For the Fantasmic Dinner Package: It really depends. In the beginning, the latest I could get was 4:30pm. I called a few months later and 5:30 was available. But that was it.
Just an ADR? We ate the latest of 7, but didn't get seated (this was at MM) until 7:30, so we finished by 8:30 then booked it to the amphitheatre.
Yeah I ate at Mama Melrose in Aug 06... with the fantasmic package with a 7pm reservation... and for Hollywood and Vine the latest is 5:30 for the 9pm show... it doesnt make sense.. how long does it take to eat at a buffet..?? maby I will change to mama melrose.. We wanted to catch the parade which I think is at 5:30..
You should really make your ADR no later than 2 hours before the show so that you have enough time to eat and then get to the theater.
If the show is at 9:00p, I wouldn't have my ADR any later than 7:00p.
But if you book it with the package, then they give you a range of a few ADR times to choose from, usually VERY early in the day. You don't get much to choose from.
We did this in August and we had a 530 ressie, did'nt get seated til almost 630 and still had more then enough time to get to the show. We enjoyed Hollywood and Vine....food was really good for a buffet and had very good service also. Not a huge fan of MM.