I'm SO excited! I got everything I wanted plus more including times (within 30 min). This is what we got and below are my tips:
Ohana Dinner
Tony's lunch
BOG lunch and dinner
Ohana Best Friends breakfast
CRT (CRT!!!!) lunch
Chef Mickeys
Then I got cocky and added:
Akershus
Ohana Best Friends Breakfast
Tusker House
and canceled Chef Mickey after going back and forth for a bit. I replaced it with Ohana BFB because it's our send off meal and we're staying at the poly. I figured it'd be a more relaxing but still fun send off.
My tips
1. Use the app but have your laptop open next to you and ready to go. CRT did NOT show up with available times on the app but immediately checked my laptop and there they were.
2. I used the app for almost everything else but had to go to the laptop a couple of times. I don't recall why because I was going so fast but for some reason, I switched back and forth in the moment. I was like a robot which is amazing because I woke up at 4:40 am to get ready. lol
3. Plan your hard to get choices (CRT, BOG, Ohana) at the end of the trip (if you get 180 + 10). Book those first!
4. I booked for an even number as suggested here (4 instead of 3). I felt a little bad doing that but it won't take a table from someone else and may have ensured we got something. It's so odd the system doesn't like odd numbers (eff you system!)
5. If you're going to use #4 as a tactic, be prepared to enter the name and age of the extra person! It asked me and I wasn't prepared so I stumbled there.
6. I wrote out my plan very clearly in order of which ADR I needed to make first - last (based on popularity of ADR). So my sheet of paper had "Cinderella - Date - Time, Backup time, backup date and time, backup date and time" next line was "Ohana, etc. BOG was #4 on my list and I still got it!
I can't believe I got CRT for the day and time (45 min later) I wanted because it's going to be closed until the day before we arrive for refurb. I figured that would be hard to get because all those people would be changing their dates to our week when it reopens. I really hope refurb goes as planned because that was my #1 because of my daughter. YAY!!!
Ohana Dinner
Tony's lunch
BOG lunch and dinner
Ohana Best Friends breakfast
CRT (CRT!!!!) lunch
Chef Mickeys
Then I got cocky and added:
Akershus
Ohana Best Friends Breakfast
Tusker House
and canceled Chef Mickey after going back and forth for a bit. I replaced it with Ohana BFB because it's our send off meal and we're staying at the poly. I figured it'd be a more relaxing but still fun send off.
My tips
1. Use the app but have your laptop open next to you and ready to go. CRT did NOT show up with available times on the app but immediately checked my laptop and there they were.
2. I used the app for almost everything else but had to go to the laptop a couple of times. I don't recall why because I was going so fast but for some reason, I switched back and forth in the moment. I was like a robot which is amazing because I woke up at 4:40 am to get ready. lol
3. Plan your hard to get choices (CRT, BOG, Ohana) at the end of the trip (if you get 180 + 10). Book those first!
4. I booked for an even number as suggested here (4 instead of 3). I felt a little bad doing that but it won't take a table from someone else and may have ensured we got something. It's so odd the system doesn't like odd numbers (eff you system!)
5. If you're going to use #4 as a tactic, be prepared to enter the name and age of the extra person! It asked me and I wasn't prepared so I stumbled there.
6. I wrote out my plan very clearly in order of which ADR I needed to make first - last (based on popularity of ADR). So my sheet of paper had "Cinderella - Date - Time, Backup time, backup date and time, backup date and time" next line was "Ohana, etc. BOG was #4 on my list and I still got it!
I can't believe I got CRT for the day and time (45 min later) I wanted because it's going to be closed until the day before we arrive for refurb. I figured that would be hard to get because all those people would be changing their dates to our week when it reopens. I really hope refurb goes as planned because that was my #1 because of my daughter. YAY!!!
