I agree - make them now! I was "smart" enough to make my Thanksgiving Day dinner plans in September, but totally forgot about an ADR for this upcoming trip in October - a very merry 6th birthday for DD! No character meals are available AT ALL.
You don't want to end up like me feeling you are a bad parent, now do you? LOL
That said, I was lucky enough once to call from my Disney Hotel room and get Cindy's breakfast the very next day! Plus, some others have posted that they have (called and/or gone to the podiums) from the Parks and have gotten the restaurant they wanted by saying something like, "It's our last day tomorrow and we would really like to eat at..." I DO NOT recommend this tactic without FIRST having another ADR as a back up.
Good luck and happy eating!
