Epcot on Feb 1st...how difficult will it be to walk into a restaurant w/out a ressie?

[RhinoIsAwesome]

We plan on getting to Epcot around 3:00 (our plane lands at 11:00 am). I don't want to make a ressie because I'm not sure what we will feel like eating (or maybe we will just snack?). How difficult will it be to walk-in and get a table at the Rose & Crown or another table service restaurant?

 

[TDC Nala]

Rose & Crown, maybe, probably not if you are too close to Illuminations.

You could likely walk into either Marrakesh or Nine Dragons, and probably without too much of a wait. Biergarten might also not take too long if they aren't really busy.

Don't know how many people in the party, so I don't know what else to recommend. Smaller parties may have better luck in some places.

Anyplace else, you'll probably wait.

If you want, you can walk into Tutto Gusto in Italy (lounge - doesn't take reservations), and order food from the Tutto Italia menu. I do not believe they will allow you to pay with the dining plan if you order from the lounge though.

 

[RhinoIsAwesome]

Thanks for your help....there will be 2 in our party and we will probably want to eat around 3:00 or 3:30 PM.

 

[figment_jii]

Thanks for your help....there will be 2 in our party and we will probably want to eat around 3:00 or 3:30 PM.

At that point, you can probably get a walk-up to most of the venues, except perhaps the most popular ones. You'll be eating at the "in between" time (after lunch, but before dinner), so I would think you'd be okay. The only thing working against you is that some places are in the process of transitioning between meals and might not be seating new guests (for example, it looks like dinner starts around 4:00 pm at several of the restaurants and they don't accept ADRs for the hour between 3 and 4 pm). So you might have to grab a snack to tide you over and then try to walk-up when the restaurant re-opens for dinner.

 

[RhinoIsAwesome]

At that point, you can probably get a walk-up to most of the venues, except perhaps the most popular ones. You'll be eating at the "in between" time (after lunch, but before dinner), so I would think you'd be okay. The only thing working against you is that some places are in the process of transitioning between meals and might not be seating new guests (for example, it looks like dinner starts around 4:00 pm at several of the restaurants and they don't accept ADRs for the hour between 3 and 4 pm). So you might have to grab a snack to tide you over and then try to walk-up when the restaurant re-opens for dinner.

Thanks so much for your help. This really helps.

 

[Bothepro24]

You are visiting during a very slow week, I have visited during the first week of Feb and always found it to be the slowest week of the year. So you may find more walk-in options.

 

[RhinoIsAwesome]

You are visiting during a very slow week, I have visited during the first week of Feb and always found it to be the slowest week of the year. So you may find more walk-in options.

That is excellent news!

 

[AJPPGH]

I agree it is a slow week so you should be fine. I was there a couple years
ago for that week and even places that showed up as having nothing available were able to accommodate us. We even got into Ohana by just walking up.