Nancyg56
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Just a few thoughts after yesterday's fiasco of a day.
I understand the frustration some folks have in regards to multiple ADR's or TA's getting the ADR's for their clients but I am not sure that it is justified.
As long as people are not double booking I don't see any issue. I don't understand booking several meals before even trying the food but
what do i know.
We also do not know if Disney has opened the entire restaurant yet. I have heard that Disney generally has a soft opening in order to give staff a chance to get used to the menu, the timing of the menu and the pace. I find it very hard to believe that Disney would allow a 500 seat restaurant to sell out before they know how fast those tables will turn over. I imagine that there are going to be more openings as time goes on and those openings will happen as Disney determines how many tables they turn in any given period of time.
I admit being one of those lucky ones with an ADR so maybe I see this through rose colored glasses but I bet that as Disney fine-tunes their booking schedule there are going to be a lot more spaces available. This is a huge restaurant.
I also agree with folks who feel that the restaurant will either be opened for CS during party nights or will not be taking ADR's after 7PM. Folks who do not understand that the party is a hard ticket event and who have ADR's after that time may not take kindly to being turned away. Disney probably does not want to add that kind of issue to the new restaurant before they work out all of the kinks that a new restaurant may encounter.
Anyway, while I don't think that Disney held back openings in order to supply them to the online system I bet there will be plenty to be had. People who are still working on their touring plans are going to be dropping ADR's that are not needed. Keep trying!
I understand the frustration some folks have in regards to multiple ADR's or TA's getting the ADR's for their clients but I am not sure that it is justified.
As long as people are not double booking I don't see any issue. I don't understand booking several meals before even trying the food but

We also do not know if Disney has opened the entire restaurant yet. I have heard that Disney generally has a soft opening in order to give staff a chance to get used to the menu, the timing of the menu and the pace. I find it very hard to believe that Disney would allow a 500 seat restaurant to sell out before they know how fast those tables will turn over. I imagine that there are going to be more openings as time goes on and those openings will happen as Disney determines how many tables they turn in any given period of time.
I admit being one of those lucky ones with an ADR so maybe I see this through rose colored glasses but I bet that as Disney fine-tunes their booking schedule there are going to be a lot more spaces available. This is a huge restaurant.
I also agree with folks who feel that the restaurant will either be opened for CS during party nights or will not be taking ADR's after 7PM. Folks who do not understand that the party is a hard ticket event and who have ADR's after that time may not take kindly to being turned away. Disney probably does not want to add that kind of issue to the new restaurant before they work out all of the kinks that a new restaurant may encounter.
Anyway, while I don't think that Disney held back openings in order to supply them to the online system I bet there will be plenty to be had. People who are still working on their touring plans are going to be dropping ADR's that are not needed. Keep trying!