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

[l4dyj8]

Sigh. Missed the 10:30pm on Friday night (PT) blue Bayou alert for the 11/12 weekend.

Oh well who knew… Friday night. I didn’t even bother looking. I just noticed that they announced a Magic Key merriest Nite package and thought I’d check

 

[fly girl]

What days was this recent drop for? My guess is up to Nov 23. Because right now the only thing open for Nov 24th is Magic Key Terrace. The whole day. (ETA: Carthay was/is popping up too but as of 6am those were the only two options.)

I signed up for Mouse Dining but my alert came late. Of course I was on at 6am EST, and did get a Carthay for that night, but MD didn’t alert until 6:18am. By then the only time left was 4:30pm.

 

[tlcdoula]

Sigh. Missed the 10:30pm on Friday night (PT) blue Bayou alert for the 11/12 weekend.

Oh well who knew… Friday night. I didn’t even bother looking. I just noticed that they announced a Magic Key merriest Nite package and thought I’d check

I missed it BB too. Oh well more money go spend on some hoodies lol

 

[Castlequeen5]

I have all the reservations I want, except for breakfast at Plaza Inn. I’ve been checking multiple times a day since my 60 days opened. I’m pretty sure they haven’t been released yet, but now I’m questioning myself. Does anyone have reservations for Halloween weekend?

 

[GBRforWDW]

I was able to book Lamplight Lounge right when they were announcing availability for a July date. We had an awesome view of the entire pier and the Mickey Ferris Wheel downstairs.

There were a lot of empty tables which I found a bit strange. Perhaps they were still trying to get staff back and such at that time. Not sure what the deal is now. If I'm looking at exactly 60 days out and when the date is first available why are NO restaurants available to book. I just don't get it.

Unfortunately, this is just the randomness of Disneyland dining. Very little is actually released at 60 days and just sort of pops up randomly, as all the posts between yours and mine indicate. They do a group of dates for each specific restaurant, but not all at the same time and not always for the same dates.

 

[CandyMouse]

Well I missed out on Blue Bayou, but I got Lamplight Lounge on our first DL day, glad we have hoppers!

 

[TikiTikiFan]

What days was this recent drop for? My guess is up to Nov 23. Because right now the only thing open for Nov 24th is Magic Key Terrace. The whole day. (ETA: Carthay was/is popping up too but as of 6am those were the only two options.)

I signed up for Mouse Dining but my alert came late. Of course I was on at 6am EST, and did get a Carthay for that night, but MD didn’t alert until 6:18am. By then the only time left was 4:30pm.

When we were all posting last night reservations were available up to Nov. 22nd and they must have released the Nov. 23rd ones later in the night. I don't think anything besides the Magic Key Terrace has been posted for Nov. 24th, I had an alarm set this morning and that was all for that day so far.

Still haven't seen Plaza Inn or Carnation Café come up yet. I'm hoping we might see everything else release tomorrow since that's the first day we can reserve Thanksgiving?

 

[riverbelle]

I just got back from the Disneyland Resort.
I had reservations at Carnation Cafe, Goofys kitchen, Blue Bayou, and Napa Rose.
Everything went smoothly.
Being a worrier, I always worry that the restaurant won't have my reservvation. I also worry about being late. Regarding the Blue Bayou reservation, my party seemed to think that it would be okay if we were late getting there. I set them straight.
I wasn't going to take any risks after all I went through to get the reservation.
Anyway I had a great trip and wonderful dining.

Thank you do much for this thread..
It really got me through the perils of Disneyland dining.

Bon appetit

 

[monocle]

Has anyone seen availability for Carthay Circle Lounge (the outdoor terrace, not the restaurant upstairs) past Nov 10? We’re going to be there on the 16th, and I have an alert set up with ************, but so far, nothing.

 

[fly girl]

When we were all posting last night reservations were available up to Nov. 22nd and they must have released the Nov. 23rd ones later in the night. I don't think anything besides the Magic Key Terrace has been posted for Nov. 24th, I had an alarm set this morning and that was all for that day so far.

Still haven't seen Plaza Inn or Carnation Café come up yet. I'm hoping we might see everything else release tomorrow since that's the first day we can reserve Thanksgiving?

Carthay was posted on the 24th. I booked a dinner this morning at 6am. Magic Key and Carthay as of now are the only two I’ve seen all day. I thought by now we might have Downtown Disney dropping, but I guess not.

And we wait …

 

[jadepansy459]

May I ask if it is usually 6am EST or PST for dining? I am in the UK so need to work out the time difference!
Also seen some websites mentioned to get alerted - any recommendations for this? Thanks so much!

 

[fly girl]

May I ask if it is usually 6am EST or PST for dining? I am in the UK so need to work out the time difference!
Also seen some websites mentioned to get alerted - any recommendations for this? Thanks so much!

6am EST.

Mouse Dining, Mouse Watcher are two sites. I know with MD you can get a few for free with email alerts. If you want text alerts or to put in many requests you have to pay.

For WDW, there is Touring Plans Reservation Finder that is free as well (you do need to have a free account, however) and only 2 alerts allowed.

 

[jadepansy459]

Thank you so much !

 

[bethwc101]

I'm hoping they open up more for BB. The only res I was able to snag was for 6pm and our flight is at 7

Was really wanting to make this trip with a special dinner as it's my SO and my sisters DH first time to Disneyland. Keep your fingers crossed for Carthay for me.

 

[HappyGamGam]

What days was this recent drop for? My guess is up to Nov 23. Because right now the only thing open for Nov 24th is Magic Key Terrace. The whole day. (ETA: Carthay was/is popping up too but as of 6am those were the only two options.)

I signed up for Mouse Dining but my alert came late. Of course I was on at 6am EST, and did get a Carthay for that night, but MD didn’t alert until 6:18am. By then the only time left was 4:30pm.

I saw 21-23rd Nov opening up last night around 10pm last night for BB and cafe Orleans and there are some still open for small groups for CO .

 

[Skyegirl1999]

I'm hoping they open up more for BB. The only res I was able to snag was for 6pm and our flight is at 7

Was really wanting to make this trip with a special dinner as it's my SO and my sisters DH first time to Disneyland. Keep your fingers crossed for Carthay for me.

What day are you looking for?

 

[bethwc101]

What day are you looking for?

Nov 14th lunch time or Nov 13 dinner.

 

[Skyegirl1999]

Nov 14th lunch time or Nov 13 dinner.

I messaged you.

 

[HappyGamGam]

6am EST.

Mouse Dining, Mouse Watcher are two sites. I know with MD you can get a few for free with email alerts. If you want text alerts or to put in many requests you have to pay.

For WDW, there is Touring Plans Reservation Finder that is free as well (you do need to have a free account, however) and only 2 alerts allowed.

It really works too!

 

[tlcdoula]

For walk ups or standby, Do they text you when your table is ready? And are they able to text a long distance number or do you need to keep checking back?