How’d I do? ADR

[nutshell]

My family of four heads to WDW for three days in July. Me. Wife. DD (18). DA (15). We then jump on a Disney Cruise. We’ve never been to either. I just made my ADRs and would like some feedback. Did I do well? Any suggested changes? We have the dining plan.

Monday. Arrival day. Chef Mickey’s for dinner.

Tuesday. Magic Kingdom. Breakfast at Be Our Guest. Lunch at Tony’s with VIP parade seating.

Wednesday. Epcot. Dinner at Chefs de France.

Thursday. AK. Lunch at Tuskers with ROL package.

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

MK and Epcot are nothing I would have done but if you want to do it then don't let opinions get in the way.
At MK I would have done BOG lunch and Skipper Canteen dinner. Tony's is less than impressing and you don't need priority viewing of the parade.
Epcot I would have done Garden Grill or Akershus either for any meal.

 

[kniquy]

If you want a good meal at MK then i would scrap Tony's and choose crystal palace instead. Tony's does not get very good reviews and the parade you can see by just staking out a spot a little before -- for me we have usually just caught the parade as we might be walking around. Unless you and your family are big parade enthusiasts i would skip tony's -- please look at some youtube videos of this restaurant.

Your other selections are good -- tuskers gets rave reviews. Chef Mickeys is another so-so option. your best bet is to snag some other reservations that might be open - you can book more than one as long as they are more than 1:15 minutes apart and then just cancel what you don't want/need as you read up more on these restaurants-- ohana at poly is a great option and is an easy monorail ride from MK.

 

[nutshell]

I’m staying at French Quarter if it makes a difference.

 

[nutshell]

OK. I’m dropping Tony’s. Moved Be Out Guest to lunch. Added Crystal Palace to dinner.

What about Disney Springs? Any good one credit table service places I should do instead of Chef Mickey? Maybe the Irish place???

 

[dolewhipdreams]

OK. I’m dropping Tony’s. Moved Be Out Guest to lunch. Added Crystal Palace to dinner.

What about Disney Springs? Any good one credit table service places I should do instead of Chef Mickey? Maybe the Irish place???

Raglan Road (the Irish place) is really delicious. The biggest complaint is it can get quite loud.

Disney Springs is full of delicious food and there are so many brand new options to choose from. If you have time to visit and grab a meal there, it's hard to go wrong.

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

I've eaten at Chef Art Smith's Homecomin' at DS and it had the best deviled eggs and fried chicken I have ever had. I honestly could not recommend Homecomin' enough. DS does have a lot of suggestable dining, though.

 

[sanapp]

I would say that I would ditch a Chef Mickeys dinner for almost anything else. If you are going for straight characters and don't care if the food is any good that is one thing, but since you also have Tusker I would drop Chef Mickey's. If you are there early enough then yes taking the boat to Disney Springs would be a great idea. My daughter insists on us going to Raglan Road every trip. She loves the Irish music and dancing. The food is pretty good too!

 

[KenHutch]

For your arrival day YouTube Ohana's and check it out. I find Chef Mickeys to be OK but the food at Ohana's is great and you can get to the Poly as easy as you can get to the Contemp.

 

[JerseyJanice]

Tony’s has a terrible reputation. If you get good, authentic Italian food at home, you should rethink this one.

There are plenty of places to see the parade too. I don’t think you need a special reserved spot to enjoy it. We had an excellent view of the parade standing in front of Pecos Bill.

 

[absolutmey]

I agree with PPs - ditch Chef Mickey's. It gets terrible reviews and those have scared me away from it. If you're considering the lovely ferry ride from POFQ to DS, then there are SO MANY better options there. Raglan Road is fun, food is good. Check out the menus and choose a place that your family will like.

 

[nutshell]

OK, folks. Thanks so much for the feedback. In addition to ditching Tony's and adding Crystal Palace for my MK day, I've ditched Chef Mickey's and added Raglan Road! Very excited!!!

 

[kboo]

Also - enjoy your cruise!! We did our first last August. If you are into food, I highly suggest getting a reservation at Palo and/or Remy. We did Palo dinner and Remy brunch and they were soooo good.

 

[Disneylovingmomof2]

We ate at liberty tree tavern and the parade began as we were leaving. We had a great view.