Critique my final ADRS... MAYBE

[zlah31]

I think I'm settled and found all the ADRS I want. We are a family of 4 with DD will be 3.5 and DS almost 2! My plan is trying to mostly appeal to my kids and getting good dining plan value at the same time. We have park hopper but trying not to hop too much! Any advice or opinions welcome. Now on with the list

11/11 MK day Whispering Canyon Cafe @ 5:30pm
11/12 AK day Chefs de France @ 6:05 explore Epcot in evening (EMH)
11/13 MK (party night we will not attend) BOG breakfast 8:30am Garden Grill @ 5:45 explore Epcot at night. Thinking of saving fastpasses for Epcot?
11/14 Day off DTD, swim? Explore resorts. Chef Mickeys @ 5:25. Thinking of doing Chip and Dale campfire afterwards. Any thoughts?
11/15 Hollywood Studios Hollywood and Vine fantasmic lunch @12:15 (my kids love Disney Jr)
11/16 Final Magic kingdom day lunch @ BOG 11:05(may cancel if i do breakfast. Is it worth doing both?) dinner @crt 5:15

 

[jimmytammy]

I think I'm settled and found all the ADRS I want. We are a family of 4 with DD will be 3.5 and DS almost 2! My plan is trying to mostly appeal to my kids and getting good dining plan value at the same time. We have park hopper but trying not to hop too much! Any advice or opinions welcome. Now on with the list

11/11 MK day Whispering Canyon Cafe @ 5:30pm WCC is fun though in recent times I think the food was a little lacking. If you are already at MK I would stay there, maybe consider Liberty Tree Tavern or Tonys Town Sq. If determined to leave MK to eat, other considerations nearby that are good, Ohana, The Wave or Grand Floridian Cafe. All of these are on the monorail line.
11/12 AK day Chefs de France @ 6:05 explore Epcot in evening (EMH) Chefs isnt a must do for us. We like San Angel Inn, Rose N Crown, Nine Dragons or Biergarten, which with your kids would be fun.
11/13 MK (party night we will not attend) BOG breakfast 8:30am Garden Grill @ 5:45 explore Epcot at night. Thinking of saving fastpasses for Epcot? Test track and Soarin are really the only FPs you would need at Epcot, and you cant get both in same day. I would use FPs at MK, but still go to Garden Grill.
11/14 Day off DTD, swim? Explore resorts. Chef Mickeys @ 5:25. Thinking of doing Chip and Dale campfire afterwards. Any thoughts? Chef Mickeys is fun, though never eaten dinner there. You should have time to get to campfire after meal. Catch boat at Contemporary then catch bus at FW to go to the right loop. Bus drivers at FW will steer you in right direction.
11/15 Hollywood Studios Hollywood and Vine fantasmic lunch @12:15 (my kids love Disney Jr) We tend to always go to 50s PTC but your kids will love H&V. We have friends who say food is good.
11/16 Final Magic kingdom day lunch @ BOG 11:05(may cancel if i do breakfast. Is it worth doing both?) dinner @crt 5:15

Wish I could advise you on this, making our 1st time here in Oct. But friends really enjoy it.

 

[laurenfratt]

I think I'm settled and found all the ADRS I want. We are a family of 4 with DD will be 3.5 and DS almost 2! My plan is trying to mostly appeal to my kids and getting good dining plan value at the same time. We have park hopper but trying not to hop too much! Any advice or opinions welcome. Now on with the list

11/11 MK day Whispering Canyon Cafe @ 5:30pm
11/12 AK day Chefs de France @ 6:05 explore Epcot in evening (EMH)
11/13 MK (party night we will not attend) BOG breakfast 8:30am Garden Grill @ 5:45 explore Epcot at night. Thinking of saving fastpasses for Epcot?
11/14 Day off DTD, swim? Explore resorts. Chef Mickeys @ 5:25. Thinking of doing Chip and Dale campfire afterwards. Any thoughts?
11/15 Hollywood Studios Hollywood and Vine fantasmic lunch @12:15 (my kids love Disney Jr)
11/16 Final Magic kingdom day lunch @ BOG 11:05(may cancel if i do breakfast. Is it worth doing both?) dinner @crt 5:15

Looks good! I don't see why doing BOG twice would be an issue, especially on different days for different meals! We do lunch and dinner on separate days and always enjoy it!

