Silliest question/comment you've heard about Disney?

[erincon23]

I would qualify that - it is very difficult to get TS restaurants in MK and DHS. It's very difficult to get most character meals and some really popular places in Epcot. Few resort restaurants are booked that full. And several of the restaurants in EPcot take walk-ups any day.

DS20 and I were there two weeks ago -- we walked up to Sci Fi, and there was a 2-hour wait; but then we walked over to 50's Prime Time, they said it would be a 35-45 minute wait and we were seated within 7 minutes. And on a night at Epcot when they were having the Eat to the Beat Concert,we went to guest services at the front of the park and got an ADR for Chefs de France for an hour and a half later.

And on our trip in June, we walked up to the new restaurant in Mexico without an ADR and were seated within 5 minutes. I've had pretty good luck -- even at spring break -- getting walk-up seating at Crystal Palace, Coral Reef, and Ohana. Don't try at 6 -- at lunch, 4:30 or 5, or 8 pm, you'll have better luck.

 

[rastahomie]

A couple I've read elsewhere:

There was the woman who really, truly, for realzies feared for her life on BTMR. I don't mean "Scared to death" hyperbolically- she literally thought the ride was going to kill her. Apparently the fact that millions of people had ridden it before had escaped her.

Then there was the guy whose vacation was ruined - RUINED - because the lettuce in his Cobb Salad at Brown Derby was shredded too finely.

And then there's the topic that comes up obliquely on these boards from time to time, that whenever I hear it makes me go "????" It's the idea that people are concerned with the number of "stars" a resort has. As in, "We thought about staying at PoP, but I like hotels with more stars so we stayed at POR instead." I just don't get it; "stars" are arbitrary designations handed out by a committee somewhere. If you want more amenities, just say so. If you want more upscale, just say so.

 

[heyitsmejosh]

the silliest questions i usually hear usually start kinda like this... i'm leaving in 12 days and i just checked the weather and it said..

 

[rastahomie]

Oh, another one that I forgot: On another (non-Disney) message board that I visit, a former CM was taking questions. I asked him what his absolute, can't-miss-it, most favorite restaurant was.

His response: "Buffalo Wild Wings in Kissimmee."

 

[tcp0421]

Why are you taking your kids already? (2.9 and 17 mo). They won't remember it.

No probably not. But they will love it. And mom and dad will too!!!! (and you gotta go once while they are free!!!!)

I used to hate when people said that when my girls were younger. I don't care if they remember or not.....I wanted to see their face light up when they saw Mickey and yhe castle for the very first time. My youngest was about one a 1/2 then oldest was 4.

 

[heyitsmejosh]

Most of the year you cannot do that without an ADR. Tried it once, got politely turned away.

yeah thats not true at all.. i never have ADR's and do sit down all the time, sometimes there is a wait

 

[Jay1992]

'Because I have two young kids they will let me go to the front of the queue's for the rides at the MK'

Dont know where they got that one from! lol

 

[zeferjen]

This week during MNSSHP, a child asked her father what movie the gravediggers are from. The father's reply: "I think they are from Harry Potter".

 

[PeterPanic]

yeah thats not true at all.. i never have ADR's and do sit down all the time, sometimes there is a wait

So your saying that when I went up to the entrance and they asked me if I had an ADR and I said no, and then they said.."Sorry, but there is no seating without an ADR", I was just imagining that? I was solo it was late in the afternoon, not even heavy mealtime or the high season.

Man, Disney has come a long way in the imagination business. I was pretty sure that happened to me. Oh, well...must have been drunk on Pixie Dust.

 

[Dubb]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3012455

 

[MHSweb79]

I've had pretty good luck -- even at spring break -- getting walk-up seating at Crystal Palace, Coral Reef, and Ohana. Don't try at 6 -- at lunch, 4:30 or 5, or 8 pm, you'll have better luck.

I think you've made a really good point. Perhaps a lot of people who report having no problems walking up, even during FD, without an ADR are eating dinner at 8 or 9pm. For families with younger kids, mealtime is probably between 5-6pm. That can make a huge difference, even when trying the same restaurant on the same day.

I grew up eating dinner at 5pm because my dad worked an early shift and was home by 4:30, starving. So to me, eating at 9pm is more akin to having a midnight snack.

 

[eliza61]

Mine contribution actually comes from silly dissers.

