Can you help me prioritize my ADR plans?

[torchlight]

Hello!

We have a trip planned in the spring, and we are so excited! I'm trying my best to find the right balance between advance planning and "too much" planning. But one thing I know we will need is to be pretty fast on the trigger for some of the ADRs we hope to get.

We are scheduled to check in on a Sunday and check out the following Saturday. We are a party of 6. Here is a list of the ADRs we hope to get:

Sanaa (Dinner) on Sunday
Skipper Canteen (Lunch) on Monday
Tusker House (Breakfast) on Tuesday
Sci-Fi (Lunch) on Wednesday
Topolinos (Breakfast) on Thursday
Boathouse (Dinner) on Thursday (only a party of 2)
Be Our Guest (Dinner) on Friday (only a party of 4)

If you were in my shoes when you go about to make the reservations first thing 60 days in advance of check-in, what order would you go about trying to get these reservations? I acknowledge that ADRs are historically challenging to get everything you want, and a lot of the choices on my list are some of the most competitive to get. We are certainly prepared to not get everything we hope for, but would still like to try.

Any advice is appreciated - thanks!

 

[virk4]

Just a heads up. I'm in the process of making ADR's for March. It will not let me make a reservation for each day of my confirmed reservation...only the next 60th day. So, I have been making them one day at a time. I don't know if it is a glitch or if the advantage of booking every day, once the 60-day window is open, has been changed. So, just in case, I would be ready to do this 6 days in a row at 7am.
Good luck

 

[Her Dotness]

No idea on the first four. Haven't ever tried any of those.

I would go for Topolino's breakfast or BOG immediately your window opens. We had no luck getting Topolino's breakfast but did get a Friday dinner there.

I suggest our double-up trick to help get the really hot ones. If possible, sign onto the website on a desktop or laptop, into the MDE app on phone or tablet. Sometimes, one will hang or boot you, but the other is still working.

This trick has saved us huge amounts of hairpulling when needing to book those super-hot ADRs.

Good luck! You've some great choices. I hope you get most at least.

 

[AP235]

Just a heads up. I'm in the process of making ADR's for March. It will not let me make a reservation for each day of my confirmed reservation...only the next 60th day. So, I have been making them one day at a time. I don't know if it is a glitch or if the advantage of booking every day, once the 60-day window is open, has been changed. So, just in case, I would be ready to do this 6 days in a row at 7am.
Good luck

are you staying on site? If yes, your entire duration should open up on the 60th day. If not, I would call them. Sounds like a big glitch.

 

[virk4]

yes...I'm on site....I tried calling; after 3 hours [starting 7 am] they disconnected me and I did not have the patience or time to try again...I sent an email three days ago - no response. I've had an AP for decades and I have never seen the likes of all the stuff going on. For me, so far, I'm 3 for 3 with 4 days left!!!

 

[AP235]

yes...I'm on site....I tried calling; after 3 hours [starting 7 am] they disconnected me and I did not have the patience or time to try again...I sent an email three days ago - no response. I've had an AP for decades and I have never seen the likes of all the stuff going on. For me, so far, I'm 3 for 3 with 4 days left!!!

do you have a split stay by any chance? That seems quite bizarre and its got me worried about my stay. Have you tried from different devices (i.e. the app? or logging into individual restaurant webpages rather than my disney experience). Which Disney hotel are you staying at? (I read that Disney swan or something is excluded from the 60+10).

 

[AP235]

Disney spring hotels sorry are excluded from 60 days + length of stay is what I read.

 

[Faithful Raider]

Remember the further out from your 60 days the more chance of finding times. That means while Sanaa isn't as popular as some of your others, people could have been booking it 9 days ahead of you. Might be slim pickings by the time you can schedule.

That said, I would absolutely go for topolinos first. Then sci-fi (way harder to get than one would imagine trust me), Be Our Guest (move this up if you have a time you MUST have, otherwise earlier and late dinner times are easier to get), Sanaa, Tusker, Skipper, then Boathouse.

About boathouse, you can actually book there on OpenTable. Might be an option if you can't get one at a time you like.