My family is going May 20-27 and staying at POR! I'm graduating with my masters and my brother is graduating from high school so we're going to celebrate!!!
I would think it is better to have ADR's and be on the safe side than to not have them. If you make the ADR's and your plans change in the park you can always cancel them.
We'll be at VWL May 12-19th - all our ADRs are made. We got the places and times we wanted - so excited!!! It will be DH, DS7, DD4, DD2 and me (of course)- our kids first trip to WDW! Its still a surprise - not sure how I'm still keeping it a secret. My DH and I speak in code .
I would definitely make some ADRs - its still early yet but I would make them soon especially the character meals if you want any and any favorite restaurant. From what I've read its very difficult to get into restaurants w/o an ADR. Good luck! Have a great trip!
I would say it depends. If you go at a time when they are not busy you may have to wait a little bit but you could probably get in. If you go at peak dinning times and it is very busy they may say they are full and you can't get in. Either way without an ADR you should expect that you would have to wait longer than someone with an ADR.
Our family is counting down to a trip May 3-12. We'll be splitting our stay between CSR and CBR. Let's all hope for nice weather, low crowds, and nothing important on the refurb schedule!
You should make some ADRs. Places that are HOT (if you're interested in any of those types of places) i.e., character meals, LeCellier, CRT, that sort of thing are really impossible to get into if you don't have an ADR - especially if your party is over 4 people. You don't have to schedule every day but the dining plan has really made on-site dining preferable and many, many, many people are being turned away.
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