katyringo
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- Sep 21, 2017
Hungry bear is open!Still nothing for Fantasmic
Hungry bear is open!Still nothing for Fantasmic
Well me either but it's my back up plan..But I don't want Hungry bear!!
Hummm they didn't open until 6Pst for me this morning..What's up with dining reservations opening at 5 am PST!? I didn't get my fantasmic dining package because I tried at 5:45 and was too late. Tried today at 5:15 for the day we're leaving and they were there but we won't be
River Belle package for 10/15 was definitely there. I got all the way to the reservation confirmation page but didn't finish it because I couldn't use it. All of my reservations I got before 6 AM from 10/12-10/14Hummm they didn't open until 6Pst for me this morning..
If you were going for the blue bayou or Riverbelle they haven't opened at all for October. It says no times found because they haven't been loaded. Only hungry bear opened this morning.
Oh wow! Good to know! Seems to be the BB one that hasn't loaded then! Strange. None of them opened for me before 6am.River Belle package for 10/15 was definitely there. I got all the way to the reservation confirmation page but didn't finish it because I couldn't use it. All of my reservations I got before 6 AM from 10/12-10/14
That's really weird! And not fair! I should have checked yesterday when I woke up but was like "they're probably just dropping 5 mins early" and then checked at 5:45 and they were already sold out for 10/14. Such a bummer. This is a screenshot for the res I made this morning at 5:17.Oh wow! Good to know! Seems to be the BB one that hasn't loaded then! Strange. None of them opened for me before 6am.
The plot thickens..That's really weird! And not fair! I should have checked yesterday when I woke up but was like "they're probably just dropping 5 mins early" and then checked at 5:45 and they were already sold out for 10/14. Such a bummer. This is a screenshot for the res I made this morning at 5:17.
Did you book that via the website or the app?That's really weird! And not fair! I should have checked yesterday when I woke up but was like "they're probably just dropping 5 mins early" and then checked at 5:45 and they were already sold out for 10/14. Such a bummer. This is a screenshot for the res I made this morning at 5:17.
I made the 5:17 reservation today on the app, but I made reservations on Saturday on both the website and the app at 5:55 AM.Did you book that via the website or the app?
So weird. The only thing I can think of - I'm wondering if they might have a misconfigured server.I made the 5:17 reservation today on the app, but I made reservations on Saturday on both the website and the app at 5:55 AM.
I assumed everyone could access them since obviously people are getting in before me still. It's weird that it's only some people. And annoying.
Could it be a regional server thing? It would be weird to win that lottery all 3 days I tried, wouldn't it?So weird. The only thing I can think of - I'm wondering if they might have a misconfigured server.
(Warning: tech answer.)
Usually, systems like this use something called a "load balancer" to handle traffic. Multiple servers run the same functionality, and you're essentially "assigned" to one specific server when you visit.
In this case, for example, if one of those servers were set to WDW's launch time by accident, that would explain why some people could access it at 3am and others can't. It would essentially be like winning a small lottery - you'd have to luck out to catch that specific server. (And, off-hand, I can't think of any way to play this lottery multiple times - maybe if you clear your cookies on each attempt.)
Just a theory.
Possibly, but I'd be a little surprised. The system at my company had east coast and west coast servers - it'd be a decent bet that Disney has theirs in California and Florida. But it's not out of the question that they might have proxies throughout the country. (I was East Coast when I booked mine last month, and it was 6am for me.)Could it be a regional server thing? It would be weird to win that lottery all 3 days I tried, wouldn't it?