ADR Before DME?

[DisneyStarWisher]

We will be flying home on a 9:15 pm flight. I haven't reserved DME yet, but I assume our DME reservation will be around 6:15. If I will be boarding at WL, would I be safe in making an ADR for dinner at WCC for 5:00, or is that pushing it?

 

[Queen of the WDW Scene]

You're not going to know what time your DME is for sure until the day before.
It's generally AROUND 3 hours prior for domestic flights.
You'd definitely be pushing it.
Make it for more like 4pm giving enough time in case you have an unexpected wait.

 

[Nancyg56]

I think you are pushing it. If your DME time is 6:15 you need to be at the stop at 6 PM. The time shown is DME DEPARTURE time, not boarding time. I found that out the hard way. I agree with Queen, and honestly, I would try for a tad earlier JIC.

 

[DisneyFansInNYC]

Yes I agree with the rest - a 4pm would be good. With DME the minimum is 3 hours before. One time for us it was more than that.

 

[DisneyStarWisher]

Thanks everyone. The problem is that WCC closes between lunch and dinner. There are no 4:00 ADRs, only 2:30 or 5:00, and we are planning another lunch ADR. We really want to eat at WCC (one of our favs), but we are having trouble fitting it in.

[QUOTE="Queen of the WDW Scene, post: 59300811, member: 585015"]You're not going to know what time your DME is for sure until the day before.
It's generally AROUND 3 hours prior for domestic flights.
You'd definitely be pushing it.
Make it for more like 4pm giving enough time in case you have an unexpected wait.[/QUOTE]
I haven't used DME much, but I thought you received your time as soon as you request it. I would go ahead and request it, but we are waiting to see if a DVC waitlist comes through. If it comes through, we may be at AKV on our last day instead of BRV, which means we wouldn't be eating at WCC that day anyway.