Has anyone had success booking dining? I mean......for the love of churros!

[donaldanddaisy]

Add me to the club! It’s tradition we go every trip and buy the picture. It’s been 4 years since our last trip and I really hope to be able to go

Waiting too! We will be there in 3 weeks and I really want this reservation. I assumed, incorrectly, that today would be the day. It's got to open up this week, doesn't it?

 

[CommanderCanuck]

I'm not sure if someone posted about this yet but I received an email asking me to change my Wine Trattoria reservation on 8/9 from 7:30 to 5:30 as they are closing early. Not sure what is up with that.

They have updated all times at Wine Country for those they shared to be 12:30 - 3:55 for lunch and 4:00 - 7:00 for dinner. I saw someone get a similar e-mail a few weeks ago. Seems they are lessening the hours so they need people that made reservations for outside their new timeslots to either move into them or give up their reservation. Sucks where you planned ahead and a change is required to something less optimal to your original plan.

 

[dhorner233]

Was hoping for a blue bayou October 6th. Have they been available 60 days out?

When I tried last week, it was available at 3AM Pacific at the 60 day mark.

I was up at 2:55, 60 days out. Refreshed at 3:00 AM and got Blue Bayou for dinner.

Good luck! Your day is coming but....... see below

I have been up since 4:50 central time to try and book dining reservations for October 1 and nothing is available. And when I say "nothing", I don't mean nothing I want. I mean that there are no reservations available at all at Disneyland, California Adventure, Downtown Disney, the resorts, NOTHING. I checked for 2 hours straight. Took a break to for a run, came back, and still nothing. This is ridiculous.

I thought it would be a slam dunk to wrap up my 4 day visit with Cafe Orleans for dinner on Oct. Up and on at 3 AM, like I have been every day for a week now...... and NOTHING!!! NO restaurants have any hours past Sept. 30.

Has anyone heard they are afraid they will have to close Disneyland, again? I show you my vaccine card! I'll wear a mask 24/7, I promise!! just don't close the park!!

 

[JennaDeeDooDah]

I thought it would be a slam dunk to wrap up my 4 day visit with Cafe Orleans for dinner on Oct. Up and on at 3 AM, like I have been every day for a week now...... and NOTHING!!! NO restaurants have any hours past Sept. 30.

And here we are... ten hours later and nope. Still no times posted for any restaurant past Sep. 30. I think I find it especially frustrating because we are WDW vets and have never experienced anything like this there.

 

[DisSurfer878]

Okay ya'll. We are TEN DAYS 10 DAAAYYSS from Plaza Inn Breakfast Reopening. AND THEY ARE STILL NOT TAKING RESERVATIONS. Is Minnie being a diva or what?!?

 

[dhorner233]

And here we are... ten hours later and nope. Still no times posted for any restaurant past Sep. 30. I think I find it especially frustrating because we are WDW vets and have never experienced anything like this there.

I know, right! In DW you'd be able to book your whole stay once you got within X days of your first day. Instead of getting up every morning at 3 am for each day of your trip.

 

[pharmama]

FWIW, Dining reservations have ALWAYS been this sporadic at DLR with their release dates and times. I'm not saying this is ok or acceptable, just that it isn't new behavior. However, it used to be that it wasn't a big deal because reservations were plentiful and easy to get with a few exceptions... now that they seem to be much more limited it's definitely more of an issue (still not staffed? Leaving more room for walk-ins/virtual wait list? more demand as people are freaked out about mobile order drama? Influx of WDW vets who want to book right at 60 days? IDK...).

 

[GBRforWDW]

FWIW, Dining reservations have ALWAYS been this sporadic at DLR with their release dates and times. I'm not saying this is ok or acceptable, just that it isn't new behavior. However, it used to be that it wasn't a big deal because reservations were plentiful and easy to get with a few exceptions... now that they seem to be much more limited it's definitely more of an issue (still not staffed? Leaving more room for walk-ins/virtual wait list? more demand as people are freaked out about mobile order drama? Influx of WDW vets who want to book right at 60 days? IDK...).

