Do you plan restaurants by parks? or parks by restaurants?

[summersalt]

I normally plan my dining options according to the parks were are in on a particular day. With this adults only trip, I planned the parks based on the restaurants we wanted to try. It's been so much fun!!!

 

[food4me]

I think with kids, it's important to plan around the parks. They tend to be very particular about what they want to see! At the very least, I would plan the number of days in each park and go from there, though not necessarily in a particular order. If you're there more for the food than for the attractions, then it makes sense to plan the park days after the food.

 

[Cinderumbrella]

First, we figure out what restaurants are "must do" for us. Then once park hours are out and we have reviewed best/worst days, I make the park schedule. I fit in our must do's based on the schedule and fill in the rest of the meals according to where we will be.

 

[DisneyTinkerbell]

We usually plan the restaurants by what park we want to go to that day.

 

[RMulieri]

I get park hoppers so i plan them anyway I feel like

 

[CoolPool]

Restaurants are chosen by which park we intend to be in and which resort we are staying at. (English teachers avert your eyes from that last sentence). This time we are staying near Epcot so we will probably do a lot of Epcot restaurants.

 

[AlohaPolynesian]

First, we figure out what restaurants are "must do" for us. Then once park hours are out and we have reviewed best/worst days, I make the park schedule. I fit in our must do's based on the schedule and fill in the rest of the meals according to where we will be.

Yup! This is what I do, too. But then I proceed to change my ADR's like, 10 times before we go!

 

[serinlea]

First, we figure out what restaurants are "must do" for us. Then once park hours are out and we have reviewed best/worst days, I make the park schedule. I fit in our must do's based on the schedule and fill in the rest of the meals according to where we will be.

This is what I do too, with a little flexibility when needed since we get PH's. But I still try to keep hopping to a minimum since it eats so much time in transit!

 

[winterman]

I usually pick the park first, then the restaurant. But, last trip I was able to get an ADR at Le Cellier a few days after I had set up everything else. To fit in Le Cellier, I adjusted my schedule.

 

[foreUT]

Park first, based on emh. That pretty much creates my touring plan.

 

[Boardwalk Tigger]

I would pick your park first and then schedule dining unless you can only get a restaurant you really want on a different day than planned