two trips for us. If you decide to limit DTD to one day, I would eliminate House of Blues. I've done HOB in other cities and I was never too impressed. And since it's a chain, I personally like to stick to restaurants unique to Disney while I'm there. But that's just me