DDP Help please!

[amacspad]

Hi, I have read on various posts to check the opening times of the parks before making reservations so you know which times to book for, but if you want to make ADR's 6 months previous as recommended how do you know what the park opening times will be?

TIA, Debs x

 

[Kae]

You can look back at the last years hours. When are you planning to go on your trip? I might be albe to help you find hours.

 

[amacspad]

Hi Kae, thanks for the quick reply. We are not going until next Aug, but I was having a read up on it all as it seems a bit complicated (yes we are DDP newbies!). Plus me and DD being vegetarian (DH is a butcher lol) makes it a bit more tricky. I'm worried about making reservations for 2 weeks and having to stick to the plans (think I read you lose credits if you don't turn up)?? plus I wasn't sure if you could find the previous years park opening times Debs xx

 

[kaybird]

Park opening does not change as much as park closing hours. EMH days sometimes change, but usually the opening schedule remains pretty close in times.

 

[lumpydj]

Since the ADR window opened up to 180 days, Disney has been releasing the park hours a couple weeks before the 6 month mark. Right now, park hours are out through April and May's hours will be out in a couple weeks. Good luck!

 

[Nadjalu]

As said, they are usually posting park hours a little before the 180 day mark.

 

[amacspad]

Thats great, thank you, I thought it would only let you know a couple of months in advance, cheers everyone, can't wait to start planning!

Debs xx

 

[Jacks2583]

I went in September and booked all my ADRs 180 days (+10) in advance. i already had all the park hours before then so I was able to plan things. They did change the closing hours on me a couple times (for MNSSHP I think).

You do NOT lose your TS credits if you do not show up to your ADR... however, you will have to find another time/place to use that TS credit, which may be difficult without an ADR depending on the time of year and the restaurant you want to go to.