Help with reservation and 180 days out

[cindernat]

Hi all,
I have an issue. I actually thought my 180 days for ADRs opened Thursday 6am for me, but it is looking like it is actually Wednesday (tonight - in Australia!) as I can currently see the 23rd of April available to me in the booking calendar & we arrive 24th. So I thought I'll just do a test reservation on the 23rd. So I went to 23rd April and tried to book 'Big River Grille' for dinner, and it already says 'no times available' - this is on the website. I thought I'd check the app as well, but interestingly on the app, the 23rd hasn't opened up yet, only the 22nd.

So I am totally confused. I actually have plans tonight (6AM Eastern Time is 9PM in Australia) and I don't want to cancel the plans to be home for this if it gets to 9pm and the bookings actually aren't open/won't go through.

Interestingly, when I tried to book something for the 22nd, it shows times available. I think maybe it's a glitch that the 23rd is showing up in the calendar. Anyone else have access to these dates and seeing the same thing?

Anyone know what might be going on? Thanks.

 

[3gr8boys]

From what I see, an April 24 arrival means your online ADR access starts Thursday morning October 26. 6:00 EST.
I can tell you that, on my ADR morning, i could see times on the app but not my computer. Definitely have both option available again when the time comes.
As for time zones and date lines....I don't know!

Good luck!

 

[airlynn26]

Just a silly question but how did you plan your dining if the park hours aren't posted yet? I thought in the past they post hours 6 months in advance. I just don't know how to figure out where we're going to eat if we don't know what park we're going to be at that day. We usually plan according to extra magic hours.

 

[ErinsMommy]

Just a silly question but how did you plan your dining if the park hours aren't posted yet? I thought in the past they post hours 6 months in advance. I just don't know how to figure out where we're going to eat if we don't know what park we're going to be at that day. We usually plan according to extra magic hours.

Lately Disney hasn't even posted their final hours a 30 days in advance, but they do have a calendar posted, its just not reliable or anything I would count on...i.e, EMH. Best suggestion is go with whatever hours you see now and plan around that, if hours change that significantly for you, then hope for the best you can move reservations around.

 

[cindernat]

From what I see, an April 24 arrival means your online ADR access starts Thursday morning October 26. 6:00 EST.
I can tell you that, on my ADR morning, i could see times on the app but not my computer. Definitely have both option available again when the time comes.
As for time zones and date lines....I don't know!

Good luck!

Thank you, yep I finally figured that out, the website was playing up. Even though it showed the 23rd as being available yesterday, when you tried to book anything it said nothing was available or had an error. Then once 9pm ticked over (ie: 6am EST), well, technically 9:05, everything started working for the 23rd. So tonight is definitely my night.

In answer to the question about how I planned my dining - well basically like ErinsMummy said, just by basing it on current hours and hoping for the best! The dining may have to change once FP+ opens up and if I can't get the passes/times I want. But for now, just locking in the dining as best I can.

This is my first trip and I actually have no idea - been doing a ton of research and I have a spreadsheet for each day with meals/rides, etc! It's obviously a work in progress! Some days are more relaxed and less planned. But I'm just one of those crazy planning people, as this is a once in a lifetime trip for us and we want to make the most of it.

Thanks for all replies!