Rivers of Light Dining Package Lookout Thread - NOW ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS

[vinotinto]

I got 10:50am breakfast for September 5th for first showing of Jungle Book. My question is will we be charged the breakfast or lunch price? And will we be starved breakfast or lunch ? This is very confusing for me and I just want to be prepared.

If your ADR is for 10:50 it's breakfast. It will transition around 11:30 to lunch. They'll start taking breakfast things away and bringing in lunch items at around 11:30 (more or less).

 

[Knoxsanne]

I can't see anything for tusker house on my dates 28 May - 4 June!

I just cancelled a 9:30 am TH package for 5/29 for 4 people.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I saw on another thread that the deluxe dining plan is not accepted for the Tiffins dining package? Is this true?

Email confirmations say not accepted. FWIW... Phone CM told someone that this is an email error and that DDP WAS accepted -- shows that way in their system.

 

[Knoxsanne]

If your ADR is for 10:50 it's breakfast. It will transition around 11:30 to lunch. They'll start taking breakfast things away and bringing in lunch items at around 11:30 (more or less).

Breakfast officially ends at 10:55 - lunch starts at 11. I sure hope they have some lunch food available around 11?

 

[vinotinto]

Breakfast officially ends at 10:55 - lunch starts at 11. I sure hope they have some lunch food available around 11?

In my experience, 11:00 am is still breakfast. As it gets closer to 11:30, they'll start taking the breakfast dishes out, so they'll have space to put the lunch items.

P.S. - Don't know how this will change, but they used to not have ADRs between 11:00 and 11:15 am, to help with the breakfast to lunch transition.

 

[Knoxsanne]

In my experience, 11:00 am is still breakfast. As it gets closer to 11:30, they'll start taking the breakfast dishes out, so they'll have space to put the lunch items.

P.S. - Don't know how this will change, but they used to not have ADRs between 11:00 and 11:15 am, to help with the breakfast to lunch transition.

I'll find out, I guess. Before the packages came out I had made an 11:20 am lunch ADR - now I'm thinking maybe I'll keep it if I can't get a later dining package. We greatly prefer lunch to breakfast....

 

[scrappinginontario]

I was able to get 10:50am for Tusker August 6 for the first show.

They start serving lunch at 11.

Will they still have breakfast food out at 10:50 and start bringing out the lunch food? We are not really interested in the lunch menu.

Another option is to arrive a bit early for your reservation hoping they can get you in I time or even early. This might help you get some of the breakfast options before the switch.

 

[lvcourtneyy]

I wanted second showing also, but got a 7pm reservation for Tiffins w/ seating at first show. Yet the page states "your reservation must be at least 2.5 hours before the show" ... if first show is at 9pm my reservation is only 2 hours before so does not meet that requirement.........

I wonder if it's a website error? It seems strange they'd allow that. If they're running behind in seating, you would end up cutting ti close to show time.

 

[aprincessatlast]

Well it is booked but not sure how I feel about it. We did TH for breakfast as I can not swallow $330 for dinner with 3 kids (one is disney adult -12, but eats like a rabbit) So it is breakfast for us. I tried earlier and there was nothing available but tried 20 minutes later and several times popped up on a different day. So that means we have to change AK day. Since Dino is shut down the day we were going (monday) it will now be open (sunday) the day we go. So that is a bonus.

How are people feeling about the dinner seating location? It is in the Dinoland area and is with standby. That does not seem like a premium location but I guess we really don't know yet. We might cancel the reservation if we can get fast passes 60 days out. Glad we have it for now.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

Very confused...tiffins package is already up as well as just regularly booking tiffins, and there is some availability in the morning for the package with tusker house, but none for dinner???

1) Yes, very confusing.
2) By the rules, one must attend the show within 2-hrs of the meal.
3) it is tough to very a night-time show at 11:00am from a morning Tusker meal.
. . . this is not a case of Right-Hand-Not-Knowing-What Left-Hand-Is-Doing
. . . this is a case of Right-Hand-Doesn't-Know-There-Is-A-Left-Hand

 

[wilkeliza]

How long is the show going to be? We have a 5:30 for first show and just saw first show is at 9pm. We have a 9pm-10pm safari FP+. Do you guys think we will be able to eat, see the show, and the night safari?

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

How long is the show going to be? We have a 5:30 for first show and just saw first show is at 9pm. We have a 9pm-10pm safari FP+. Do you guys think we will be able to eat, see the show, and the night safari?

I've read that the show is 20min long, so I would think you could make all of these.

 

[scrappinginontario]

2) By the rules, one must attend the show within 2-hrs of the meal.

Where did read this? I had heard the opposite in that you had to have a reservation that was 2 1/2 hours or more before a show.

It doesn't really make sense to have a 2 hour window as breakfast reservations are being made for evening shows.

 

[Kimberle]

We got a 9:45 Tusker House reservation. Couldn't get lunch or dinner for our date. Will probably go back to our resort midday for a few hours, then return for the nighttime fun! Our Jungle Book show is the first on (9pm).

 

[Allison]

Where did read this? I had heard the opposite in that you had to have a reservation that was 2 1/2 hours or more before a show.

Yes, this. The history of the Fantasmic Dining Package has been that it is set up to not allow reservations within 2 hours of the show so people have time to get there.

 

[Pixie Dust ✨]

I've had a breakfast ADR at around 10:50 am. The breakfast is out between 11:00 and 11:30. Then, they will take most of the breakfast away at 11:30 to bring in the lunch at 11:30. Usually there's a small area with pastries that is left past 11:30 until they bring out the lunch desserts. I really like the lunch, especially the samosas, peri-peri salmon, curry chicken, and the spiced tofu. TH is one of my favorites, but the lunch prices have really increased. They used to be $30 (different price than dinner) only about a year or so ago, and now they are up to $49 for the package. Wow!

The last time I had a 10:30 ADR, lunch was out exactly at 11. I think this may be YMMV.

 

[HarleenQ]

How are you guys booking Tusker for this? Called and they said they have no info...

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

How are you guys booking Tusker for this? Called and they said they have no info...

I'd go online or call back if you're interested in breakfast at TH. They HAVE been booking TH for BREAKFAST. Looks as though lunch and dinner at TH likely not released yet.

 

[HarleenQ]

I'd go online or call back if you're interested in breakfast at TH. They HAVE been booking TH for BREAKFAST. Looks as though lunch and dinner at TH likely not released yet.

I just found it online. Doesn't look like October is open yet though

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I just found it online. Doesn't look like October is open yet though

Oh, OCTOBER!! No... through early Sep only.

IF you also happen to be interested in Tiffins -- regular ADR NOT package -- that is open much later... I got one for Nov.