Here's the thing...our resort plans have changed and we will not be starting the free DDP package until a day later than orig planned...starting 8/14 instead of 8/13. I had made all our ADR's based on the 13th/park days/locations...y'all know the routine. 
. Had EVERYTHING the way we had hoped, but now we are staying room only the first 3 nights of our trip, then staring the DDP for the last 7 9 Loooooong story, not making ANY more changes!). DS had asked for Chef M's for his B-DAY dinner on the 13th, cool, booked it for 7, even better late EMH at MK. Well, now all meals on the 13th are OOP, DS understands that we will are trying to change the date of his dinner and he is fine w/that...except NOW I can't even get CLOSE to CM's between 8/14-20! DS loves the Contemporary so that was a big part of it, but Mickey is even more important. We have done the LTT character dinner before and DS did not care for it, and honestly, DH and I were not crazy about the food...the characters and setting were very nice, but even the times for there were very late...like 9 pm late. DS sounded kinda interested in the Garden Grill, but we have never eaten there and the menu looks kinda limited. Not even sure if I can get GG at this late date...it's either try for it or keep out CM on the 13th and pay OOP....but man, it'll be about $140 for the 4 of us when all is said and done...that is normally a whole days worth of eating.
SO.....who thinks GG is an adequate alternative for CM's? IF I can get it, that is!
Thanks,
Pam
Another thought is O'hana's breakfast w/Stitch/Mickey...but not huge a.m. eaters...worth using on the DDP?
. Had EVERYTHING the way we had hoped, but now we are staying room only the first 3 nights of our trip, then staring the DDP for the last 7 9 Loooooong story, not making ANY more changes!). DS had asked for Chef M's for his B-DAY dinner on the 13th, cool, booked it for 7, even better late EMH at MK. Well, now all meals on the 13th are OOP, DS understands that we will are trying to change the date of his dinner and he is fine w/that...except NOW I can't even get CLOSE to CM's between 8/14-20! DS loves the Contemporary so that was a big part of it, but Mickey is even more important. We have done the LTT character dinner before and DS did not care for it, and honestly, DH and I were not crazy about the food...the characters and setting were very nice, but even the times for there were very late...like 9 pm late. DS sounded kinda interested in the Garden Grill, but we have never eaten there and the menu looks kinda limited. Not even sure if I can get GG at this late date...it's either try for it or keep out CM on the 13th and pay OOP....but man, it'll be about $140 for the 4 of us when all is said and done...that is normally a whole days worth of eating.SO.....who thinks GG is an adequate alternative for CM's? IF I can get it, that is!
Thanks,
Pam
Another thought is O'hana's breakfast w/Stitch/Mickey...but not huge a.m. eaters...worth using on the DDP?
I haven't canceled my ADRs yet (I'm waiting til I have a lot of free time cause I know I'll be on hold forever). But this shows you that people cancel ALL THE TIME..so don't give up. Maybe I'll try today.
Wouldn't choose a character restaurant if I wanted a quiet place to eat! How do they manage the parades in a revolving restaurant?
