***OFFICIAL*** October 2011 - Updated 10/08/11

[dskib]

Hi!

We're booked at the POFQ Oct 16-21! I'm hoping that since this week seems to have been blacked out of any discount promos that I've seen that the crowds will be pretty low. One week til ADRs!!!

Deb

 

[Brocktoon]

Hi!

We're booked at the POFQ Oct 16-21! I'm hoping that since this week seems to have been blacked out of any discount promos that I've seen that the crowds will be pretty low. One week til ADRs!!!

Deb

I'll be down the same week, and I've done that week in previous years. There's a large IT conference that takes over the Swolphin area and much of the Yacht Club that time every year. There's also the Golf tournement going on. In previous years I've seen very little if any impact on the park crowds, but Disney has no problem filling the hotel rooms for the convention which is why the week is blacked out. As we get into May and later, they may start releasing some discounts if it looks like rooms aren't filling.

Just make sure you get your ADRs as close to 180 days and you'll be fine. While the parks don't get too crowded, I saw a lot of covention goers turned away at the Epcot and boardwalk restaurants as they didn't know about getting ressies way in advance.

I wouldn't expect empty parks, as the crowds have been getting larger in general year after year, but late October still has what I would consider moderate to light-moderate crowds.

 

[maidenfairy]

I made our ressies! So far it looks like

Chefs le France
Sci fi diner (a fav with the kids)
Kona
Le Cellier
Hacienda

I have one more to get, but we are trying to decide where. My kids want whispering canyon, but I want to try something new. We'll see.

 

[sjs314]

I made our ressies! So far it looks like

Chefs le France
Sci fi diner (a fav with the kids)
Kona
Le Cellier
Hacienda

I have one more to get, but we are trying to decide where. My kids want whispering canyon, but I want to try something new. We'll see.

Congrates on getting the ADRs you wanted. Are you staying at WL? We went to WCC when we stayed at WL but not sure if I would bother going there if I had to travel. Maybe you can interest them in something new.

 

[58cognac]

We're going to be there (ASMu) at the same time. Everything I've read says that the crowds will be bigger than normal the holiday weekend (Oct. 7-9), but still not ridiculous. To be on the safe side, I'm staying away from the parks on Sunday (our arrival date) and away from MK and Epcot on Monday.

By "bigger than normal", I mean for that time of year.

That helps a bunch, I think we'll arrive that weekend and take some time to enjoy the Fort and work our way into the World on Tuesday. It's only our second trip to Disney(first one was late October '10) but I'm hooked on October

 

[NandK]

We managed to book all of our ressies a couple days ago and not only did we get everything we wanted we also got the times we wanted. Now all that is left is the waiting part which is about to kill my two girls.

Dining @
Oct 9th - Grand Floridian Cafe - 5:30 dinner
Oct. 10th - Chef Mickey - 6:30 dinner
Oct. 11th - Crystal Palace - 8:30 Breakfast
Oct. 12th - 1900 Park Fare - 6:15 dinner
Oct. 13th - Akershus - 8:30 Breakfast
Oct. 14th - Ohana - 8:30 Breakfast

Total Character overload but the girls will be thrilled! Really excited about the two breakfast meals before park opening.

 

[becauseisaid]

I got totally sucked into the Room Decorating thread and can't wait to do it myself.

Who else will decorate their room/windows/doors?

 

[sjs314]

We managed to book all of our ressies a couple days ago and not only did we get everything we wanted we also got the times we wanted. Now all that is left is the waiting part which is about to kill my two girls.

Dining @
Oct 9th - Grand Floridian Cafe - 5:30 dinner
Oct. 10th - Chef Mickey - 6:30 dinner
Oct. 11th - Crystal Palace - 8:30 Breakfast
Oct. 12th - 1900 Park Fare - 6:15 dinner
Oct. 13th - Akershus - 8:30 Breakfast
Oct. 14th - Ohana - 8:30 Breakfast

Total Character overload but the girls will be thrilled! Really excited about the two breakfast meals before park opening.

If I had lil ones I would so do all the Character Meals as it is I am planning on 3(Cape May, Crystal Palace & Akershus) and it will just be DH and myself. I think it is a perfect way to start off a Disney day!!!!!

I got totally sucked into the Room Decorating thread and can't wait to do it myself.

Who else will decorate their room/windows/doors?

It looks like fun especially if you are lil ones. Is it something that is done mainly at the Value Resorts? I don't ever recall seeing any doors or windows decorated but have only stayed at mods and deluxe resorts.

