ADR's you didn't get

[JasonsPrincess]

hello all!

I'm planning my disneymoon for late May and this is my first visit to the world in atleast 10 years. I'm a bit worried and anxious about my ADR's, especially with all the new ADR system drama I don't want to get my heart set on too many of my dining plans..so I want to know out of my list below, which ADR you wanted but even on 180 days wasn't able to get! This will also help me know which to jump on and make first and which I can make last on the 180th day.


CRT (this is really the only one I have my heart set on, I would prefer Breakfast, but i'm willing to take lunch or dinner for anytime available during my entire stay)

Le Cellier ( I know this one is difficult but I don't have my heart set on it, i'll live if I don't get it)

Raglan Road

Ohanas

Narcoosees

Sci Fi

GF Cafe

 

[Lynn5700]

At 180 days out I was able to get all my ADRS that I want. You will be fine.

call early on the day you can book them.

 

[JasonsPrincess]

Thanks! BTW Lynn, I looked through your wedding/honeymoon blog and I have to say you looked so gorgeous in your wedding pics and the pics of you and your groom are great! Thanks for taking the time to write about it!

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

For our trips, this is what I do.
I call on the exact 180 day mark from the date we check in (not 180 days from when we want).
I call at 6:59 and many seconds in the morning.
As soon as I get a human I schedule CRT breakfast.
Then do them in order of how hard they are to get. For us that was Chef Mickey's (Thanksgiving dinner), for you it would be LeCellier. Just keep doing them in order of how hard they are to get and importance to you.
We have gotten in to everyting we wated (including CRT for breakfast, our favorite, every trip) No Problem.
If for any reason you want to add something, keep trying back. We wanted to change our EPCOT day to see the Candelite Processional. BUT, we still wanted LeCellier and Akerhaus. I got Akerhaus on the first call, LeCellier took several but we got it. Also, DH and I were talking about the fact that our 15th annivarsary came and went and we didn't do anything, so we decided to add Cali Grill. I figured impossible, but after a bunch of calls (maybe 5 or 6) we got it at 7:15 with WISHES at 8pm. Totally perfect!!!! So, if that happens don't give up, there are always people canceling/changing plans, just keep trying.
Honesly though, if you have solid plans, you will be fine. We always go the week of Thanksgiviing, pretty busy, and we've always been fine.

Happy Marriage!!!

 

[Lynn5700]

Thanks! BTW Lynn, I looked through your wedding/honeymoon blog and I have to say you looked so gorgeous in your wedding pics and the pics of you and your groom are great! Thanks for taking the time to write about it!

Aww thank you so much! Good luck I hope you get everything you want. I'm sure you will!

 

[DisneyJoo2008]

For our July trip, I called 180-days out, not dead on 7am as living in the UK, the time difference confuses me!!! We managed to get Le Cellier on the date/time I wanted.

For our trip in 10-days time ( ) I was definitely way past the 180-day stage before we had chosen our meals. We got into Ohana's with no problems and also Yak & Yeti. When I asked about CRT, I knew it was a long shot, and there was nothing available. However, I called back a week or two later and was shocked when the CM offered me our perfect date & time for breakfast at CRT. Just goes to show you should keep trying!!!

On Sunday just gone, I called to see if there was anything for the Plaza at MK on a MVMCP day - got an ADR with no problems!

I am sure if you plan plan plan, you won't have any problems getting what you want. Many of the DISers on here can prove that with planning and plenty of forward thinking, getting your perfect ADR isn't impossible!

Good luck and Congrats on your upcoming Disneymoon!!!

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[DISNEY1975]

At 180 days, I got everything I wanted, 24 reservations, ..for Thanksgiving week! (75% are on the "popular/hard to get" list.)

I was even changing things up until around the 100 day mark without any problems.

I started calling about 6 weeks ago again (approx 65 days prior to trip), to make one change for Chef Mickeys (my flight was changed so I was trying to get a later meal on day of departure). I was not able to. I have been calling every other day and still not able to get a later time. I even tried to change a time 8:00 to 8:30 on another restaurant and was not able to.

I would say make sure you have everything set about 4 months out, but def. book your rough draft at the 180 mark.

 

[alan_renfroe]

hello all!

I'm planning my disneymoon for late May and this is my first visit to the world in atleast 10 years. I'm a bit worried and anxious about my ADR's, especially with all the new ADR system drama I don't want to get my heart set on too many of my dining plans..so I want to know out of my list below, which ADR you wanted but even on 180 days wasn't able to get! This will also help me know which to jump on and make first and which I can make last on the 180th day.


CRT (this is really the only one I have my heart set on, I would prefer Breakfast, but i'm willing to take lunch or dinner for anytime available during my entire stay)

Le Cellier ( I know this one is difficult but I don't have my heart set on it, i'll live if I don't get it)

Raglan Road

Ohanas

Narcoosees

Sci Fi

GF Cafe

We had our first Disney trip this past May and didn't make reservations until about 120 days ahead. (This is before we knew about the 180 day advanced reservations - and before we found DISboards!!) Anyway, we were able to get almost everything we wanted. We were unable to get CRT for breakfast or lunch, but we did get an ADR for dinner. We were also unable to get breakfast at Chef Mickey's and dinner at Ohana.

Of the restaurants you're interested in, CRT is the hardest to come by. I'd make plans to call on the 180 day mark for the CRT reservation and perhaps the Le Cellier reservation as well. Ohanas is not as hard to get, but I'd go ahead and make that one as well. The others should be fine.

 

[linmc1129]

I called at 180 days out and got everything I wanted. I didn't get the time I wanted for O'hana's, and have called back several times to try and change it, but it is completely booked the night we are going. We will just eat dinner at 4:30. Other than that I got all my times for lots of character meals. You should be fine.