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Originally Posted by Soundgod
After reading this thread, it seems that none of you really have any pet peeves about Disney dining.
The desire or compulsion to make ADRs 180 in advance is not a peeve, it's more like an obsessive compulsive disorder that makes you "have" to make those reservations as early as you can.
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Well, I think the OP was pretty focused on the 180 day thing, so the thread followed on that track.
Personally, I really don't have any pet peeves about Disney Dining. I might have had some below Disney-level experiences here and there, but nothing that I would consider specifically caused by Disney policies and procedures. I despise some of the check-in areas/procedures at certain places (Chef Mickeys, Rainforest Cafe for two), but those seem to be restaurant specific... not Disney specific. I hated the pace of the service in Alfredo's, but that was specific to Alfredos and reflected my personal taste.
We rarely (if ever) eat late while at WDW, but I can certainly see where your peeve would, erm, peeve me if I was in the same situation. When you make the ADR, they really should warn you about that.
I don't feel like I "have" to make my ADRs 180 days out; I just want to. We're planning for our March 2009 trip now. In fact we had our first "official" planning sit down with the family last night just for fun. If we have a list of places that we want to eat 180 days out, well, why not make the call to make sure they are going to happen? Okay... maybe that is a bit obsessive compulsive.
I typically get 1 real vacation a year; I think it helps my overale "morale" to make specific plans even as far as 6 months out.
Bruce