Need some help with adr's!

[KELLY]

We were going to add the QSDP to our room only reservation. But there were a few adr's we wanted to do. Plus rainforest and maybe t-rex.

We are going for 10 days does 4 adr's seem like to litte? We don't really want to be tied down to schedule's this trip. I don't have a adr for rainforest but we have never had problems getting in there.

I may also add WCC since we will already be at the lodge.
So far I have
Rainforest AK or DTD
Ohana's
Garden Grill
Akershus
Crystal Palace

This is are schedule of which park we plan on going to each day
Friday arrive DTD
Saturday AK
Sunday Epcot
Monday BB
Tuesday MK and MNSSHP
Wednesday HS
Thursday TL
Friday Epcot
Saturday MK
Sunday leave

 

[wizzzzzard]

We were going to add the QSDP to our room only reservation. But there were a few adr's we wanted to do. Plus rainforest and maybe t-rex.

QSDP is counter service/quick service only, so I'm guessing you will be using them for breakfast and lunch most days, and paying OOP for the TS meals.

We are going for 10 days does 4 adr's seem like to litte? We don't really want to be tied down to schedule's this trip. I don't have a adr for rainforest but we have never had problems getting in there.

10 days should get you 2 per person, so 20 for 1, 40 for 2, etc. I'm not sure where you are coming up with 4? These don't trade 'up' AFAIK.

I may also add WCC since we will already be at the lodge.
So far I have
Rainforest AK or DTD
Ohana's
Garden Grill
Akershus
Crystal Palace

All of these are execellent places. I have not done Ohana yet, but I am doing so this trip.

This is are schedule of which park we plan on going to each day
Friday arrive DTD
Saturday AK
Sunday Epcot
Monday BB
Tuesday MK and MNSSHP
Wednesday HS
Thursday TL
Friday Epcot
Saturday MK
Sunday leave

QS Suggesstions:

DTD: Earl of Sandwhich
Epcot: Sunshine Seasons, Electric Umbrella
MK: Cosmic Ray's, Cloumbia Harbor House
AK: Flame Tree BBQ (Good stuff!)
DHS: Rosie's All American Cafe, Catalina Eddies

I have not been to BB. I was at TL during my honeymoon, 16 years ago. I don't remember it too well....


Enjoy your visit.

 

[vcgirl925]

Are you asking if 4/5 TS's are enough for a 10 trip? Sure, why not. If you arne't looking to be tied down then it sounds like a good medium. Are you also looking for opinions on the places you've chosen or looking for suggestions for Counter Services? If not just ignore my opinions :thumbsup:

Rainforest AK - IMO i'd skip, only because it's a chain and we have them near my house. It's nothing special to disney, but if you don't have one near you then i understand. We like Rainforest Cafe.
Ohana's - We liked O'hana alot. The kids had a blast marching in a parade and doing the limbo. They made friends with the kids at the table next to us and had fun with them. We liked all the food except the meats (kinda dry kinda tasteless)
Garden Grill - this is the only restaurant at disney that i would not go back to. We didn't not care for the food at all. The fried catfish was cold, the flank steak was practically raw and then when we sent it back and they brought it, it was overcooked, i ended up eating off my kids platter because i didn't like the food at all and i'm NOT picky.
Akershus - We loved the princesses (i have a 4 and 6 year old) but the food was just ok. We went for breakfast.
Crystal Palace - You can't really go wrong here, cute characters, and the food is decent, nice variety.

This is are schedule of which park we plan on going to each day
Friday arrive DTD
We love wolfgang puck express and earle of sandwhich
Saturday AK
Flame tree BBQ and Yak and Yeti express (love the honey chicken)
Sunday Epcot
Sunshine seasons
Monday BB
Never been, not suggestions
Tuesday MK and MNSSHP
we like, pinnochio haus and peco bills
Wednesday HS
Not really any good counter service here, the best bet is pizza planet but stay away from the backlot express
Thursday TL
Again, never been.

 

[KELLY]

QSDP is counter service/quick service only, so I'm guessing you will be using them for breakfast and lunch most days, and paying OOP for the TS meals.



