Below are the results of our WDW Advance Reservations
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Date | Location | Meal | Priority | Name | Best Time | Actual |
16-Sep | MK | D | 1 | Be Our Guest | 6:00pm | TBD |
18-Sep | CR | D | 2 | California Grill | 8:15pm | 7:35pm |
17-Sep | EP | D | 3 | Rose & Crown Pub | 7:45pm | 7:45:pm |
16-Sep | CR | B | 4 | Chef Mickey's - character breakfast | 7:00am | 7:15am |
17-Sep | BC | B | 5 | Cape May Café - character breakfast | 8:15am | 8:30am |
19-Sep | AK | B | 6 | TuskerHouse - character breakfast | 8:00am | 8:15am |
15-Sep | HS | D | 7 | Hollywood&Vine/Fantasmic package | 6:30pm | 6:00pm |
18-Sep | HS | L | 8 | Sci-Fi Restaurant | 12:45pm | 12:20pm |
18-Sep | WL | B | 9 | Whispering Canyon | 8:00am | 7:30am |
16-Sep | WL | L | 10 | Whispering Canyon | 12:30pm | 12:15am |
17-Sep | EP | L | 11 | Coral Reef | 12:00pm | 12:00pm |
As you can see above, given there is no actual time shown, I was unable to get a reservation for "Be Our Guest". Yes I'm bummed..........However I have a lot of time to keep trying to get this reservation. I'm not giving up. As you can also see I did get the other 10 ADR's! There are a few where the time is what I was looking for but we're ok with what we have.
Potential Changes
Of the reservations I did get I'm looking to update California Grill to a time closer to my "Best Time". This because our plan is to watch the MK Fireworks from the restaurant. With the time we have now we may be watching from the outside location. We'd prefer to watch from our table (given we get a window seat). The other potential change is with the Fantasmic reservation. I was unable to get Mama Melrose as the restaurant, we got Hollywood & Vine. This one is less likely to change but I'll look occasionally.
In lieu of getting the BOG reservation I procured a dinner ADR at Tony's Townsquare Restaurant for 5:50pm on September 16th. This is a bit earlier then I had hoped but if BOG doesn't happen we've got dinner covered so we'll be ready to go for the Halloween Party later that evening!
Random Thoughts
I was able to complete my ADR's in roughly 30min online. I really like this system, it makes planning very easy. I also like the fact that I can make reservation for my entire trip (5 days) all on the first day. Having said that, this is the one aspect of the system that was frustrating to me. Given that everyone who hit their ADR day before me and was booked up to, and through Sept 16th(my BOG date) I had a very limited shot at getting a BOG reservation. Also working against me on this date is the fact that it's a MNSSHP date.
Having stated my complaint, I really didn't have an alternative date available. The Halloween Party is something we really want to do. Plus our other plans don't lend themselves to changing for a dinner in the MK. Also, given the relatively short vacation timeframe (5day/4night) we don't have as much flexibility as many with longer stays do. So in the end I can't get that upset about it. Also I don't have a better idea for fixing this issue other than making lunch at BOG a table service meal or adding a character breakfast at this location (hey maybe I do have a better idea!).
So ADR Day has come and gone. I'm satisfied. Now it's down to making adjustments to the plan and actually paying off the trip. Next post is about my strategies on that subject.
NEWS FLASH
I received an email just the other day regarding a price increase to Disney Dining Plans. The site is "KennythePirate" which I use more for information on character meet and greets. Here's the link
[] where I first heard about the increase. If you've got your plan in place already you should be fine and locked in. For folks like me who are still deciding we're impacted............but not by a huge amount....really.