Just got back Saturday and wanted to share my story. My kids REALLY wanted ADR's for Le Celier and even though I tried I could not get them. I even tried when I got down there but nothing was available. Our last day for reservations was Friday and we had reservations for breakfast at Kona. DH decided not to use our DDP and just pay OOP so we would still have one TS for each of us (6). Now, we decided we were going to Epcot and now we had to decide where we were going to have dinner. It was definitely more crowded than usual this year. We were at Soarin' and DH decided to ask if there was anything available at the rotating restaurant there (can't remember the name right now). The CM at the podium was very helpful and checked but said that it would be almost impossible for us to get a walk-up for 6. She checked online and couldn't find anything and said we could check back and see if they could accommodate us. We spent the afternoon doing Test Track and went back to Soarin' for a while. My DS's decided they wanted to go on Mission Space but DH wasn't feeling up to it. The kids and I stayed at MS while DH decided to take a walk. No line at MS so we walked right on. Waiting to board DH called and said that Le Celier could take us if we could get over there right away. Not sure if the kids are hungry yet and ready to get on the ride I tell DH I'll call him back. Luckily the kids were hungry so we made a bee line for Canada and checked in. They told us we'd have to wait 45 minutes. NO PROBLEM. WE only had to wait for about 10 minutes before we got seated. OUTSTANDING!!! Could not believe it. Had a great waitress - Kimberly. We asked about the upcoming change to a Signature restaurant and they are unsure if it's going to work. They are going to have a dress code and everything. She said they would rather have people come in more casual. We even asked if they would bring back beaver tails and Kimberly (she wasn't there when they had them) actually thought we were talking about REAL beaver tails. We laughed and put her straight.
Sorry this is so long. Just wanted to share our story so you all know there is still hope. Chat up the CM at the podium and you may have the same luck we had. On a side note - Via Napoli was easy to walk up and get seated right away. Pizza is fabulous. Calamari was a little chewy. Ribbon pasta dish was great. Chicken Parmesan was dry (baked). Tiramisu was to die for!!! Zeppoli's weren't too bad either.
Sorry this is so long. Just wanted to share our story so you all know there is still hope. Chat up the CM at the podium and you may have the same luck we had. On a side note - Via Napoli was easy to walk up and get seated right away. Pizza is fabulous. Calamari was a little chewy. Ribbon pasta dish was great. Chicken Parmesan was dry (baked). Tiramisu was to die for!!! Zeppoli's weren't too bad either.
With that being said...if a polo shirt and cargo shorts will work, then I'm in.
