Dinner ADR in MK a good idea for July 3rd??

[calablovedisney]

We are planning to go to Mk on July 3rd. We don't want to go in until the late afternoon/early evening since we want to see the fireworks and stay as long as we can for EMH which means an afternoon nap. Since it will surely be very crowded will it be a good idea to book a dining reservation for dinner in the MK to be sure we get in? I have heard of the park actually closing for crowding and in light of not being able to apply a discount on our reservation, I am thinking they are very booked up already which equals large crowds. Would they let you in if you have a reservation, especially since they are all held with credit cards now? Or will it not matter? We have done the 3rd one other time and we did eat at Tony's then, but not sure we want to book a dinner there this time. They are all very expensive with mixed reviews. Any thoughts on this for us? thanks

 

[Alesia]

Disney parks close in stages:

Stage 0 - Due to limited available parking, Guests may be directed to alternate parking areas where they will use Resort transportation to travel to the park of their choice.

Stage 1 - At this stage each Guest in a vehicle must have a valid multi-day ticket. Also Guests with a Park Hopper or re-entering the Park, by showing a currently dated Parking Receipt, will be allowed in. Also, any Guests using Disney transportation are allowed.

Stage 2 - At this stage, Theme Park admission is limited to Disney Resort Guests*, Annual and Premium Annual Passholders, Guests with Park Hopper tickets crossing over from another Park, Guests re-entering this Park today. Guests with written confirmation of reservations for Dining or Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique or The Pirates League within one hour are also admitted. Guests using Walt Disney World Resort Transportation will be admitted. Guests not meeting the above criteria are told the Theme Park has reached capacity.

Stage 3 - At this stage, Theme Park admission is limited to Disney Resort Guests*, Annual and Premium Annual Passholders. Guests with written confirmation of reservations for Dining or Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique or The Pirates League within one hour are also admitted.

Stage 4 - Nobody is allowed in.

Also, if you are staying at a Disney owned and operated Resort and have a ticket, you are guaranteed entry into A park. Not necessarily the one you want (unless you want to go into AK). And if you have entered and left a park and do not have a hopper you may not get into anything.

*Guests of WDW Swan and Dolphin Hotels and Shades of Green at the Walt Disney World Resort are considered part of this group for Stages 2 and 3. In addition, Guests from Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels arriving by bus are included

 

[Grammy4Lizzy]

It appears that you will be a guest at an onsite hotel. You would be one of the last people they will not admit.
Go ahead ans make an ADR too just to be extra safe.

 

[calablovedisney]

Thanks. I am staying onsite, so it looks like it does not matter much. We have BOG booked for dinner, but looking at the menu it is super expensive as most restaurants at the Mk are. I will think about it.

 

[Oswin]

We went ahead and made sure to book something on both July 3 and 4. But we have a lunch & dinner reservation every day of our trip, so it's not as much a matter of making sure we get in as much as making sure we have two places we can take an air conditioned, sit down break without having to head back to Poly for a nap.

 

[LaurenT]

If you want less expensive, The Plaza is very relaxing, good food and much less expensive than the other MK TS restaurants .... If you can still get an ADR....