Hi Michelle,
I was wondering what happened to you because we were on a roll with our Q & A game. No, I don't think it's a bad idea to have dining reservations everyday. I just returned from my family vacation and we had at least one dining reservation every day of our vacation. Honestly, I cannot eat burgers and fries for 7 days!
Your little Pirate is going to love celebrating his birthday at the happiest place on Earth!! I have not been on the Safari so I cannot really give you an honest answer. But it does sound magical and it is at Walt Disney World. So why not give it a try!
Okay I have a little rant about Chef Mickey's. In the past, I've given it high reviews for dinner; however, I believe it was an "off" night last week. It was just "blah" except for the Fab Five - Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald and Pluto. We did say we would definitely make reservations for breakfast on our next trip. But who knows, maybe it was just an off night or either we were upset that our favorite pasta was not on the buffet!
Have a magical day and enjoy your Monorail ride over to Chef Mickey's!
Ca'Sandra