Reservations - dining plan

[teamhayes]

I'm sure this has been asked before but I went through several pages and can't find it 

I am still not 100% sure if we will do the dining plan or not yet 

can we book reservations and later on decide to change it to the dining g plan? 

I kind of want to see what we end up getting for reservations before I decide in dining plan 

IRt pay ahead restaurants like crt if I switched to dining plan after I made the reservation woukd this be an issue 

[teamhayes]

Since I'm on a roll here instead of starting a new thread I have a question about dinner reservations on days that park closes early for the Halloween party

First what are the chances you can get a dinner reservation at bog on one of these nights or does the restaurant close early

After the dinner are you allowed to walk around the park just no rides?

Also no wishes fireworks on party nights do they have other fireworks? If so if you are in The park from dinner can you stay and watch or is there some other entertainment those nights like a parade or are all non party members ushered out

Thanks to freeking Halloween party MK hours are all messed up and wishes are only 2 times while we are there all on red days

Grrrrr

[spaghetticat]

You can make all the reservations you want. Has nothing to do with the dining plan.

[teamhayes]

Here are the times when the special ticketed reservations begin at each Table Service restaurant:

Crystal Palace - 7:00 (last non-party ADR is at 6:30)
Be Our Guest - 6:20 (last non-party ADR at 6:15)
Cinderella's Royal Table - 6:40 (last non-party ADR is at 5:55)


Found this answer to dining

[teamhayes]

Oct 4, 2016 20:27:19 GMT -5 spaghetticat said:

You can make all the reservations you want. Has nothing to do with the dining plan.

But say I book crt and pre pay but then decide to get he dining plan can I transfer that to my dining plan or am I out the $ I pre paid 

[ilikedonuts]

You need to be out of the park by 7pm on party nights if you don't have tickets and if your dinner finishes after that, they will escort you out.

[ilikedonuts]

Oct 4, 2016 20:34:10 GMT -5 teamhayes said:

Oct 4, 2016 20:27:19 GMT -5 spaghetticat said:

You can make all the reservations you want. Has nothing to do with the dining plan.

But say I book crt and pre pay but then decide to get he dining plan can I transfer that to my dining plan or am I out the $ I pre paid 

They'll transfer it to your dining credits and refund your card.

[teamhayes]

I'm thinking I might move my trip to November

These 8am MK Disney days are the worst!

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Oct 4, 2016 21:05:45 GMT -5 teamhayes said:

I'm thinking I might move my trip to November

These 8am MK Disney days are the worst!

I wouldn't pick a time of year based on 8am openings. Their park hours recently are all over the place and changing like a week before the dates. We still don't have any accurate/updated hours for our November trip.

[ilikedonuts]

Oct 5, 2016 8:20:35 GMT -5 @lindy said:

Oct 4, 2016 21:05:45 GMT -5 teamhayes said:

I'm thinking I might move my trip to November

These 8am MK Disney days are the worst!

I wouldn't pick a time of year based on 8am openings. Their park hours recently are all over the place and changing like a week before the dates. We still don't have any accurate/updated hours for our November trip.

Ditto this. 

They've never had 8am openings and 7am EMH in October and now my entire first weekend of my upcoming trip (Fri-Monday) is 8am opens and they just updated hours a couple weeks ago to that so 5-6 weeks out.

[curbsideprophet]

Why is 8 am opening a bad thing? They are a great way to get a lot done in the early morning hours.

I agree that working around party evenings can be difficult. They do escort you out if your dinner goes past 7.

Have you tried plugging the meals you think you want into a calculator to see the estimated cost difference?

[teamhayes]

i was just hoping to do a few early hours breakfast at MK and it sorta defeats the purpose if the park opend every day at 8

also I envisioned us eating at BOG dinner then mossying around the park and watching fireworks one night but it closes eatly all but one night.
I guess I will stick with October.... but that jersey week looks enticing.

[ilikedonuts]

Oct 5, 2016 10:11:38 GMT -5 teamhayes said:

i was just hoping to do a few early hours breakfast at MK and it sorta defeats the purpose if the park opend every day at 8

also I envisioned us eating at BOG dinner then mossying around the park and watching fireworks one night but it closes eatly all but one night.
I guess I will stick with October.... but that jersey week looks enticing.

