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Be Our Guest Lunch or "Potluck" Breakfast--how would you use two TS credits?
We have an almost completely satisfactory ADR plan with two credits left that we can't decide where to use.
What we might do is BOG lunch since we know it's really good from experience. However, we're wavering because it would be lunch there the day after we had dinner.
So maybe a breakfast "potluck" ADR? (Check MDE the night before or morning of for whatever's available.)
What do you think? BOG lunch or a potluck breakfast ADR? We've never done a potluck ADR. Might be fun.
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I love both ideas. I have really enjoyed BOG for lunch, but like the idea of where can I get breakfast tomorrow freefall. You might try someplace new that way.
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If your schedule is open and you are free to travel anywhere on property at your leisure, then I would be inclined to try potluck breakfast. Sounds fun and there are some great breakfasts to be found. Is Boma 1 or 2 credits? That is a fantastic breakfast and we have done walk-ups before.
With all the planning that goes into scheduling the other ADR's, having a "let's just see where we end up" kind of meal sounds like it could be fun. Especially since you will have had a nice meal at BOG the night before.
Sorry, should have specified that we do DxDDP for those who don't know me as well as HiddenMickey does . Thanks for explaining, HM.
And yes, you can do either QS or TS with DxDDP credits although you're not getting a great value if you do many QS. We rarely eat QS. Our preference is, "Sit while someone sets food in front of us."
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I too would do the "potluck" meal too - even if at the last minute that means going back to BoG for lunch. I just forget all the places you're already eating so I don't know if there's even anything I could suggest for you to try. Plus too, you and Drew and much bigger foodies than we are (we don't even go near signature restaurants as the menus aren't "us") so even if I could suggest something, it may not be something you'd like.
The potluck breakfast could be fun as long as you're willing to eat anywhere on property. The only potential problem I can see is that judging by your countdown and the one I have on my phone for my trip your trip is during free dining in November which might make getting an adr at the last minute a bit difficult. Although as long as you're not set on dining with any of the characters you might not have a problem. Maybe keep an eye on availability and if it reaches a point where you're thinking, "maybe we should have an adr," go ahead & make one. You could always try the potluck the night before & cancel your adr if something better comes up in the potluck search.
I don't think I've ever had a problem showing up to a resort restaurant at opening time for breakfast and being seated... so you can just pick wherever you want probably that morning if you're up early We've even gotten into 1900 Park Faire that way. But breakfast "roulette" I'm going to call it (because a potluck means something quiet different to me) with pulling up whatever ADR you can get the night before might force you out of your comfort zone a bit and be tons of fun!
Also I'm one of the like 2 people who doesn't like BOG... so I'm going to say definitely do breakfast and then go hide in a corner
Also I'm one of the like 2 people who doesn't like BOG... so I'm going to say definitely do breakfast and then go hide in a corner
Gotta be a few exceptions to just about anything, so you are excused from sitting in the corner much less hiding there.
Some suggestions I hadn't thought of. We know you can get into GF Cafe as an opening walkup because we've been one of two occupied tables then. Considering the week we'll be at WDW, we could likely do an opening walkup at just about any resort TS.
Hmmmmm. Veeery interesting.
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Gotta be a few exceptions to just about anything, so you are excused from sitting in the corner much less hiding there.
Some suggestions I hadn't thought of. We know you can get into GF Cafe as an opening walkup because we've been one of two occupied tables then. Considering the week we'll be at WDW, we could likely do an opening walkup at just about any resort TS.
Hmmmmm. Veeery interesting.
What did you decide? And if you go the route of Breakfast roulette/potluck, would you post with us following the trip? I would like to know how that worked out...we may try that on our next trip. Sounds fun!!!!! A little surprise.
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We decided to hold onto those credits until we found out if we could get a FP for BOG lunch. We not only got it but at a great time on our first day. Problem solved.
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