Probably a combination of all the above! Lol. We are currently at DL and have reservations for nearly every in park restaurant, so I know it's possible to get them but also know they weren't all available at the same time. Some were very stubborn about opening reservations up, but being here now, I'm so glad we've had the luck we've had. We much prefer being able to go inside, sit down and relax to eat..

 

[thanxfornoticin]

So there is really no specific plan around when DL dining reservations become available? As if planning a Disney vacation wasn't challenging enough right now! Some restaurants have availability through early September, some mid-September, some late. And if we miss that arbitrary day when they extend by 2-3 weeks for reservations, we'll probably not get the day/time/place we're hoping for! But they have me captive now - so I check each morning hoping they've extended later in September. Makes you wonder why they need to make this so difficult.

 

[JennaDeeDooDah]

I'm wondering if we aren't all the subjects in some large social experiment. perhaps Disney is studying us to know just exactly how far and in what specific way we can be pushed to make us stronger and/or more loyal and exactly where that breaking point is.

Well played, Disney. But you won't break me!

 

[Neurodude84]

I'm wondering if we aren't all the subjects in some large social experiment. perhaps Disney is studying us to know just exactly how far and in what specific way we can be pushed to make us stronger and/or more loyal and exactly where that breaking point is.

Well played, Disney. But you won't break me!

Ok, I’ll come clean. I’m writing my Ph. D. thesis on the effect of uncertainty on people 18 months into a pandemic and Disney said they’d help. The good news is I’m only collecting data for the next year and a half.

 

[kikismom]

Okay this is getting ridiculous. I just got off the phone with Ralph Brennan's, I called their direct line. They are booked up until "mid-October" she said. I asked about going through Disney directly for reservations and she said there won't be any. She said that came directly from "management". That was the only place that was a must for us and now we won't get to go.

 

[dhorner233]

Okay this is getting ridiculous. I just got off the phone with Ralph Brennan's, I called their direct line. They are booked up until "mid-October" she said. I asked about going through Disney directly for reservations and she said there won't be any. She said that came directly from "management". That was the only place that was a must for us and now we won't get to go.

How can they be booked through mid Oct? They haven't opened reservations past Sept. 30th. Is there another way to book them other than through Disney. I have the Jazz Kitchen booked for Wed. Sept 29 but want to trade it for Lamplighter.

Has anyone called Disneyland and asked about opening up dining hours/reservations? I tried but gave up after about 5 minutes of options and announcements and warnings that their wait time was going to be ridiculous.

 

[kikismom]

I absolutely asked her that, I said that we can't even make reservations through Disneys site yet how can you be booked. She said it came directly from management that they were booked.

I see they have two openings on September 29th right now so I have no idea. I'm frustrated because if I could have booked prior to the 60 days I would have since we are a large party. I checked their site last week, not through Disneys but the direct site and it says that they are taking walk ups only.

I use Ralph Brennan's to get my husband to go to DL every three years, my daughter and I go at least every year but he doesn't really love it. I'm not sure when I'm going to give him this info.

 

[MonocularVision]

Could you just walk up to Ralph Brennan’s and wait for a table?

 

[Neurodude84]

Could you just walk up to Ralph Brennan’s and wait for a table?

Just sit down at a table and demand a menu. I’m sure it’ll work! Stand your ground!

 

[kikismom]

Perhaps but

Could you just walk up to Ralph Brennan’s and wait for a table?

Perhaps. We have 9 people though so it will be tough. It will probably be that my husband goes with one other person in the group and the rest of us go elsewhere.

 

[MonocularVision]

Just sit down at a table and demand a menu. I’m sure it’ll work! Stand your ground!

It just might work!

 

[CO2CA]

I'm late to the game but thanks for creating and updating this thread with info. It's going to be our turn in a couple of weeks and I'm slightly terrified for the 3am wakeups and school/TA/job schedules. I don't mind doing it for a few nights, but a week+ Hoping things are up and able to book at 60 days out

 

[RRAR2007]

Okay ya'll. We are TEN DAYS 10 DAAAYYSS from Plaza Inn Breakfast Reopening. AND THEY ARE STILL NOT TAKING RESERVATIONS. Is Minnie being a diva or what?!?

Me too, I just checked for late August and they still haven’t opened reservations. If it’s anything like the other restaurants, they’ll open breakfast reservations August 10th for August 12th.