CRT dinner reservations for party days in Oct are up

[MelissaMonicaDrake]

Just got a CRT reservation at 6pm! We are not doing the party, but I have still been looking for a CRT reservation as both our MK days are party days. I see quite a few open on our week in Oct (3rd week).

Go get em!!

 

[AP1979]

Do you have to have a party ticket to have dinner at 6pm?

 

[MelissaMonicaDrake]

Do you have to have a party ticket to have dinner at 6pm?

I sure hope not, because I just booked the 6pm time! I do believe 6pm is the latest reservation you can have without a party ticket. It says the dinner times are from "4pm - 6:05pm" on the website. I'm assuming those are the times available for non-party guest dinners.

 

[AP1979]

That makes sense, since the party starts at 7-- you probably just have to leave park right after dinner. So those dinner slots showed up after your 180? I have my 180 coming up in 2 weeks and I really wanted a CRT dinner but limited because there are 4 Christmas parties that week. I

 

[BMAEC]

YES! early Nov are up too! I just got a 5:45. Could have done 6 but that made me nervous since we don't have party tickets. I KNOW it's fine but after all this stress I need a little buffer to feel ok about it lol!

 

[MelissaMonicaDrake]

That makes sense, since the party starts at 7-- you probably just have to leave park right after dinner. So those dinner slots showed up after your 180? I have my 180 coming up in 2 weeks and I really wanted a CRT dinner but limited because there are 4 Christmas parties that week. I

I just called to confirm. 6pm reservation is fine. We will just be escorted out after dinner! And yes, they just showed up today and I'm at somewhere around 140 days out now!

 

[MelissaMonicaDrake]

Got CRT dinner AND was able to switch DD's BBB appointment from Disney Springs, to the castle! Yay!

 

[AP1979]

Awesome!!

 

[BMAEC]

I just called to confirm. 6pm reservation is fine. We will just be escorted out after dinner! And yes, they just showed up today and I'm at somewhere around 140 days out now!

Thanks for making that call. I ended up switching to 6pm too to maximize park time. Every 15 min helps I'm sure

 

[MelissaMonicaDrake]

Thanks for making that call. I ended up switching to 6pm too to maximize park time. Every 15 min helps I'm sure

That was my thought. I wanted the latest possible time available to non-party guests. It would make sense as the times on the website are listed as available up until 6pm, unless you are on the page with the party dinners (with times running far later), but I wanted to play it safe and make sure to call first!

 

[BMAEC]

That was my thought. I wanted the latest possible time available to non-party guests. It would make sense as the times on the website are listed as available up until 6pm, unless you are on the page with the party dinners (with times running far later), but I wanted to play it safe and make sure to call first!

Exactly! And on the CRT page for that night it lists the dinner times as 4-6:05, so that further supports they will accept 6:00 reservations w/o tickets. I'm seriously SO excited about this and in total disbelief. From having NO CRT reservation available at any time these last few weeks since our 180 days to now having this awesome reservation time!

 

[itscassie]

Ohhh maybe this means CRT for Dec 2 aren’t open yet. I have been trying and trying and couldn’t get anything even at 10 days out. Any idea when they might be released ??

 

[BMAEC]

Ohhh maybe this means CRT for Dec 2 aren’t open yet. I have been trying and trying and couldn’t get anything even at 10 days out. Any idea when they might be released ??

That’s completely possible! On friday (june 1) dinners opened up for some MVMCP nights in Nov in addition to MNSSHP in Oct, but I’m not sure the cutoff date when they stopped. Definitely a possibility that Dec party night dinners haven’t been released. I wouldn’t bother calling Dining because everytime I asked asked they didnt know and actually couldn’t tell if they had been released or not! I think that’s funneling everyone into non-party days and causing CRT to be booked completely (for all meals). I recommend checking often on these boards and MDE because there’s no way to know when they will be loaded. I randomly checked and was so used to seeing absolutely NO CRT reservations and suddenly I had my pick of times between 4 and 6pm!! Only on a party night though. I still haven’t seen anything open on non party nights. So think about how you may have to shift your plans. I wasn’t planning on going to MK that day but now have swapped our days because we got CRT. Think about how this could affect your other reservations as well. It helped me mentally prepare!