2022 Candlelight Processional dining package

[Hitchhiking Ghost]

You should be able to see reservations for the length of your stay at this point. Make sure your hotel reservation is linked in your My Disney Experience. Also try the website on a computer as well as the app on a phone.

Good advice, and I would add to make sure you are signed on. Sometimes when I go to MDE on the web it appears that I'm signed on and then when I do a calendar view for my reservations window, it doesn't look right. Then I hit refresh and it asks for a log in again and then all my days appear. But you are definitely correct, if your MDE is current, with linked hotel reservations, all days of your package should appear as available once the first day hits the 60 day mark.

 

[Hitchhiking Ghost]

Sorry. No. I mean, I booked CP. THEN I went on to book Beaches and Cream for another night. (Today was my 60+10.) I was just commenting that it was easier to get Candlelight Processional package than to get reservations at B&C these days.

Good, thought I was losing it for a minute. We have LeCellier with Whoopi. I kind of wanted Isabella Rossellini (a very old crush) but let our friends who have never seen the CP chose the night. We've seen it with NPH as narrator, very good.

 

[JulieWent]

Good, thought I was losing it for a minute. We have LeCellier with Whoopi. I kind of wanted Isabella Rossellini (a very old crush) but let our friends who have never seen the CP chose the night. We've seen it with NPH as narrator, very good.

We saw Isabella Rossellini once. She was beautiful and excellent. (It rained heavily that night, though, so not as good a memory as some.) I love Whoopi Goldberg's voice. Bet she'll be great!

 

[bas71873]

Good advice, and I would add to make sure you are signed on. Sometimes when I go to MDE on the web it appears that I'm signed on and then when I do a calendar view for my reservations window, it doesn't look right. Then I hit refresh and it asks for a log in again and then all my days appear. But you are definitely correct, if your MDE is current, with linked hotel reservations, all days of your package should appear as available once the first day hits the 60 day mark.

thanks for this advice. and i thought my 60 was today. it’s tomorrow. oh well! i’m ready now! LOL

 

[LisaL]

Maybe... I would say that with now going into years of shortages/limits, a huge FOMO fear has set in the consumer base. Spending Christmas Eve in Epcot is an "almost" yearly event for us, even if it is the only time we visit the parks, it is the goal most years. We are happy to be there regardless of whom the presenter is. I do not think most people feel or believe they could wait; we have been primed to pre-pay/order because of fear of "supply chain issue X". People are buying brand new cars without ever test driving them, the inventory is sold before it ever hits the lot.

TL : DR, these sell out in less than a week being on the market. Speculation or fear of scarcity is strong in the dark side these days. It has affected consumer spending in real ways, I will be waiting online the moment they are available. Thankfully, I’m an early riser.

Hey there! Can you help me with a quick question? This is our first time at Christmas and we are so excited to see CP. I can't find any info that tells me the time of day I can reserve. Does it open at 12 am EST? Or 6 am EST? I've tried calling the dining number to ask, but those poor folks must be overwhelmed. Both times I was on hold for over an hour and had to hang up. Not complaining!

 

[LisaL]

Good, thought I was losing it for a minute. We have LeCellier with Whoopi. I kind of wanted Isabella Rossellini (a very old crush) but let our friends who have never seen the CP chose the night. We've seen it with NPH as narrator, very good.

This made me laugh. I teased DH about missing Isabella.

 

[ellataylor]

Hey there! Can you help me with a quick question? This is our first time at Christmas and we are so excited to see CP. I can't find any info that tells me the time of day I can reserve. Does it open at 12 am EST? Or 6 am EST? I've tried calling the dining number to ask, but those poor folks must be overwhelmed. Both times I was on hold for over an hour and had to hang up. Not complaining!

Hi there,
It opens up at 6am EST. We just booked this morning for 12/12 for our 1st Christmas trip and am so excited!

 

[Hitchhiking Ghost]

Hi there,
It opens up at 6am EST. We just booked this morning for 12/12 for our 1st Christmas trip and am so excited!

