Confused at 5 AM

[can]

It is only 5: 25 am Chicago time. Was up half an hour ago to make an ADR for dinner at LeCellier for April 1. At 5:01 am the reservation system shows there are no dinner reservations available at LeCellier. Does that mean that in one minute's time or in less than one minute, dinner slots all became booked? Or does it mean all time slots have been booked in the last 10 days by Disney resort guests? Just confused.

 

[whitney6494]

People on Dis have been talking about having to call to get Le Cellier. Give WDW a call.

 

[Nadjalu]

It could mean either.

LeCellier is very small, only half the number of tables as most TS places. So they don't have the availability as others.
Add on top it is a hot spot and very popular, everyone wants to eat there.

So it is true, it could be booked by the time your adr time frame opens up. What advice we can give is keep trying to get a cancelation spot.
They open up all the time, check daily and good luck.

 

[AquaDame]

Lunch reservations show up online but dinners do not for all of March so I am guessing it's the same for April. Call them!

 

[can]

Thank you all for your help! Just got off the phone with Dining Reservations and was able to get our date and our time for LeCellier dinner!!!! We are bringing our DD's BFF who lives in California and will be having her very first Disney World trip, so we wanted a special place to celebrate this. You are all the best, thanks again for your advice!!

 

[sandym718]

So glad you got it - sorry I didn't see your post earlier. I ran into the same thing last Monday. I really wish they'd put something on the website saying you have to call for this ressie (like they do for the F! pkgs) Though maybe it's good that they don't, cause I got what I wanted too, LOL.

 

[Shelli_5]

I thought I'd try your "trick" for our Feb 2011 trip. I was able to make a lunch ADR for Le Cellier online, but would much rather have dinner. Unfortunately, it didn't work. The cast member told me that dinner is completely booked. I'll just have to keep staking & hope to stumble on a cancellation...

Shelli

 

[sandym718]

Yes, I'd guess that the "trick" to call in probably only works well if you're at or near your 180 days. At 4 months, I'm sure it's probably still booked or nearly so, for dinner.

 

[mrsxsparrow]

I thought I'd try your "trick" for our Feb 2011 trip. I was able to make a lunch ADR for Le Cellier online, but would much rather have dinner. Unfortunately, it didn't work. The cast member told me that dinner is completely booked. I'll just have to keep staking & hope to stumble on a cancellation...

Shelli

It isn't really a trick. Le Cellier dinner is going to Signature, 2 TS, and this is why dinner won't book online for March and after. February is still 1 TS so if there was a table available it'd show up online.

 

[Colleen27]

Yes, I'd guess that the "trick" to call in probably only works well if you're at or near your 180 days. At 4 months, I'm sure it's probably still booked or nearly so, for dinner.

Yeah, that only applies for after March 1. It is the change to 2 credit status that seems to be confusing the online booking system, so for dates prior to the switch what you see is what is available.