How do you plan when park hours and EMH are not released?

[Luv2trav]

I am trying to plan our AR but I have no idea what parks I will be going to during our stay... I want to AVOID EMH and how am I suppose to plan my AR when I don't know where we will be.....

Any suggestions?

 

[kilee]

I would just go ahead and book the ones you know will be too difficult to get later on. Like CRT or any of the princess meals. Otherwise, book the rest. Then when the hours and EMH schedule are released call and tweak your plans. It's about all any of us can do more than 60 days out.

 

[MomofKatie]

I look at the historic park hours for the month, look at the "normal" EMH schedule, and for our trip in October, the MNSSHP dates.

We also plan to avoid EMH days- but if there is a change, I won't get too worked up about it. I might try to move some things around, but I am making my best educated guess on days now, and making ARs at 90 days out.

 

[MomOf2DisneyKids]

I looked at the pattern for the last several months....then tried to pick early AR to make for NON EMH days, made my AR right at the 90 day mark...changed my mind a few times....checked every day as it got closer to the date that the EMH would be released.....jumped up and down like a maniac when they were released and they were just what I thought.... then didn't jump up and down so much when they adjusted them a bit later. Sooooooo, do your best.....and then be ready to roll with whatever changes they make to the EMH. (At least my CRT didn't get messed up...) GOOD LUCK!

 

[Leota]

I look at the historic park hours for the month, look at the "normal" EMH schedule, and for our trip in October, the MNSSHP dates.

We also plan to avoid EMH days- but if there is a change, I won't get too worked up about it. I might try to move some things around, but I am making my best educated guess on days now, and making ARs at 90 days out.

I couldn't have said it better myself. I do exactly the same thing. So far, it's worked like a charm.

 

[bengalbelle]

I look at the historic park hours for the month, look at the "normal" EMH schedule, and for our trip in October, the MNSSHP dates.

We also plan to avoid EMH days- but if there is a change, I won't get too worked up about it. I might try to move some things around, but I am making my best educated guess on days now, and making ARs at 90 days out.

Will someone share with me where to find the historic park hours, please ?

 

[MomofKatie]

Will someone share with me where to find the historic park hours, please ?

www.intercot.com/infocentral/calendar/historical/archive/default.asp

 

[monorailsilver]

I would make 2 - 3 AR at each place you plan on dining on different days.

Some may call that mean because you are taking up space but if you cancel them then someone else can get them.

I made 2 reservations for CRT breakfast for 2 days in a row. When the park hours were released, I cancelled one of them. Now I am po'd because they changed the hours again & now I am stuck eating breakfast during early opening when I'd rather have my kids on rides.

I sent a nasty email to Disney since they changed the hours about a month prior to my departure when they should have changed the hours 90 days in advance due to people making AR around the park hours.

So I'd make a few & cancel as time gets closer. As it is I have 2 for the Crystal Palace & I am not cancelling them til I am actually in Disney.