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Ok so we are coming to WDW from December 2-6. We will be there 4 days and 4 nights. We are planning on visiting DHS (1), Epcot (1), MK (2). Tentatively we are doing DHS on Day 1, Epcot on Day 2, MK on Day 3, and MK + MVMCP on Day 4. Right now we are booked with the Dining Plan but it is possible that we might cancel it and just pay OOP. It depends on a few things.... but that isn't decided right now. Whether or not we keep the DP will not affect the number of meals we eat. I am anticipating on eating 4 CS meals, and 4 TS meals. We would like to try 1 or 2 new places for TS this trip. I am figuring Day 1- DHS- 2 CS Meals, Day 2- Epcot- 2 TS meals (probably Akershus, and Via Napoli- if it's open), Day 3- MK 1 CS, 1 TS, and Day 4- MK + MVMCP- 1 CS, 1 TS. We def want to do Ohana for dinner one of our MK night. We have dined there for breakfast but never dinner, and my DD made that absolute request. We always do Chef Mickey's for dinner each trip, but my mom sort of frowned when I suggested it again. Should we do Chef Mickey's or try somewhere else. If so, where, and which dinner should I do on the night of the party....Ohana's or another place. I would like to eat dinner around 5 so we can make it to the party early. Also, we might try the tea at the GF on Day 3- and not do lunch that day. Any advice?
If you do a dinner the night of MVMCP, I would definitely do it close to MK which doesn't leave many options of which Ohana is the best if Chef Mickey is out of the equation. It doesn't make a lot of sense to waste time eating a TS away from MK before the party.
Another option is flipping it, do a TS for lunch and a CS for dinner. This opens up the whole WDW for a TS lunch and you could do dinner at a place like Cosmic Ray's.
Last year we went in October and the first ADR I tried to get on my ADR day...at 6 am on the dot when it opened up was Ohana for party night.....and there was nothing available. And this was early October...not like it was Halloween night or something.
If you can get Ohana, definitely do it! It's one of our favs!!! But make sure you have a backup and then another backup. I tried for Crystal Palace as well. Nope. We ended up at Whispering Canyon Cafe at like 4:15...it was all they had.
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'Ohana or LTT would be my MVMCP choices.... book early times, too, as the party starts at 7.... don't want to spend precious party time sitting in a restaurant.
mmmmmmmm.... yummy thoughts. I'm leaning towards doing the Grand Floridian Tea Experience for a "sort-of lunch" on Day 3, with Dinner that night at Ohana. And Dinner at LTT on the party day. I don't know why I never checked their menus before.... that food sounds delicious. Not to mention it would be like a "mini-christmas dinner" So I think we are going to scratch Chef Mickey's this trip. Ok so my tentative ADR Plans will be
Day 1- Counter Service for lunch and dinner- probably Toy Story Pizza Planet and IDK what else.- DHS Day
Day 2- Akershus- breakfast
Day 2- Via Napoli- dinner ***Hopefully***
Day 3- Grand Floridian Tea- lunch
Day 3- Ohana's- Dinner
Day 4- Counter service- lunch
Day 4- Liberty Tree Tavern- dinner- before MVMCP
I like your plans so far, but I have to say that DH and I did MNSSHP twice last year () and we did Narcoossee's one night for dinner prior to the party and Ohana's on our second party night.
Both are kind of "heavy" meals, but since the party goes so late, we weren't hungry and didn't need to snack during the evening. . .well, except for a little candy here and there.
getting your ADRs, wherever you decide to eat (and DH and I have also gotten into the "try someplace new" each trip too -- and it's kinda of exciting! ).
I'd go for 'Ohana if Chef Mickey's if out of the running, but be sure to make your ADR early enough to allow you time to eat, enjoy your meal and get to the Magic Kingdom for the party.
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) and we did Narcoossee's one night for dinner prior to the party and Ohana's on our second party night.
getting your ADRs, wherever you decide to eat (and DH and I have also gotten into the "try someplace new" each trip too -- and it's kinda of exciting! 
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