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10-23-2009, 05:10 PM
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| Community Rank: Traveler   Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Morrisville, VT
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| Do I need ADR's at DL? Ok, so being an experienced DW tourist, I know how important ADR's are there, but what about in DL? We will be going the last week of Feb. Do I need to make ressies" I think we are probably only going to do one or two table service restarants anyway. What are your thoughts. How are the crowds this time of year? We will be there Tuesday - Friday.
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10-24-2009, 02:51 AM
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| I work on the same theory for Disneyland as WDW - if I want to eat somewhere on a specific day, I still make ADRs. I'd rather be safe than sorry.
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10-24-2009, 11:53 AM
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| Places like the Blue Bayou and Napa Rose are always very popular and you would want to plan ahead for. Goofy's Kitchen and Minnie and Friends Character meals we have always done ADRs. We got into Cafe Orleans in 10 minutes (midweek September) for lunch without an ADR. We did have a ADR for and early dinner at Storytellers but by then it was the weekend. People were being told a 20 minute wait when we got in at 6pm. Hope this helps. 
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10-24-2009, 10:07 PM
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That's my approach as well. That said, we find it much easier to be spontaneous at DLR. We didn't even do table service on a regular basis until recently.
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10-24-2009, 11:24 PM
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| OK, as a 'local' who goes to DL on a min of one weekend a month here is what I have found. Reservations are required for the Blue Bayou, Goofy's Kitchen, Storytellers and Ralph Brennan's. ADR's are highly recommended for all other 'sitdown' restaurants unless you just want to take a chance and maybe wait sometimes up to 2 or 3 hours in case someone fails to show. As the old saying goes, BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, and now we alway call ahead and make ADR's, up to 90 days in advance. That is all they will accept. Don't take chances, plan ahead. |
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10-25-2009, 08:26 AM
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| ok, I think I will at least make my adr's for Goofy's and maybe one other. Thanks for everyone's imput. Now I just have to wait until Feb get's here.
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 Unless that has changed very recently I believe you can only make Priority Seatings (which they are still called at Disneyland) 60 days in advance. 
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10-25-2009, 09:34 PM
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| 60 DAYS for DLR or I would have my Christmas ressie in, Sometimes people say they walked right into a popular restaurant and got the best seat in the house. i have news for them people and that is that restaurants are a gambling game where sometimes a lot of reservations do not show up, groups are smaller, groups are way larger thus freeing up the tiny tables, and sometimes people eat faster than normal. There are a lot of factors that go into whether or not a table is open for a walk in guest. Just because someone got into that popular restaurant right away does not mean you will ALWAYS make reservations for Disneyland restaurants even if it is the off season and off hours. You can cancel the reservations if need be. It is better to guarantee that you have your reservations so that at dinner time you will not find yourself with no place to eat. With the reservation you know to be in a certain spot. Without a reservation you might have to wait for a table or worse end up hiking across the park to find open seating.
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