Help! May need to add a person to ADRs during free dining!

[MissMagnolia]

Hi all!

We have the opportunity to bring along a nanny with us unexpectedly when we visit at the end of August. I checked with reservations and they said it was fine to add a person to our room and get the free dining (must be based on the room) for them as well. However...I have all our ADRs booked (have for a LOOOONG time)...for 4 people...now I may have 5...

My DD3 "could" fit in a high chair (with some kicking and screaming ) if we need to in order to keep our reservations. I just don't want to lose the ones we have booked (CRT, Le Cellier, Boma, Chef Mickey, etc.). Do you think that if I call and they won't let me change to a 5 person table that if I say my DD could be in a high chair then they'll allow it??? Heck, I'd even let her sit on my lap during dinner (that's where she usually ends up anyhow! ). Any thoughts?

 

[jjatwdw]

We went from 6 to 7 in May and nobody cared.

 

[MissMagnolia]

jjatwdw: Did you call the dining line and make the change or did you just show up with 7 instead of 6?

 

[MissMagnolia]

Bump!

 

[LadyOmega]

Hi MissMagnolia,
Some of us discussed this in the cancelling ADRs thread. Might want to go read that thread, it has that info in it.
Also look for the one titled Adding guests to ADRs that I just bumped for you.
Remember that sort of different rules apply during free dining, Im sure there was no problem for the preevious poster in May, but during free dining, they will not hesitate to turn people away who dont have ressies.

 

[LadyOmega]

As far as the high chair thing, all you can do is call and ask. I dont see any reason why that wouldnt work , but Disney may see differently.

 

[beattyfamily]

Some size parties are easy to add one more based on the table size but some are more difficult.

Going from 4 people to 5 can be difficult because some tables only fit four.

Going from 5 to 6 on the other hand would be easier or from 3 to 4.

I'd call and see what they can do and ask about the high chair.

Good luck!

 

[jjatwdw]

I had to change one ADR and I told them that we were going from 6 to 7. I told the cm that I had other ADRs to change and she said don't worry about it. Just tell them when you show up. On the flip side, at one meal we had one less than our reservation. That didn't seem to bother them either.

 

[MissMagnolia]

Well, after 3 separate phone calls to the dining line and some creative reshuffling, we got all our ADRs rebooked to a 5 person (with the exception of Le Cellier - my DH and I are going to dine alone - for the first time EVER without children - the little ones are going with the nanny to eat ).

It really took me asking the right questions - here's the new plan which hopefully may help others.

8/27: Crystal Palace @ 8:10 a.m. (breakfast was open, dinner was not)
CRT @ 2:05 p.m. (no more breakfast tables for 5, could do lunch)

8/28: Cape May Cafe @ 8:20 a.m. (switched that one right away, no problem)
50s PTC @ 3:10 p.m. (no dinner openings, asked about a late lunch and that worked!)

8/29: Teppanyaki @ noon (no problem adding another person to the ADR)
Le Cellier @ 6:20 p.m. (keeping the same)

8/30: Boma @ 5:20 p.m. (getting 2 tables and requesting them to be together)

8/31: Chef Mickey's @ 8:00 a.m. (switched from dinner to breakfast - no more dinners available and breakfast works better anyway!!)
WCC @ 5:10 p.m. (didn't have this one originally, but wanted it so we are cancelling Spoodles for 9/1!)

Yeah!!! It just took me asking about different days and lunches/breakfasts versus dinners. Some dinners I rebooked to lunches are only a couple hours off from the original time, so that works for me!