Any DVCers annoyed by the "non-90 day" PS booking

[crisi]

Hang on the restaurant board. This is a problem for ALL guests and has nothing to do with package dining. It has everything to do with the PS window opening at 90 days and park hours and special events not being set until much later (and even then "subject to change"). They can't give you a 7:30 PS if they close the park at 6:00. For Fantasmic, they need to make sure you see the show, so if there is only going to be one show fairly early (not uncommon in the fall to have a single 7:00 show), the PS times for the package are all very early (like 4:30). A lot of people prefer to make their own non-package PS - or have their big meal at lunch and have a burger while waiting for the show to start.

Its most noticable at MGM where there are several popular restaurants and hours tend to fluctuate more. Its not noticable at Epcot, which always closes at 9:00, or at AK, where RFC will stay open past park hours. Its also noticable at the MK - particularly when there are some questions about things like E Nights and MVMCP or MNSSHP.

 

[bigbabyblues]

We're on a package this time, and our PS window is also 90-days.

 

[jennymouse]

Johnny keep trying. I wasn't able to get a late PS at Sci Fi for a long time and then about 2 or 3 weeks before we left I tried again and was able to get a late PS. Of course we never made it to that PS.....

 

[Disneyhappy]

We're booked on a package and concierge handled our PS. The latest they could get 50's Prime Time was 5:45 PM. I called back 27 days out and I virtually had my choice of times after 6 PM. I heard somewhere else that certain restaurant PS's don't open up past 6 PM until 30 days out. Curious as to why.

 

[beattyfamily]

I booked 4:30p Fantasmic package at 90 days for August 23 because there was nothing later. But I've been reading that when you get to around 30 days, magically later times open up so that is what I'm going to do; call every few days till the later times open up.

The beginning of August has already opened up later times. There is another thread on this right on the Restaurant Board.