I'm addicted to ADR's!!

[only1alexa]

Hello, my name is Alexa and I'm addicted to making ADR's.

I initially avoided them, with the exception of one, maybe 2 that I wanted to try each trip...then I wanted one more....then I saw how much my children enjoyed those so I kept making the same ones..and trying a new one or two....
Now I'm leaving on Saturday...for 6 nights...and have 8 ADR's...and may try for one more....and still have a couple CS meals I'd like to fit in...even though I hate wasting park time on trivial things such as eating.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME??

The kids asked to eat at several places, I have a couple places I know we all really like, and I wanted to try one or two new meals. I know I should be thrilled I got ADR's to all the places I've wanted, especially since I just called this week for a couple of them, but I'm beginning to think I'm out of control.

....I need to step away from the computer and stop reading about all this great food.

*SIGH* I feel better now. Thanks for letting me vent. The people in my head were beginning to convince me I was going crazy.

 

[belleatheart]

We are addicted to ADR's too, like we make our initial ones, then read more about this one restaurant, and then switched and cancelled another, we are so addicted to ADR's

 

[princesswendy720]

I feel your pain! I have way more ADRs than TS credits on our upcoming trip and for one dinner I've booked (and subsequently cancelled) at least 5 different locations in my search for the perfect restaurant!

My real problem is my addiction to making ADRs for breakfasts when I originally started off saying "we'll just use a snack credit and eat it on the go..." yea right!

 

[mickeymotto]

You know how most people count sheep to get to sleep?

.....well I count ADRs in my head!!!!

 

[distherapy]

You know how most people count sheep to get to sleep?

.....well I count ADRs in my head!!!!

Love it!

 

[kkproulx]

6 nights and ONLY 8 ADRs??? I got you beat! We will be there the 20th thru 27th and I have 14 ADRs (6 of which are character meals so we aren't standing in lines for autographs). Each morning I have a breakfast ADR and each evening a dinner ADR. Last year I never made any ressies for breakfast except for leaving day....DH was very upset with me. So this year, I made breakfast and dinner ressies! I hope this makes him happy! I made all the reservations at the 180 day mark and only made 4 changes! I'm quite happy with myself this year!

 

[remark44]

I'm with you - 7 nights, 13 ADRs (5 are character meals).

I'm glad someone else said it because I feel the same way. I even switched to the DxDP so I could do more 2 credit meals.

The sad part is I am planning my next trip in my head around the restaurants I have not tried yet. And I don't even know when I'm going back.

Thanks for the support everyone.

 

[only1alexa]

LOL at the replies!! Glad to see I wasn't alone on this one. I still can't believe I made all these ADR's. Granted it's not as much as some (LOL on the 14 ADR's kkproulx and remark44 right there with 13!) but it's much more than I'm used to. And 6 charcater meals - dare I say I may be sick of characters after next week?

And yes, character breakfasts' are getting the best of me too. I would love to cancel one but my DS wanted O'hana and "breakfast with Donald" while my DD wanted Chef Mickeys. I can't stomach CM's dinner so I went w/breakfast. They can't make bad eggs can they??

I just hope I don't start counting ADR's to get to sleep LOL! THEN I know I'm in real trouble. (Thanks for the laugh on that one!)

 

[rentayenta]

I am an ADR fool too! I research like mad before making our initial ones and then change them around and possibly even cancel some altogether.

 

[melissac]

I love planning ADRs. The one trip I went with my GF that isn't a big food person(eats to live not like me lives to eat) was very hard. She only wanted to eat at one TS meal. This trip I got to make all the ressies for 11 of us. Everyone just trusts me and doesn't want to do any of the planning so I take off and do it all and I don't complian at all. I love it.

 

[emh1129]

I love planning ADRs, too. It's one of my favorite things about planning!

 

[mi*vida*loca]

I swear most of my time on here has been researching restaurants!!!!! We love to eat though!!!

We are going to be on the DDP this time and will be there 7 nights. So far I only have CRT and CM booked. I want to make 6 more with one being the new TRex restaurant in DTD. So we will pay OOP for two (TRex and Ohana breakfast). I'm debating on whether to make Tusker House BF also since that was our favorite meal last time! Oh yeah and all are character meals except for the TRex and Ohana's dinner (even though Ohana dinner has entertainment). We love character meals though. I hate to wait in line for characters and they keep the kids entertained.

We did lunches and a BF last trip adn DH requested all dinner ADR's this year. He doesn't care where we eat or what we eat. He is not picky. But I'm going to book two BF's because we do enjoy them!

 

[megwilliams]

I'm there w/ you. We'll be there 6 nights for our next trip. I have-

Boatwrights (2)
Chef Mickey's
Crystal Palace
Akershus
Cape May Cafe
Les Chefs De France
Boma

For our short trip in January, I already have 3 booked.

 

[tzeitel]

DH told me I was addicted and should step away from the phone - and the computer. He says these boards are full of enablers and that I should stop cold turkey.

We leave in 2 days (ok 1 and a half) and we have 10 ADRs for 8 days and 2 of those are dinner shows. I hate the thought of paying OOP but I cannot cancel any of my ADRs. They all look soooo good and they all are places we have not been to before!

 

[only1alexa]

DH told me I was addicted and should step away from the phone - and the computer. He says these boards are full of enablers and that I should stop cold turkey.

Tell your DH we're all on the road to recovery...we've admitted our addiction. One day we'll be able to say we took Disney Dining off of speed dial. ...one day at a time folks, one day at a time...

 

[ppan77]

Subbing! I have the same addiction.....and I keep changing them all! Cant make up my mind if we should do TS character breakfasts or get to the parks. We love the breakfast buffets though. I have changed my CP time twice.

 

[MaryJPixie]

Too funny, I am the same way with the ADR'S it's nice to know that I am not the only one out there

 

[mamaprincess]

I knew I wasn't alone. I am dying having to wait until December until I can start making my ADR's. Until then, I get my fix by reading about everyone's ADR's and making lists of all the ADR's I want for our upcoming trip. This list will change frequently because it is the creating of lists and the phoning to reserve that I am addicted to. It's a sickness.

 

[dato63]

I'm with ya'll.

We are in WDW from 11/8th - 11/14th - and we have 12 ADRs. Of that 12, 9 are character meals. It's our first trip and I wanted to hit what I thought my DDs would like while they still believe in characters.

If I could figure a way to fit O'Hanas in for dinner one night (I tried a couple of times, no openings) I would have 13 ADRs. We have a breakfast & dinner planned each night but one. The night of MVMCP we are just going to grab a CS, since I can't get a O'Hanas to slide right in there.

Oh - and for addicted, I've already got a list going for next year!! After reading reviews there are other places I'd like to try. . .too late for this year, so. . . .

Who knew planning a vacation could be so addicting? I sure didn't when I woke up in March thinking "sure would be nice to take the kids to WDW".

 

[only1alexa]

WoooooWhooooo!!!!!

Just made ADR#9: Teppan Edo lunch for this Sunday!! I kept looking at the pics of the food and had to try it. I'd better start buying some bigger pants for the trip home LOL!