90 day mark

[kmmum]

Were at out 90 day mark tomorrow to make our dining reservations.. What time should I call in the AM??? What time do they open there phone lines?? Thanks.. Sarah

 

[whacked]

They open at 0700 Eastern

It sucks for those of us on the West coast. I was up at 0350, and it took me about an hour between the hold and making the reservations.

I did get EVERYTHING I wanted though, including CRT.

 

[MinnieFan]

If you want one of the princess breakfasts you will need to be on the phone at 7:00 a.m. sharp. However, if you are not looking for one of these hard-to-get ADRs, you can wait until later. Yesterday I waited until about 9:30 a.m. to miss the CRT rush, waited on hold for only about 5 minutes, and made all of our ADRs for the week between Christmas and New Year's with no problem at all. I got everything that I wanted within 10 minutes of the times I asked for. Frankly I was a little surprised that it was so easy, since that is the peak attendance week for the whole year!

Good luck with your ADRs and have a great trip!

 

[UrsulasShadow]

Also, if you want to eat at certain restaurants during fireworks, etc, which are visible from that restaurant (i.e., 'Ohana, Calif. Grille during Wishes), you need to call early. I wanted to eat at CG for the fireworks, so I called at 6:59 a.m. 90 days out, and didn't get a time which would allow that...all taken. I think that's the fault of the 90 days + 10 program. So if there's a dinner that's important to you, and it just may be popular to others, CALL EARLY. Start dialing at 6:55 a.m. EST, and keep hitting redial. Ask for your most important restaurants FIRST. It can't hurt, and you don't have to be calling for CRT to follow the instructions that are posted everywhere on these boards.

 

[magiroux]

If you want one of the princess breakfasts you will need to be on the phone at 7:00 a.m. sharp. However, if you are not looking for one of these hard-to-get ADRs, you can wait until later. Yesterday I waited until about 9:30 a.m. to miss the CRT rush, waited on hold for only about 5 minutes, and made all of our ADRs for the week between Christmas and New Year's with no problem at all. I got everything that I wanted within 10 minutes of the times I asked for. Frankly I was a little surprised that it was so easy, since that is the peak attendance week for the whole year!

Good luck with your ADRs and have a great trip!

MinnieFan...congrats on getting what you wanted at such a busy time.

I am going X-Mas 2006, getting off the DCL 10 Day and spending the rest of the week at WDW, and was getting a little nervous about making ressies for meals the resssst of the Holiday Week especially with the 90+10 and staying off site.

What I wanted to ask you is, did you book popular times and restaurants and not have a problem? I am not looking for CRT but stuff like Chef Mickey's and Le Cellier for dinner and such would be great and am interested to know if at the 90 day mark this is possible.

Just interested in what is being booked for this year so that I, being the compulsive planner that I am, can be realistic for my trip next year.

Thanks

 

[Canuckdad]

MinnieFan...congrats on getting what you wanted at such a busy time.

I am going X-Mas 2006, getting off the DCL 10 Day and spending the rest of the week at WDW, and was getting a little nervous about making ressies for meals the resssst of the Holiday Week especially with the 90+10 and staying off site.

What I wanted to ask you is, did you book popular times and restaurants and not have a problem? I am not looking for CRT but stuff like Chef Mickey's and Le Cellier for dinner and such would be great and am interested to know if at the 90 day mark this is possible.

Just interested in what is being booked for this year so that I, being the compulsive planner that I am, can be realistic for my trip next year.

Thanks

I can probably answer that . . . I did my 90-plus-10 bookings yesterday (Tuesday), and got everything exactly when we wanted them. We didn't go for CRT (DS10, DS7 not so much into the princess scene), but I did get Ohana's on New Year's Eve at 7:45, Chef Mickey's on New Year's Day at 6 p.m., and other places like Le Cellier and Whispering Canyon at prime time (6 p.m.) with no problem. Of course, I was up at 4:45 a.m. Mountain time to do it, and was a physical wreck for the rest of the day. But, hey, it was worth it!

Good Luck