Raven01
Proud Momma to DD
- Joined
- May 19, 2018
Just a note to let others know that ADRs are VERY fluid in the days leading up to a trip. This worried me with the new system, and I stressed over reservations. I had three reservations I wanted to change around, but could not in the last 4-5 months. They were not important enough to worry with a reservation finder, but I wanted to change them if I could.
In the days leading up to our trip, I started checking. And I saw a LOT of reservations, some at prime times and pre park opening (PPO), that would pop up. I never saw CRT, but I did change the following:
BOG 10 am to PPO 8 am.
Garden Grill lunch, 645 candlelight processional to a Garden Grill 8 am PPO breakfast, with a 5 pm candlelight processional (better for my toddler).
I dropped Chef Mickeys at 8:30 am in favor of an 830 am Hollywood and Vine (again, toddler).
I'm thrilled with these. Though I had to rearrange some of my Touring Plans, the PPO will be great for us.
For those that are stressing about reservations, do everything people mention - get on right at 180, set a dining reservation reminder on Touring Plans, randomly check - but know that in the days leading up to your trip, a LOT of people switch things around and that's a great time to pick up reservations.
And a big thank you to the very knowledgeable, helpful people on this board, who have helped me navigate a system that's changed a lot since I first visited in 1985!
In the days leading up to our trip, I started checking. And I saw a LOT of reservations, some at prime times and pre park opening (PPO), that would pop up. I never saw CRT, but I did change the following:
BOG 10 am to PPO 8 am.
Garden Grill lunch, 645 candlelight processional to a Garden Grill 8 am PPO breakfast, with a 5 pm candlelight processional (better for my toddler).
I dropped Chef Mickeys at 8:30 am in favor of an 830 am Hollywood and Vine (again, toddler).
I'm thrilled with these. Though I had to rearrange some of my Touring Plans, the PPO will be great for us.
For those that are stressing about reservations, do everything people mention - get on right at 180, set a dining reservation reminder on Touring Plans, randomly check - but know that in the days leading up to your trip, a LOT of people switch things around and that's a great time to pick up reservations.
And a big thank you to the very knowledgeable, helpful people on this board, who have helped me navigate a system that's changed a lot since I first visited in 1985!