 

[exwdwcm]

Wow, congrats on everyone getting their ADRs so far! i am hoping since my week seems to be a slower one with the blackouts, that i won't have trouble. Just worried about getting CRT for our first night there, although i am flexible on the time. Also worried about Ohana before MNSSHP for that Tuesday. i make mine on Sunday- cross your fingers!

It was a basic steak. Not bad, but not the hype we see on these boards. A tad bit too salty as well. Personally, I wouldn't head back any day soon. I also disliked how crammed in you are in there. You may have well been sitting at the same table as your neighbor.

I am so glad I am not working on getting any "hard to get" reservations. I think my most difficult ones with be Boma for breakfast and dinner.

i also found the tables too close for comfort at Le Cellier, but it really depends on where you sit. Last time we had a great table that didn't feel overcrowded or too close. But a prior trip with just DH and I, being at a 2 top, i felt like i could reach over and snag a bite off my neighbors plate, we were so close.

I am so afraid that I will forget to wake up on time on Sunday to make my reservations. We are in the last month of the semester so I am super stressed out and my sleep schedule is so messed up. I will need to set multiple alarms just to be sure.

me too- i have to get up at 4:45am! and i've been fighting a cold and taking nyquil. i guess no nyquil so i won't oversleep!

Hi!

We're booked at the POFQ Oct 16-21! I'm hoping that since this week seems to have been blacked out of any discount promos that I've seen that the crowds will be pretty low. One week til ADRs!!!

Deb

we are booked then too and hoping for lower park crowds as well!!

I got totally sucked into the Room Decorating thread and can't wait to do it myself.

Who else will decorate their room/windows/doors?

WE did decorate our room a little when we went in December 2 years ago. I brought my own little tree, some lights for the balcony etc. But there was nowhere to plug them in on the balcony, so had the cord running inside, which was dangerous. If i was in a mod/value, i would put up some clings on the window- that's easy enough! We are at BLT and so we aren't going to bother decorating. I skipped it last December too- i realized after i put the tree and lights in the room, we hardly ever really were in the room to enjoy it, so it was a waste. If you are in your room a lot, it's worth it, or if you are in a value/mod where you see your window everyday as you open the door. For the deluxes, you don't have a window, just your patio or balcony.

 

[Susan595]

Our ADR's should be shortly maybe even tomorrow good question hmmmmmmmmm, my girl said she'd have a bunch to do that day and when finished she'd send me an email itinerary to go over which I will go over here for stamp of approvals lol ! I'm excited and also doing as many character things as I can get booked. October seems too far away but it'll be here before we know it !

 

[Cee]

I was excited to find that I could make an ADR for Afternoon Tea at the Garden View Cafe in GF. So I did! This will be the first time that my youngest DD(26) will experience that. SO happy and excited!

 

[Disneylover7901]

We managed to book all of our ressies a couple days ago and not only did we get everything we wanted we also got the times we wanted. Now all that is left is the waiting part which is about to kill my two girls.

Dining @
Oct 9th - Grand Floridian Cafe - 5:30 dinner
Oct. 10th - Chef Mickey - 6:30 dinner
Oct. 11th - Crystal Palace - 8:30 Breakfast
Oct. 12th - 1900 Park Fare - 6:15 dinner
Oct. 13th - Akershus - 8:30 Breakfast
Oct. 14th - Ohana - 8:30 Breakfast

Total Character overload but the girls will be thrilled! Really excited about the two breakfast meals before park opening.

I made mine on Wednesday got everything we wanted too!! We are doing Chef Mickey's on the 10th at 6:50 and Akershus on the 13th at 8:50, so see you there with our two girls too!!

 

[Goofy_Mom]

I did a "trial run" to see how hard it was going to be to get our two ADR's. Unless they offer the free DDP, we'll be paying OP and with an active 3 year old monkey, table service options aren't a high priority. We're DL vets and have done a few character dining experiances. The food is usually good, but I'm the only one who eats it. The two kids usually have doughnuts or cereal (DH usually stays back and sleeps in and catches up with us later in the day). So, with that in mind, we've (I've) decided that we will only need two ADR's. The first one is in DTD at Raglan Road, it looks like we'll have no problem getting that one. The second is at DS at 50's Prime Time. The reason for a DS table service is (from what I've read) from a lack of decent counter service options and the likely hood that we'll have finished most of our must do's by noon is fairly good. That one looks like we'll have a good chance of getting our desiered time or close to it.

For the vets out there, I'm thinking of Raglan Road on Saturday after a full day at AK (schedule to close at 5pm) so is 6pm a feasable time to reserve or should I push to 6:30?

