For me it’s been Topolinos Breakfast. Very frustratingHow would you say these are from most difficult on down… with the most difficult on top
Storybook dining
Space 220
Beaches n cream
Topolinos breakfast
Ohanhoop dee do
Sci-fi dine in
Whispering canyon
Crystal palace
Hollywood and vine
Tusker house
Oops it was both Ohana and hoop dee doI could get Tusker house lunch pretty easily but not breakfast at all, not sure which you were looking for but that will affect the order. Also I could get Space220 dinner but not the lounge which I wanted. Crystal Palace, Hollywood and Vine and Whispering Canyon I'd leave at the bottom in the booking order.
Space 220
Topolinos breakfast
Tusker house
Ohanhoop dee do (not sure if this is 'Ohana, Hoop dee do or both?)
Storybook dining
Beaches n cream
Sci-fi dine in
Crystal palace
Hollywood and vine
Whispering canyon
I got a Tusker house breakfast the day of back in February - during presidents week.Tusker House Breakfast has been my Bug-a-Boo. I have a feeling a week before our trip things will start opening up again.
Have you tried any of the reservation finder tools out there. There are three that offer at least 1-3 free searches with alerts. We snagged Topolinos and space 220 with it. But I also agree, often space frees up a day or two before as people cancel.Topolinos breakfast is HARD! We have a 8 day trip coming up and there was nothing available. Still checking everyday.
Just remember that with a split stay you will be booking ADRs for 2 different trips. The AKV part will be the most difficult because it is short. Might want to try the easier to get options for this part.I'm a bit late to this post. My wife and I are taking our three boys to WDW in August for seven nights at PVB and AKV-K for two. We are finally getting around to discussing ADRs. I have been researching menus and coming up with estimated costs for different restaurants based on fictitious orders we will choose at each place. At this point, we know we want 'Ohana for breakfast and hopefully Hoop-Dee-Doo for one of the earlier dinners (we would choose section B or C). Beyond that, it's a smattering of varying degrees of agreement of which ADRs we should do (albeit, we are first year DVC owners, so we can afford to miss something this trip). Here's my personal order of ADRs based on number of days in the parks (MK-3, E-2, DHS-1, AK-1), ages of our boys (8, 5, and 3) and menu. We ate at Liberty Tree and Be Our Guest in April 2022. The one caveat is my wife wants to do Crystal Palace because she fears our boys will outgrow Winnie the Pooh. But our boys have never really been into those characters, so I need to find out more about why she feels this way. But here is my ADR truth for this trip.
1. 'Ohana
2. Hoop-Dee-Doo
3. Sanaa
4. Jungle Cruise Navigation Co.
5. Tusker House
6. Rose & Crown
7. Liberty Tree Tavern
8. Crystal Palace
Let me know if you have any other suggestions, if I need a reality check about availability, etc.
Thank you as always!
That's probably one of my biggest worries with 'Ohana. Had we stayed at the Poly for the entire trip, I think our chances would be decent for getting a breakfast reservation, but with the split stay, I'm not so sure. But I will be sure to focus on the easier reservations for the latter part of the trip.Just remember that with a split stay you will be booking ADRs for 2 different trips. The AKV part will be the most difficult because it is short. Might want to try the easier to get options for this part.
That's probably one of my biggest worries with 'Ohana. Had we stayed at the Poly for the entire trip, I think our chances would be decent for getting a breakfast reservation, but with the split stay, I'm not so sure. But I will be sure to focus on the easier reservations for the latter part of the trip.
Edited to add. I just realized this was posted in September. I thought it was newer when I posted that earlierOP, since Space 220 is on your list, I'd try that one first. Last year and this year I struck out completely for the lounge. I think that's three trips I've been unable to get it now. Also, couldn't get the lunch or dinner - I didn't want to book it, but did check.
The other ones I'd go for first are Topolinos, Beaches and Cream, Storybook Dining, and Sci-Fi in whatever order is most important to you.
This morning I had a 3-day window I could book for a 2-night stay. You have a longer stay so probably will have better luck. Here was my experience this morning.
Space 220 Lounge/Restaurant -nada for 60+1
Beaches and Cream seemed really limited, I saw one 10:20 p.m. for 60, but didn't check other dates. I usually have a hard time getting this one.
Topolino's - oddly no problem booking, plenty of choices as long as 4 or fewer people for 60+2 - this is not normal in my experience, lol. Even while on the trip, this one doesn't usually open up for us.
Story Book Dining - still available an hour after I did my ADRs for 60 - also not normal in my experience, lol.
Sci-Fi - 60+1 could only get for 2 people (yet the new Toy Story restaurant had plenty of availability. So odd!)
Hoop de doo should be fairly easy to get at this point. We were considering going there instead of a park day and had plenty of availability for 60.