So confused on Restaurants

[Once.Upon.A.Time]

Hi all,

I know I am so last minute, but I am planning a trip to Disney World with my fiancé for February 26th to March 2nd. I was going to go the third week in February, but planned it for the last week. Anyhow, we are staying at CSR. I first night (Tuesday, we plan on staying at the Resort and going to Disney Springs), Wednesday, Thursday and Friday theme parks. I am lost on planning restaurants. I have booked the Dining plan with the two snacks, quick meal and one table service. Do the quick meals have to be booked? I am assuming the table service restaurants I should make reservations?

Thanks so much. Any help at all is appreciated.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Hi all,

I know I am so last minute, but I am planning a trip to Disney World with my fiancé for February 26th to March 2nd. I was going to go the third week in February, but planned it for the last week. Anyhow, we are staying at CSR. I first night (Tuesday, we plan on staying at the Resort and going to Disney Springs), Wednesday, Thursday and Friday theme parks. I am lost on planning restaurants. I have booked the Dining plan with the two snacks, quick meal and one table service. Do the quick meals have to be booked? I am assuming the table service restaurants I should make reservations?

Thanks so much. Any help at all is appreciated.

You don't need to reserve any quick service/counter service meals. You just walk up and purchase them. You'll want to make ADRs for your table service. Since you are less than 180 days out, you'll need to check them out as soon as you can. You can go to the Disney website and look at All Dining under Things to Do. You might also check out Allears.net since they have all the menus (so does the Disney official page) and discussion of dining. If you are a Coronado Springs, you might want to check out the Maya Grill for dinner. They have a strolling guitarist during dinner hours who makes the experience very nice. Check out the menus on line to see if you can find items you think you might like to eat.

 

[Ben E N]

The only quick service that you can pre book, if I am correct, is Be Our Guest breakfast and lunch.
I would get to booking your table service meals as soon as you know what you want, as some people grabbed their reservations for those dates 4 months ago.

 

[rdaky]

Yes, you definitely want to make reservations for your table service as soon as possible. Depending on whether or not you have park hoppers, you'll also need to make sure that your table service restaurant is in the same park you're visiting that day (if you're going to one inside a park)

 

[Once.Upon.A.Time]

Thank you so much, last time I was in Disney was 9 years ago and the family I went with planned it. What snacks do u recommend?

 

[Ben E N]

Thank you so much, last time I was in Disney was 9 years ago and the family I went with planned it. What snacks do u recommend?

Dole Whips!
The School Bread at Norway is also popular.

 

[Deb & Bill]

You can find ice cream all over the place, either bars in carts or scoopable in smaller shops. Plus soft serve at counter services. Or popcorn. But since Sleepy Hollow doesn't make caramel corn any more, we're not much on snacks other than ice cream.

 

[BorderTenny]

The only quick service that you can pre book, if I am correct, is Be Our Guest breakfast and lunch.

Also the Pizzafari Family Style dinner at AK. Which is an excellent value on the dining plan, especially if you get alcohol.

 

[Brett Wyman]

 

[Deb & Bill]

Great suggestion, Brett. Check out the Disney Food Blog for everything about dining at WDW.

 

[Once.Upon.A.Time]

Thanks so much, if a restaurant has a (2) next to quick service does that mean it counts as two meals? Thanks.