You then have Christmas parties 4 nights during jersey Week.

[teamhayes]

Oct 5, 2016 11:34:07 GMT -5 ilikedonuts said:

Oct 5, 2016 10:11:38 GMT -5 teamhayes said:

i was just hoping to do a few early hours breakfast at MK and it sorta defeats the purpose if the park opend every day at 8

also I envisioned us eating at BOG dinner then mossying around the park and watching fireworks one night but it closes eatly all but one night.
I guess I will stick with October.... but that jersey week looks enticing.

You then have Christmas parties 4 nights during jersey Week.

very true but I believe the park doesn't open til 9 on those days - my kids are never making it past 8pm anyway but we are up very early

I am going to stick to Oct - I want to be able to swim at the pool and wear shorts 

[teamhayes]

i wish i didn't try to micromanage every second of every thing

gotta work on that.

[ilikedonuts]

Honestly you can't plan for anything. Disney is notorious for last minute changes. Our first 4 days all changed to 8am mk opens (and 1-2 emh at 7am) 3 weeks ago for end of October. I have an 8am bbb for my girls which means we miss that initial hour of Lower rope drop crowds now with the changes.

And even with 8am adrs, you could very well either have to skip seeing all the characters or end up being done after 9.

[teamhayes]

Get with it Disney! Some of us crazies like to plan years in advance!

So basically you are telling me I should attempt to get BOG or CRT reservations every day and cancel last minute when hours solidify.

[curbsideprophet]

Oct 5, 2016 12:33:46 GMT -5 teamhayes said:

Get with it Disney! Some of us crazies like to plan years in advance!

So basically you are telling me I should attempt to get BOG or CRT reservations every day and cancel last minute when hours solidify.

This may be unpopular with some, but I would get what you can and adjust/drop as it gets closer.

[teamhayes]

Question about the Halloween Fireworks at MK

Can you see them off property like you can Wishes or are they a smaller scale?

We plan to go to Ohana one night for dinner and maybe we can time it that its one of the nights where we can see Halowween fireworks.

Generally what time do they start?

[ilikedonuts]

Oct 5, 2016 13:10:00 GMT -5 curbsideprophet said:

Oct 5, 2016 12:33:46 GMT -5 teamhayes said:

Get with it Disney! Some of us crazies like to plan years in advance!

So basically you are telling me I should attempt to get BOG or CRT reservations every day and cancel last minute when hours solidify.

This may be unpopular with some, but I would get what you can and adjust/drop as it gets closer.

Ditto.

lurknomore knows about my crazy hoard of dining reservations right now lol I'll drop all the extras before we go once Disney actually finalize stuff.

[teamhayes]

That sounds fantastic

What restaurant would you recommend watching them from

Why did I never think about this reservation hoarding ! Solves lots of my manic Issues

Also can U see hallowishes from poly beach if some kids decide to go to bed early also I'm sure I can google but what time is that show 10 like wishes or earlier

[teamhayes]

What's tic?

What restaurants are in the contemporary suitable for young kids i.e. Not fancy

[teamhayes]

Hmmm my h wants to do chef mickeys but I heard dinner was kind of nasty

[teamhayes]

Ummm the wave menu looks fantastic! I want it all

Bet my kids woukd destroy that place

[teamhayes]

You know what chef mickeys might be a good idea for after MK one night

Try fir a 6-6:30 reservation in bed by 8/830

[curbsideprophet]

Oct 5, 2016 19:12:56 GMT -5 teamhayes said:

Ummm the wave menu looks fantastic! I want it all

Bet my kids woukd destroy that place

We really enjoyed The Wave. It is a nicer place but kids are welcomed. We went with a 4 year old and a 16 month old.

[teamhayes]

Just read the menu at chef mickeys on some food blog

How do you have time to eat all that food and take pics with characters??!! You wouldnt have to eat for a month! Do they rush you out if there? Do you have a set time allowed in the restaurant if we did dinnervwecwoukd only be rushing home

Tell me about character interaction