Need Opinions / Advice!

[rodeo65]

Ahhhh - ok I get it now. Thanks and you're right I was figuring that since they had already seen them at meals we'd be able to forgo the lineups in the parks. Guess maybe not. DS will probably be ok to pass on most of them since he's really into Power Rangers and Ben 10 and thinks the rest are for "babies". He'll be a big 8 yr old then. I'll actually be so happy to see him "regress" a little and maybe get excited over Mickey and the others!

 

[fey_spirit]

I wouldn't recommend skipping the 1900 Park Faire dinner.
While you may have many other character meals planned, this one is unique as it showcases not only Cinderella (you can get princesses everywhere) and her Prince, but it is also the only place you can have dinner with Disney villains (Lady Tremaine and the Step Sisters) - these ladies really know how to put on a show.

We've just added an extra day on to our June trip and I've pretty much decided on the ADRs I want to try for. We added an extra day plus dining but skipped another park pass because I wanted us to be able to poke around Downtown Disney without feeling like we were wasting a park day. We're now staying 8 nights with DDP and 7 days park hopper.

Here are the hoped for reservations:

Whispering Canyon dinner
Tony's Town Square dinner
Boma dinner
Garden Grill dinner
Mama Melrose (with Fantasmic, so I understand we have to eat pretty early)
Akershus breakfast (OOP)
Le Cellier * dinner
Chef Mickey breakfast (OOP)
'Ohana dinner
1900 Park Fare *
Crystal Palace breakfast (OOP)

Ok, so the astericks are where I'm having trouble. I've heard great things about Le Cellier but have recently heard it hasn't lived up to the reputation and maybe is overhyped. Also that it is very hard to book. My second choice that night would be Tutto Italia, which I have read some great reviews for.

1900 is a dinner on the night that we are not entering a park, we'll be Downtown Disney that day. I think I'm getting confused about which characters are at that meal but that either way it is different at dinner than breakfast. We'll have already had several character meals, so would be ok with skipping it. My other choice that night would be Raglan Road.

Of the ones I'm having trouble with and seeing the others we're trying to book, which of the choices would you all recommend? Tutto Italia over Le Cellier? Raglan Road over 1900? TIA!