Running late

[GillianP1301]

LisaF, I always enjoy reading your thoughtful replies and opinions. I find I normally agree with you and have much in common. I think what you are describing is very logical and makes total sense.

I was allowing my personal pet peeve for tardiness in general to overshadow a lot of what you're saying.

Bottom line for me really and I'm generalizing, don't plan on being late and don't assume you will be accomdated for an ADR if you are late. Also, if you are late, be accountable and don't use an unofficial grace period to justify it.

 

[Lisa F]

LisaF, I always enjoy reading your thoughtful replies and opinions. I find I normally agree with you and have much in common. I think what you are describing is very logical and makes total sense.

I was allowing my personal pet peeve for tardiness in general to overshadow a lot of what you're saying.

Bottom line for me really and I'm generalizing, don't plan on being late and don't assume you will be accomdated for an ADR if you are late. Also, if you are late, be accountable and don't use an unofficial grace period to justify it.

I 100% agree with you there. It's a bad idea to plan to be late, even if not a moral thing, you basically are out of luck if anything happens that makes you even later.

plan to be 10-15 minutes early and if you get a little delayed you're still on time. if you get very delayed (by like a half hour) you're very likely still fine showing up 15 minutes late.

Plan to be 15 minutes late and it gets dicey if you're even a little delayed and if you're delayed another half hour your chances of being seated drop quite a bit.

So as a planning strategy I'd never recommend the latter! which I think after all this was the original question! Most of us do TS as a relaxing break in an otherwise hectic day so running for an ADR and fretting you'll be turned away anyway are not things high on my list of things to aim for!

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

There's a difference between unforseeable events (such as mechanical breakdowns on rides, transportation, etc) and forseeable events and even then it should be treated as a case by case basis.

Planning things too close together is a forseeable events and I would agree with others that a FP for Frozen Sing-A-Long is not needed in terms of what most people would considered is needed. According to this lovely, helpful thread https://www.disboards.com/threads/fastpass-frequently-asked-questions.3491680/ the OP of that thread's viewpoint is while a FP may save some time it's in terms of a separate access.

I know the OP has already responded on this thread about their thoughts just late to the game so mine would be- If you're really thinking the FP is what you want then I would look for a slightly earlier show time and see if there is a FP for that. You could look for tweaking the ADR time a bit though IMO if you're wanting the ADR that time may be more important than a FP that gives you separate access for a show.

 

[piccolopat]

They do not turn people away who are 5-15 minutes late, which is what she said they absolutely will to.

It may not be what happens most of the time but if a restaurant is running way behind because people are lingering longer than expected they can cancel you if you are late at all. As long as you understand and accept the risk, go for it.

 

[freshmanjs]

It may not be what happens most of the time but if a restaurant is running way behind because people are lingering longer than expected they can cancel you if you are late at all. As long as you understand and accept the risk, go for it.

They can also cancel you if you arrive too early or if they think your haircut is bad or your voice is annoying.

 

[piccolopat]

They can also cancel you if you arrive too early or if they think your haircut is bad or your voice is annoying.

You really enjoy being argumentative.

 

[starousse]

If they charged someone a no show for being 1 minute late, imagine the uproar. Have you seen that here? No. Why?...

I had asked the question a few times and was told the same thing. They don't charge the $10 no show penalties until midnight, sometimes next day and these are strictly for parties that don't show up at all. They never would charge a penalty fee for late arrival, no matter how late it is. Obviously, if you show up an hour late, there's no guarantee that you're sitting right away, however you will not be charged a fee.