Help with Dining !

[Frankie Nova]

Hello dis friends,
I am about 5 days away from my 180 days out and about to reserve my dining. I have played around a bit with 1) "My dis experience" app, and very little on the 2) "touring plans" reservation finder. I guess what I am asking is what works ? Have you used 1 or both ?
what advice could you give me to score on my attack? Tips, tricks and Disney magic is appreciated
Thank you

 

[Calee]

Use my disney experience first thing on your 180 days. I used the app yesterday with no problem. Then use reservation finder for anything you are unable to get on mde. Reservation finder really isnt meant for making your initial reservations. It will search for you over days-it is not an instant finder.

 

[Frankie Nova]

Use my disney experience first thing on your 180 days. I used the app yesterday with no problem. Then use reservation finder for anything you are unable to get on mde. Reservation finder really isnt meant for making your initial reservations. It will search for you over days-it is not an instant finder.

just notifies you and then you must go to MDE to actually make the reservation?

 

[kitkat4622]

just notifies you and then you must go to MDE to actually make the reservation?

that is correct. at least with my experiences using touring plans for dining reservations

 

[StephenM84]

just notifies you and then you must go to MDE to actually make the reservation?

Reservation finder will just send you a text message or email letting you know something is available to book. You would still need to rush after that to beat thousands of other people to book that reservation.

 

[memakwed]

I just finished my adrs this morning using MDE. I got on a few minutes before 7 EST to be prepared. I didn't find it hard to find what I wanted at all. If you're looking to get into a hard to get adr look for it at the end of your trip first because you'll have more options because the times haven't been available as long as the days at the beginning of your trip. I find if you keep this in mind you can get what you want. In my head I plan my days out in advance but realize on the morning of 180 I must do the most important adrs first and be flexible with the dates to make it happen. After I have my hardest ones down I go back in and go day by day like I planned. Hope that tip helps.

 

[GillianP1301]

I just finished my adrs this morning using MDE. I got on a few minutes before 7 EST to be prepared. I didn't find it hard to find what I wanted at all. If you're looking to get into a hard to get adr look for it at the end of your trip first because you'll have more options because the times haven't been available as long as the days at the beginning of your trip. I find if you keep this in mind you can get what you want. In my head I plan my days out in advance but realize on the morning of 180 I must do the most important adrs first and be flexible with the dates to make it happen. After I have my hardest ones down I go back in and go day by day like I planned. Hope that tip helps.

FYI... You can start booking online at 6AM EST and sometimes that hour can make a difference with an extremely hard to get ADR.

 

[sponica]

I just finished my adrs this morning using MDE. I got on a few minutes before 7 EST to be prepared. I didn't find it hard to find what I wanted at all. If you're looking to get into a hard to get adr look for it at the end of your trip first because you'll have more options because the times haven't been available as long as the days at the beginning of your trip. I find if you keep this in mind you can get what you want. In my head I plan my days out in advance but realize on the morning of 180 I must do the most important adrs first and be flexible with the dates to make it happen. After I have my hardest ones down I go back in and go day by day like I planned. Hope that tip helps.

Definitely start from the last day for those hard to get ones. I managed to snag a dinner at Be Our Guest. Sure it's at 4 PM but it's dinner (my daughter goes to be around 6, so I don't have a real issue with an early dinner). I was online at 6 AM this morning and was shocked that it worked so easily.

 

[Frankie Nova]

I just finished my adrs this morning using MDE. I got on a few minutes before 7 EST to be prepared. I didn't find it hard to find what I wanted at all. If you're looking to get into a hard to get adr look for it at the end of your trip first because you'll have more options because the times haven't been available as long as the days at the beginning of your trip. I find if you keep this in mind you can get what you want. In my head I plan my days out in advance but realize on the morning of 180 I must do the most important adrs first and be flexible with the dates to make it happen. After I have my hardest ones down I go back in and go day by day like I planned. Hope that tip helps.

yes it does .....I thought it was 6 am the morning of

 

[Frankie Nova]

I just had my 180 out yesterday and at 6am I started and I really don't know why all the uproar . First, got an hour set back because of a mix up on conflicting log on' s (totally my fault) Once I got started I got every desired place for every day for every time!...don't get it
this was way too easy ! Am I blessed?( well yes I am) Is it that I am going in May of 2018?.... by the evening my wife and I stared on our lunches and breakfast which were also relativity easy.. Don't really know why people have to use touring rev finder ect.....
Cali grill prime time ....Aloha dinner show ....Ohana Prime time... could have gotten BOG anytime ..lunch or dinner
called for aloha dinner show because the web site was being fussy but no problem what time or day I wanted

 

[sponica]

I just had my 180 out yesterday and at 6am I started and I really don't know why all the uproar . First, got an hour set back because of a mix up on conflicting log on' s (totally my fault) Once I got started I got every desired place for every day for every time!...don't get it
this was way too easy ! Am I blessed?( well yes I am) Is it that I am going in May of 2018?.... by the evening my wife and I stared on our lunches and breakfast which were also relativity easy.. Don't really know why people have to use touring rev finder ect.....
Cali grill prime time ....Aloha dinner show ....Ohana Prime time... could have gotten BOG anytime ..lunch or dinner
called for aloha dinner show because the web site was being fussy but no problem what time or day I wanted

It's probably the time of year you're going, it's just before primetime hits. There are some days that might be crowded (weekends) but during the week it's probably not bad (in Disney terms of not bad).

 

[gharter]

I just had my 180 out yesterday and at 6am I started and I really don't know why all the uproar . First, got an hour set back because of a mix up on conflicting log on' s (totally my fault) Once I got started I got every desired place for every day for every time!...don't get it
this was way too easy ! Am I blessed?( well yes I am) Is it that I am going in May of 2018?.... by the evening my wife and I stared on our lunches and breakfast which were also relativity easy.. Don't really know why people have to use touring rev finder ect.....
Cali grill prime time ....Aloha dinner show ....Ohana Prime time... could have gotten BOG anytime ..lunch or dinner
called for aloha dinner show because the web site was being fussy but no problem what time or day I wanted

Could be the time of year, that the parks are quieter.
It makes a huge difference on what ADRs you are trying to book. Some are certainly in higher demand than others. I have had times where we had to change times for meals by 30+ minutes and other times we were able to get everything we wanted.

Once you have your ADRs through MDE, as others have noted, that is where touringplans reservation finder comes in, if there was a reservaton that you could not get. It will just send you a text about a reservation time that is close to what you are looking for is available. By the time you log into MDE and look it may or may not still be available.