Times for ADR's

[disneymom727]

Okay we have made our choices on where to eat so come 10/30 I am all ready to make our ADR's Now comes the tough part, times!!! I am only worried about the times for the park restaurants as we are doing resort restaurants on days off from the parks. Let me give you a little background on us. It will be me, DH and DS(3yo). We are going in Jan. which I know will be off season so things will close earlier. Here is where we are planning to eat. At Epcot, Coral Reef for lunch and LeCellier for dinner. We probably won't do Illuminations but would still like to get my son back at reasonable time for bed. At MGM the only TS we are planning is 50's PTC. We'd like to see Fantasmic here though. So my question is can anyone suggest good times to make reservations based on those factors and taking into consideration that the parks will close earlier than normal. Does anyone know typically what time the parks close during this time of year. We were there this past Feb. but I just can't remember. I have one more ressie question. We are planning on eating at O'Hana and I have heard people say they can see the fireworks from MK from there. Any suggestions on a time for here to be able to do that as well?

Thank you to anyone who can help or even understands what I am asking.

 

[tjmouse]

It's really hard to decide without park hours. I would guess that AK would still close at 5, MGM at 7, Epcot always at 7 and 9 and MK 7 or as early as 6.

A good indicator is when you call for your ADR's, ask what the latest seating they have available is if it's a park restaurant. For example, if you ask about Crystal Palace and the last seating is at 5, chances are they will close the park at 6.

As for 'Ohana, best bet is to make your ADR for around 6:00. If Wishes is at 7:00 you will be all set. Then, once the hours come out you can adjust accordingly.

MGM is different because those restaurants always close early so chances are you'll be eating at 4:30 or 5 or even earlier if you go with the dinner package or even if you don't.

I always put a range. Like let's say I want an early dinner at MK, I put on my itinerary 4:30-5:15. That way when I call I just ask what they have around that time. Sometimes you have to take what they give you, like princess meals or even Chef Mickeys.

Good luck!!