Made ADRs for the first time at WDW - I am excited!

[SandraVB79]

Yesterday, I called for the very first time the WDW call center, to book two tours and get some ADRs.
I must say I was quite nervous. Last year, when I called Disneyland for the ADRs and tour, it was a nightmare. To book a tour, you have to give credit card information and billing address, and spelling it was just a nightmare. The CM didn't know how to write Brussels (like in Brussels sprouts, duh!) nor Belgium.

At WDW: no problem at all! I had the nicest CM on the phone, didn't catch his name though, and booking everything was as easy as could be!

I am booked on the Train tour (I always forget the official name of that one) and the Backstage Magic tour (so excited about that one!!!)

We have ADRs for Cape May breakfast, Kona Cafe Breakfast, 50s PTC, but no Coral Reef
I need to check my excel-sheet and see when we could go to Coral Reef as plan B, and keep calling back, hoping that someone cancels, I guess.
A lunch at Mama Melrose is also included in the tour.

On the other days, we plan to eat CS or grub around F&WF/WS.

Less than three months to go!

 

[TnTWalter]

Sounds like you will have a great time!

Trish

 

[SandraVB79]

Oh, I think we will


What I found strange is that you can apparantly only book tours when you stay at a Disney resort, because I had to enter my reservation number. After that, the CM was kind enough to also make the ADRs, so I didn't have to call another number

I just updated the whole schedule, and I think I'll have to think (that's a lot of thinkin ) about other ADRs, otherwise we'll eat too much CS or be hungry.
It's a real bummer that Tusker House won't be open, that's the CS I was looking most forward too, ate there three times during my previous visit.

It's difficult to find eating times when you have to take into account parade/ show times and travel time from one park to another.

 

[Dizneydaz]

Congrats! I too was able to get most ADRs I wanted, with the exception of CR. I just checked again today, and still no availability. I do have ADR at Boma for that night though, so I know we will eat well. The other on that was harder to get, was 50PT. I had to make several calls to get that one for dinner.

I am bummed about Tuskers too! We loved to eat there. The chicken and the salmon were really good. Last Sept. we had the Chicken Balsamic Salad and it was excellent! We were really looking forward to having it again.

 

[byoung]

Good choices, have a great vacation.

 

[SandraVB79]

Yesterday, I finalized my ADRs.

I have now:
- 50s PTC (latest lunch seating)
- Spirit of Aloha Luau
- Kona Cafe Breakfast
- Cape May Cafe Breakfast
- Coral Reef dinner
- Liberty Tree Tavern dinner

- Backstage Magic tour including lunch at Mama Melrose
- Magic behind our steam trains tour

I think that is it. And now I won't touch the schedule anymore.
The only reason I am going to call Disney again is to order a cake

 

[fizz13]

Well done for getting Coral Reef, some great plans there, have a great time

 

[SandraVB79]

When I called myself, I couldn't get Coral Reef. Then I changed my planning, and had my TA make some additional ADRs, and she got me Coral reef!

That was the only ADR I was NOT willing to give up in order to go to the Spirit of Aloha show, lol. It was the LTT one I changed...