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I thought I'd look at Tusker House for dinner for our October 8 AK visit. We'll only be there for the afternoon and evening, but right now nothing is showing for dinner. I assume they're waiting until they know the status of Rivers of Light. Of course, that's my goal, to get that dining package. Alternately, we would do the Jungke Book package, but nothing is up for October, so I guess I wait and watch. Tusker House will suit my picky eater son more than any other TS at Animal Kingdom...(drumming my fingers....tap...tap...tap)
I already had a Tusker House dinner ADR for the date we are going in early June, but I wasn't able to get a dining package for any meal, breakfast, lunch or dinner! I settled for a FP+ instead. It sure wasn't easy (long story), but I'm satisfied.
Edit: I have a concern. Our ADR for Tusker House is for 7:00pm. The FP+ states to arrive between 8:25pm to 8:45pm. Would that be enough time to eat? I am hoping they are not running late, and we have at least an hour, but it is a character meal. It would be a shame to miss out on meeting the characters. I tried to change my FP+ to the later show, but it's not available. Too bad I wasn't thinking clearly that early in the morning (2:00am or so Hawaii time) and made my FP+ for the early show.
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Well, I don't want lunch, but all that seems available is 1:30 or earlier, and I don't think I'll be there at that time, anyway.
I have read that Tusker House will offer the dining package, whenever the Rivers of Light show begins. We just don't yet know when that will be. When I checked today, twice, there was absolutely no dinner time offered. I think the only reason for that being the case 5 months out is that they aren't opening it up until they know about ROL. I'll just keep checking, and I'll ask when I'm on property in early June. I think I'll get something.
I wasn't able to get even a lunch time for Tusker house. It wouldn't let me book anything past Sept 5? The CM at DVC couldn't change my ressie for lunch there into a dining package for some reason.
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I already had a Tusker House dinner ADR for the date we are going in early June, but I wasn't able to get a dining package for any meal, breakfast, lunch or dinner! I settled for a FP+ instead. It sure wasn't easy (long story), but I'm satisfied.
Edit: I have a concern. Our ADR for Tusker House is for 7:00pm. The FP+ states to arrive between 8:25pm to 8:45pm. Would that be enough time to eat? I am hoping they are not running late, and we have at least an hour, but it is a character meal. It would be a shame to miss out on meeting the characters. I tried to change my FP+ to the later show, but it's not available. Too bad I wasn't thinking clearly that early in the morning (2:00am or so Hawaii time) and made my FP+ for the early show.
I think that will be tight. I think you might have a better chance of moving up your ADR especially now as people are changing bc of the packages. Keep checking!
At the moment they only went up through September 5. Hopefully that means for the rest of you that they will open Rivers of Loght while you are there this fall.
I went for Tiffins for our September trip and got the latest reservation I could (4:55pm) as the park shuts at 5:00pm that day and I'll change it (hopefully!) for a dining package for Rivers of Light whenever those go on sale, but at least I have a reservation there.
I think that will be tight. I think you might have a better chance of moving up your ADR especially now as people are changing bc of the packages. Keep checking!
I keep checking to change my ADR to an earlier time for TH, but so far, nothing. I am still checking to see if any TH dining packages open up, or if FP+ becomes available for the later show too.
They've said the Jungle Book show is only temporary through the summer so maybe that's why you can't book later dates. I don't think they really know yet what show will be happening after the summer at this point. They're probably hoping like everyone else that ROL will be working by then.
They definitely held seats back for the Jungle Book dining package. I looked at TH on Friday just for fun and there was nothing available for any meal (table of 4). I got up Saturday early and was given the option of either 8:45 or 9:05 for breakfast at Tusker House with reserved seating for the 9:00 show. I didn't look at any other meals because we wanted to do breakfast there.
At this point, AK park is only scheduled to be open until 5:00 in the Fall. Keep your ears open for a new park hours announcement, and I'm sure more regular TH dinner ADRs will open up. Even if ROL won't be open by then, the park hours will be extended so that people can do the Sunset Kilimanjaro Safaris and other nighttime activities. I'm guessing TH/nighttime show dinner packages will open up, but I don't feel as certain about that. I don't know if Disney will keep showing the temporary Jungle Book show after the summer season.
I went for Tiffins for our September trip and got the latest reservation I could (4:55pm) as the park shuts at 5:00pm that day and I'll change it (hopefully!) for a dining package for Rivers of Light whenever those go on sale, but at least I have a reservation there.
As much as I was hoping Tiffins would do the dining package, I'm more interested in trying the new restaurant than getting the reserved seating.
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I am still checking to see if any TH dining packages open up, or if FP+ becomes available for the later show too.
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