Definitely. The Disney Dining Plan has changed everything. If you have specific restaurants you want, especially the more popular ones, you'd better try for an ADR now, and even this closer it might be too late since most booked up at the 90 day (now back to 180 day) mark. That's not to say every restaurant will be full, just the most popular ones (like CRT, Le Cellier, or any of the character dining options). You could probably get a day of ADR for places like Merekkesh which don't tend to be as popular (which is good for me since I think that's a great choice). Like it or not, that's just the reality of a WDW vacation now since the vast majority of folks do the DDP.
Also, I was there last year that week and found the crowds to be higher than have been reported in previous years. With the 4/3 deal it seems folks are staying longer after New Years.
Chris, aka Strmchsr
INTERCOT Staff: Vacation Planning, Guests with Special Needs, and Weather Guru
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