Dining Reservations for Feb 2014

[pkkz124]

going with my 3 little girls (ages 4, 2, and 8 months), wife and another adult to WDW for 6 days first week in February. It's pretty low season so i've been able to book dining even <180 days out!
This is what I have so far, please let me know what people think. Definitely want to maximize character meals with the little ones but have some flexibility.

Day 1: HS
Lunch at 50's Cafe at 12:30pm

Day 2:
Crystal Palace Breakfast at 8:25am
Ohana Dinner at 5:10pm (do you think we'll be able to finish in time to go back to MK and catch the parade/wishes firework, i think scheduled for 7&8p that day???)
Initially had booked 1900 Park Fare for this evening, but figure we're going to do Cinderella's table later, so Ohana sounded more interesting for the adults...

Day 3:
Tusker House for lunch
Chef Mickey for dinner

Day 4: Cinderella Royal Table for breakfast at 8:25am...don't think we'll get out in time for rope dropping?

Any suggestions or comments? Again i was a bit limited by what was available. but this isn't bad given the low season i think...

 

[JackStraw]

Day 1: HS
Lunch at 50's Cafe at 12:30pm

I haven't been to 50s PT but my understanding is that the tone of the servers does not always fly with the kiddies. In other words, they are pushy in an inoffensive and humorous manner but it may be above the heads of some kids. A safer bet would be the Disney Junior character buffet lunch at Hollywood & Vine -- those characters are definitely in the sweet spot for your kids' age range

Day 2:
Crystal Palace Breakfast at 8:25am

Pure gold. Can't go wrong

Ohana Dinner at 5:10pm (do you think we'll be able to finish in time to go back to MK and catch the parade/wishes firework, i think scheduled for 7&8p that day???)
Initially had booked 1900 Park Fare for this evening, but figure we're going to do Cinderella's table later, so Ohana sounded more interesting for the adults...

Most definitely! Not to mention that Ohana is still fun for the kids, too -- lots of activities and songs, etc.
You might make the parade, but it could be tight. Too tight to get there with enough time to stake out a good spot to assure you and the kids breathing room and a good vantage point. That said, you will be out of Ohana with plenty of time to spare to get to Wishes.

Day 3:
Tusker House for lunch
Chef Mickey for dinner

I know that I am in the minority, but I did not like Tusker House. We had a loooong wait despite our ADR. I also felt that the photo opp with Donald outside at the podium was rushed. Buffets are also tough when you are loading up for lots of kids. Unlike Crystal Palace - where everything is basically in one room with a division - the buffet at Tusker House is in a separate room. And it also gets backed up. For whatever it is worth, we are going to Rainforest Cafe at AK when we return (and we have a 7 yr old and a 3 yr old). If you keep Tusker House, remember that you are going to Chef Mickey's for dinner so you'll be seeing the same characters that you'll have just seen a few hours earlier at Tusker House (which, IMO, makes Chef Mickey's a bit anti-climactic.)

Day 4: Cinderella Royal Table for breakfast at 8:25am...don't think we'll get out in time for rope dropping?

Not a chance, sorry!

 

[pkkz124]

thanks for the info!
didn't think about the character lunch/dinner with Tusker House and Chef Mickey as being repetitive, so will probably cancel one or the other...
appreciate the help!
How long does Cinderella's Royal Table usually take for breakfast anyways?