Off Season Character Meal Reservations needed?

[Pamb]

As our trip gets closer I am getting more and more excited and thinking of more specific questions.

Here is yet another:
How busy is Goofy's Kitchen during off-season? (Mid September)

We will be driving arriving sometime on Monday. I would like to spend time in DTD and eat at Goofy's if we arrive early enough and have energy left after a 12 hour car ride. Since the arrival time will have several variables; traffic, what time we drag ourselves out of bed, how often we have to stop for potty breaks, etc. I really have no idea what time we will be arriving. Do you recommend I make PS anyway, maybe even two different times or just chance it? How late can I call Disney Dinning to make a PS res? Would 2-3 hours before we get there be enough time?

Thanks in advance

 

[bonita_babe232]

When we went last year in eairly october, it wasn't busy at all and there were even tables open around us!!!!! You never know it might be bust day when you go but thats how it was the tuesday we went around 6 o'clock.... i think

 

[audrabolster]

I've done both during non-peak and was fine without a reservation (it was a spur of the moment kind of thing)