Surprisingly hard to get ADR?

[CaroM8]

We all know the big ones to get as soon as your 60 days hit - CRT, Ohana, Topolino's breakfast etc...

What are some ADR's one might not think of making thinking they would be easy to get closer to the date or even as a walk up? But you end up being disappointed.

I'm going in September with my 7yr old daughter - we are not doing lots of TS this time, maybe one. But not making any ADR's we will see day off what we can get and what we feel like eating.

 

[Pyxie]

I underestimated how difficult Yak & Yeti can be to get, but you can use a Landry's card so it's not a big deal really.

 

[BigOnDis]

I was surprised of all the ADR's I made for my last trip that Steakhouse 71 was the hardest to get, even harder than Chef Mickey's. Had to pick a later time than we wanted, but we still got it.

 

[disneydreamer1980]

Scifi is consistently my hardest to get ADR. This most recent trip I didn’t have as much of an issue but usually it’s very hard to get.

 

[NYCgrrl]

We frequently eat at Disney Springs to avoid the whole ADR craziness by booking via OpenTable but this Memorial Day visit have booked 2 Disney eateries successfully : Flying Fish for me and Ohana for DGD. Will wait until we are on-site to book other places except maybe the Cake Bake Shop. Might be wise to book in advance.


ETA: May have been sheer luck getting Ohana but got it I did and on the first try.

 

[disneydreamer1980]

I had no problem getting Ohana this most recent trip either (January 2025) and it’s usually hard to get. I dont know what was going on but ADRs for normally hard to get places were fairly easy this trip. The only one that I had a little difficulty with this trip was Raglan Road, and I tried open table and Disney but could only get a 9pm ADR. Maybe less people are eating sit down due to prices?

 

[CaroM8]

Scifi is consistently my hardest to get ADR. This most recent trip I didn’t have as much of an issue but usually it’s very hard to get.

I wanted to book this one for our last trip but never got a suitable time for us (only like 9PM available) but we got lucky and got a perfect 6PM day off! In the end my 6yr old didn't like it because the movies were "too scary" ... go figure

 

[Marthasor]

We frequently go as a party of 2 and are always pleasantly surprised by how many "hard to get" reservations are available day-of for smaller parties in particular.

 

[teachmedis]

Beaches and Cream is a challenge! Especially because I want my ice cream in the evening

 

[Marthasor]

Beaches and Cream is a challenge! Especially because I want my ice cream in the evening

You can get all ice cream items, except the Kitchen Sink, at the take-out window at B&C (ask the hostess for a menu as all items are not listed at the to-go window). I've also had very good luck getting walk-ups on the app with small parties in the evenings at B&C.

 

[thanxfornoticin]

Beaches and Cream is a challenge! Especially because I want my ice cream in the evening

Even after they doubled the size of the restaurant, it's still pretty small and really is a tough ADR!