7:00 dinner reservation on a party night

[hj8nc]

I'm fairly new to this Disney planning world, so I apologize in advance if question is obvious or has been answered before!

I have 7:00 dinner reservations at Cinderella's Royal Table on Friday December 18, which is a Christmas Party night. I have park tickets for that day, but not the separate party ticket.

I read somewhere that on party nights, those without hard tickets to the party start getting herded out around 6. Will I be allowed to stay to make my dinner reservation? How does that work?

Thanks in advance for your help!!

 

[Allison]

Your reservation needs to be prior to 7:00 not at 7:00. ADR's from 7:00 onward require a party ticket.

 

[hj8nc]

Even though on the website it has the dinner hours posted as such?

Cinderella's Royal Table
Friday December 18, 2015 Select Date
Breakfast
8:05 AM - 10:40 AM
Lunch
11:45 AM - 2:40 PM
Dinner
3:50 PM - 7:05 PM
Dinner
Special Ticketed Event

 

[hj8nc]

this would be a bummer since I had cancelled another reservation at akershus to book this one, and now the one I cancelled is unavailable.

 

[eeyoreandtink]

Yes, a 7:00 reservation needs a party ticket, a 6:45 does not. You won't be allowed to dine without party tickets. We watched a very disgruntled dad try to argue this at Tony's one night during MVMCP. We were leaving dinner as they were coming in and he was NOT happy, but had to buy tickets or leave.

 

[Allison]

It doesn't matter how the dinner hours are posted. People often miss a message when making the ADR that says a party ticket is required.

 

[hj8nc]

Well I'm glad I checked here first!!
I was hoping against hope, wishing against wish that they had extended hours at CRT or something. The Disney site has the regular dinner hours listed as
Dinner
3:50 PM - 7:05 PM
Dinner
Special Ticketed Event
8:20 PM - 9:00 PM

so I thought that meant the 8:20-9:00 seating was the one that required the hard ticket.

Well. This bums me out to no end!

Oh well. Better learn about this now than later!

Thanks, ALL!!!!!!!

 

[hj8nc]

It doesn't matter how the dinner hours are posted. People often miss a message when making the ADR that says a party ticket is required.

I didn't get a message that a hard ticket was required. Is that a message that pops up when you make the reservation?

 

[EarsAndTiaras]

I didn't get a message that a hard ticket was required. Is that a message that pops up when you make the reservation?

Check the bottom of your confirmation email.

 

[hj8nc]

Yes, a 7:00 reservation needs a party ticket, a 6:45 does not. You won't be allowed to dine without party tickets. We watched a very disgruntled dad try to argue this at Tony's one night during MVMCP. We were leaving dinner as they were coming in and he was NOT happy, but had to buy tickets or leave.

aww! that stinks!! can understand his frustration!!

Again. glad I checked here first!

 

[hj8nc]

Check the bottom of your confirmation email.

Well, I'll be. There it is! Found it!

 

[Alesia]

Well, I'll be. There it is! Found it!

It's also stated when you make the reservation, but almost no one ever reads it.

 

[hj8nc]

It's also stated when you make the reservation, but almost no one ever reads it.

Heehehee!! Sheepish grin.
That's because we're all so dizzy and lightheaded with glee to find out that there was an opening! Who can be bothered reading when you're too busy dancing with happiness that you scored reservations at the castle?

Though, again. I am sooooooooooooooooooo glad I thought to ask here first. That would have been a very sad day indeed if we had showed up and been barred from entry.

 

[MamaKate]

It's also stated when you make the reservation, but almost no one ever reads it.

It didn't state it for the 7pm CRT ADR. I made one during the party 9pm, which clearly said You must have a Party Ticket to dine at this time. The 7pm DID NOT.

The disclaimer on email I think is standard for all dinners on a party night. I have a 6:30 LTT on a party night that has the standard disclaimer.

I would call Disney Dining and see what they say...

 

[hj8nc]

I ended up cancelling it. I did speak with Disney Dining over the phone, and she did say that reservations for seven required a ticket. But honestly, I don't know if I believe her. She didn't sound too confident, and kept saying "we're told that guests leave at 6 and so reservations for 7 must require ticket."

But this whole Disney reservation system confuses me.

When I cancelled my first reservation at Akershus, I almost changed my mind and I went immediately back to see if it was still available. But it was gone. Literally twenty seconds after I cancelled it.

Then the same thing happened. Based on responses here and my convo with Disney Dining, I cancelled. But then checked back like 10 seconds later, and my cancelled reservation was gone.

Is that even possible? That someone else would have snagged two separate reservations within mere seconds of cancelling it?

I'm just curious how this whole thing works.

 

[Allison]

It didn't state it for the 7pm CRT ADR. I made one during the party 9pm, which clearly said You must have a Party Ticket to dine at this time. The 7pm DID NOT.

The disclaimer on email I think is standard for all dinners on a party night. I have a 6:30 LTT on a party night that has the standard disclaimer.

I would call Disney Dining and see what they say...

Some have reported they didn't get the disclaimer when making their reservation. Disney IT isn't good. However, that doesn't change that a party ticket is needed for a 7 pm reservation.

 

[MamaKate]

I ended up cancelling it. I did speak with Disney Dining over the phone, and she did say that reservations for seven required a ticket. But honestly, I don't know if I believe her. She didn't sound too confident, and kept saying "we're told that guests leave at 6 and so reservations for 7 must require ticket."

But this whole Disney reservation system confuses me.

When I cancelled my first reservation at Akershus, I almost changed my mind and I went immediately back to see if it was still available. But it was gone. Literally twenty seconds after I cancelled it.

Then the same thing happened. Based on responses here and my convo with Disney Dining, I cancelled. But then checked back like 10 seconds later, and my cancelled reservation was gone.

Is that even possible? That someone else would have snagged two separate reservations within mere seconds of cancelling it?

I'm just curious how this whole thing works.

Yes! Popular locations get snatched up fast!

Also I looked at my emails from Disney again for party nights, 1 reservation that I have during the party clearly states right underneath the Reservation detail "Your reservation occurs during a special event, which requires a separate admission ticket...."

However my CRT ADR at 7pm does not have this disclaimer in the email and only had the standard disclaimer at the bottom of the email that is on ALL party night dinner reservations. So I too called Disney dining and at first the lady told me the exact same thing as you, that I needed a party ticket, but then she said "let me check with my supervisor." The supervisor said that 7pm reservations will be allowed to eat without a party ticket, but will be escorted out after the meal.

I think Disney added some dining reservations hence the regular dinner hours being changed to 7:05pm.

 

[Allison]

Honestly, I never count on what someone on the phone at Disney says. Sad but true.

 

[hj8nc]

Yes! Popular locations get snatched up fast!

Also I looked at my emails from Disney again for party nights, 1 reservation that I have during the party clearly states right underneath the Reservation detail "Your reservation occurs during a special event, which requires a separate admission ticket...."

However my CRT ADR at 7pm does not have this disclaimer in the email and only had the standard disclaimer at the bottom of the email that is on ALL party night dinner reservations. So I too called Disney dining and at first the lady told me the exact same thing as you, that I needed a party ticket, but then she said "let me check with my supervisor." The supervisor said that 7pm reservations will be allowed to eat without a party ticket, but will be escorted out after the meal.

I think Disney added some dining reservations hence the regular dinner hours being changed to 7:05pm.

I think you are right and I needlessly cancelled a coveted reservation that I could have kept.

=(

oh well.

That's life right?

 

[Allison]

You're good. I think you would have had a problem. Now you don't have to worry about it. Enjoy your trip.