190 Days vs. 180 Days - I'm Confused

[jhaig]

I keep hearing that you can call your ADR's in at 180 days before your first night's stay, but if you're staying on Disney property, you can call 190 days out.

We're going from Sept 15th-23rd at staying at WL Villas. If my math is right, 180 days back from Sep 15th is March 19th. Since I'm staying on Disney property, can I actually call on March 9th?

 

[PictureJumpr]

Actually, all ADRs are on a 90-day booking window now.

You can call on your 90th day before arrival and make 10 days' worth of ADRs at that point.

 

[wdwrich]

You can call 180 days (actually it's 90 days for most restaurants now) from the first day of your stay, and then make ADRs for up to 10 more days rather than calling at the 180 or 90 day mark for each day of your stay. HTH.

 

[chocovrdmicears]

It's actually 90 days now - or 90+10 (not 100 days) if you are staying on site.

If you are staying on Disney property you can call 90 days in advance of your check in date and make your ADR's for 10 days out. If you are not staying on Disney property you can make you first day of ADR's at 90 days, but need to call back each day to make the rest.

ETA: just noticed you will be arriving the same day as I am!
Your day to call to make your ADR's is June 17th.

 

[jhaig]

What about California Grill and Akershus Princess Breakfast? Those are the two that I most want to get taken care of. Are they 90 days as well?

 

[PictureJumpr]

Yes.
All dining has moved to 90 days.

 

[catne]

I keep hearing that you can call your ADR's in at 180 days before your first night's stay, but if you're staying on Disney property, you can call 190 days out.

We're going from Sept 15th-23rd at staying at WL Villas. If my math is right, 180 days back from Sep 15th is March 19th. Since I'm staying on Disney property, can I actually call on March 9th?

here's the calculator to figure your 90 day window:
http://pscalculator.net/pscalc.php

it shows you that you can call on 6/17/2009 for a stay which starts on 9/15/2009...and then you can make all 9 days reservations because you are staying on WDW property. That's the 90+10 rule.

If you were staying off Disney propery, you could call on 6/17 for 9/15...but you'd have to call back on 6/18 for 9/16 and call on 6/19 for 9/17...you get the picture - off property can only call at the exact 90 days or less that they want the reservation!

 

[jhaig]

here's the calculator to figure your 90 day window:
http://pscalculator.net/pscalc.php

it shows you that you can call on 6/17/2009 for a stay which starts on 9/15/2009...and then you can make all 9 days reservations because you are staying on WDW property. That's the 90+10 rule.

If you were staying off Disney propery, you could call on 6/17 for 9/15...but you'd have to call back on 6/18 for 9/16 and call on 6/19 for 9/17...you get the picture - off property can only call at the exact 90 days or less that they want the reservation!

I get it now, but since the window is down to 90 days, doesn't that limit the chances of getting good reservations for the more popular places? Seems like there's more people 'competing' for less available spots.

 

[PictureJumpr]

I dunno, to me it seems more like the same people competing... just having to wait longer to get out of the gate?

I just did our 90-day ADRs for April a few weeks ago, with several 'prime' reservations, and except for one (oddly enough, GF tea) we got everything we wanted within ten minutes of when we wanted it.

 

[jhaig]

I dunno, to me it seems more like the same people competing... just having to wait longer to get out of the gate?

I just did our 90-day ADRs for April a few weeks ago, with several 'prime' reservations, and except for one (oddly enough, GF tea) we got everything we wanted within ten minutes of when we wanted it.

Well, that's encouraging anyway. Why the change from 180 to 90?

 

[PictureJumpr]

Just my opinion, of course, but I figure it has to do with (a) people planning more last-minute type trips with the average constrained cashflow, and (b) being able to more closely control operating/product cost for the restaurants with a smaller window (which in my experience has lessened the number of no-show because booking is closer to arrival).

 

[wdwrich]

For planning purposes, I think the 90-day window is better. There's a much greater chance of knowing park hours at 90 days than there would be at 180 days.

 

[RMAMom]

I could be wrong but I think Chef Mickey's and CRT are still at 180 days. I am sure someone here will know but if you want to be sure you may want to call Disney Dinning to ask.

 

[vicki_c]

Chef Mickey's, CRT and V&A's are taking reservations into mid-June (I do not know the exact day, people keep telling me, but it's not sticking!). So right now it's longer than 90 days for those 3 restaurants (but it's not 180).

For a trip in September though, it will be the regular 90 day window for those and all other restaurants, so sometime in June for you I guess.

Only Grand Gatherings events and La Nouba will have longer ADR windows - I think those are 180 days.