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WDW - Fooood
Oct. 3rd, 2016 10:26 amAnd we’re back for Part 2 of How to [Over] Plan Your WDW Vacation. :D
This part is centered on the Holy Grail of getting all my favorite WDW restaurants in a single Spring Break, which means I kind of have to figure out which park we’re going to on which day 6 months in advance of said day, because that’s when the Disney reservation system opens for restaurants.
I know, I know. It’s crazy. But here’s the thing: *you* really don’t have to get this obsessive, especially if you’re not going during times when schools are on break. I, however, have a husband who teaches and I still have a kid in high school, so I’m stuck going when the crowds are high. And I’m always much happier if I have good restaurants on the plan, so if you’re good with counter service (which is really very much improved around the World) or if you just want someplace where someone brings you your dinner, you probably don’t need to go to this extreme. I usually just think of it as gaming my vacation—I do it almost everywhere (you don’t want to see the spreadsheet I had for the trip to NYC this past summer) but WDW rewards my obsessiveness and creates a vicious cycle.
All that being said, though, if you want to get crazy, here’s how I do it.
( crowd assessments and park selection )
( Ok,*now* we finally get to the restaurant portion of all this! )
( what to do if you don't have 6 months to plan )
( Also, everybody always wants to know our favorite counter-service restaurants so here’s the list )
Helpful links:
Touring Plans Crowd Calendar
AllEars.net's Menu Index (crowdsourced but often more helpful than official WDW)
This part is centered on the Holy Grail of getting all my favorite WDW restaurants in a single Spring Break, which means I kind of have to figure out which park we’re going to on which day 6 months in advance of said day, because that’s when the Disney reservation system opens for restaurants.
I know, I know. It’s crazy. But here’s the thing: *you* really don’t have to get this obsessive, especially if you’re not going during times when schools are on break. I, however, have a husband who teaches and I still have a kid in high school, so I’m stuck going when the crowds are high. And I’m always much happier if I have good restaurants on the plan, so if you’re good with counter service (which is really very much improved around the World) or if you just want someplace where someone brings you your dinner, you probably don’t need to go to this extreme. I usually just think of it as gaming my vacation—I do it almost everywhere (you don’t want to see the spreadsheet I had for the trip to NYC this past summer) but WDW rewards my obsessiveness and creates a vicious cycle.
All that being said, though, if you want to get crazy, here’s how I do it.
( crowd assessments and park selection )
( Ok,*now* we finally get to the restaurant portion of all this! )
( what to do if you don't have 6 months to plan )
( Also, everybody always wants to know our favorite counter-service restaurants so here’s the list )
Helpful links:
Touring Plans Crowd Calendar
AllEars.net's Menu Index (crowdsourced but often more helpful than official WDW)