 

[LilyWDW]

I did a "trial run" to see how hard it was going to be to get our two ADR's. Unless they offer the free DDP, we'll be paying OP and with an active 3 year old monkey, table service options aren't a high priority. We're DL vets and have done a few character dining experiances. The food is usually good, but I'm the only one who eats it. The two kids usually have doughnuts or cereal (DH usually stays back and sleeps in and catches up with us later in the day). So, with that in mind, we've (I've) decided that we will only need two ADR's. The first one is in DTD at Raglan Road, it looks like we'll have no problem getting that one. The second is at DS at 50's Prime Time. The reason for a DS table service is (from what I've read) from a lack of decent counter service options and the likely hood that we'll have finished most of our must do's by noon is fairly good. That one looks like we'll have a good chance of getting our desiered time or close to it.

For the vets out there, I'm thinking of Raglan Road on Saturday after a full day at AK (schedule to close at 5pm) so is 6pm a feasable time to reserve or should I push to 6:30?

Raglan Road is one of my favorite reservations! How are you planning to get to DTD? Car, bus, boat? That would change my answer on what time I would schedule my reservation. Personally, I would choose 6:30pm, but I can't stand the stress of rushing to get someplace, so I always plan more time then I really need.

Also, if you do have issues getting the time you want for Raglan Road, you can contact them to make reservations or use Open Table. Often you will find additional times that way!

Enjoy!

 

[lmc318]

I did a "trial run" to see how hard it was going to be to get our two ADR's. Unless they offer the free DDP, we'll be paying OP and with an active 3 year old monkey, table service options aren't a high priority. We're DL vets and have done a few character dining experiances. The food is usually good, but I'm the only one who eats it. The two kids usually have doughnuts or cereal (DH usually stays back and sleeps in and catches up with us later in the day). So, with that in mind, we've (I've) decided that we will only need two ADR's. The first one is in DTD at Raglan Road, it looks like we'll have no problem getting that one. The second is at DS at 50's Prime Time. The reason for a DS table service is (from what I've read) from a lack of decent counter service options and the likely hood that we'll have finished most of our must do's by noon is fairly good. That one looks like we'll have a good chance of getting our desiered time or close to it.

For the vets out there, I'm thinking of Raglan Road on Saturday after a full day at AK (schedule to close at 5pm) so is 6pm a feasable time to reserve or should I push to 6:30?

When we stayed at AKL and went to DTD for dinner at Raglan Road, I thought it took FOREVER, although I know it was probably only 30 minutes or so by bus start to finish. I would say do the 6:30 and if you get there early, maybe they can get you in then anyway. Otherwise there's much to do to keep you entertained!

 

[tannersmama]

Can someone please tell me what time you can log on to online to book ADR's. My day is coming fast! 4/25. We still can decide on where to eat!

 

[58cognac]

Can someone please tell me what time you can log on to online to book ADR's. My day is coming fast! 4/25. We still can decide on where to eat!

I was scheduled to arrive 10/1 and on 4/4 I was able to start ADR's. They asked me to confirm my reservation # to enable the search function online. I would think it's updated automatically online on the 180th day prior to your arrival.

 

[Goofy_Mom]

Raglan Road is one of my favorite reservations! How are you planning to get to DTD? Car, bus, boat? That would change my answer on what time I would schedule my reservation. Personally, I would choose 6:30pm, but I can't stand the stress of rushing to get someplace, so I always plan more time then I really need.

Also, if you do have issues getting the time you want for Raglan Road, you can contact them to make reservations or use Open Table. Often you will find additional times that way!

Enjoy!

My Bro and SIL highly recommed it also. We're staying at POFQ, so thinking of taking the bus to the Quarter then boat to DTD.

When we stayed at AKL and went to DTD for dinner at Raglan Road, I thought it took FOREVER, although I know it was probably only 30 minutes or so by bus start to finish. I would say do the 6:30 and if you get there early, maybe they can get you in then anyway. Otherwise there's much to do to keep you entertained!

Thanks for the input, I think I'll push it to 6:30 just to be on the safe side.

 

[02AggieGirl]

Can someone please tell me what time you can log on to online to book ADR's. My day is coming fast! 4/25. We still can decide on where to eat!

I believe it is 6 am EST.

 

[LilyWDW]

Can someone please tell me what time you can log on to online to book ADR's. My day is coming fast! 4/25. We still can decide on where to eat!

6AM EST for Online
7AM EST for phone

My Bro and SIL highly recommed it also. We're staying at POFQ, so thinking of taking the bus to the Quarter then boat to DTD.

Thanks for the input, I think I'll push it to 6:30 just to be on the safe side.

What night are you planning on Raglan Road? Maybe we will run into you!