Week After Turkey Day Shenanigans

[X96msm]

I am already obsessing over ADRs, lol.

 

[Iowamomof4]

I am already obsessing over ADRs, lol.

I've started to make my list! I think I'll be going against conventional wisdom and we'll do a few breakfasts and dinners at the same restaurants (like H&V breakfast followed by Minnie's Holiday Dine - or whatever it's called). We like buffets because of the kids (picky eaters and teenage boy who can eat more than the rest of us combined!) but none of us wants to leave the parks to eat so we're a bit limited.

 

[X96msm]

I've started to make my list! I think I'll be going against conventional wisdom and we'll do a few breakfasts and dinners at the same restaurants (like H&V breakfast followed by Minnie's Holiday Dine - or whatever it's called). We like buffets because of the kids (picky eaters and teenage boy who can eat more than the rest of us combined!) but none of us wants to leave the parks to eat so we're a bit limited.

We did almost all buffets last year.

 

[kellyjeanie]

The restaurants on my wish list so far are:
Biergarten (DH's pick)
'Ohana dinner (Pref. on a party night after we get booted from MK)
Sanaa (I'm thinking early dinner on our AK day)
H&V Minnie's Holiday thingy
BOG dinner (haha, I know - alternate dinner could be LTT)

Still need to decide on the last 2. One will be probably CRT or Akershus with just 3 of us. Then that leaves one. I may wait to see about flights, and if we get in early or fly out later in the day to use it then. Last time we had time to have breakfast at Chef Mickey before we flew out and that was a nice way to close our trip. Otherwise there are so many places at Epcot I want to try but I'm not sure how much we'll be there this time, and Biergarten is too much food to have another big meal that day.

 

[OhioDiane]

How difficult is it to book BOG for lunch? And BOG breakfast/lunch is the only QS restaurant that requires an ADR, right?

 

[Iowamomof4]

How difficult is it to book BOG for lunch? And BOG breakfast/lunch is the only QS restaurant that requires an ADR, right?

Every booking at BOG is equally difficult to get. Yes, BOG is the only QS that requires an ADR.

 

[OhioDiane]

Every booking at BOG is equally difficult to get. Yes, BOG is the only QS that requires an ADR.

Thank you! I'll give it a shot.

 

[Meeko5]

How difficult is it to book BOG for lunch? And BOG breakfast/lunch is the only QS restaurant that requires an ADR, right?

Tough, but possible. If you're staying onsite you can book at 180 days like everyone else, but also for the 10 day period after. So if you can, shoot for BOG toward the end of your stay since the offsite guests can't book that far in advance yet. Make sense?

 

[Jgeauxmo]

I've never booked on a free dining week, but we usually travel in January and February. We've always booked in October after the 180 days have passed. We got bog for dinner in January 2014 really easily and in February lunch was no problem. I booked a few weeks after the adr window opened. I kept checking and breakfasts frequently came available maybe like once every couple of weeks. I didn't watch for dinner though. We really enjoyed both meals and have breakfast on our list there for this trip.

How difficult is it to book BOG for lunch? And BOG breakfast/lunch is the only QS restaurant that requires an ADR, right?

 

[Meeko5]

I've never booked on a free dining week, but we usually travel in January and February. We've always booked in October after the 180 days have passed. We got bog for dinner in January 2014 really easily and in February lunch was no problem. I booked a few weeks after the adr window opened. I kept checking and breakfasts frequently came available maybe like once every couple of weeks. I didn't watch for dinner though. We really enjoyed both meals and have breakfast on our list there for this trip.

We got our breakfast and dinner there well after the 180 day window during FD last October. Just have to check often!

Breakfast was good and we got 2 rides on the mine train before park opened...but man is it overpriced if you're paying OOP!

 

[Jgeauxmo]

We got our breakfast and dinner there well after the 180 day window during FD last October. Just have to check often!

Breakfast was good and we got 2 rides on the mine train before park opened...but man is it overpriced if you're paying OOP!

Thank god for the fd right

 

[heath92681]

Veterans Day week last year was super difficult to get the popular ADRs. I got everything I wanted eventually, but I had to work hard for them! Fingers crossed its easier this time!

 

[OhioDiane]

Tough, but possible. If you're staying onsite you can book at 180 days like everyone else, but also for the 10 day period after. So if you can, shoot for BOG toward the end of your stay since the offsite guests can't book that far in advance yet. Make sense?

Total sense, thanks! Now the December park sched has to come out so I can figure out when we'll be at MK at the end of our stay.

 

[Meeko5]

Has anyone eaten at LTT? I want to do BOG dinner if possible, but thought maybe we should try something else this time too...and Crystal palace is pooh characters which is not up any of our alleys haha.

 

[kellyjeanie]

We ate at LTT. It was 3 years ago so not sure how much it's changed but I really liked it. Good comfort food and great service. I'd definitely do it again.

 

[chewysmom]

Has anyone eaten at LTT? I want to do BOG dinner if possible, but thought maybe we should try something else this time too...and Crystal palace is pooh characters which is not up any of our alleys haha.

I haven't eaten at LTT but I wanted to give our experience at CP. When we went a few years ago, that was the one that my kids were like, "Really, Mom???" But it turned out to be one of their favorites-so much so that it's on our list for this year. Even my hubby-who does not love Disney - loved it. He even had to get his picture made with Tigger. It was a hoot!

And Eeyore gives the best hugs.

 

[kimyinpink]

I just ordered a Disney cricut font cartridge so I can make us all peronalized shirts. So excited. Now to get ADRs planned!

 

[Meeko5]

Whyyyy do I keep looking at the FD availability? We were making this trip as cheap as possible, I do NOT need to book a mod because it's

I just ordered a Disney cricut font cartridge so I can make us all peronalized shirts. So excited. Now to get ADRs planned!

My friend has a cricut, I am already on Pinterest looking for ideas to replicate haha!

 

[Meeko5]

You all will appreciate this - cleaning out my pantry earlier and I found a bag of candy from Goofys Candy Co. Still unopened from last October. We ended up with a crapload of snack credits and 1 QS credit and I was the lunatic in the everything Pop shop at 11pm on our last night buying arm loads of snacks.

Not this year. I'll eat a dole whip or Mickey bar every day even if it makes me sick

 

[kellyjeanie]

I'm trying to avoid the FREE DINING ISN'T FREE threads, they're harshing my Disney/FD buzz.

I hope you guys post pictures of your personalized shirts! I'm thinking about trying some tie-dye Mickey shirts, I think the kids would have fun helping with them.