Did they change the time reservations drop?

[Pluto468]

I've been booking my ADRs for March. The first day everything opened up at 6am pst. The last 2 days I've been able to book starting around 5:40 am on my computer, but the app doesn't show availability until 6am. Is this new or just some kind of glitch?

 

[DizMe]

I've been booking my ADRs for March. The first day everything opened up at 6am pst. The last 2 days I've been able to book starting around 5:40 am on my computer, but the app doesn't show availability until 6am. Is this new or just some kind of glitch?

This happened to me when I was making ADR's in Oct. We were out of town and I only used my phone. Some days I could get them at 4 am, some days not until 6. I read that others had also gotten them at random times so I guess it's whenever Disney releases them and not necessarily a set time.

 

[DizMe]

I don't know why it was different between your phone and computer, though!

 

[foolish_mortals]

Yup happened to us when booking for NYE and NYD. Nothing on the phone but could book early on the site. It’s still a mystery as to why it happens early sometimes. Did you have an on property hotel reservation linked? Just trying to find any common thread…

 

[Pluto468]

Yup happened to us when booking for NYE and NYD. Nothing on the phone but could book early on the site. It’s still a mystery as to why it happens early sometimes. Did you have an on property hotel reservation linked? Just trying to find any common thread…

I am staying at GCH but I'm not sure if that would make a difference.

I don't mind because I've been able to get everything I wanted, just curious for future reference. It's so refreshing to choose something like Oga's or Blue Bayou and not have my time slot disappear by the time I get to the next screen.

 

[senoragilbert]

I had the same thing happen; two days in a row no availability until 6 am; the next day, at 5:45 am it was already up. App never appeared until 6 am.

 

[foolish_mortals]

I am staying at GCH but I'm not sure if that would make a difference.

I don't mind because I've been able to get everything I wanted, just curious for future reference. It's so refreshing to choose something like Oga's or Blue Bayou and not have my time slot disappear by the time I get to the next screen.

So anecdotally I was also booked at the GCH and linked when I saw reservations at about 5:55am. There was talk (from Disney) but nothing updated about hotel guests getting an advantage on dining. I talked to someone running an alert service and they haven’t seen the reservations dropped early and they are using a the web api not the mobile one.

So I have two theories on this:

1. The advantage for hotel guests is “partially implemented” as in it works sometimes but not well enough for them to advertise it. Their IT is already stretched thin and doesn’t have time to complete it (consistent for every hotel guest but not for everyone and work on mobile)

2. One server in the datacenter is on the wrong time zone and if you are lucky enough to have that one serve your request you can see reservations from 3am onward. I used to be heavily in favor of this but the person running the alert service has NEVER seen them drop early. If it was this I would expect them to have connected to that server at least once

 

[senoragilbert]

So anecdotally I was also booked at the GCH and linked when I saw reservations at about 5:55am. There was talk (from Disney) but nothing updated about hotel guests getting an advantage on dining. I talked to someone running an alert service and they haven’t seen the reservations dropped early and they are using a the web api not the mobile one.

So I have two theories on this:

1. The advantage for hotel guests is “partially implemented” as in it works sometimes but not well enough for them to advertise it. Their IT is already stretched thin and doesn’t have time to complete it (consistent for every hotel guest but not for everyone and work on mobile)

2. One server in the datacenter is on the wrong time zone and if you are lucky enough to have that one serve your request you can see reservations from 3am onward. I used to be heavily in favor of this but the person running the alert service has NEVER seen them drop early. If it was this I would expect them to have connected to that server at least once

I was booked at VGC and linked, it was actually a day I wouldn't qualify (day after check out) that I was able to grab reservations early.

I am super-intrigued by possibility #2.

 

[foolish_mortals]

I was booked at VGC and linked, it was actually a day I wouldn't qualify (day after check out) that I was able to grab reservations early.

I am super-intrigued by possibility #2.

It could work the same way that ticket reservations work when using the hotel bucket. Possibly up to 14 days from your stay (assuming that reservation day is open)?

This is part of why I think it might be partially implemented but not work completely. Just a “hotel reservation is linked” doesn’t matter the dates.

#2 has been speculated for a while now and very plausible.

One thing that we know for certain is that it’s inconsistent. Mostly it’s 6am pst at 60 days, sometimes it’s 3am pst at 60 days, and sometimes at 9:24am at 58 days

 

[BobaFettFan]

Just some more anecdotal evidence for March reservations. All my reservations last week have only clicked over at exactly 6am. I'm the type to try at 5:30, 5:40, 5:50, 5:55, 5:59.

 

[Pluto468]

This morning I was able to make reservations starting at 5:40 am again.

 

[goofy1954]

I could have made Oga reservations for March 11 this morning at exactly 6 a.m. Pacific on the app. (I happened to be up and prepping for our late-April trip, starting at DLH.)
The next time I'm up at 3, I will try it on my laptop through the website and see what happens.

 

[goofy1954]

So, this morning I was up at 3 and tried to make several reservations for March 12 on the website with my laptop (Chrome, incognito mode). It wouldn't allow it.
If early drops are being floated as perk for those starting on property, it's possible, I suppose, that it detected that I didn't actually have hotel reservations, tickets and/or park reservations for that date, and so didn't permit it as a result?
What do guys think?

 

[foolish_mortals]

So, this morning I was up at 3 and tried to make several reservations for March 12 on the website with my laptop (Chrome, incognito mode). It wouldn't allow it.
If early drops are being floated as perk for those starting on property, it's possible, I suppose, that it detected that I didn't actually have hotel reservations, tickets and/or park reservations for that date, and so didn't permit it as a result?
What do guys think?

I think the 3am reservation drop is the lucky server lottery and I think the ~5:45am might the broken, not completely working on site advantage. This is of course just all speculation.

 

[kristensideaoffun]

ADR’s for DLR are notorious for opening at different times. There isn’t an official set time, but the most common time they are released is 6am. And sometimes it’s 6am PT, other times it ET. Sometimes it’s a few minutes late or early, sometimes it’s a few hours late (but never a few hours early), sometimes it’s a few days late, and other times it’s a few weeks. One thing you can count on is the inconsistency. I doubt there’s any reason behind it besides an overworked and under resourced IT department. It’s always been like this, even prior to COViD.