I'm looking at WDW in Feb/March, possibly April for 7 people. 5 kids 2 adults. We did Crystal Palace w/ Pooh, Sci Fi Theatre, and Tutto Italia last year. The older 2 have done other Character Meals in the past. Princesses, Classic characters or whatever it was called. I am undecided on where to go & what to do and if I should even bother booking anything. I'm not thrilled with planning my trip around a meal reservation when I'm dragging kids with me, but I'll do it if it means being the best mom ever.
I wouldn't mind repeating The Crystal Palace lunch w/ Pooh and then the Sci Fi Theatre. Tutto Italia was yummy and all, but I'd rather do that without kids sometime.
How long in advance should I book? How long should I wait until the last minute, etc?
FIL has always done the WDW planning as he is partially retired and could sit by the phone on THE day he was able to call in for reservations.
Also, any other must see restaurants in MK and Epcot? We're doing MK for 2 days, Epcot for 1, and Hollywood Studios for 1.