Any rumors regarding the dining reservation window going back to 180 days?

[tentaguasu]

I'm not saying I want it to (I think 60 days is more than enough) but with an upcoming trip (late fall), I'm inside 180 days and wondering if that will pop up suddenly...

 

[OKW Lover]

All the rumors seem to be from people wishing that they go back to 180 days. I just don't see why Disney would do that.

 

[Future_WorldPhonencian]

As different things return, I do anticipate dining window to be expanded back to 180 as well. (Not saying I want this) I think if and when 60 day FP returns, dining will be pushed out to take strain off the system. I say by August we will see this shift with likely an announcement a few days ahead (followed by Disney's servers crashing)

 

[KYMickey]

I wish they would go back to the old way of making dining reservations. You used to have to go to the area and back of Spaceship Earth at Epcot and make a reservation for that evening talking face-to-face with a reservation specialist on a screen!

 

[AnnabelleTheTalkingTree]

I liked the 180 benchmark for dining. I *hope* it goes back, but honestly it's not based on any real reason except it gave me something to do and think about while I wait for my trip to come. The only real perk I can think of is that it gave me a longer range of time to work and rework my plans, and check back to try to score a reservation I really wanted but maybe couldn't get right at the 180 mark. If it never goes back, I'll live. BUT if fastpass goes back to the 60 day mark, I think they'll have to change the dining to a different time. Booking both of those things on the same day would be pretty tough on guests, I think. But that's a big IF with the fastpass thing. I've been holding out hope that it would go back to how it was, but with the announcement now of deluxe only EMH, I am getting a bad feeling .

 

[Brett Wyman]

All the rumors seem to be from people wishing that they go back to 180 days. I just don't see why Disney would do that.

Im one of those people. That mad dash at 60 days is just too much. By giving 6 months its spreads out the crush a bit. Do last minute people have a harder time getting the prime spots? Sure. But thats the risk of last minute planning.

 

[dato63]

Im one of those people. That mad dash at 60 days is just too much. By giving 6 months its spreads out the crush a bit. Do last minute people have a harder time getting the prime spots? Sure. But thats the risk of last minute planning.

Same. The main reason I have been checking the rumors boards is a fear Disney will change the ADR time line and I'll miss it. It has been years since we have been to Disney - I liked the 180 day ADR date. It did pay off for early bookers/planners.

I also hope if they bring back FP+, that they move the ADR date so they don't both fall at the 60 day mark.

 

[Brett Wyman]

Same. The main reason I have been checking the rumors boards is a fear Disney will change the ADR time line and I'll miss it. It has been years since we have been to Disney - I liked the 180 day ADR date. It did pay off for early bookers/planners.

I also hope if they bring back FP+, that they move the ADR date so they don't both fall at the 60 day mark.

Me too. Id like a reset to WDW circa 2019. We had the process really dialed in! But nothing ever stays the same.

 

[LauraLap]

I wish they would go back to the old way of making dining reservations. You used to have to go to the area and back of Spaceship Earth at Epcot and make a reservation for that evening talking face-to-face with a reservation specialist on a screen!

This is such a vivid memory for me when I was a kid. I remember my parents having conversations with these people on TVs and I was so amazed by it all! We always ended up eating in Italy...

 

[Timbud2]

The only reason we planned a trip to Disney is because its no longer 180 days. The thought of booking dinners and fast passes so far out was intimidating. Plus we don’t generally plan our vacations 6 months in advance so it was a deterrent knowing all the good stuff would be gone if we booked “ late.”

 

[AdamsMum]

The only reason we planned a trip to Disney is because its no longer 180 days. The thought of booking dinners and fast passes so far out was intimidating. Plus we don’t generally plan our vacations 6 months in advance so it was a deterrent knowing all the good stuff would be gone if we booked “ late.”

While I do plan my vacations far ahead (DVC thing) I didn't like planning dining 180 days out and fastpasses 60 days out. I'm not opposed to making plans in advance, but choosing where I will eat 6 months ahead and scrambling for fastpasses to fit my dining reservations, at the 2 month mark made me a little grumpy. And the park hour changes that happened inside that 2 month mark, don't get me started. Now with the park reservation system, it would be even more stressful.

 

[cgattis]

choosing where I will eat 6 months ahead and scrambling for fastpasses to fit my dining reservations, at the 2 month mark made me a little grumpy. And the park hour changes that happened inside that 2 month mark, don't get me started. Now with the park reservation system, it would be even more stressful.

100% this.

 

[WVU Disney Fan]

I hope Dining stays at 60 and FP goes to 30 would be ideal IMO.

 

[lovethesun12]

I understand the frustration with booking in advance and I'd definitely prefer just walking into where I want to eat when I feel like it, but given the demand for certain restaurants I don't think it's realistic that Disney would operate that way, and it would definitely be frustrating for many to have to line up or turned away from restaurants they wanted to try.

So if I have to choose between 60 & 180 days I'd definitely go for 180. More likely there would be less competition.

 

[OKW Lover]

if I have to choose between 60 & 180 days I'd definitely go for 180. More likely there would be less competition.

No matter how far ahead, there is still a finite number of revisitation times available each day. It doesn't matter how far ahead you book.

 

[lovethesun12]

No matter how far ahead, there is still a finite number of revisitation times available each day. It doesn't matter how far ahead you book.

I've never had trouble getting everything I wanted (or at least pretty close) at 180 days. Even CRT will have reservations available for a month or so later. 60 days out is a different ball game.

 

[OKW Lover]

I've never had trouble getting everything I wanted (or at least pretty close) at 180 days. Even CRT will have reservations available for a month or so later. 60 days out is a different ball game.

How so? If nobody can book earlier than 60 days out then how is it different?

 

[Ellie Webbs]

I would be a fan of ADRs at 90 days and FP at 60. As the primary organiser of our whole family group every time we travel, spacing things out helps hugely and also the more time I have to fiddle faddle after, the better (my mother is on strict medication and can only eat within certain gaps between meds so timing is not as flexible as just for myself and DH).
Dining at 180 days was, I'll admit, my favourite option. But I am the person who has a daily, coloured coded itinerary (planned by the hour) printed for every vacation day. I think I am definitely in the minority... Also IMHO if you're waiting a year to travel, the 180 days makes you feel a little closer towards the vacation.

 

[zuzustargal]

Bring back 180 ADR's!! I love the ability to plan my vacation well in advance and then relax with no worries. I must have a solid plan or my park days become very stressful.

 

[TaraWasHere]

The one thing that I really liked about the 180 day reservations was knowing I would get everything I wanted....eventually. There really wasn't any panic or worry if I didn't book what I wanted because I knew it would eventually pop up over the course of the next 6 months. Things a a bit more concrete for people at the sixty day mark. Less people will cancel trips in that time frame, less people will change their minds about what they want to do. Which means less chance of snagging that elusive ressie I missed on booking day.