I haven't followed more recent discussions on timing, but when CP packages first opened up on 10/6 there were several reports, including our friends that booked, that they were able to get the bookings 15 - 30 minutes earlier than stated time of 6:00EST. It didn't sound consistent as some reported they had to wait until 6:00 while others had no problems booking it earlier.

 

[Hitchhiking Ghost]

This made me laugh. I teased DH about missing Isabella.

Well that's not nice, one does not tease about such things.

 

[LisaL]

Hi there,
It opens up at 6am EST. We just booked this morning for 12/12 for our 1st Christmas trip and am so excited!

Yay! That's amazing!

 

[LisaL]

Hi there,
It opens up at 6am EST. We just booked this morning for 12/12 for our 1st Christmas trip and am so excited!

Thank you!

 

[LisaL]

Well that's not nice, one does not tease about such things.

And really, she's absolutely amazing. I wish she was speaking when we will be there. But of course, just super excited to go (hopefully!)

 

[JoJoGirl]

I haven't followed more recent discussions on timing, but when CP packages first opened up on 10/6 there were several reports, including our friends that booked, that they were able to get the bookings 15 - 30 minutes earlier than stated time of 6:00EST. It didn't sound consistent as some reported they had to wait until 6:00 while others had no problems booking it earlier.

I was able to book just after 5:30 am on the 6th. Was up anyway getting ready to rope drop MK. Thought I’d give it a try and got lucky.

 

[NoMoneyThanks2Disney]

We had difficulty choosing as we’ve never been and a lot of the narrators when we’re there we would’ve loved to see. I let my mom choose and gave her all the narrators that would be there during our trip, 11/29-12/6. She came back with her pick, James Earl Jones. That’s not one of the options I gave you, Mom. I know, but don’t you think he should be?

 

[crazy4wdw]

I haven't followed more recent discussions on timing, but when CP packages first opened up on 10/6 there were several reports, including our friends that booked, that they were able to get the bookings 15 - 30 minutes earlier than stated time of 6:00EST. It didn't sound consistent as some reported they had to wait until 6:00 while others had no problems booking it earlier.

I was able to book the CP package around 5:45 am this past Monday. However, I could not make any additional ADR's until after 6:00 am.

 

[ellataylor]

I was able to book the CP package around 5:45 am this past Monday. However, I could not make any additional ADR's until after 6:00 am.

This seems very strange.I was refreshing, refreshing for 30minutes before and it only loaded the availability dead on 6am. I wonder what makes the timing different for different people. Or maybe it just depends on the day, who knows!

 

[DL1WDW2]

I think Marie Osmond will be my favorite this year.
But I don’t have Park pass availability currently.

 

[blrem]

I was able to book the CP package around 5:45 am this past Monday. However, I could not make any additional ADR's until after 6:00 am.

I tried Monday and kept refreshing and nothing would allow me to book until 6:00am. I don't understand why some can book early. My daughter tried on her phone and I was on my laptop. We could both "see" that the new date looked available but when we clicked on the restaurants they came back with no availability and an error message. Until 6am when it went "live". I've seen this stated before - most can't get in until 6am but occasionally a few lucky people are allowed in early - makes no sense though and certainly nothing we are able to reproduce for our trips unfortunately. Happy for you though!

 

[crazy4wdw]

This seems very strange.I was refreshing, refreshing for 30minutes before and it only loaded the availability dead on 6am. I wonder what makes the timing different for different people. Or maybe it just depends on the day, who knows!

It's just Disney’s IT dept at its best!

 

[lorileahb]

I haven't followed more recent discussions on timing, but when CP packages first opened up on 10/6 there were several reports, including our friends that booked, that they were able to get the bookings 15 - 30 minutes earlier than stated time of 6:00EST. It didn't sound consistent as some reported they had to wait until 6:00 while others had no problems booking it earlier.

I was also one of the ones able to book early that day... 5:43 p.m. ET for me.