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With 92 days left to go, Lenny made an ADR suggestion
I already made all our ADR's at 180 days out
I was asking for months, Lenny where do you want to eat? Do you want to try here, do you want to try there, what do you want? He kept saying "Wherever you choose is fine. You know I'm not fussy." So I planned all my ADR's and asked for his suggestions anyway. Last time we wanted 50's PT but they were booked full so we couldn't get in. This year, I was going to make an ADR and he said not to. "I grew up being picked on and I don't want it to happen while I'm eating." Well, so did I dear, but it's all in fun. I couldn't convince him at the time that it's all in fun so I decided to drop that from our list. It's ironic though, I got him to agree to WCC, which is just as bad (or good depending upon your point of view) with being picked on from what I hear. So he agreed to WCC, I'm not sure why, but that's what I booked. Last night, he was asking me about the different questions and threads from yesterday (even though he makes fun of me for all my planning and stuff, I think he secretly wants to know this stuff for himself as he does sometimes ask what I talk to all my PP friends about). So I told him about them, including the one where someone asked about dropping 50's PT. I told him my response was to go anyway and get dessert and a drink, something like that. Well Lenny comes out with "Why don't we do that." Well, I suggested that a few months ago and everyone shot me down, remember? I could have said that, but I didn't. So now all of a sudden, Lenny really wants to go to PT and try it out. Hello, we have 92 days left - do you think I'm going to get a reservation in there???
So anyway, I called this morning before I went to work not expecting there to be any room. I got us a 6:20 table the day we go to MGM. I was so surprised they had times left. And the CM I talked to today was really nice and friendly. He told me to have someone chew gum when we get there, it will get a really good response. I might have Lauren do it(the CM called me mean for doing this) as Lenny and Abby don't chew gum and I can take it or leave it. The CM didn't say "Have a Magical Day" at the end of the call but thanks to him, I had one anyway.
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Glad you got the ADR. We are trying 50's PT in June for the first time and I ordered a cake for dd's birthday that she doesn't know about so I'm hoping we have a good time. Glad your dh came around.
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I was afraid of being picked on at 50's which is why I avoided it for so long. We finally went at Christmas and it really wasn't as bad as I thought. Congrats on getting your ADR's!
Congrats on getting the ADR!! I am trying it again with Shiela when we go in Sept. I have eaten there once before but nothing different happend. It was just like eating at any other restaurant. I don't know if it is cause I was there solo or just had a waitress not into the whole thing.
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We went back in '06. We were exhausted and the waitress could tell. She didn't even try to "pick" on us. At the end of our meal I said "Mom, can we take our dessert to our room?" She picked up on it right away and said only if we all ate all our veggies. Other than this mild exchange it was just like eating at any other resteraunt on property. I think it has a lot to do with the way you present yourself and how busy it is when you are there. Sometimes the CM's are more "on" than others.
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. I was so surprised they had times left. And the CM I talked to today was really nice and friendly. He told me to have someone chew gum when we get there, it will get a really good response. I might have Lauren do it(the CM called me mean 
for doing this) as Lenny and Abby don't chew gum and I can take it or leave it. The CM didn't say "Have a Magical Day" at the end of the call but thanks to him, I had one anyway.
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