Need help please

[Fabinva]

I've planned for out coming April trip months in advance, had ADRs all made for four of us and at last minute decided to take our 12yr old niece along with us, she's been going thru some tough times and has dreamed about going to Disney for a long time. Our problem is that we can not change our existing ADRs to add her because restaurants are totally booked, couple of those are character meals. Has anyone been in a similar situation? what are the chances of us showing up and maybe be put on a wait list?

 

[pumba]

I dont know if it will work especially at this busy time of the year. You could maybe have you miss out on one character meal and maybe your SO or whoever is going with you miss out on the others.....I am serious ...I dont think you would want to show up and then have the cm';s say no room.....we almost had to do this on our upcoming trip in May...

Maybe you could call reservations and see what else is available at the same time frame in other restaurants.......

I am here wishing you luck ...

 

[wdwgoofeeee]

I suggest calling Disney Dining and try to make new ADR's for the same restaurants on those days. You may have to be flexible with times but it is worth a try. If you get ADR's for five people than call back and cancel your original reservations.

I do not recommend showing up with five people when you reservations for four. If you were going from five to six it wouldn't matter. But there are many tables set up for four people so coming with five will cause a big problem.

 

[Fabinva]

Thank you for the suggestions, I had already called about getting ADR for five at same restaurants but nothing available for the first three days of our trip and we are only there for six days, I thought it would be a not so busy time to visit
Husband has volunteer to stay at hotel so I can take the kids to the character breakfast but it would not be the same oh well I plan to call daily to see if anyone cancelled with some luck might be able to get something for all of us early in our trip.
Thank you again!

 

[wdwgoofeeee]

Absolutely keep calling, even when you arrive at WDW. People are always changing their dining plans.

One thing you may want to try is to get to the restaurants just before they start that particular meal, whether it is lunch or dinner. MAYBE they can take you. It may be earlier than you would want to eat but it may work.