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[AeroKU]

We are going to be at Disney November 13-20. This trip will include myself, my wife, our 2 daughters (8 & 10) and our 5 year old son. My dad and his GF will also be joining us for most of our reservations

Sunday 11/13 - Liberty Tree Tavern, 4:40 pm
- We arrive on Sunday and are going to MVMCP. We are flying in to Orlando Sanford and have a car service to the resort with a grocery stop on the way. Our flight is scheduled to arrive at 12:36 pm. I anticipate we will be at the resort by around 2:00 pm. I'm hoping we can get checked in, settle in a bit and get out the door by 3:30, TTC by 3:50, at MK Gates by 4:15. We should be ok here, right?
Monday 11/14 - San Angel Inn, 6:00 pm
- Epcot Day - planning to do some Food & Wine Festival booths for lunch. Kids have been wanting to eat in the Pyramid for years, so this will be our first time here.
Tuesday 11/15 - Hollywood & Vine Breakfast, 8:00 am; 50's Prime Time Cafe, 4:20 pm
- Got a pre-park opening breakfast at HS so we can get my 5 year old son signed up for Jedi Training. They will allow us to sign up before park opening, correct? Will probably bring a light sack lunch then 50's for kind of an early dinner. Would prefer to be a little later, but maybe we will be able to beat the normal dinner crowd and get in some more attractions afterwards.
Wednesday 11/16 - Crystal Palace Breakfast, 8:20 am; Tony's Town Square, 5:05 pm
- First time for us to do breakfast in MK. Super excited to get some family pics with a mostly empty park. Hopefully we will be able to hit up 7DMT before the lines get too long. Also never been to Tony's, but looking forward to a nice dinner on Main Street USA. I was able to get a reservation for 5 and a reservation for 2 at the exact same time. I'm secretly hoping that they will not be able to seat us together and that the kids can sit with my dad and the wife and I can have our own little date night dinner.
Thursday 11/17 - 'Ohana, 3:55 pm
- We will be sleeping in and getting in some pool time before going to my favorite meal of the trip for an early dinner at 'Ohana. Then we will hop on the Monorail and head to Epcot for the evening.
Friday 11/18 - Whispering Canyon Cafe, 6:30 pm; Le Chefs de France, 7:00 pm
- This is our AK park day. We are planning to bring sack lunches and maybe grab a few snacks around the park. With the park closing at 5:00 pm, we should be able to catch a bus to the Wilderness Lodge and get to the restaurant in time, right? Dad & GF will be heading to Epcot for a date night at Le Chefs.
Saturday 11/19 - Cinderella's Royal Table, 11:55 am; The Plaza, 5:25 pm
- DD8 will be going to Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique in the castle at 9:25 am before lunch with the princesses at CRT. My dad and I will sit this one out, grab a burger and ride Space Mountain till we puke. This is our last day in the parks, and we have made a tradition of having dinner at The Plaza on our last night.

 

[Merx]

We are going to be at Disney November 13-20. This trip will include myself, my wife, our 2 daughters (8 & 10) and our 5 year old son. My dad and his GF will also be joining us for most of our reservations

Sunday 11/13 - Liberty Tree Tavern, 4:40 pm
- We arrive on Sunday and are going to MVMCP. We are flying in to Orlando Sanford and have a car service to the resort with a grocery stop on the way. Our flight is scheduled to arrive at 12:36 pm. I anticipate we will be at the resort by around 2:00 pm. I'm hoping we can get checked in, settle in a bit and get out the door by 3:30, TTC by 3:50, at MK Gates by 4:15. We should be ok here, right?
Monday 11/14 - San Angel Inn, 6:00 pm
- Epcot Day - planning to do some Food & Wine Festival booths for lunch. Kids have been wanting to eat in the Pyramid for years, so this will be our first time here.
Tuesday 11/15 - Hollywood & Vine Breakfast, 8:00 am; 50's Prime Time Cafe, 4:20 pm
- Got a pre-park opening breakfast at HS so we can get my 5 year old son signed up for Jedi Training. They will allow us to sign up before park opening, correct? Will probably bring a light sack lunch then 50's for kind of an early dinner. Would prefer to be a little later, but maybe we will be able to beat the normal dinner crowd and get in some more attractions afterwards.
Wednesday 11/16 - Crystal Palace Breakfast, 8:20 am; Tony's Town Square, 5:05 pm
- First time for us to do breakfast in MK. Super excited to get some family pics with a mostly empty park. Hopefully we will be able to hit up 7DMT before the lines get too long. Also never been to Tony's, but looking forward to a nice dinner on Main Street USA. I was able to get a reservation for 5 and a reservation for 2 at the exact same time. I'm secretly hoping that they will not be able to seat us together and that the kids can sit with my dad and the wife and I can have our own little date night dinner.
Thursday 11/17 - 'Ohana, 3:55 pm
- We will be sleeping in and getting in some pool time before going to my favorite meal of the trip for an early dinner at 'Ohana. Then we will hop on the Monorail and head to Epcot for the evening.
Friday 11/18 - Whispering Canyon Cafe, 6:30 pm; Le Chefs de France, 7:00 pm
- This is our AK park day. We are planning to bring sack lunches and maybe grab a few snacks around the park. With the park closing at 5:00 pm, we should be able to catch a bus to the Wilderness Lodge and get to the restaurant in time, right? Dad & GF will be heading to Epcot for a date night at Le Chefs.
Saturday 11/19 - Cinderella's Royal Table, 11:55 am; The Plaza, 5:25 pm
- DD8 will be going to Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique in the castle at 9:25 am before lunch with the princesses at CRT. My dad and I will sit this one out, grab a burger and ride Space Mountain till we puke. This is our last day in the parks, and we have made a tradition of having dinner at The Plaza on our last night.