1) If you don't have an adr, you will be forced to eat counter service all week.
2) If you don't do rope drop you won't get "every thing" done.

Both are just about the silliest, non true statements we love to pass around here.

 

[eliza61]

Well, I know that it is hard to get to specific restaurants... But I've never heard that there are times, other than Christmas week, where you can't get any table service..

There really isn't I've been just about every season except Christmas and 4th of July and I've never had any problem getting a TS reservation THE DAY OF.

Now I will admit, Cinderellas Royal Table and Le Cellier you need adr's but they go more due to the "ambiance" then the food. So if you just want a meal it's highly unlikely you'd try there in the first place.

We're contemplating a quickie trip the first week in dec, I have no doubts I'll get many a ts without adr's

 

[heyitsmejosh]

So your saying that when I went up to the entrance and they asked me if I had an ADR and I said no, and then they said.."Sorry, but there is no seating without an ADR", I was just imagining that? I was solo it was late in the afternoon, not even heavy mealtime or the high season.

Man, Disney has come a long way in the imagination business. I was pretty sure that happened to me. Oh, well...must have been drunk on Pixie Dust.

no you said

Most of the year you cannot do that without an ADR. Tried it once, got politely turned away.

the bold part is what i was referring too i'm sure it happens that people get turned away but to say you cant get table service most of the year with out an ADR is false. maybe with a group of like 7 you might have a problem but in smaller groups ive never been turned away (have had long waits). but to say you cant eat table service most of year without an ADR is really not true at all.

 

[Duzzygirl]

The funniest thing I've heard was from the Hubs actually.

In 2010 we were walking around MK trying to find a quiet spot to sit a spell as my 2 year old nephew was way past his nap time and it was starting to show. As he's starting to cry and wail a bit someone in front of us stepped on the back of the shoe of someone in front of them. I swear WWIII nearly erupted. Hollering, swearing, pushing (not us, them). Hubs, who was carrying my nephew, turned to me and said, "I'm so glad we're at the 'Happiest Place on Earth'!"

 

[Edgehopper]

On ADRs, I wouldn't be so fast to judge--it's not just the CRTs and Chef Mickey's that fill up before the day of. Some experiences from my ADR booking in mid-May 2011:

Places that were easy to book a month out: Chefs de France dinner, Biergarten lunch or dinner, Hoop Dee Doo, Tutto Italia dinner.

Places we tried that were booked or had limited times: O'hana dinner, 50s PTC dinner, Sci-Fi Dine In lunch during SWW, Le Cellier, CP breakfast Planet Hollywood.

Place that we got an ADR the morning of, but it was at a later time and packed: Raglan Road dinner.

There are plenty of good restaurants you can go to without ADRs, and some of them even have characters (CP lunch/dinner, Tusker House lunch), and some may have availability but only at weirder times (10:30 breakfast at CP, 3:00 lunch at Sci-Fi Dine-in, 8:30 dinner at Raglan Road). But if you want to have the full range of choices, you do need to make ADRs months in advance.

 

[MrRob]

Chiming in on ADR, I went with a part of 5 others this year for a week. Aside from buying Hoop-de-Doo tickets, we made ZERO ADRs.

That said, we had at the very least one table service restaurant a day, if not two without any problem.

I can understand making an ADR if you want to eat at a very specific place at a very specific time, but the idea that you need ADRs to have table service meals isn't true. Mostly forum members perpetuating the idea to justify the over use of it is my guess.

Same with rope drop. You can do plenty in a day, even if you don't show up before the part opens. Again, my party of 6 was waking up and getting to the parks at around 11:30 most days and we got a ton done.

 

[ghtx]

Same with rope drop. You can do plenty in a day, even if you don't show up before the part opens. Again, my party of 6 was waking up and getting to the parks at around 11:30 most days and we got a ton done.

Obvious point alert: you would have got even more done if you would have arrived at rope drop. That's all that anyone is saying.

 

[heyitsmejosh]

Obvious point alert: you would have got even more done if you would have arrived at rope drop. That's all that anyone is saying.

haha well that can be debated as well if you use evening EMH rather than rope drop.. the last hour/90 minutes the park is more empty than it was at rope drop.

 

[ghtx]

haha well that can be debated as well if you use evening EMH rather than rope drop.. the last hour/90 minutes the park is more empty than it was at rope drop.

It depends on how early or late the AM/PH EMHs are, but in general I would guess that an AM EMH is less crowded than a PH EMH.