10 days should get you 2 per person, so 20 for 1, 40 for 2, etc. I'm not sure where you are coming up with 4? These don't trade 'up' AFAIK.



All of these are execellent places. I have not done Ohana yet, but I am doing so this trip.



QS Suggesstions:

DTD: Earl of Sandwhich
Epcot: Sunshine Seasons, Electric Umbrella
MK: Cosmic Ray's, Cloumbia Harbor House
AK: Flame Tree BBQ (Good stuff!)
DHS: Rosie's All American Cafe, Catalina Eddies

I have not been to BB. I was at TL during my honeymoon, 16 years ago. I don't remember it too well....


Enjoy your visit.

Forgot to add I totally understand how the dining plans work. We aren't doing the dining plan because of the lack or ad'rs we want to do. And I don't want to pay for the QSDP because we only eat 2 meals a day. So if I had to pay for those 4 meals(our adr's) the QSDP wouldn't work either.

I guess my question really was if 4 adr's is to little? For a 10 day stay.

 

[KELLY]

Are you asking if 4/5 TS's are enough for a 10 trip? Sure, why not. If you arne't looking to be tied down then it sounds like a good medium. Are you also looking for opinions on the places you've chosen or looking for suggestions for Counter Services? If not just ignore my opinions :thumbsup:

Rainforest AK - IMO i'd skip, only because it's a chain and we have them near my house. It's nothing special to disney, but if you don't have one near you then i understand. We like Rainforest Cafe.
Ohana's - We liked O'hana alot. The kids had a blast marching in a parade and doing the limbo. They made friends with the kids at the table next to us and had fun with them. We liked all the food except the meats (kinda dry kinda tasteless)
Garden Grill - this is the only restaurant at disney that i would not go back to. We didn't not care for the food at all. The fried catfish was cold, the flank steak was practically raw and then when we sent it back and they brought it, it was overcooked, i ended up eating off my kids platter because i didn't like the food at all and i'm NOT picky.
Akershus - We loved the princesses (i have a 4 and 6 year old) but the food was just ok. We went for breakfast.
Crystal Palace - You can't really go wrong here, cute characters, and the food is decent, nice variety.

This is are schedule of which park we plan on going to each day
Friday arrive DTD
We love wolfgang puck express and earle of sandwhich
Saturday AK
Flame tree BBQ and Yak and Yeti express (love the honey chicken)
Sunday Epcot
Sunshine seasons
Monday BB
Never been, not suggestions
Tuesday MK and MNSSHP
we like, pinnochio haus and peco bills
Wednesday HS
Not really any good counter service here, the best bet is pizza planet but stay away from the backlot express
Thursday TL
Again, never been.

Thanks for the counter service options!!

 

[DisneyMomFanatic]

I would say that if you don't want to be tied down to ADR's then 4 is a good amount. If you want to try more, then go for it, there is great food to be had at great theming. We always have at least 1 TS each day, but that is us. It's our relaxation and "down" time during our days. I can tell you what we like and you can decide what you like, I will just give you my input.

MK- we love Cosmic Ray's- lots of choices and corny show. Always crazy and full but we still love it. We also like Pecos Bill. When it's open we like El Pirata Y El Perrico and Columbia Harbour House

Studios-We love 50's as TS, good comfort food and great theme and fun. QS is Rosie's and Catalina Eddies- just burgers and pizza stuff but nice outdoor area.

Epcot- Sunshine season has a huge variety of food. Alot of the countrys have good QS if you don't want to do TS. For TS we love Le Cellier and Teppan Edo. The other QS is mostly burgers and chicken finger stuff.

AK- we love Flame Tree BBQ as QS, good ribs and Chicken. TS we ate at Yak and Yeti and liked it.

We love other TS in the resorts but I won't go into that now. IF you would like me to expand further on any of those, just ask and I will.

We do TS everyday, like I said, but we understand that it is not for everyone. If you add 1 more, then you would be half and half that might be a good compromise.

Have fun deciding and enjoy when you get there!!

Karla