ADR window opens tomorrow.. questions

[BabyHabs]

I'll be looking for reservations for CRT, BOG, etc. There are 5 of us.

How necessary is it to be at my computer at 6am ET? If I leisurely get up at 8am and log on, will I still be able to get these?

 

[Alesia]

I'll be looking for reservations for CRT, BOG, etc. There are 5 of us.

How necessary is it to be at my computer at 6am ET? If I leisurely get up at 8am and log on, will I still be able to get these?

Maybe. Probably not.

I wouldn't get up early specifically to make ADRs, but they just aren't that important to me. If I don't get what I want, I'll just find somewhere else.

If they're important to you, be ready at 6:00.

 

[mom2rtk]

To go one step further, BOG is in such demand that it's possible you might not even get it at 6 AM. (Because people will have been booking your days as part of their +10 for a number of days already. It helps if you are flexible on which BOG meal you want.

CRT isn't as hard to get as it used to be but still books up fast if you are looking for a specific time.

 

[MisterPP]

my wife attempted to start right at 6 a.m. - by the time she finally got through most of the spots were taken. We could only get one CRT at 3:55 for the whole time we were there. BOG was just as bad. Ditto Mad Hatter Tea party (we got the last spot)

 

[BabyHabs]

my wife attempted to start right at 6 a.m. - by the time she finally got through most of the spots were taken. We could only get one CRT at 3:55 for the whole time we were there. BOG was just as bad. Ditto Mad Hatter Tea party (we got the last spot)

Well that's discouraging! Guess I'll be setting my alarm clock.

 

[ktlm]

Definitely set your alarm clock! Be sure to set it with enough time to get to your computer, get it turned on, and get to the reservation page before your window opens, as you want to be booking the second the system lets you. When your window opens try for BOG first, then CRT, then do whatever other ADRS you want to make. BOG is the hardest to get. If you don't get BOG tomorrow keep trying in the 6 months between now and your trip, cancellations do happen. Hopefully, you will not have any trouble getting CRT- you still might not be able to get the exact time you want- but I always am up and on the computer the second my ADR window opens and I have always been able to get at least something at CRT.

 

[PantherPete]

I'd get up early and do it. Get your extra 2 hours of sleep another time.

My reservations were screwed up on the morning my ADR window opened. It was past 9am when I got it straightened out. We got everything we wanted, but had to settle for less than ideal times for a couple of things (like Tusker House at 9:10 instead of a pre-rope drop time). So if you really want a particular place at a particular time, your odds are much greater being on at 6am than later in the day.

 

[nkereina]

Yep - 6am is necessary. Particularly for BOG and CRT.

Are you staying at a Disney resort? If so, you'll be able to make ADRs for every day of your trip. Try for BOG and CRT first, and then work on the other ones.

 

[srauseo]

There are a lot of variables in this. I would be online at 6am. I was when I made my reservations two weeks ago. We did get everything we wanted, including 8:00am pre-RD at BOG on Saturday, which surprised me given that it's a pretty busy day (a 7 per Easy WDW's crowd calendar). But we are only a party of two. What was strangest about that was when I first looked at BOG I only saw a 8:45 but when I went back about 20 minutes later after finishing my other ADRs I found the 8:00 time.

 

[StirlingSilver83]

CRT you might be able to be able to get at 8 if you are not picky on the time, but BOG there might be even a chance you don't get it even at 6AM. When I booked my ADRs I had them all in order written down on what I wanted when and I was at my computer at 5:45 so I was ready at 6AM. I booked the high demand stuff first which was BOG, CRT, and Chef Mickeys and then I booked the rest of them.

 

[ConnecticutNonna]

I'll be looking for reservations for CRT, BOG, etc. There are 5 of us.

How necessary is it to be at my computer at 6am ET? If I leisurely get up at 8am and log on, will I still be able to get these?

Very necessary!

 

[mummabear]

I'll be looking for reservations for CRT, BOG, etc. There are 5 of us.

How necessary is it to be at my computer at 6am ET? If I leisurely get up at 8am and log on, will I still be able to get these?

Even at 6am, I couldnt get Cali Grill on my 10th day!
Also if you cant find something for 5 try looking again for 6 (with a phantom infant)

 

[jimandami]

Also wanted to add that if you are staying on property, the later in your trip you try for BOG the more likely you will be able to get a reservation.