Did I make an ADR boo-boo?

[Ducky4Disney]

I'm looking over my Oct ADR's and I'm pretty happy with what I got. We wanted to stick to buffets for the benefit of our 2.5 year old (aka-free) and I got early-ish times becuase I think that will be easier with my toddler.

My DS teaches me something everyday. I'm starting to notice that he eats dinner better around 6 to 6:30 instead of 5 to 5:30. My ADR's are for early times... 5:30, 5:15, 4:55, 4:45, 4:30 because I know that getting there on time or even early doesn't mean you will be seated right away - sometimes you wait another 10-20 minutes depending on the venue. Now I'm starting to wonder if I should have gone with more 5:30 to 6 ADR's figuring the possible 20 min table wait should put us at 6 to 6:30 eating time.

Of course I figured this out 50 days away from my trip , duh.

Should I call and see what's available a smidge later than my current ADR's? I guess it couldn't hurt and if I wait any longer then I *know* nothing will be available.

What was I thinking? If we do afternoon naps and take the bus to our dinner location I need to allow time for that.

Being pregnant has made me stupid.

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[beroh2253]

When we are doing the parks all day we get real hungry from all of the walking, you may be better off with the earlier times. When our 2 were younger we had to just stop when our DD was hungry and hit the closest counter service place (as long as there were chicken fingers or nuggets there).

 

[Tinker'n'Fun]

When my kids were younger the excitement of vacation made them hungry earlier than I would have thought. I wouldn't change your times, but maybe have crackers or something little with you if he gets hungry again a bit later....

 

[Tink3Bell]

I wouldn't worry about it - it is not a big enough timewise difference to worry.

 

[Ducky4Disney]

I just called to see what was available and I think I made some good changes, nothing drastic.

I had a 5:20 ADR at O'Hana on the night we arrive but we arrive at 2:20 and we would have to rush to make that ADR (esp if we use the bus) but I was able to get a 6:50 instead. Now we have time to swim/nap before dinner and make it there early. We're heading straight home afterwards anyway.

I moved my 5:15 at Boma to 5:45 - just to give me more buffer time, still a pretty early ADR, and AK is open late that night, so maybe we can peruse that afterwards.

Lastly, I moved my 4:55 at Garden Grill to 6:00. Again, travel time would mean hitting the bus stop at 3:30 or so to make sure we get there in time, now I have a nice buffer.

I would like to enter the parks early and stay 4 hours-ish then back for a nap/swim/shower before going back out. We usually rent a car and that makes getting to dinner easier, but I don't think we're going to do that this time and I forgot about bus-to-destination time.

We can always arrive early to our ADR's and see what we get, but this way we can accidentally be not-so-early and still make the ADR!

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