Help with our (Character dining) reservation priorities?

[WonderlandisReality]

I have been reading this part of the DIS for a while. Looking for input into our proposed reservation and priority I would need to book them in. we are going for 14 nights. I know we can book 180+10 but does anyone know if we will perhaps be able to book all 14 days on the same ADR day? I am actually going to take time off work to do it. If it takes multiple days, so be it. Just wasn't sure.

I realize that what we have is ambitious. It's mostly all character dining. It's a family bucket-list thing to do.

I have put them in order that we want to do them. I know booking this will not be the order. Can I get comments on order that they should be booked? TIA.

Day #2: Crystal Palace lunch (around 2 PM)
Day #3: Cape May Cafe breakfast (around 11 AM); Garden Grill dinner (around 6PM)
Day #5: 'Ohana breakfast (open-mid morning-ish)
Day #6: Chef Mickey's dinner (around 6PM)
Day #7: Trattoria al Forno breakfast (around 11AM)
Day #8: Be our Guest lunch (around 2PM)
Day #9: Akershus lunch (around 2PM)
Day #10: Artist Point dinner (around 6PM)
Day #11: 1900 Park Fare breakfast (open-mid morning-ish)
Day #12: Tusker House lunch (around 2PM)
Day #13: Hollywood & Vine lunch (around 2PM)
Day #14: Cinderella's Royal Table dinner (around 6PM)

 

[DISNEY1975]

Day #10: Artist Point dinner (around 6PM) (Its new and popular)
Day #8: Be our Guest lunch (around 2PM)
Day #7: Trattoria al Forno breakfast (around 11AM)
Day #14: Cinderella's Royal Table dinner (around 6PM)
Day #2: Crystal Palace lunch (around 2 PM)..not too difficuklt
Day #5: 'Ohana breakfast (open-mid morning-ish)...not too difficult

These should not be difficult at all.....
Day #3: Cape May Cafe breakfast (around 11 AM); Garden Grill dinner (around 6PM)
Day #6: Chef Mickey's dinner (around 6PM)
Day #9: Akershus lunch (around 2PM)
Day #11: 1900 Park Fare breakfast (open-mid morning-ish)
Day #12: Tusker House lunch (around 2PM)
Day #13: Hollywood & Vine lunch (around 2PM)

Love that your doing a lot of character dining! It always amazes me that people look for a good steak or burger! I can get those at home!! I cant get character dining anywhere except Disney, which is a big reason why we go!!

I dont know about 14 days, but I have done 11 (which is probably 180 + 10). I booked 18 meals online at 6am for my upcoming 9 day trip. I took me about 1.5 hours. Constantly entering the CC info took the most time. I didnt want my card saved on file as its not the card we will be using at checkin.

Enjoy your trip!

 

[jillt2ph]

Just a comment, if you are on the dining plan why not try to get the Fantasmic package for H&V? That way you have good seating if you decide to see it that night.

 

[Mrspeaks]

I would do artist point, ohana, crt first.

 

[MaryKM]

I boldfaced and numbered the ones I would start with right away on your ADR day.
I'm not sure when you're going, but on our last two trips (April & December), I had a tough time either a) getting reservations for or b) modifying the times for: Ohana, Trattoria and 1900 Park Fare. I think Artist's Point has become a new hot spot and hard to get, so I would try for that one first. People shift their plans a LOT, so if you don't get something on your 180 day, keep trying, especially the week of your FP booking window - a lot moves around then. You'll even see cancellations 24-48 hours before, so check last minute, too, if you don't end up getting what you want on the first go.

Day #2: Crystal Palace lunch (around 2 PM) *9
Day #3: Cape May Cafe breakfast (around 11 AM) *13; Garden Grill dinner (around 6PM) *11
Day #5: 'Ohana breakfast (open-mid morning-ish) *3
Day #6: Chef Mickey's dinner (around 6PM) *10
Day #7: Trattoria al Forno breakfast (around 11AM) *4
Day #8: Be our Guest lunch (around 2PM) *7
Day #9: Akershus lunch (around 2PM) *5
Day #10: Artist Point dinner (around 6PM) *1
Day #11: 1900 Park Fare breakfast (open-mid morning-ish) *6
Day #12: Tusker House lunch (around 2PM) *12
Day #13: Hollywood & Vine lunch (around 2PM) *8
Day #14: Cinderella's Royal Table dinner (around 6PM) *2 [/QUOTE]