Getting reservations more difficult than in the past?

[tinkerbella16]

Completely agree. It wasn't always 180 days out was it? The last time I went was in 2011, I remember calling Disney Dining in January for our June vacation and they told us we couldn't make reservations until 90 days out. I went to take a gander last week for our Nov vacation and was pretty heart broken about the 180 day out reservations. A lot of my favorites are all booked up.

Hoping and praying BOG will magically open up.

As I still try for BOG, is it better to call or to use the online system?

Thanks!

It has been 180 days for quite a few years now. They did at one point change it to 90 days (which could have been in 2011 when you remember) but it was only brief and they put it back to 180 days.

BOG is just the hot ADR to get now and we gave up trying to get it. Online is easier because you can check at any time. Or you can check cancellation threads for the month you are going. Everyone has been great at letting people know when they are cancelling a specific ADR and setting up a time to release it so someone here can get it. Good luck!

 

[emilymad]

I had AMAZING luck getting everything we wanted at 180 days. HOWEVER, my DSD (age 17) told me LAST WEEK that she "might" like to meet Piglet. We decided NOT to do CP this trip and I cleared the dining with her before I made the reservations. We are at 104 days....
So...back to stalking reservations for CP...

I am around 45 days out and I have seen an early dinner and a breakfast for CP in the last few days. It took some stalking but I was able to get a good time for breakfast.

 

[Mikie]

It seems much harder to me. I know a lot of people have said grey got what they wanted after stalking, but on my last few trips I planned months ahead (not 6whole months) and got what I wanted in one phone call. Cinderellas castle was always a 180 day 7am deal, but literally everything else was easier. Now I could potentially make some changes to my a Oct ADRs if I became a stalker, but when I check only sporadically, I can find NO character dining at most times and other table service at off times only. I am not in the free dining period. Definitely getting harder!

 

[Runner225]

It has been 180 days for quite a few years now. They did at one point change it to 90 days (which could have been in 2011 when you remember) but it was only brief and they put it back to 180 days.

BOG is just the hot ADR to get now and we gave up trying to get it. Online is easier because you can check at any time. Or you can check cancellation threads for the month you are going. Everyone has been great at letting people know when they are cancelling a specific ADR and setting up a time to release it so someone here can get it. Good luck!

Dah, go figure! Of course that would happen lol I even went back to my confirmation e-mails from those restaurants in 2011 and they were all 90 days out to the day.

Hoping that as we get closer to the 45 days and below things will start to open up. Either way, its Disney, it's always a great time!

Thanks!

 

[minniemumma]

I wish they had the reservations page so you could plug in your dates as a block and search all times all at once