Okay, who is booking on Friday?

[cab0ad]

Since thats 90 days out from the LAST day of free dining I'm thinking it will be swamped! I'm going to be booking through the 26th. Anyone else?

 

[broberts]

I am going to attempt to book.

 

[dogodisney]

Since thats 90 days out from the LAST day of free dining I'm thinking it will be swamped! I'm going to be booking through the 26th. Anyone else?

SAme dates here. I hope it's not a madhouse.

 

[cab0ad]

Okay, so here's the important question: what are you trying to book for dinner on Christmas Eve and Christmas day? PLEASE don't book what I'm planning!

On Christmas eve i'm going for Liberty Tree Tavern
Christmas day is hopefully going to be whispering canyon

 

[funfam]

I am booking on those days too. I am keeping it simple on Christmas Day and Christmas Eve. Brunch both days. I have my TA working on the ADRs too, so I hope between both of us we get everything we want.

 

[dogodisney]

Okay, so here's the important question: what are you trying to book for dinner on Christmas Eve and Christmas day? PLEASE don't book what I'm planning!

On Christmas eve i'm going for Liberty Tree Tavern
Christmas day is hopefully going to be whispering canyon

Nope, you're safe.

I'm still working out the details on where we'll be eating but it won't be at either of those restaurants.

 

[dogodisney]

Somehow this was a copy of my earlier post. Weird.

 

[daileyad]

Me too for Friday. And I won't be able to book online due to an issue with my reservation showing up on the Disney site.

 

[Mom loves Disney]

I will be booking on Friday too!! I hope that everything goes well for everybody.

 

[holz99]

I'm booking Friday too. GG of 10 but we will be there the 17th-23rd so no battling for Christmas meals! I hope we can get everything we want. I need to make backup plans with the rest of the family!

 

[clanmcculloch]

My ADRs open Friday too. My trip goes until 12/29 so there will still be a few more days of booking ahead after Friday.

I'm freaking out because TGM hasn't posed the Least Crowded Parks guide for 12/20 through the end of the year yet so I don't know which parks I'll be in each day. On top of that, I'm still trying to decide if I'm going to change from a single reservation with free dining the whole time to a split stay without the dining plan for the second half, which will drastically change how we eat. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!!!!! LMAO DH is mocking me.

I'm determined to make all of our decisions tonight so we can send it off to our TA and see if he has any recommendations tomorrow. Of course once TGM uploads his recommendations, I'm sure I'll be stewing over whether or not to make changes. The obsessing won't ever end. AAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!

 

[FINFAN]

Me too, and I have nothing planned/decided on yet! The only thing I know for sure is we would like to try Sanaa. If my ADR's do not go well,( whatever I come up with between now and Friday ) we are going to drop FD and use the 40% room only code we have. Especially if we are getting lunch availability for TS, then I am not doing as well as taking room only discount.
Hopefully by not being limited to the restaurants on the DP we will have some luck going that route. The downside is paying holiday rate by not being on the DP.

 

[clanmcculloch]

I've made all my decisions. WOO HOO!!!!! Now I just need a bit of lucky getting everything I want.

I'm not booking anything on Christmas Day. We're doing a relaxing resort day with swimming and maybe fishing and who knows, maybe even a carriage ride. We'll just eat a couple CS meals at the resort. On 12/24 we're trying for an Epcot restaurant. Definitely not the same places as the OP.

We decided to stay the entire time at POFQ with free dining, so we have 12 TS credits to work with. Here's what I've put together. What do you think?

Here are the ones where I have a specific day for the ADR.

12/20 Tusker House Only if Finding Nemo package time is available otherwise don’t book

12/22 Hoop Dee Doo Review Earliest show

12/26 Cinderella’s Royal Table Earliest dinner seating (yes I know the princesses aren’t there)

12/27 Mama Melrose Fantasmic dining package earliest dinner seating



Here are the ones where I have a selection of dates for the restaurants. I want the first seatings for dinners if possible.

12/18 or 12/23 Spirit of Aloha Earliest dinner seating

12/19 or 12/24 or 12/28 Le Cellier Earliest dinner seating

12/18 or 12/21 or 12/23 Chef Mickey Earliest dinner seating

12/19 or 12/24 or 12/28 Akershus (Norway) Earliest dinner seating

12/19 or 12/24 or 12/28 Tokyo Japan Earliest dinner seating


Here's my backups. Again, first seatings for dinners if possible. I've got the listed as backups for specific restaurants. Book the backup restaurants only on days where the original restaurant being backed up is requests.

Coral Reef (backup for Le Cellier, Akershus, Tokyo Japan)

Garden Grille (backup for Le Cellier, Akershus, Tokyo Japan)

Biergarten (backup for Le Cellier, Akershus, Tokyo Japan)

1900 Park Fare (backup for HDDR, CRT, SoA, CM)

Ohana (backup for HDDR, CRT, SoA, CM)

The Wave (backup for HDDR, CRT, SoA, CM)

Boma (backup for Tusker House)

Boatwright’s (backup for if Boma isn’t available, book this on 12/25)

Captain’s Grille (backup for Mama Melrose)

Cape May (backup for Mama Melrose)

 

[dogodisney]

I'm with you about TGM. Our dates are the 17th -27th. We will probably eat at one of the resorts on Christmas as we won't be going to any of the parks.
Iknow the restaurants I want, it's just picking the dates for them and having them work with our park days.....

Decisions, decisions

 

[PA Princess]

Add me to the list of making adr's on Friday! Our trip is scheduled from 12/17-12/28 and we are staying at POFQ with free dining. I am also stressing over not having the LCP from TGM, but I am making the plans the best I can.

And contrary to all advice we are actully planning to venture into a park on Christmas day - right into the heart of the beast...MK! We are planning to be there at RD and we will spend the morning doing shows and a ride or two. Planning to depart very early. I think we may do a noon meal at Tony's.

I can't beleive I make adr's tomorrow and I am still this undecided - aaaahhhh!