do you have early seating? if you do, try to get a later Palo ressie, or if you have late seating, you can get an earlier palo ressie.
When I go to palo I try to get the earliest possible ressie, then go to my usual dining rotation--usually I just have a second dessert.
At least that way you wouldn't miss the dining experience. I agree that Animator's is probably the weakest menu, but it makes up for the atmosphere. See if you can't time it to get both in. So you at least see the show at Animators.