Is making ADRs hard during the weekend of Valentine's and President's Day?

[CookieandOatmeal]

I know I am months away from February 2015 but I feel like it's never too early to start thinking of what ADRs you want to book. My fiance and I will be celebrating our honeymoon in addition to his birthday (he's a Valentine's Day baby!) plus of course Valentine's Day . We will be staying at the AKL for the 14th and the 15th then going on the Disney Dream for the reminder of the week. I want to book Boma for dinner on the 14th and worry that I am going to have a rough time getting it at the 180 day mark. We plan on spending the 15th at MK and thinking of Tony's or Cinderella's Royal Table for dinner. Should I be stressing at all about getting the ADRs? There is no way that I can sweet talk a CM into booking the reservations for me before the 180 day mark right?

 

[purple figment]

I know I am months away from February 2015 but I feel like it's never too early to start thinking of what ADRs you want to book. My fiance and I will be celebrating our honeymoon in addition to his birthday (he's a Valentine's Day baby!) plus of course Valentine's Day . We will be staying at the AKL for the 14th and the 15th then going on the Disney Dream for the reminder of the week. I want to book Boma for dinner on the 14th and worry that I am going to have a rough time getting it at the 180 day mark. We plan on spending the 15th at MK and thinking of Tony's or Cinderella's Royal Table for dinner. Should I be stressing at all about getting the ADRs? There is no way that I can sweet talk a CM into booking the reservations for me before the 180 day mark right?

to the disboards.

The hardest will be CRT because it's the most popular of the 3 places you mentioned. Since you aren't checking in until Feb 14, you should go online at 6:00 AM Eastern time on your 180th day before check in to see if anything is available. The phone line opens at 7:00 AM, but going online at 6:00 gives you an hour head start. If nothing is available at any of your choices you will have to continue checking online multiple times a day to see if a cancellation comes up.

You cannot "sweet talk" a CM into booking the reservations any earlier. The system will not be accessible for your booking until 180 days before your check in date. Since you're staying at a Disney owned resort you are eligible for the 180 + 10 (meaning on the 180th day before arrival you can make reservations for arrival day plus the first 10 days of your vacation) so at least you'll be able to make reservations for both days at the same time.

 

[CookieandOatmeal]

to the disboards.

The hardest will be CRT because it's the most popular of the 3 places you mentioned. Since you aren't checking in until Feb 14, you should go online at 6:00 AM Eastern time on your 180th day before check in to see if anything is available. The phone line opens at 7:00 AM, but going online at 6:00 gives you an hour head start. If nothing is available at any of your choices you will have to continue checking online multiple times a day to see if a cancellation comes up.

You cannot "sweet talk" a CM into booking the reservations any earlier. The system will not be accessible for your booking until 180 days before your check in date. Since you're staying at a Disney owned resort you are eligible for the 180 + 10 (meaning on the 180th day before arrival you can make reservations for arrival day plus the first 10 days of your vacation) so at least you'll be able to make reservations for both days at the same time.

Thanks for the welcome!

I'm pretty familiar with booking ADRs as this is not our first time at Disney or at a Disney resort. I'm kind of thrown off since we usually go in July/August but we are giving February a chance. I wish I could go during a non-school vacation week but I can't (I'm a teacher). I didn't realize that President's Day weekend was so popular since now! Plus with the Saturday being Valentine's Day, it gives me a big case of the nerves. I'm just hoping I can get what I want since I'm only going to be in WDW for two days and then the rest of the week on the Dream. I'm super OCD about planning my Disney trips so I don't know why I didn't find this board sooner!