 

[Nancyg56]

Looks good to me! I agree with a PP that BOG for different days and meals is fine. We have breakfast and lunch booked the same way. I cannot speak to breakfast yet, but lunch is good and the value on the DDP is there, IMO.

I am not sure the timing would work out for CM and the campfire, but I can say that the one thing I regret not taking my dgd to was that campfire.

People have a lot of negative feedback about H&V, but honestly, food and experience is subjective, so if the kids like the characters, I figure it is worth doing. We haven meals we enjoy that are routinely panned and we dislike some of the favorites.

Have fun!!

 

[ammag]

A friend went to the campfire last year and they either underestimated the amount of time it takes to get there or just were not happy with it.it IS too far and time consuming for me, but it looks great! Just double check the travel and make sure it works for you.

Why not keep both BOG? We are doing lunch and breakfast as well

 

[robndani]

My only suggestion would be to skip Chefs de France and just enjoy the Food & Wine Festival! There's so much to eat (& drink) that you may not want to sit down for a traditional meal that will always be there!

 

[zlah31]

Thanks for all the advice! Looks like I will def do BOG breakfast and lunch. Also considering all the other suggestions

 

[DJFan88]

The last time I was there was last August, so maybe somethings changed, but I didn't think the Doc McStuff in brunch at H&V was a fantasmic package. We did the Fantasmic package then, which started when that character event was over and is called a fantasmic dinner package with no characters. I think there may be a Minnie holiday one though.

 

[Nancyg56]

The last time I was there was last August, so maybe somethings changed, but I didn't think the Doc McStuff in brunch at H&V was a fantasmic package. We did the Fantasmic package then, which started when that character event was over and is called a fantasmic dinner package with no characters. I think there may be a Minnie holiday one though.

Oh you are right! I did not catch that.
OP- If the characters aare not at H&V lunch ( I am not sure, but I would check) then I would look for the Mama Melrose Fantasmic lunch package, cancel the H&V. There are a lot of DIsney Jr character M&G in DHS. WE did nto book the H&V breakfast becasue the girls can get their Jr autographs without having me sit through that one.

 

[Jnbm63]

My biggest concern would be going to Chefs de France with young children, but your kids probably behave better than mine. Otherwise looks good to me. If you like the menus of Be Our Guest, than go twice.

 

[zlah31]

The last time I was there was last August, so maybe somethings changed, but I didn't think the Doc McStuff in brunch at H&V was a fantasmic package. We did the Fantasmic package then, which started when that character event was over and is called a fantasmic dinner package with no characters. I think there may be a Minnie holiday one though.

It just changed recently that the characters will be at the lunch and its a fantasmic package!

 

[amylevan]

A friend went to the campfire last year and they either underestimated the amount of time it takes to get there or just were not happy with it.it IS too far and time consuming for me, but it looks great! Just double check the travel and make sure it works for you.

From Chef Mickey's to the campfire, you just need to hop on the boat over to FW and then either take the internal bus or walk down to the Meadows Trading Post area. It's not complicated, but it could take more than 1/2 hr, which is about all you've left yourself. (The campfire starts at 7pm in winter months.)

 

[Hopefully]

I would not do the Chefs de France dinner followed by Epcot evening EMH and then an early BOG breakfast the next morning. I think your little ones will be too tired after a late night

 

[DJFan88]

From Chef Mickey's to the campfire, you just need to hop on the boat over to FW and then either take the internal bus or walk down to the Meadows Trading Post area. It's not complicated, but it could take more than 1/2 hr, which is about all you've left yourself. (The campfire starts at 7pm in winter months.)

Plus, of all of the ADRs we've had, I remember the Chef Mickey one as one where we had to wait past our time for a table.

 

[zlah31]

I would not do the Chefs de France dinner followed by Epcot evening EMH and then an early BOG breakfast the next morning. I think your little ones will be too tired after a late night

Thanks! I had not even thought about those being back to back

 

[FrozenDuck]

Keep H&V - the Disney Jr characters are there for breakfast and lunch.

The Minnie's Holiday Dine at H&V is for dinner only.