Nancyg56
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 17, 2005
The more I read posts about ADRs the happier I am that, aside from one at Sanaa, we will be eating CS. An hour once or twice i could understand, but every meal world just be more of my vacation time than I'm willing to spend. I get all the arguments why, I just think it's unfortunate that Disney appears, from many threads I've read in recent months, to take advantage of everyone's good graces. People keep taking what they're dishing, so they keep serving it up, and charging handsomely for the privilege. Still looking forward to an awesome trip, but also willing to ditch plans and eat peanut butter and jelly from our snack bag if it means more time for family fun.
The issue that the OP discussed is not the norm. It was an anomoly that many of us tried to explain as probably the perfect storm that was DHS this Holiday Season. While there are several restaurants that seem to run late, most are pretty accurate in terms of seating on time. WHen we warn folks that seating will probably not be ontime it is generally because they have booked 'Ohana at 8 PM and have kids who are used to dining at 6 and they want to know the chances of getting seated early. Or they have shows booked or FP booked and want to get seated, eat and get the heck out in record time. In over ten years of Disney Dining I have never waited an hour at any restarant, but I have waited past my ADR time. I know it can happen, and I know that the times I choose for meals may play into the wait. 'Ohana is the one that is sketchy for us but I like a cocktail or two before dinner anyway, so it wors for me.
LOL, I get it! So a Disney ADR is actually a dining fastpass.
Good to hear that others haven't had bad issues. And I do take posts with a grain of salt. People don't usually post equal praise with equal complaints, I know I will usually make more time to post if I'm upset about something than if everything is bliss.
LOL! Yes! But a FP with consequenses if you do not keep it. Disney never used to ask for a CC but a lot of people booked meals JIC and multiple ones so they did not need to make a decision. That may work in teh real WOrld, but in WDW that practice kept a lot of people from being able to book meals they wanted for their families. The argument that the practice was no harm no foul because the restaurant could take walk ups was not in reality, practical. Sure, some family might have gained that meal at Crystal Palace, but not the families who tried to plan ahead.
This system is not perfect, but I think it is a pretty decent one for most folks who plan thei trips ahead. I also think that when there are circumstances that the OP described the management will generally try to make it right. The OP did not ask for a specific "gift", but had he spoken to the manager and asked to either be released from his ADR or for vouchers rather than FP, I bet he woudl have been taken seriously. The OP chose to complain after the fact and when folks attempted to provide explanations ( not necessariy justify the wait) he yelled. I might be wrong but I never saw anyone tell the OP that the wait was okay, but they did try to discuss the unusual situation MM was dealing with this year.