ADR's

[oddboysmum]

So I am travelling to Disney September 18-25 2011 and have a few questions about ADR's ...

1) Does anyone know when the earliest I can make my ADR's is? I know it is 180days, so would that make it March 22 or March 23 or is it more like 6 months making it March 18th??
2) Does my trip need to be paid in full before I can make ADR's?
3) Is it best to do it online or via phone?
4) Do the park calendars come out prior to booking your ADR's?
5) I plan on booking Hoop-Dee-Doo (read great things about it) and heard it can be booked even further in advance ... is this true?

Thanks

..... so wish I didn't have to wait over a year!

 

[vicki_c]

1. Not 6 months, but actual 180 days. There are some calculators on the web to figure it out - Google priority seating calculator - there's on here on wdwinfo.com I think too.
2. No - you don't even need a Disney reservation to book ADRs. If you are an onsite guest you can book 10 consecutive days worth of reservations at 180 days out. If you are not an onsite guest, you can book 180 days out (or less) from the day you want to dine.
3. I like online - it's more flexible.
4. Usually but it's pretty close.
5. HDDR is 180 days now, just like everything else.

 

[crystalcml]

Use this:
http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/dining/pscalc/dispscalc.html

And we made the majority of ours online.

 

[oddboysmum]

Thankyou ... March 22nd it is!!