For 11/18, you have one reservation at 6:30pm and another at 7pm?

 

[AeroKU]

For 11/18, you have one reservation at 6:30pm and another at 7pm?

Yes - Since our party is splitting up for dinner that night, the CM on the phone that was helping me created 2 separate reservations.

 

[AeroKU]

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[Coconuts]

They all sound awesome.. We have been most of them except Tony's and WCC, and I just got an ADR for WCC for my upcoming trip. That sounds like a great trip; we have done several trips with all the kid's grandparents and I was glad they have those memories.

 

[Shellyb84]

Out of your list we have been to H&V, CRT, CP, Ohana, WCC and Chefs de France. These are my opinions:

The good:

Ohana: Wonderful! It's our favorite and a must do every trip for us.

Crystal Palace: Have only had lunch here, but it's one of our favorites. I love Pooh and Friends, the character interaction is great and the buffet is one of the best as far as character meals go.

Chefs de France: Went here for lunch. While not my favorite, it was pretty good.

The bad:

H&V: We had lunch there, it was the worst TS meal I've ever had at Disney

CRT: Also had lunch, 2nd worst meal

WCC: I'm on the fence. It has been MANY years since I've been. The food was fine as far as I remember, but the antics are just not my thing.

 

[AeroKU]

Out of your list we have been to H&V, CRT, CP, Ohana, WCC and Chefs de France. These are my opinions:

The good:

Ohana: Wonderful! It's our favorite and a must do every trip for us. - This is MY FAVORITE TOO!!

Crystal Palace: Have only had lunch here, but it's one of our favorites. I love Pooh and Friends, the character interaction is great and the buffet is one of the best as far as character meals go. - We've never been here. Excited for PPO at MK! Also excited to try the puffed french toast!

Chefs de France: Went here for lunch. While not my favorite, it was pretty good. - Just my dad and his GF are going for this meal. He is an international commercial pilot and spends a lot of time in Paris and loves French food, so I figured this would be a good spot for them.

The bad:

H&V: We had lunch there, it was the worst TS meal I've ever had at Disney - We have been here for breakfast before, and my kids were big fans of the Disney Jr. characters. The food was not the best. The main reason for getting this PPO breakfast was to be able to sign my son up for Jedi Training before everyone else.

CRT: Also had lunch, 2nd worst meal - To me this is not worth the price, but it's my wife and daughters main request because they just love the experience.

WCC: I'm on the fence. It has been MANY years since I've been. The food was fine as far as I remember, but the antics are just not my thing. - We tend to enjoy those type of antics and usually get into it and play the part. We had reservations for WCC on our last trip, but due to some tired little ones, we decided to cancel and order pizza instead.

 

[honeybunches]

Liberty Tree Tavern, 4:40 pm
I'm always nervous about booking ADR on the day of arrival, because we've had so many flight delays. It sounds like you've got a cushion, though, if anything happens.
San Angel Inn
We're trying this one for the first time on our next trip, too!
Hollywood & Vine Breakfast, 8:00 am
Don't know about bfast, we've only been for dinner. Prepark is great though.
Crystal Palace Breakfast, 8:20 am
Love CP for breakfast. The only thing I worry about is that you won't get to 7DMT if you wait for the characters to come around --- they seem to take forever there! If you are okay with skipping characters, you probably can scoot right out of there and get in rides right away.
'Ohana, 3:55 pm
Delicious.
Cinderella's Royal Table, 11:55 am; The Plaza, 5:25 pm
I think these times are a little close, esp considering that CRT takes so long... but if you're okay with it, yay. Have a great trip!

 

[Raeven]

The only ones I've done are Crystal Palace breakfast and The Plaza dinner and we enjoyed both.

 

[AeroKU]

Anyone have any experience with signing up for the Jedi Training before the park opens?

 

[Hopefully]

I think your arrival day ADR at LTT is too early. I understand the drive from Sanford to WDW is over an hour long. You first need to deplane, and then pick up your luggage at baggage claim which can take a while, and then get to your car service. You say you have a grocery stop - so add another 30 or 40 minutes to your trip. So say arrive at your resort around 2:30, your room may or may not be ready for you to settle into. I think an hour is not enough time, even if the room is ready. I just think later would be better.
I also think your CRT 11:55 and Plaza at 5:25 are too close together,
I hated H & V, but I did dinner not breakfast. Hopefully they can not mess breakfast up like they did dinner.
Have a Great Trip

 

[AeroKU]

I think your arrival day ADR at LTT is too early. I understand the drive from Sanford to WDW is over an hour long. You first need to deplane, and then pick up your luggage at baggage claim which can take a while, and then get to your car service. You say you have a grocery stop - so add another 30 or 40 minutes to your trip. So say arrive at your resort around 2:30, your room may or may not be ready for you to settle into. I think an hour is not enough time, even if the room is ready. I just think later would be better.
I also think your CRT 11:55 and Plaza at 5:25 are too close together,
I hated H & V, but I did dinner not breakfast. Hopefully they can not mess breakfast up like they did dinner.
Have a Great Trip

Our LTT ressie is the latest I've been able to get so far. I would prefer something later, but so far no luck. I'm going to keep checking to see if we can get one at about 5:30ish.

 

[SunnieRN]

On your arrival day, it also takes time to check in to the hotel, which depending upon the number of people waiting can vary from 10-30 minutes.

I would say that if you are running close to the time you need to check in for dinner, I would Uber, lyft, or taxi to the contemporary and walk over. This may save you some time.

I loved Crystal Palace. The food wasn't bad and the characters were great. But, as previously mentioned, they rotate through the restaurant slowly.