Fall 2026 itineraries

[Debbru]

What time does online booking start?

Just an FYI - online booking sometimes opens early. This morning I tried at 7am - not open. Signed in again at 7:30 & everything was open for booking.

 

[AquaDame]

Just an FYI - online booking sometimes opens early. This morning I tried at 7am - not open. Signed in again at 7:30 & everything was open for booking.

Which makes it extra fun for us west coast folks. Do we forego even more sleep just in case? How much?

 

[Debbru]

Which makes it extra fun for us west coast folks. Do we forego even more sleep just in case? How much?

I’ve seen people post on previous openings they got in at 6:45.

 

[AquaDame]

Its different every time is the problem... just because it was 6:45 today doesn't mean it will be tomorrow.. and we're talking 3:45am if you're PST. If its not open... do you wait? Go back to sleep...? If you do when do you wake up again? I honestly wish if they said 8am EST it'd BE 8am EST! They don't play these games with check in times or anything else...

 

[Flossbolna]

Its different every time is the problem... just because it was 6:45 today doesn't mean it will be tomorrow.. and we're talking 3:45am if you're PST. If its not open... do you wait? Go back to sleep...? If you do when do you wake up again? I honestly wish if they said 8am EST it'd BE 8am EST! They don't play these games with check in times or anything else...

I am in Germany, so nearly all times always work ok for me as they are around lunchtime. But we will be in California for booking some WDW dining and I realized how difficult that will be for us! They could pick any odd time, why do they pick one that doesn’t make sense for a large part of their customers?

 

[laurelew]

I am in Germany, so nearly all times always work ok for me as they are around lunchtime. But we will be in California for booking some WDW dining and I realized how difficult that will be for us! They could pick any odd time, why do they pick one that doesn’t make sense for a large part of their customers?

At least California has it easier for booking DCL activities and doing check in than those of us on the East Coast! I am not a night owl so staying up until midnight is rough!

 

[AquaDame]

At least California has it easier for booking DCL activities and doing check in than those of us on the East Coast! I am not a night owl so staying up until midnight is rough!

My point though is when they say midnight they at least mean midnight..! I find it easier to stay up an hour or two later than waking up in the middle of the night and trying to go back to bed (spoiler: it doesn't work for me).